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Fair Food at the Big E | Photos

Greasy, sweet, and delicious, the fair food at the Big E in West Springfield, Massachusetts is reason enough to make the trip.

By Aimee Tucker|Aug 25 2017| Print icon

A display of pastries, featuring chocolate whoopie pies filled with cream, a deep-fried version on a paper plate, and a chocolate-covered éclair.

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At the Big E, New England’s largest agricultural fair, the fair food offerings are a major draw. Choosing what to order (since you can’t physically eat it all — can you?) is hard. Should it be the classics like cotton candy, corn dogs, and fried dough? Greasy modern marvels like the deep fried whoopie pie or loaded potato chip nachos? The famous Big E cream puffs and eclairs? Maybe a few New England favorites like a lobster rolls, plate of clam cakes, or blueberry pie? Decisions, decisions… Here’s a look at some of our fair food favorites from Opening Day at the Big E back in 2012. This year’s fair runs from September 15 – October 1, 2017.

FAIR FOOD AT THE BIG E

Fair Food Stand Millenium Chips Mexican Fair Food Stand Corn Dogs on Display Chunky Monkey Frozen Bananas Fair Food Condiment Station Big E Cream Puffs Entrance Big E Cream Puffs and Eclairs Counter Big E Cream Puff and Eclair Giant Elephant Ear Sundae Stand Fair Food Donut Stand Fried Cheese Cake Stand Fried Dough Stand Fried Dough with Cinnamon and Sugar Wings-N-Fries Stand Classic French Fries with Ketcup Deep Fried Oreo Cookies Stand Fried Girl Scout Samoas Cookies Sign Dr. Vegetable's Fresh Fried Veggies Stand Frozen Custard Stand Funnel Cake Stand Funnel Cake with Powedered Sugar and Strawberry Sauce Cotton Candy Stand Hot Chicken and Sausage Grinders Banquet in a Bun Stand Deep Fried Kool Aid Lemon-Shaped Lemonade Stand Lemonade and Corn Dogs Stand Millie from Millie's Pierogies with Grandson Tim Millie's Pierogies Plate Pizza Stand Classic Butter and Salt Popcorn Slush Factory Stand Slush Flavors Millenium Chips Stand Loaded Maine Baked Potatoes Maine Blueberry Pie Classic Maine Lobstah Roll Rhode Island Clam Cakes New England Sports Team Cupcakes Chocolate Drenched Candy Apples Hot and Buttery Corn on the Cob Fresh Popped New Hampshire Kettle Corn Fair Food Dining Menu Deep Fried Whoopie Pies What’s your favorite fair food? This post was first published in 2012 and has been updated.

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Aimee Tucker

Aimee Tucker is Yankee’s senior digital editor. A lifelong New Englander and Yankee contributor since 2010, Aimee has written columns devoted to history, foliage, retro food, and architecture, and regularly shares her experiences in New England travel, home, and gardening. Her most memorable Yankee experiences to date include meeting Stephen King, singing along to a James Taylor Fourth of July concert at Tanglewood, and taking to the skies in the Hood blimp for an open-air tour of the Massachusetts coastline.

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