August usually brings hot and humid weather to southern New England. Along with that, the month also brings one of the first country fairs of the season – the one in my hometown of Lebanon, Connecticut. On August 12-14, 2016, the 57th Lebanon Country Fair happened – and that weekend would bring heat indices well over 100…but that didn’t stop all the fair-goers from attending.
The weather forecast for the fair weekend called for temperatures hovering in the mid-90s, and high humidity – driving the heat index well above 100. Also on Friday, there was a threat of severe thunderstorms – but thankfully all of the storms skirted the fairgrounds, keeping things dry, but still steamy.
The 2016 edition featured some new events – including a laser-light show, a new rodeo company (many times better than the previous rodeo), as well as the appearance of some great bands including Eight to the Bar and Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood (Jeff is my cousin, FWIW). Also were some mainstays of the fair – the pony and horse pulls, doodlebug pulls, the redneck truck pull and of course the demolition derby.
Instead of going through each day, here’s the full set of photos. Feel free to click through to get to larger versions…
If you’d like to check them out, here’s a few blog posts from past years – 2007 , 2009 , 2010 . Some day I’ll post a retrospective of the fairs we’ve attended – the first being 2004.
Thanks for looking!
Tom
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Junior Baking Contest
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Junior Baking Contest
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Junior Baking Contest
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Junior Baking Contest
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Junior Baking Contest
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Junior Baking Contest
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Junior Baking Contest
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Pony Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Pony Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Pony Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Pony Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Pony Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Rides
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Redneck Truck Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Garlic Chicken
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Garlic Chicken
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Blacksmith Demos
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Blacksmith Demos
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Blacksmith Demos
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Eight to the Bar
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Eight to the Bar
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Eight to the Bar
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Eight to the Bar
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Ice cream on a hot night
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Rides
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Rides
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Rides
Lebanon Fair Day 1 – Rides
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – Blacksmith Demos
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – Blacksmith Demos
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – Blacksmith Demos
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – LVFD at the ready at the demolition derby
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – Demolition Derby
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – Demolition Derby
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – Demolition Derby
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – Demolition Derby
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – LVFD at the ready at the demolition derby
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – Crowd at the demolition derby
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – Demolition Derby
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – Demolition Derby
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – Chainsaw carving
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – Chainsaw carving
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – Center Stage
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – rides
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – Horse pull
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – rides
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – Laser Light Show
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – Laser Light Show
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – Laser Light Show
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – King Cake
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – King Cake
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – King Cake
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – King Cake
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – King Cake
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – King Cake
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – King Cake
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – King Cake
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – King Cake
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – King Cake
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – King Cake
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – King Cake
Lebanon Fair Day 2 – King Cake
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Chainsaw carving
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Chainsaw carving
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Chainsaw carving
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Horseshoe torunament
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Horseshoe torunament
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Doodlebug Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Doodlebug Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Doodlebug Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Doodlebug Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Doodlebug Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Doodlebug Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Doodlebug Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Doodlebug Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Doodlebug Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Doodlebug Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Doodlebug Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Doodlebug Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Doodlebug Pull
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Rodeo
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Monthei Brothers Band with Presley & Taylor
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Monthei Brothers Band with Presley & Taylor
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Monthei Brothers Band with Presley & Taylor
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood
Lebanon Fair Day 3 – The end