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15th Annual Corn Maze - Lyman Orchards - Middlefield - August 30 - November 2 With more than two miles of twisting and winding pathways carved within four acres of towering cornstalks, a hundred decision points, and just one way out, getting lost in our 15th Annual Corn Maze will be a lot of fun, and it's all for a great cause! $1 of every admission is donated to the American Cancer Society. http://lymanorchards.com/events 3rd Annual Railroad Days - Ct Eastern Railroad Museum - Willimantic August 30 - 10:00am - 4:00pm Museum tours of Columbia Junction Village throughout the day, railroad equipment (locomotives and rolling stock) displays, turntable and gallows, signal demonstrations, live music starts at noon, ride the self powered hand car, Sun Shine Singers (From Hebron) will sing railroad songs, train ride along a section of the Air Line Route - $3.00. Food and beverage available for purchase. Family Fun Days - Old Sturbridge Village - Sturbridge, Mass - August 31- September 2 Kids get free admission<https://www.osv.org/kids-free-in-august> through Labor Day! Bring the whole family and celebrate Labor Day Weekend with games and excitement for everyone! See the full daily schedule for Saturday<https://www.osv.org/daily-schedule/08312013>, Sunday<https://www.osv.org/daily-schedule/09012013>, and Monday<https://www.osv.org/daily-schedule/09022013>. You're invited to join the fun on these days: play baseball the way early New Englanders did, make a craft, join a game of French & English (tug of war), meet the oxen in training, try your hand at marbling paper, see a puppet show, watch a toy fire-balloon flight, visit the Freeman Farm, stop and see craftsmen at work, and much more. Learn a dance with the Old Sturbridge Village Dancers (Sunday) https://www.osv.org/event/family-fun-days 154th Annual Woodstock Fair - Woodstock - August 29 - September 1 The state's second oldest agricultural fair featuring crafts, lots of food, livestock shows, petting zoo, free stage shows, midway, go-kart races, Better Living Center, vegetables, flowers, strolling entertainers, and much more. http://www.woodstockfair.com The 102nd Goshen Fair - Goshen Ct - August 30 - September 1. Saturday and Sunday 8am - 10pm, and Monday 8am - 6pm. The fair will feature Confederate Railroad, Apricot Brandy Concert, Fireworks, Freestyle Motor Cross Shows by Eastern Action Sports, Muttville Comix, and Jester Jim. New additions for 2014 are a larger sled for the Truck Pulls, Interactive Fair Games for the Kids with Shane Martin, A-Ray of Elvis Concert, a Live Auction to Benefit the Beef Committee Beef Barn Completion<http://www.goshenfair.org/beef%20poster.jpg>, and an Apple Fritter Eating Contest. The Giant Pumpkin Department is growing pumpkins near the north side of the Antique Barn. Enter to guess the weight of the largest pumpkin at the fair and win a fair t-shirt. Please check our facebook page<https://www.facebook.com/GoshenFair> for updates! http://www.goshenfair.org/ "Connecticut Heirloom Exposition" - The Coventry Regional Farmers' Market - Nathan Hale Homestead - Coventry - August 31 - 11:00am to 2:00pm It is like a country fair every Sunday... the old-fashioned kind, with farmers, produce, freshly baked pies, sparkling jars of preserves and pickles, handmade goods, and fiddlers. New England Travel Magazine calls ours "Connecticut's preeminent farmers' market." http://coventryfarmersmarket.com/events/