WATERTOWN â Braving the heat and threat of storms to come, visitors Tuesday were able to enjoy in-person rides, food and entertainment at the Jefferson County Fair for the first time since 2019.
Touted as the longest continuously operating fair in the United States, it made its triumphant return to the Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds on Tuesday for its 204th continuous year, which it is able to say thanks to the fact that the fair hosted a virtual event last year.
The fair, canceled last year at the hands of COVID-19, runs through Sunday. New this year are featured performances from The Flying Wallendas Family Circus, who will be doing two shows a day, and three on Friday and Saturday.
WATERTOWN â The Jefferson County Fair, touted as the longest continuously operating fair in the United States, returns to the Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds on Tuesday through Sunday following the eventâs cancellation at the hands of COVID-19 in 2020.
New this year are featured performances from The Flying Wallendas Family Circus, who will be doing two shows a day, and three on Friday and Saturday. Robert D. Simpson, president of the Jefferson County Agricultural Society, the organization that runs the fair, said there was originally concern that the fair might not get as many animals or exhibits, but there will be a normal fair as far as that is concerned.