Fairs across the Northeast are expected to return this summer, a year after the pandemic forced most to cancel or scale back. âIf I had a dollar for every time I heard the question âWill we have the fair this year?â it would boost our budget,â said Kevin Bieber, president of the Oley Valley Community Fair in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Indeed, finances are a big factor in fair boardsâ decision to move ahead with their summer events, but so is the drive to preserve community and family traditions. âUnless thereâs a real backslide with our numbers, we plan to have all of our fairs and festivals as we try to get back to some level of normalcy,â West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said in late March.