READ THE FULL STORY:2020 Big E canceled because of COVID-19 CHECK OUT WCVB: Get the latest Boston news, weather and sports online, anytime. Sept. 17-Oct. 3, 2021,” it reads. "We've been working very hard," Cassidy said. It was the biggest donation ever. Stay in … “I’m just worried about next year,” Kozub said. Which is extraordinarily difficult.". The Big E has also created an online marketplace featuring, among other products, Victory Cheese.

Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. The idea is to get a Del's in a customer's hand in the Rhode Island Building and make an impression so the person pick it up on the grocery store. This decision was difficult and complex but we all know in our hearts that it’s the right thing to do for the health and safety of the 1.6 million people who support us each year.

Big E canceled. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. It’s the middle of September, but opening day of the Big E is still a year away. It's $5 a car, and cars need reservations so there aren't too many people in the grounds.

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. The organizers of the Eastern States Exhibition in West Springfield announced today that the largest fair in New England has been canceled this fall due to Covid-19 concerns. The Big E canceled its season back in June under pressure from West Springfield municipal authorities.

By continuing to use the site, you accept our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. But, there are small things compared with something like the Big E.”. This decision was difficult and complex but we all know in our hearts that it’s the right thing to do for the health and safety of the 1.6 million people who support us each year.”. This comment naturally got me thinking what the best way to do that would be.

There are different routes. The food court on the grounds of the Big E, Sept. 16, 2020. STRATFORD, Conn. (WTNH) -- Bunnell High School officials have confirmed Wednesday one person has tested positive for coronavirus. Costco, for instance, can have 1,000 people in its West Springfield store, he says, but the exposition, with a bigger building, can only put 50 people into it. Help keep Universal Hub going. “They love talking about it, and they love the Big E.”, The Eastern States Exposition announced in June that it was calling off this year’s edition of New England’s great state fair because of the coronavirus pandemic, a global health crisis that still has not abated.

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The fair was put on hold during both World Wars, officials said.

There is precedent in the Exposition’s 104-year history when the Fair was put on hold during WWI and for five years during WWII. cities & towns labeled high risk for COVID, Mass. The Big E is America’s Premier Exposition and world’s only multi-state fair, representing all six New England States, with entertainment, unique foods, competitive livestock shows, shopping, a circus and much more.

Video Message from our President/CEO Gene Cassidy. In 2019 the fund made $77,720 in grants to 17 community organizations: Numerous charitable organizations that make their money at the Big E each year, including the West Springfield Fire Association, are also impacted. WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA (WFSB) -- The annual Big E festival may have been cancelled this year, but would-be fair-goers can still enjoy the annual event, virtually.