Explore the Connecticut Building at The Big E!

Treat your tastebuds to Connecticut favorites including savory barbeque from Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ, famous brick-oven pizza at Randy’s Wooster Street Pizza, and delicious baked potatoes from Danny’s Smokehouse Grill.

Additional food vendors include:

• Good Ole Boys Kettle Corn
• Lenny & Joe's Fish Tale
• Noujaim’s Bistro

Try locally made beer and wine from the Connecticut Craft Beer Garden, featuring a rotating selection of beer and cider from craft breweries across the state, and the Connecticut Farm Wineries booth—offering refreshing “Frosé” wine slushies, wine by the glass and bottles for purchase. This year, the Beer Garden includes 7 new breweries and around 30 new beers, some of which boast fun flavors like peanut butter marshmellow, strawberry shortcake, dill pickle, and more!

Breweries include:

• Colorblind Artisan Ales
• Tox Brewing
• East Rock Brewery
• Hop Meadow Brewing
• Twelve Percent Beer Project
• Athletic Brewing (non-alcoholic beer only)
• Kinsmen Brewery
• Fox Farm Brewery

Wineries include:

• Bishop’s Orchard Winery
• Hopkins Vineyard
• Lost Acres Vineyard
• Jones Family Farms Winery
• Jonathan Edwards Winery
• Preston Ridge Vineyard
• Maugle Sierra Vineyards
• Staehly Farm Winery
• Taylor Brooke Vineyard

Learn about Connecticut’s vast agriculture and aquaculture resources by visiting the Connecticut Department of Agriculture’s booth, which will feature a variety of farmers, growers and other exhibitors.

Agriculture vendors include:

• Twin Pines Farm
• Killam & Bassette Farmstead
• Newgate Farms
• Guardians Farm
• Sweet Wind Farm

“Visit” popular attractions, including the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat, Florence Griswold Museum, Mohegan Sun and Tree Trails Adventures.

Get your sweet fix and try favorites including apple cider donuts from Sweet Madeline’s, artisan ice cream from J. Foster Ice Cream and baked treats from Bloom Bake Shop.

Shop for local products, handmade goods, and services including from Papa’s CT Mountain Brew, Connecticut Valley Tobacconist, Maple Craft Foods and VinylDelights, new to the Connecticut Building.

Other vendors include:

• Livin’ Country Brand
• Oma’s Pride
• Paisley Peacock Body Arts
• Teach Art2Me
• The Juniper Loft Soap Company
• Earthlight Technologies
• Shadowboxing by Jason

Enjoy 10 hours of live entertainment on Connecticut Day, Sept. 21. The all-day celebration is historically one of the most popular days of the fair and will feature over 10 hours of live entertainment on the Connecticut Building front lawn stage. This year’s lineup includes musical offerings from rock to a cappella.

Don't forget to stop by the Connecticut State Police booth and the Connecticut Tourism booth to learn more about our state!

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