2020 Big E Is Canceled Because Of The Pandemic

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published June 30, 2020 at 3:40 PM EDT

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Another big event has been canceled because of the pandemic.

The Big E will not be held in 2020.

The largest agricultural fair in the Northeast drew more than 1.6 million visitors last year to the West Springfield, Massachusetts fairgrounds.

It is the first time the fair has been cancelled since World War II.

WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Big E President and CEO Gene Cassidy.

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