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The Big E returns this week for a 17-day run

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Crowds pack the midway of the Big E in this undated photograph

New attractions include a newly-made circus tent and a giant Ferris wheel.

With old favorites, new attractions, and plenty of food choices, the largest agricultural fair on the eastern seaboard will open its gates to the public this Friday in western Massachusetts.

The Big E will operate daily from September 16th – October 2.

There is a new circus tent on the fairgrounds in West Springfield and the tallest Ferris wheel in North America.

Last year, booking performers was a challenge because many still had their schedules on hold because of COVID. This year, the Big E has entertainment on three stages scheduled daily from noon-10 p.m.

WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Gene Cassidy, president of the Big E.

The record-setting tenure of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno. The 2011 tornado and its recovery that remade the largest city in Western Massachusetts. The fallout from the deadly COVID outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Those are just a few of the thousands and thousands of stories WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill has covered for WAMC in his nearly 17 years with the station.