A brightly colored swing ride spins with people in seats at an outdoor amusement park, with sunlight and blue sky in the background.
The four-day-long Tunbridge World’s Fair’s first day on Thursday, Sept. 11,. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger

Vermonters enjoyed carnival rides, comfort food favorites, farm animal displays, live music and more at the Tunbridge World’s Fair on Thursday. The annual event, which has been held since 1867, is taking place until Sunday in the Orange County town it’s named after. Scroll down for more photos of the festivities.

Two men in mobility scooters talk at an outdoor fair with food stalls, families, and crowds visible in the background on a sunny day.
Two men cook and assemble food at a busy outdoor market stall, surrounded by colorful decorations and various meats grilling on an open barbecue.
A person wearing sunglasses, a red headband, and several small American flags on their head holds an ice cream cone.
A man lifts a young girl standing on his hand near a Ferris wheel at an outdoor fair, while another man holds a small child on his shoulders in the foreground.
Two women converse in front of a food stall named "Faded Totz" at an outdoor event, with other people ordering food and waiting nearby.
A crowded fairground scene with people walking between food stalls selling items like corn dogs, kettle corn, and fries under bright banners and signs.
The midway at the Tunbridge World’s Fair on Thursday, September 11, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A man in a red shirt guides two harnessed horses pulling a weighted sled during a competition in an indoor arena.
A group of people fit a horseshoe on a horse's hoof in an indoor arena, with a crowd watching in the background.
Two harnessed horses stand indoors on dirt floor, surrounded by five men in casual clothes, under a wooden beamed ceiling, with people seated in the background.
Close-up of two harnessed horses in the foreground, with more horses and people in the background at an outdoor event on a sunny day.
People lead several cows past white barns at a rural fair or livestock event on a sunny day.
A black and white cow eats hay through an opening in a white wooden barn with multiple stalls and a metal roof.
Cream, a 2-year-old holstein cow, enjoys a snack at the Tunbridge World’s Fair on Thursday, September 11, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
An elderly man wearing a black hat and sunglasses sits on a stone by a wooden wall, holding a water bottle and a cane.
Eighty-nine-year-old Bob Simon, of Williamstown, peruses the Tunbridge World’s Fair on Thursday, September 11, 2025. Simon, a former firefighter, said he’s been coming to the fair every year since he was 18, except for when he was in the military. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Three people walk along a curved dirt path between white fences and buildings at what appears to be a fairground or rural event.
A cow with a green halter looks out from a gap in a wooden barn wall on a sunny day at a farm with other barns in the background.
A person wearing a cap cleans the floor of a barn with a rake, sunlight streaming in from an open doorway, with cows in stalls on either side.
Three men stand and sit near vintage John Deere and red tractors at an outdoor event, talking and observing the machinery in a grassy area.
A group of people walk through a barn-like museum displaying old wooden and metal wagon wheels and vintage farm equipment.
Two musicians play instruments and sing into microphones under a shaded gazebo, with a white wooden building in the background.
Jennings and McComber perform at the Tunbridge World’s Fair on Thursday, September 11, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
A brightly lit ferris wheel spins at a fairground at dusk, surrounded by rides, tents, and booths, with hills in the background.
A group of people ride an amusement park attraction, suspended upside down in blue and yellow seats against a bright sky.
Nighttime scene at a fair with brightly lit food stalls and colorful amusement rides in motion, including a spinning ride and a Ferris wheel.

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