2017 Big E sets attendance record

WEST SPRINGFIELD  – Record crowds took in all the sights, sounds and food at this year’s Big E. The regional state fair, which closed for the season on Sunday, set a new record for number of visitors attending.  The Fair’s all-time high attendance figure hit 1,525,553. Sue Gallup, spokesperson for the fair said, “The previous record, of 1,498,605, was set in 2014. October 1 attendance was 137,208, also a new record for the final Sunday of the 17-day Fair.”