Henry J. Swenson, a 22-year-old Topsfield native and 9-year pumpkin grower, set a personal best at this year’s fair. His pumpkin weighed a whopping 1,349 pounds and was the first of the night to ...

Henry J. Swenson, a 22-year-old Topsfield native and 9-year pumpkin grower, set a personal best at this year’s fair. His pumpkin weighed a whopping 1,349 pounds and was the first of the night to break ...

Sharon’s Steve Connolly is truly the heavyweight champion of the Topsfield Fair — he just bagged his fourth win at the fair’s 40th All New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off.

Opening Day at the 206th Topsfield Fair features an annual favorite, the Giant Pumpkin weigh-off.The largest pumpkin ever entered at the fair, a New England autumn tradition since 1818, was a 2022 ...

Pumpkin growers on Friday hauled the heftiest of their harvest to the Topsfield Fair, which opened its 10-day run with the 40th Annual All New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off.

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A Rhode Island gardener won the top prize at Topsfield Fair's famous Giant Pumpkin Weigh-In in Massachusetts with a humongous gourd weighing an incredible 2,198 pounds. Proud gardener Steve Sperry ...

According to the Topsfield Fair website, the annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off was first held at the fair in 1984, with the first winning pumpkin, grown by Wayne Hackney of New Milford, Conn., coming ...

The Topsfield Fair's All New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off first started in 1984. This year, the youngest grower ever joined the tradition. Alistair Lehto, 8, of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, said ...

Pumpkin weighing 2,198 pounds wins Topsfield Fair competition The Topsfield Fair is taking place from Sept. 29 until Oct. 9 Published September 29, 2023 • Updated on October 1, 2023 at 12:00 am ...

Topsfield Fair Giant Pumpkin Ale, available at the fair in cans, is an easy-drinking beer with malt sweetness complemented by pumpkin puree. Plus: A new Braintree beer garden on the South Shore.