Scenes from the 155th Annual Agricultural Fair
Piglets bite.
Piglets bite.
Blue ribbon rider: Brookyn and Roscoe.
Blue ribbon rider: Brookyn and Roscoe.
Adriana Young, 8, tosses a ring.
Adriana Young, 8, tosses a ring.
Prize-winning dog at the dog show Sunday.
Prize-winning dog at the dog show Sunday.
Mama pig Darline with two of her 10 piglets.
Mama pig Darline with two of her 10 piglets.
Mostly blue skies for fair weekend.
Mostly blue skies for fair weekend.
Vincent Maciel in the woodsman's competition.
Vincent Maciel in the woodsman's competition.
Fair fun continues into the night.
Fair fun continues into the night.
Maddie, 3, from Maryland says hello to Hunter the alpaca.
Maddie, 3, from Maryland says hello to Hunter the alpaca.
It's the great pumpkin.
It's the great pumpkin.
Coming to the fair in a horse-drawn carriage.
Coming to the fair in a horse-drawn carriage.
Galloping into the night.
Galloping into the night.
Admiring quilts in the Ag Hall.
Admiring quilts in the Ag Hall.
Prize-winning goat from North Tabor Farm gets a snack.
Prize-winning goat from North Tabor Farm gets a snack.
Where the fried dough magic happens.
Where the fried dough magic happens.
Blacksmith Dick Renker at work.
Blacksmith Dick Renker at work.
Gia, Ella, and Charlotte pose with a horse friend.
Gia, Ella, and Charlotte pose with a horse friend.
Acoustic Corner with Nancy Jephcote and Paul Therlow.
Acoustic Corner with Nancy Jephcote and Paul Therlow.
Long line for the Ferris wheel.
Long line for the Ferris wheel.
Lizzy Kass of Island Alpaca with Hunter and Atticus.
Lizzy Kass of Island Alpaca with Hunter and Atticus.
Contemplating the Zipper.
Contemplating the Zipper.
The annual Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society Livestock Show and Fair is the place to be in August for people of all ages and animals of all species. Fairgoers line up for a turn on the Ferris wheel and to sample fried dough, while newborn piglets, goats and sheep hold down the fort in the barns. In the main hall, blue-ribbon-winning quilts, jams, and pumpkins are on display. An Island tradition for more than a century and a half, all roads lead to the fair when it arrives on Martha's Vineyard in mid-August.