A colorful fabric illustration of a fairground with a ferris wheel, a yellow tent labeled 'WAPPING FAIR', a tree, a red ride, and a small wagon, with a cloudy sky and birds.

Wapping Fair

By Mrs. Jane Wills

In 1890, the Wapping farming community held its first fair.  The fair was designed to exhibit the agricultural accomplishments and homemaking skills of this rural section of Town.  For many years the fair was held at Wapping Center; however, more recently, the school grounds and Town recreation areas have been used.  For almost eighty-five years, the Wapping Grange No. 30 has organized this community activity.  More recently the South Windsor Jaycees have assumed the sponsorship of this historic town event.

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