4-H is a youth agricultural and life-skills education program, delivered in Massachusetts through UMass Extension, and its fairs exist to let members show the projects, animals, and crafts they worked on over the year in front of judges. Three events in this directory are run as 4-H fairs specifically, the Worcester County 4-H Fair, the Hampshire County 4-H Fair, and the East Middleboro 4-H Fair, distinct from the larger county agricultural fairs where 4-H members also commonly exhibit and compete in showmanship classes alongside adult entrants. The program's Massachusetts fairs tend to run smaller and younger than a county agricultural society's flagship event, built around member participation rather than public spectacle.
Also known as: 4-H fair, 4-H club show.
