The exhibition hall is the indoor building at a fairgrounds where judged, non-livestock entries go on public display after competition, typically produce, baked goods, needlework, photography, and other craft entries. It is the counterpart to the outdoor midway and the livestock barns, and it is where a visitor sees the results of a premium book's competition classes rather than the competition itself, since judging is usually finished before the hall opens to the public. Crafts are recorded as a feature at 55 of the 98 events in this directory, and the artisan and craft categories combine for 44 events, which makes the exhibition hall a load-bearing part of Massachusetts fair programming even at fairs with no midway at all.
Also known as: exhibit hall, expo building, hall of exhibits.
