While Cal Expo described its choice as painful and “simply not feasible,” it is in line with a broader decline in the sport across the state.

A brewing conflict between the Cumberland and Fryeburg Fairs has emerged as Fryeburg plans to open a day early this year.

New England's longest-running Renaissance fair is packing up, ready to embark on a new journey, at a new location.

“Stryder likes the fried ice cream,” she said of one of her sons. “Rhyatt has to go see the animals. He’s the animal lover so ...