Help Showcase the Best of Maine at the Big E Fair!
Please submit your application January 20, 2026 for early consideration. The application is on a rolling admission basis, and a waitlist is kept.
New for 2026!
To help applicants quickly navigate through the application, we have created short links that bring you to the relevant portion of the application. You can always navigate the full application.
About rental durations: There are 17-day and short-term rental opportunities. The fair is 17-days. Short term rentals choices are 5- or 6-day pop-up spaces (11×11) on a rotating schedule inside the Building, with select outside opportunities on the front lawn on Maine Day or Harvest New England Day.
Entertainment, ambassadors for Maine Day
New! Maine Day Ambassadors and Entertainers should use the application form – there is a special section for those opportunities.
Maine businesses can join other activities at the Big E Fair. Choose the option(s) you’re interested in, and we’ll connect you with the appropriate entity.
Business-to-Business & Wholesale to the Maine Building
Deliver, coordinate, or consignment with the Fair’s marketplace
Maine Building Featured Artist – Display decorations, installations, or showings along the pathways, inside the Building, or outside the Building
About the Maine Building and Exhibit Opportunities
We are pleased to announce applications are open to Maine brands, businesses and promotional groups who want to join us for the Big E Fair in September 2026. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry’s Maine Building, on the grounds of the Eastern States Exhibition in West Springfield, MA, is a unique venue that brings together a team of Exhibitors from Maine to help showcase the best of Maine to thousands of fairgoers. Please browse and share the following helpful resources and application materials below.
