It’s been a popular Thanksgiving tradition since 1868, but the Norwood Fall Fair won’t be happening in 2020.
The board of directors of the Norwood Agricultural Society has decided to cancel the 2020 fair, scheduled for October 10th to 12th, due to to uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic.
“In this time of uncertainty, for the protection of our volunteers, for the protection of our community and also for the protection of our cash reserves, the Board of Directors of the Norwood Agricultural Society wishes to advise the 2020 Norwood Fair is officially cancelled,” the board writes on the fair’s Facebook page.
“This decision was made after much consideration, discussion and anxiety. We thank everyone for their support over the past 151 years and we look forward to ‘business as usual in 2021’.”
The only other time the Norwood Fall Fair was cancelled was in 1939, in advance of the beginning of World War II — it returned eight years later in 1947.
