Eastern States Exposition
| Eastern States Exposition (The Big E) | |
|---|---|
 The Big E in West Springfield, Massachusetts in 2007 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Agricultural show |
| Begins | Second Friday after Labor Day |
| Ends | Seventeen days after it opens |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Venue | Eastern States Exposition |
| Locations | 1305 Memorial Ave. West Springfield, MA 01089 |
| Inaugurated | 1917 |
| Founder | Joshua L. Brooks |
| Attendance | 1,633,935 (2024) |
| Area | New England |
| Website | thebige |
The Eastern States Exposition, branded as The Big E, is an annual fair in West Springfield, Massachusetts. It opens on the second Friday after Labor Day and runs for seventeen days.
It is billed as "New England's Great State Fair", the largest agricultural event on the eastern seaboard and the fifth-largest fair in the nation. The Big E is inclusive of all six New England states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.