At the Fryeburg Fair each year in late September/early October, the Maine Christmas Tree Association hosts the NEW ENGLAND CHRISTMAS TREE GROWERS & WREATH MAKERS, exhibiting their trees and wreaths. The growers and makers compete for premiums in a tree and wreath contest, and MCTA volunteers provide daily demonstrations in wreath making and information on trees and wreaths. This promotes real Christmas trees and wreaths from Maine and other New England states.
Click below to view the results of some recent Tree and Wreath contests
Results of the 2025 Tree and Wreath Contests
Results of the 2024 Tree and Wreath Contests
The Fryeburg Fair, founded in 1851, is Maine’s Blue Ribbon Classic agricultural fair. The Fair sits on 185 acres and has over 100 buildings. The eight-day fair hosts over 3,000 animals including prize-winning draft horses, ponies, racing horses, oxen, dairy & beef cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, rabbits and much more. The Fryeburg Fair is always held from a Sunday in late September/early October and runs to the next Sunday in October. The Fair annually attracts 200,000 people or more.
Dates for the Fryeburg Fair for 2026-2028 are as follows:
2026 – October 4 – October 11
2027 – October 2 – October 10
2028 – September 30 – October 8