On May 7, 1977 a group of 27 local citizens formed the Ossipee Valley Agricultural Society "to instruct the people of the Ossipee River Valley in the state of Maine on agricultural matters and other concerns of rural living." The gates to this fair first opened on July 10, 1980. Since then, each year for four days in July, the community gathers here to celebrate local agriculture. Some high points of the celebration are the anual "Grand Parade," antique tractor pulling, and 4H competitions.