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NORTHSHOREMAG.COM 42 SEPTEMBER 2020 L I V E + P L AY Throughout the year, the Topsfield Fairgrounds are always alive with activity, whether it's during the annual fair itself—which attracts nearly half a million people a year—or on weekends that are filled with horse shows, craft fairs, weddings, and other activities. But this year has been different, with COVID-19 pressing the pause button on those usual events—including this year's Topsfield Fair, which was cancelled in late July—just like it's done everywhere else in the world. In Topsfield, though, family-friendly entertainment is back. Enter the Topsfield Drive-In, a 225-space drive-in movie theater located on the grounds of the Topsfield Fair that shows movies seven nights a week. "We're always hoping to be relevant and this was an opportunity for us to open and have something going on for families and kids," says Jim O'Brien, general manager of the Topsfield Fair. "That's what we're all about." The Topsfield Fairgrounds have turned into a drive-in theatre. PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF TOPSFIELD DRIVE-IN