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NORTHSHOREMAG.COM 144 SEPTEMBER 2018 fun facts honey sticks were sold in the bee building during the 2017 fair. Ring in the Topsfield Fair's 200 th birthday with a few fun facts: In 1818, a group of farmers formed the Essex Agricultural Society, which owns and operates the fair. It takes 50 tons of sand to build the Topsfield Fair's show-stopping sand sculpture. The world's first one-ton pumpkin tipped the scales at an eye-popping 2,009 pounds at the Topsfield Fair's 2012 All New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off. 2,009 50 TONS