Three County Fair Food Drive Set for April 19

NORTHAMPTON — The Hampshire, Franklin & Hampden Agricultural Society, the nonprofit organization that manages the Three County Fair and fairgrounds, will conduct its 2025 food drive on Saturday, April 19 outside its main office at 54 Fair St., Northampton. The Three County Fair has collected more than 2,000 pounds of food donations each year to contribute to local food banks.

The fair is seeking non-perishable, non-expired foods such as canned fruit, soup, tuna, and vegetables, plus cereal, pasta, sauce, and peanut butter for area food pantries that have partnered with the fair, including the Northampton Survival Center, the Easthampton Community Center, the Helping Hands Cupboard Food Pantry at BUCC in Belchertown, and the Westhampton Food Pantry located at Westhampton Congregational United Church of Christ.

“A food drive is a reminder that kindness is powerful, generosity is contagious, and no act of giving is too small to make a difference,” said Taylor Haas, executive director of the Three County Fair. “The Three County Fair recognizes that our food drive is more about just giving a meal — it’s about strengthening and nourishing our community. This food drive is now an annual community tradition, much like our fair.”

Vehicles can donate at least 10 items in exchange for a pair of complimentary tickets to the 2025 Three County Fair, which takes place Aug. 29 to Sept. 1. Donations can be dropped off at the fair’s main office at 54 Fair St., Northampton from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 19. The fair requests that donations be compiled in disposable bags or boxes for volunteers to easily accept them from vehicles.