After more than 130 years, the Wapping Fair in South Windsor is being discontinued.
The fair, which featured live music, demonstrations, livestock shows, food and rides, has been taking place since 1892.
The South Windsor Jaycees have been organizing the fair since 2001 and in 2012, they started overseeing the management of the fair.
On Monday, the South Windsor Jaycees Foundation said it is closing its local chapter.
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With the local chapter's closure, all activities and events, including the Wapping Fair and Paws in the Park, will be discontinued.
According to the South Windsor Jaycees, the chapter is closing because their membership has declined since COVID and the Wapping Fair does not have enough members to continue.
Volunteers from the organization ran the fair, but after COVID hit, officials said many volunteers did not return and the fair became too much to run.
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The opportunity exists for another organization to take over running the fair, but nobody has at this point.
