Common Ground Country Fair

06/17/2026

06/09/2026

🎨Would you like to see your art featured on the next Common Ground Country Fair poster? Now’s your chance!

Submissions for the 2027 Poster Contest design are due on July 12. Visit mofga.org/poster-contest for contest information, official guidelines, and the application.

This is an excellent opportunity to be a part of the Fair’s history and earn publicity in the important context of the intersection of art and agriculture.

We look forward to seeing submissions from Maine artists and MOFGA members and are excited to review this year's entries!

06/08/2026

Start celebrating the 50th annual Common Ground Country Fair with MOFGA now!

Fifty Years of Common Ground, an exhibition of five decades of the posters of the Common Ground Country Fair, is free and open to the public, now in Augusta until August 30th; then moving to Waterville September 4 through 30, in partnership with the Maine Arts Commission and Waterville Creates.

Learn more at https://www.mofga.org/trainings/event-calendar/ and visit our store to pre-order your full-color exhibition catalog now at store.mofga.org!

06/01/2026

Volunteer for the Common Ground Country Fair!

Our volunteer shifts are posted, and waiting for you to sign up! Find hundreds of volunteer opportunities to choose from at our volunteer website, linked in our bio.

For each four-hour shift at the Fair, volunteers receive:
✅One Fair volunteer T-shirt.
✅Fair admission for the day they work.
✅One meal at the Common Kitchen.
✅Camping privileges — tent site (one night per shift, either the night before or the night after the shift).

Sign up today at https://mofga.vomo.org/initiative/common-ground-country-fair

05/09/2026

MOFGA is celebrating the 50th annual Common Ground Country Fair this year, with an art exhibition titled, "Fifty Years of Common Ground," where all five decades of posters will be displayed.

Want all of the posters in bite-sized format to take home with you? Reserve a copy of the accompanying poster catalog, now available for pre-order in our online store. Visit the Store link in our bio for more information!

Join us at the Maine State House in Augusta, June 1 through August 30, and at Waterville Creates in Waterville, September 4 through 30.

05/08/2026

Register now to join us on Sunday, September 27 at 7:30 a.m. to participate in the Common Ground 5K!

It’s more than just a race, it’s a tradition that celebrates our community and the spirit of the Common Ground Country Fair. What better way to kick off the Fair on the right foot?

The registration fee includes Fair admission, and the first 60 entrants receive an organic cotton 2026 Fair T-shirt!

Register online or the day of the race: https://commonground.festivalpro.com/?showBookEvent1&PREVIEW=TRUE&EVENTID=6057&TID=0&GROUPID=1

04/16/2026

Today, Maine is recognized nationally as a leader in organic farming with hundreds of farms and a robust year-round farmers’ market scene.

Every year, the Common Ground Country Fair brings this organic vision to life, creating a unique space where people gather to exchange ideas, learn new skills, and build momentum for lasting change. As we celebrate our 50th annual Fair this year, we are reminded of the incredible power of a community united by shared values.

Your support allows MOFGA to continue this vital work. Make a donation now.

https://bit.ly/486YdCi

04/09/2026

Do you have photos from your time at the Fair… before there were cell phones? Before coffee was allowed? Back when you had to load a canister of film into your camera?

To help us document and celebrate 50 years of the Common Ground Country Fair, we are collecting archival photos of the Fair! Help us out by digitizing your photos and sending them to [email protected] with the subject: Old Fair Photos.

04/06/2026

For generations, the Common Ground Country Fair has been a place where knowledge is shared from farmer to farmer, neighbor to neighbor, and elder to youth.

MOFGA helps ensure that the skills needed to grow organic food continue to thrive in Maine.

As we build the next 50 years of Maine’s organic movement, we invite you to join us. Thanks to a generous supporter, every donation right now will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $25,000. Give today and double your impact now.

Visit https://bit.ly/4byjDZL to make a donation.