The annual Firemen’s Muster is always on the first Sunday of the fair’s eight-day schedule, with contests starting at 9 a.m.
The Fryeburg Fair has hosted the muster since 1977, when local firemen and forest rangers approached Fryeburg Fair with the idea after attending similar events in nearby North Conway and Bridgton, Maine.
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