MassLive News - Fun at the fair I can't wait to go to the Big E. I went once, years ago, and saw much craziness: David Hasslehoff doing a sound-check which turned into a mini-concert, a giraffe in a petting zoo, fireworks timed to Star Wars music, a stunt-filled racecar demonstration, crazy rides that seemed designed only to induce vomiting, truly awful crafts, free food samples.... And that was just one random day.