Arts & Entertainment

Grammy-Winning Country Star To Perform At 208th Topsfield Fair

Ashley McBryde is set to perform a free show, with admission, on the grandstand stage during this year's Fair.

Ashley McBryde's hit songs include "One Night Standards," Never Wanted To Be That Girl," "Girl Goin' Nowhere," "Bible and a .44" and her latest hit single "What If We Don't."
Ashley McBryde's hit songs include "One Night Standards," Never Wanted To Be That Girl," "Girl Goin' Nowhere," "Bible and a .44" and her latest hit single "What If We Don't." (Nathan Chapman/Topsfield Fair)

TOPSFIELD, MA — Grammy-winning country music star Ashley McBryde has been added to this year's lineup of performers at the 208th Topsfield Fair.

McBryde is set to take to the Grandstand State on Oct. 8 for a 7 p.m. show.

The show is free with fair admission.

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McBryde's hit songs include "One Night Standards," Never Wanted To Be That Girl," "Girl Goin' Nowhere," "Bible and a .44" and her latest hit single "What If We Don't."

Her style of country music also infuses influences of bluegrass, rock and pop.

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"Many people that come to the Fair ask us to bring in popular country artists to perform, and I’m certain that we will have a packed house to see Ashley McBryde live," said Topsfield Fair General Manager James O'Brien.

Admission to the 2026 Topsfield Fair is $20 per person each day. Discount admission tickets are available online here through Oct. 1 for $13 with a $3 convenience fee.

Discount tickets are valid on any day during the Fair's 11-day run.

A three-day pass, valid for any three days of the Fair, is also available for $42 plus a $3 convenience fee.

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