Fair
（重定向自Fayre）
![A trade fair for the travel industry](/Images/godic/202501/12/2008Overview10703.JPG")
![A boy at the fish pond, the Rockton World's Fair, harvest festival, Canada, 2010](/Images/godic/202501/12/Fairgames0703.jpg")
![Roundabouts (also known as carousels and merry-go-rounds) are traditional attractions, often seen at fairs.](/Images/godic/202501/12/Goose_Fair_Roundabout0704.jpg")
![Village fair by Flemish artist Gillis Mostaert 1590](/Images/godic/202501/12/1590_Mostaert_Dorfkirmes_anagoria0705.JPG")
A fair (archaic: faire or fayre) is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities. It is normally of the essence of a fair that it is temporary with scheduled times lasting from an afternoon to several weeks.