First fair

According to Official Guinness Records,

The earliest major international fair was the Great Exhibition of 1851 in the Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, London, which in 141 days attracted 6,039,195 admissions.

For a complete list of 1851 records, please visit 1851 Guinness Records in United Kingdom.

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