CARL RUSSO/Staff photo. After a rainy Sunday, thousands of people came out to enjoyed themselves on the last day of the 198th. Topsfield Fair. America's oldest fair. Topsfield Fire Chief, Ron Giovannacci got a special retirement gift from the fair; a ride in the wagon pulled by the Percheron Draft Horses around the fair grounds. A firefighter for 37 years, 18 years as chief, Giovannacci poses with two of the six draft horses before their show. 10/10/2016