Come hungry and Unexpect Everything. This year’s menu brings inventive flavors, original creations and fresh takes on Fair favorites.

Tater Tot Heaven, New England Ave. — Tater Tot Heaven serves Tater Tot Buckets, Strawberry Lemonade and Fountain Drinks.

Cantina Louie, West Road — Menu items include Burrito Bowl; Traditional Tacos; Walking Taco with Flaming Hot Cheetos, Doritos or Elote; Birria Tacos; Loaded Nachos; Corn on a Stick with powdered Flaming Hot Cheetos, Elote or powdered Doritos; the refreshing Mango Loco is sprinkled with chamoy and Tajin; and the Frozen Margarita Mocktail.

Deep-fried Calzones, Industrial Ave. - Deep-fried Calzones come in cheese, pepperoni or meatball parmesan.

Golden K-Dog, Front Porch — Korean and Classic Corndogs are made with all-beef hot dogs. Try the Half & Half Korean Corndog, filled with mozzarella on top and a hot dog on the bottom; the CinnaMozza, filled with mozzarella, rolled in butter and coated with cinnamon sugar and crushed Cinnamon Toast Crunch; or the Half & Half rolled in Flamin’ Hot Cheetos

K’s Japanese Restaurant Food Court, East Road — Tempura just leveled up: try Deep-Fried Sushi and Push-Up Sushi Pops, which come in Spicy Tuna Roll and California Roll.

McLaughlin Family Homemade Ice Cream, Avenue of States — This Maine-based business is best known for their homemade, tractor-churned ice cream. Flavor staples include real Maine blueberry, decadent sea salt caramel, pumpkin chocolate chip and chocolate coconut.

Moose Joose Slush, Springfield Road — Moose Joose serves colorful slush combinations packed with flavor. Fall in a Cup features a green apple slush swirled with caramel drizzle and topped with whipped cream, caramel candy bits and fresh apple slices. Other offerings include the Strawberry Cheesecake Slush and the Summerween, a creamsicle-flavored slush served in a Halloween-themed cup.

Rickey’s Jerky, Better Living Center — Assorted beef jerky, including both traditional beef and unique game meats. One thing’s for sure: they’re all high-quality taste and consistency.

Simply Gluten Free, East Road — Now all your favorite fair food is gluten-free. Enjoy cross contaminant-free Funnel Cakes, Fried Oreos, Corndogs, Chicken Tenders, a jumbo Mozzarella Stick, Fountain Lemonade and other assorted cold drinks.

Spudtastic, East Road — Choose from preset potato combinations like the All-American Sweet Potato with butter, apple pie filling, whipped cream and cinnamon sugar; the Plain Jane with butter and cinnamon sugar; or the savory Batata with black beans, corn and cilantro ranch. Additional toppings are also available. Sweet Potato Fries and Sweet Potato Ribbon Fries come with your choice of sugar, honey butter or hot honey.

Sweet & Salty, Springfield Road — Have you tried the trending Dirty Soda? Not yet? Now’s your chance. Founder's Fizz is Dr. Pepper or Coca-Cola with lime and vanilla syrups, smooth cream, sweet cold foam and coconut flakes; Fluffy Cola is frozen Coca-Cola with marshmallow syrup, sweet cold foam, marshmallow drizzle and maraschino cherries; the Sweet Shirley is Sprite with grenadine syrup, vanilla sweet cream and maraschino cherries; Cotton Candy Cloud is frozen blue raspberry soda with cotton candy syrup, sweet cold foam and cotton candy topping; the Autumn Apple is a cream soda with green apple and caramel syrups, caramel cold foam and a caramel sugar rim; the Dirty Dot Cake is Sprite with cake batter and vanilla syrups, marshmallow cold foam and dot sprinkles in a caramel-drizzled cup; Slush Milk includes Sprite with blue raspberry and grenadine syrups, maraschino cherries, grenadine cold foam and gummy sharks; Island Treasure is orange soda with mango and vanilla syrups, coconut sweet cream and coconut flakes; the festive Hallowtacular is an energy drink with raspberry, mango and strawberry syrups; Mocha Chocolate Craze uses Coca-Cola or Diet Dr. Pepper with vanilla syrup, espresso, sweet cream, chocolate cold foam and cocoa powder in a chocolate-drizzled cup; Pumpkin Spice is Dr. Pepper or cream soda with pumpkin pie syrup, vanilla cold foam and pumpkin spice. Wishing you could mix and match? Then create your own! Choose Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, 7UP, energy drink, orange soda or cream soda; add lime, grenadine, mango, strawberry, marshmallow, raspberry, green apple, vanilla or chocolate syrup; then top it with cream, cold foam, cotton candy or dot sprinkles.

Tripp’s Farmhouse Café, Craft Common — The Hashbrown Breakfast Sandwich, Donuts, Brownies, Fried Oreos, Chicken Fingers, grass-fed Burgers and French Fries. Fries can come loaded with steak and cheese, buffalo chicken or barbeque chicken. And it’s all gluten-free.

The Big E Bakery, New England Ave., Better Living Center, Hampden Ave. & Avenue of States — The Big E Cream Puff Flavor of the Year: Peanut Butter! Get it served as is, classic and creamy, or with a pour-over garnish of chocolate or marshmallow fluff.

All American Craft Beer Bar & Grill, Springfield Road – The Stinger Cheeseburger is steak and cheese topped with buffalo chicken, served on a pretzel roll.

Apple Fries, East Road — The Best of Both Worlds Apple Fries give fairgoers a taste of what happens when flavor palettes collide: one half is drizzled with rich Ghirardelli caramel and the other brings the heat with Mike's Hot Honey. Imagine if your favorite popsicle was melted into controlled chaos: the Creamsicle slush is an orange beverage poured over vanilla soft serve.

Barbie’s Ice Cream, New England Ave. — It's sweet treat o'clock. Get your fix with Frozen Cheesecake Dipped in Chocolate or the Upside-down Banana Split.

Big Kahuna’s, West Road — Fried Feta Cheese Cubes are tangy and soft, then drizzled in Honey to complete the flavor pairing of your dreams.

Boricua Bites, Front Porch — The XL Empanada Cheesy Dog is a bigger and better version of the classic cheesy dog that fairgoers love from Boricua Bites. This is an oversized, crispy empanada stuffed with a ¼-lb. hot dog and plenty of gooey, melted cheese. It’s a Puerto Rican spin on a fairtime treat.

Broccoli Bar, Springfield Road — The Broccarita is a classic virgin margarita with a Broc ‘n Roll twist!

Buni’s Bakery, East Road — An autumnal match sent from above: the Apple Crumble Cinnamon Roll brings your fall favorites together in a delicious dessert.

Butcher Boys, Commonwealth Ave. — Pop Pop’s Greek Burger starts with a fresh-never-frozen beef patty cooked to order. It’s topped with succulent gyro meat, crumbly feta cheese, crisp lettuce, tomato, red onion and creamy, garlicky house-made tzatziki sauce.

Butcher Boys, Front Porch — The Rice and Bean Bowls come with your choice of pork, beef and/or chicken. For a big, fat Greek version of everyone’s favorite London Broil Steak Sandwich, try it served in a Pita. Butcher Boys also introduces the steaming hot Charbroiled Chicken Pita.

Calabrese Market, Food Court, East Road — Grilled Paninis! You pick between the Panella, which is stuffed with Nutella, peanut butter and bananas; the Brie Cheese, Fig Jam and Prosciutto; the Fluffernutter, a classic New England peanut butter and fluff; or The Artery Clogger, with Nutella, brie cheese and bacon. Calabrese also welcomes alcoholic Bellinis to their menu.

Chocolate Moonshine, Better Living Center, Young Building, Industrial Ave. — Conquer your cravings with Chocolate-covered Pickles and Candy Lollipops with creative flavors inspired by Belgium chocolates and fudge.

Chompers, New England Ave. — Have a ball with this comfort food: Chicken Pot Pie Chompers are served with a chicken gravy dipping sauce.

Cinnamon Saloon, Hampden Ave. — The Apple Cider Slush is a frosty, refreshing twist on a fall favorite, blending apple cider into an ice-cold slush perfect for sipping as you enjoy the fairgrounds.

Crave Café, Young Building — Fruit-flavored Boba Tea includes: Ube Coconut Cloud with Jelly-Coconut milk tea with house-made ube cold foam and coffee or lychee jelly; Strawberry Mojito Sparkling Boba with lemon, lime, mint, strawberry mojito base, sparkling refresher and mango popping boba; Honey Dew Milk Tea with Tapioca is black tea, plant-based non-dairy creamer, honeydew syrup and maple-coated tapioca pearls. The Caramelized Orange Butter Crêpe has house-made caramelized orange butter sauce and fresh citrus zest, and the Cookie Butter Crêpe is drizzled with cookie butter and topped with crushed Biscoff crumbles.

Dolly’s Honky Tonk, Industrial Ave. — Where the dogs are hot, the boots are kickin' and good times are always cookin'! Try one of their Dolly’s Dogs: Classic Cheddar Cheese Dog, Chili Cheese Dog or the Pulled Pork Cheese Dog.

Dr. Vegetable, Springfield Road & Hampden Ave. — Nashville Hot Pickles are deep-fried dill pickle spears freshly battered and fried to a golden brown, then coated in hot Nashville seasoning for an extra kick of heat. They are served with a side of Nashville hot sauce for dipping or coating, as well as a side of ranch for when you surrender and need a cool down.

Dribbles, Better Living Center — Your morning coffee from Dribbles just got better: enjoy Mini Pancakes with your choice of a variety of toppings.

E.B.’s, Food Court, East Road — Everything-but-the-football-game Fried Turkey Dinner is jam-packed with stuffing, ground turkey and craisins rolled in panko crumbs, deep fried and covered in turkey gravy, then served with a dippable side of cranberry sauce.

Kora & Mila's Cookie Dough, Hampden Ave. — Brandy Old Fashioned Cookie Dough is edible cookie dough infused with non-alcoholic brandy flavor, orange zest, cinnamon, dark chocolate chips and dried tart cherries. It’s served on a stick and hand-dipped in a brandy “bitters,” aka sweet chocolate and rolled in Biscoff cookie crumbs.

Ferrindino Maple, Better Living Center — The Maple Creemee Bacon Waffle is a one-of-a-kind fair treat that celebrates the rich flavor of Ferrindino Maple’s certified organic syrup. Their signature Maple Creemee soft serve is topped with a warm, toasted Belgian waffle, then finished with savory maple bacon pieces and drizzled in dark, robust maple syrup. The combination of a buttery crisp, warmed waffle, sweet maple bacon and indulgent ice cream is a bit like when breakfast meets dinner—or perhaps when heaven and earth collide.

Fluffy’s Hand Cut Donuts, New England Ave. — The Cookie Butter Cheesecake Donut is a hand-cut, yeast-raised donut with cream cheese frosting, rolled in Biscoff cookie crumbs, drizzled with cookie butter and garnished with a full-size Biscoff cookie—for those who have lost count, that’s three desserts in one.

Granville Country Store, Front Porch — Indulge in a Mac ‘n Cheese Bread Bowl or the Kansas City Potato topped with Pulled Pork.

Harpoon Beer Hall, New England Ave. — Enjoy a Reuben your way: traditional with Thousand Island dressing or deli-style with house mustard. For something more unexpected, try the Maple Bourbon Bacon Corned Beef Sandwich topped with candied maple bourbon bacon and bourbon glaze. Harpoon also serves a variety of New York-style deli sandwiches, all on sourdough bread.

Hofbrauhaus Beer Garden, - Food Court, East Road — Reuben Egg Rolls are made with Swiss cheese, onion and corned beef and deep fried, then served with Russian dressing or grained mustard; Hofbrauhaus Famous Goulash Stew is slowly simmered stew with beef, pork, carrots, onions, potatoes and other root veggies in a spicy tomato broth. Other new additions are the Deep-fried Reuben Wrap and German Home Fries with Westphalian Ham.

Jack’s Fries, New England Ave. — Jack's signature fries can now come loaded with Chicken, Bacon and Ranch.

Jack’s Fries, Industrial Ave. — Fried Spicy Pickle Fries are thinly sliced pickle fries coated in a bold, spicy batter and fried to a crispy brown, then generously drizzled in creamy, zesty jalapeño ranch.

Jim’s Deep Fried Taco, East Road — The Deep-fried Birria Taco is a fried birria taco filled with tender shredded Mexican beef, melted Mexican blend cheese, fresh onion and cilantro. Served with rich birria consommé (broth) for dipping and a fresh lime wedge on the side. The Nacho Grande is piled onto a foundation of tortilla chips with nacho cheese and your choice of beef, chicken or buffalo chicken topped with lettuce, onions, tomatoes, olives, jalapenos and cilantro, with a helping of homemade Jimmy Saas sauce poured over top.

Las Kangris Food Truck, East Road — Yellow Rice now comes served with green pigeon peas.

LuAnn’s Bakery, New England Ave. — Build-Your-Own Brownie Bar offers fairgoers fresh-baked brownies with your choice of buttercream or whipped cream, sauces and toppings. Gluten-free options are available.

Macho Taco, East Road — The Birria Bomb is a deep-fried ball of rice, slow-simmered shredded birria beef and nacho cheese coated with Hot Cheeto dust and served with a birria consommé (broth) for dipping.

Meatball Factory, Avenue of States — The Sushi Corndog is a traditional corndog sliced to resemble a sushi roll and presented in a sushi boat with chopsticks. Choose between any of the following toppings: Classic Fair Combo is chili, cheese and onions; Spicy Tex-Mex is sliced jalapeños, pepper jack cheese and cilantro; and the Jalapeño Popper is cream cheese, sliced jalapeños and crumbled bacon.

Moolicious Farm, West Road & Springfield Road — Campfire on a Stick begins with two graham crackers piled high with marshmallows and torched until golden and gooey. Then they add creamy vanilla soft serve and sandwich it all together, freeze it and put it on a stick. When you order it, it’s rolled in rich warm chocolate that quickly hardens into a shell to master the ideal crunchy and creamy bite.

Moolicious Farm, West Road & Springfield Road — Also new is the Buttered Popcorn Soft Serve with flavor so real you’ll think you’re standing in a movie theater after your first taste.

NOLA Cajun Kitchen & Raw Bar, New England Ave. — Get a taste of New Orleans with the Cajun Lobster Tail; the Crawfish Po’ Boy, featuring crispy crawfish on a fresh roll with lettuce, tomato, Cajun slaw and remoulade; and Hush Puppy Skewers made with succulent lobster tail coated in sweet hush puppy batter, flash-fried, drizzled with Mike’s Hot Honey butter and finished with Cajun remoulade.

Poppie’s Fresh Onion Rings, Commonwealth Ave. — Try a Green Tea Refresher or Lemonade Refresher, available in dragon fruit, blueberry or starfruit.

Porky’s BBQ Concessions, Commonwealth Ave. — Thick-cut Pork Belly Lollipops are slow-smoked for six hours with Porky’s signature dry rub until perfectly tender and finished with Porky’s signature barbeque glaze. Each bite delivers the perfect balance of smoky, sweet and savory flavor with a rich, melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Poutine Gourmet, Springfield Road — The Hot Honey and Bacon Poutine is a match made in heaven. Sweet heat meets smoky comfort, a bold spin on a Canadian classic. Crispy golden fries are topped with creamy cheese curds, rich and savory gravy and crispy bacon, then finished with a drizzle of hot honey. The sweet heat pairs perfectly with the salty bacon, creating a crave-worthy balance of crispy, creamy, cheesy, sweet and spicy in every bite.

Rudy’s Pizza, Springfield Road — Baked Potato Pizza is made with fresh dough, a sour cream base, cheddar cheese, baked potatoes, bacon and chives then finished with a swirl of sour cream.

Rudy’s Slush, Commonwealth Ave. — Get daring and try the Frozen Pickle Lemonade Slush, the ultimate sour snack.

Sam Adams Beer Garden, Avenue of States — Alcoholic Headless Pumpkin Cider is a frozen blend of fall flavors: pumpkin spice, crisp apple and vanilla, finished with a cinnamon-sugar rim.

Steaming Tender, Craft Common — S’mores Whiskey Bread Pudding is inspired by a campfire with a signature Steaming Tender twist. Their warm, house-made whiskey bread pudding is layered with melted marshmallow and topped with buttery graham cracker crumble. It’s finished with their famous Jack Daniel’s whiskey sauce, rich chocolate ribbons, a sprinkle of graham cookie crumbles and a carefully torched toasted marshmallow.

Storrowton Soup Shack, Avenue of States — Try the tender Fried Boneless Chicken Basket, served with a dunk-able side of Vin’s Special Sauce, a well-kept family secret with balanced smoky and sweet flavors.

The Fire House, Hampden Ave. — Everything’s better with bacon, which is why this breakfast must have finally made the menu.

The Donut Family, Commonwealth Ave. — Star-Spangled White Chocolate Raspberry Mini Donuts are their original sugared mini donuts layered with white chocolate and raspberry drizzle, sprinkled with white chocolate chips, dusted with powdered sugar, topped with our homemade whipped cream and adorned with patriotic sprinkles.

The Indian Restaurant in the Food Court, East Road — Vada Pav is a crispy, savory spiced potato fritter served on a soft bun with bold Indian chutneys for the perfect mix of spicy, tangy and savory.

The Italian Pavillion, Industrial Ave. — Try Arancini with your choice of Four Cheese, Traditional with beef and peas or Mushroom, or Gnocchi and Tortellini with your choice of Pomodoro, Vodka or Alfredo sauce. Garlic knots and Gelato are also available.

The Mick, Young Building — The Alfredo Pasta Bomb is alfredo pasta breaded and fried, then topped with creamy, cheesy signature sauces.

The New England Craft Beer Pub, Avenue of States — Cheeseburger Nachos are seasoned hamburger beef, lettuce, tomato, ketchup and cheese sauce on a bed of kettle-cooked chips.

The Paddock, West Road — "The Stack": four Specialty Sliders, topped and stacked, then drizzled in “Ancho Sauce,” barbeque sauce and crispy onion straws. Sliders are 2oz beef patties with a unique seasoning blend that unlocks a never-before-tasted flavor profile. Stack it at The Paddock. Also try Loaded Sweet Potato Fries!

Tootsie’s Fried Dough, Commonwealth Ave. — Deep-fried Cheesecake Rolled in churro-ready cinnamon-sugar and served on a stick.

V-One Vodka, Young Building — The Spirited Christmas Bar by V-One brings you the Snow Globe Martini, which sparkles like fresh fallen snow and is served in an ornamental bulb and has a festive white cranberry and lime flavor. At The Krakow Smoking Dragon Bar by V-One, take a bite—or a sip—of the Caramel Apple, made with V-One Vanilla, local apple cider, lemon juice and a drizzle of caramel syrup. The drink is garnished with a Werther’s Original Caramel Apple hard candy. Also at Krakow, the Dragon Fruit Spritz and the Salted Caramel Espresso Martini from Alibi Boston features V-One Vanilla Vodka, espresso, salted caramel Irish cream and caramel cold foam. On the go? Try V-One’s first canned product, their Ulta-Premium Vodka Seltzer, which comes in Late Checkout Lime and Late Checkout Raspberry.

Veggie Patch, Commonwealth Ave. — Did you know veggies go great with everything? Veggie Patch sure does. Try Dr. Pepper Pickle Juice; Sweet Chili Cauliflower Wings; or Fried Deviled Eggs that are beer-battered and fried hard boiled eggs topped with homemade deviled egg filling and garnished with smokey bacon and scallions. Get a side of sweet chili sauce if you please.

W.A.V.E. Mocktail Bar, Front Porch — The Caramel Apple mocktail is made with local apple cider, vanilla flavoring, lemon juice and a drizzle of caramel syrup. The drink is garnished with a Werther’s Original Caramel Apple hard candy and served in a color-changing cup.

West Springfield Lions Club, West Road — The Flatliner Hot Dog or Burger comes with chili, bacon, cheddar cheese, French fries and is served in a grinder roll.

White Hut in the Food Court, East Road — The Uncrusta Double Burger is a juicy burger with an Uncrustable bun, topped with caramelized onions and whatever toppings your heart so desires.

Wurst Haus, Commonwealth Ave. — German Mac ‘n Cheese is made with spätzle, a cheese blend, then topped with bacon, caramelized onions and scallions. The Apple Pretzel Bites are salted pretzel bites, sweet apple pie filling, cinnamon-sugar, caramel and icing.

Yankee Boy, West Road — Smoked Honey Barbeque Sticky Wings are bone-in chicken wings slow smoked over oak and hickory wood then glazed with a honey barbeque sauce and served with ranch. The Colossal Centennial Lobster Roll is made with generous chunks of lobster claw and knuckle meat sautéed in butter served in an 8-inch brioche hot dog roll topped with a lemon wedge and accompanied by an Old Bay/garlic aioli. The Wagyu Beef Surf ‘n Turf Burger is an 8oz juicy Wagyu beef patty topped with lobster meat, cheese, lettuce, tomato and a creamy Old Bay/garlic aioli on a buttery brioche bun.