PALMERSTON – The Palmerston Fair will be returning to the town for six days of fun.
Fair-related events kick off on Aug. 17 with a half-priced movie night at the Norgan Theatre at 275 Main Street West.
Guests are encouraged to bring friends and family to enjoy the movie, which will begin at 7pm.
The fair starts back up on Aug. 21 with the official fair opening and the Palmerston Ambassador of the Fair competition. The event will begin at 7:30pm.
This competition allows youth to develop leadership, public speaking and networking skills. The fair will announce its junior and senior ambassadors at the end of the competition.
The Palmerston Agricultural Society will be providing a $500 bursary to the Ambassador of the Fair at the end of their term for the contributions they have made to the community, officials stated.
Right before fair festivities begin, the Palmerston and District Community Centre Complex arena will open for placing exhibits on Aug. 22.
On Aug. 23 from 8:30 to 11am the arena will be open again for placing exhibits before the judging takes place in the afternoon.
Once judging has commenced the parade will assemble at 5:45pm at Lawrence Park. The parade will begin at 6:30pm.
From 6:30 to 9:30pm the children’s village will be available for guests to enjoy.
Inflatables are set to be in the village for kids to enjoy. Wristbands for the entire weekend at the Children’s Village will be sold for $10.
The arena will reopen after the parade at 7pm with displays, exhibits and various food booths.
The Taste of Minto which is said to be the event’s favourite will also be in the arena at this time. This event allows guests to sample what the community grows or cooks.
Packed with events
The weekend is packed with events for the whole family.
Saturday morning (Aug. 24) will begin with a Kinettes pancake breakfast and a tailgate garage sale.
The breakfast will run from 8 to 10am and the garage sale 8 to 11am.
During this time the arena will open for displays, exhibits and food booths at 9am.
The farmers’ market at the Palmerston Heritage Railway Museum is set to begin at 9am and end at noon.
Those interested in a tractor show are in luck, as the show runs from 9am to 4pm.
Events on Aug. 24 beginning at 10am will include:
- a pet show;
- library fun;
- Mr. J and the Groovy Gang;
- Children’s Village; and
- local youth talent.
Events on Aug. 24 beginning at 11am will include:
- the baby show;
- tie dye make and takes;
- Chuckles Balloon Twisting;
- Makin’ Faces face painting; and
- food trucks.
A popular event at fairs is the kids’ pedal tractor pull which will start at 2pm.
The fair is scheduled to have auctions, live music, cook-offs, cornhole tournaments, eating competitions and more.
To end the fair fun, on Aug. 25 events such as Palmerston junior broomball, breakfast food booths and mini-excavator games will all begin at 9am.
Church services will be available at 10am with refreshments afterwards.
At 11am the dog agility show will start and the children’s village will open for crafts, games and inflatables.
More face painting will be available on the Sunday, which will also include zucchini races.
The removal of exhibits and displays will occur on 3pm followed by the Marlins roast beef supper from 4:30 to 6:30pm.
Visit palmerstonfair.ca to learn more about the fair, including scheduling and locations.
