Fairgoers can expect a sweet time at the 2016 Palmerston Fair from Aug. 26 to 28.
“How Sweet it is … Honey!” is the theme of the fair, which officially opens at 7:30pm on Aug. 24 with the Ambassador of the Fair competition at the local community centre.
“Honey bees are a vital part of both agriculture and our ecosystem,” states Palmerston Agricultural Society president Mike Holzworth in a message to fairgoers.
“Without bees, like farmers, there would be a lot of hungry people.”
Parade participants will assemble at Lawrence Park at 5:45pm on Friday night for the parade, which begins at 6:30pm. Following the parade the arena opens to the public. There will be bouncy castles and a maze on site.
Displays, exhibits and the popular Taste of Minto event are all on the Friday night schedule, along with Kids Zone activities.
Saturday events begin with a farmers breakfast at the community centre from 8 to 11am.
Other Saturday events include a tailgate garage sale, reptile show, farmers market, pet show, Tiny Tyke Dairy Show, 4-H Dairy Show and kids’ pedal tractor pull.
The Auction of Champions will be held at 8pm in the community centre and Saturday wraps up with a Box Car Movie Night in the Grant’s Service Centre parking lot.
Sunday begins with a community church service at 10am, followed by events such as a Teddy Bear Picnic, Cow Plop Bingo, dabber bingo, a dog agility show and pig races.
A roast beef dinner, from 4 to 6:30pm, wraps things up.
