Fairgoers can expect a sweet time at the 2016 Palmerston Fair from Aug. 24 to 27.
“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.”
The arena opens for placing of exhibits Aug. 25 from 7 to 9pm and on Aug. 26, from 8:30 to 11:00am
. Judging takes place in the afternoon
and the fair parade assembles at Lawrence Park at 5:45pm.
Following the parade at 6:30pm, 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 Tailgage Garage Sale, reptile show, farmers market, pet show, Tiny Tyke Dairy Show, 4-H Dairy Show and kid’s 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.
