164th Brampton Fall Fair set to go this weekend

September 15, 2017 · 0 Comments

By Bill Rea
There will be plenty of information and displays concerning agriculture this weekend, as well as details about organizations in the community, and lots of fun and entertainment.
The Region of Peel Agricultural Society will be putting on the 164th edition of the Brampton Fall Fair. It will run from tonight (Thursday) until Sunday at the Brampton Fairgrounds, at the corner of Heart Lake Road and Old School Road in Caledon.
There will be many of the traditional attractions that people associate with agricultural fairs.
“We have all the tried and trues,” remarked Fair Secretary Manager Brenda Bebbington.
But there are some new features this year.
Rising Country artist Jason Maxwell from Thornhill will be providing entertainment in the Beer Garden Friday night at 7 p.m.
There will be a chance to meet and greet Disney Princesses Friday afternoon at 4:30 on the outdoor stage.
The members of Paw Patrol are very popular these days. They will be holding a Meet and Greet Sunday afternoon in the Infield Arena.
Want to see some bad guys and good guys beating each other up? Classic Championship Wrestling will be on hand to entertain tonight, starting at 7. They will have the Mighty Minis with them.
The Campbell’s Midway will be operating throughout the Fair, starting at 5 tonight.
Friday night will see the Garden Tractor Pull, starting at 6 p.m., and the Holstein Cattle Show will begin at 6:30.
It’s going to be a full day at the Fair Saturday, with the 4-H Cattle Show, horse barrel racing a Team K9 Dog Show and Sheep Show. A Canada 150 barn quilt will be unveiled on the outdoor stage at 4 p.m.
The day’s entertainment will include performances by the Chinguacousy Concert Band, Terry O’Brien, Chinguacousy Swing Band, the St. Roch Catholic Secondary School Drumline and Jam Club and the River Road Cloggers.
The main attraction of the evening will be the Demolition Derby, which is slated to start at 7 p.m.
Sunday is going to include lots of displays and entertainment.
The agricultural attractions are going to include the Welsh Pony Show, a Heavy Horse Show and Light Horse Show, Beef Cattle Show, Pigeon Show and the Six-Horse Hitch.
The junior and senior divisions of Brampton Fair’s Got Talent will also go Sunday.
For more information on the weekend’s activities, go to www.bramptonfair.com