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Caledon Village Association and Caledon Agricultural Society set the spooky season with Halloween on the Fairgrounds

October 30, 2025   ·   0 Comments

By Riley Murphy

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Halloween activities are now in full swing in Caledon, and Caledon Village is no different, as attendees descended on the fairgrounds dressed to the nines in costume last weekend.

The Caledon Village Association (CVA), along with the Caledon Agricultural Society (CAS), hosted Halloween on the Fairgrounds for the community.

The event not only provided fun for all but also helped raise vital funds for the CAS community centre capital campaign. 

CAS is on a mission to raise $3 million to build a community centre on the Caledon Fairgrounds for all of northwest Caledon.

Fiorina Neher, with CVA, says they teamed up with the Agricultural Society to bring more events to the community and raise funds for the building.

Over 20 years ago, CAS held Halloween on the Fairgrounds, and CVA thought it was time to bring it back.

Melissa Little, Secretary for CAS, says the event was initially intended to raise awareness of their grounds and provide a space for kids and youth in their community.

Neher says her goal last year was to bring it back, and this year they achieved that.

She said that when planning the event, they considered not only how to make it safe for the community, but also how to raise funds for the centre.

Everything at the event was free that day, with donations accepted for the community centre capital campaign.

Kate Hepworth, President of CVA, says that through these types of community events, they hope to build the community around them.

“It’s about bringing the community together, in order to help build on the community that’s here,” added Neher.

Hepworth says that the community really stepped up to support them.

Coffee Time and Spirit Tree donated food and drinks; the Caledon Lions Club was gave out hot dogs; and community partners had set up multiple booths.

BrightStart Caledon, Caledon Fire and Emergency Services, and the Caledon Community Road Safety Advocacy (CCRSA) group were all participating in the event that day, handing out candy and providing education to attendees.

At the CCRSA awareness booth, they had a driving simulator, and Carmela Anzelmo-Palkowski from CCRSA says that the Halloween event was the perfect opportunity to bring it by.

Palkowski says they were explaining that so many in the community are surrounded by trucks and other large vehicles, and that this simulator provides the opportunity to see not only what it is like to drive next to them, but also what it’s like to be the driver of one.

Not only is the simulator for adults to try and see how cautious they should be, she says, but also for younger and newer drivers.

“We’d love for the younger generation who are here today to try it so that we start getting it into their brains and into their minds that it’s safety first, and a car is not a right, it’s a privilege to drive. They need to learn the rules of the road and start instilling that kind of message today in their minds that they need to be safe,” she says.

“Hopefully we can get as many residents as possible into the simulator so they drive safer,” says Palkowski.

The event featured various games, a frightening haunted maze, fun music, and pumpkin carving.

Margo Browne attended with her daughters, Melanie and Hannah, who were both hard at work in perfecting their pumpkin designs.

Browne says she saw the event and thought it would be a fun way to spend the day.

As attendees gathered around the fire or shivered their way through the spooky maze, it’s safe to say the event was a great success.

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