Thursday, September 7th – Sunday, September 10th, 2023

THE 168TH SPENCERVILLE FAIR

The Spencerville Agricultural Society is very excited to bring you this year’s fair, which will host new experiences, new attractions, and the same family-fun that you’ve all come to know and love.

Come check out and participate in your fair favourites, including our Baby Show, Pet Show, Livestock Show, Royalty Show, as well as all of our exhibit building competitions, with tens of thousands of dollars in prize money to be won! For details about all of our shows and exhibits, please see our 2023 Fair Book online.

This year, in addition to our classic attractions, including our Touch a Truck, Parade, Demolition Derby, Midway, and Vendor Show, you can also expect some changes that we know will bring even more fun to our fair:

• Due to high demand, our Truck Pulls and Tractor Pulls will be separated, with Truck Pulls appearing on Friday night and Tractor Pulls on Saturday.
• Our Purebred Beef and Cattle Show has been moved to Sunday at noon, and now includes a simmental class as a point show for the Ottawa Valley Simmental Association.
• The Barn of Learning has been relocated to our historic cattle barn, and will be host to this year’s Famer’s Olympics, happening all weekend long.
• FREE admission to the entertainment arena with your fair ticket on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday of the fair.
• Revamped exhibit building classes to bring you more variety to look forward to.

New to this year’s fair, we are excited to announce the following:

• Entertainment on every night of our 4-day fair, including, for the first time ever, an Open Mic Night on Thursday, September 7th.
• On Friday night, we will be opening our new Trackside Tavern, for spectators of legal age to enjoy a drink while they watch our Truck Pulls.
• Partnered with the Spencerville Optimist Club, we will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, September 9th.  
• The Baker’s Building will host our first ever Antique Showcase, which will display classic and traditional farm equipment used throughout Canadian history.
• The Spencerville Fair Tasting Experience, which will showcase our brand-new Spencerville Fair Vodka!

Finally, we will also be joined for live performances by Twin Turbos, Little Bones, Amanda Keeley, Ty Wilson, Teigen Gayse, Colby Drummond, Gail Gavan, and George Fox. More announcements to follow as we work through all of the details. For updates regarding the fair, please visit our website at www.spencervillefair.ca, or find us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

Come Home to Your Fair!

Thursday September 21st at 7:00 PM.  St. Michael's Parish Hall on Maple Street South in Ridgetown. Hosted by the Catholic Women's League (CWL). Jason Laidler will be presenting the Avoid Probate Roadshow and demonstrating how avoiding probate is easier than you think. Learn more at https://www.avoidprobate.ca/ . RSVP to save your spot, text or call Barb at 416-856-7615.  Don't miss this free event as space is limited.  One-hour presentation followed by Q & A. Doors open at 6:30 PM for RSVP Guests.  Doors open at 6:45 PM for Non-RSVP Guests, if space is available.

Join us as the blood cancer community comes together for one magical evening.  At the Light The Night event we come together to show those affected by a blood cancer that they are not alone. It is time to celebrate donors, supporters, volunteers and loved ones. 
 

Funds raised as a participant or sponsor support life-enhancing research, educational resources and services to support those affected by blood cancers.

Following an opening ceremony, participants take a lantern lit walk around the park path shining light together toward a future without blood cancers.

Register as a team, an individual or join a team! 

Calling all budding young artists! Participate in the Town of Oakville’s youth mural project

Apply by September 18 for the unique opportunity to showcase your creativity in a public space

The Town of Oakville, in collaboration with the Oakville Youth Action Committee, is excited to announce a unique opportunity for youth aged 13 to 18 to showcase their artistic expression in a public space.

Guided by the expertise of Yen Linh Thai, a local professional artist and accomplished muralist, the Oakville Youth Centre Mural Project invites up to 12 young artists to connect, create and collaborate on an indoor public art mural for the youth centre located at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre (QEPCCC).

Participants will meet from October 2023 to March 2024 at QEPCCC on Saturday afternoons to learn various artistic techniques, including collage, drawing, painting and more. They’ll also have the opportunity to workshop their ideas, explore and enhance their artistic talents – all while making a positive contribution to the community and earning 33 volunteer hours as part of their involvement. No prior art experience is necessary to participate.

Apply to the Oakville Youth Centre Mural Project today for the opportunity to help create a captivating large-scale mural at the QEPCCC youth centre. The final mural will be unveiled during National Youth Week from May 1 to 7, 2024.

For more information and to apply, please visit oakville.ca or email public.art@oakville.ca for further details.

Ottawa Valley’s very own Grand Masters of Illusion, THE OUTERBRIDGES, are staging MYSTERIES OF THE KEYHOLE HOUSE, one of the most anticipated magical experiences of 2023. The tour of the OV region kicked off with performances in Smiths Falls, Perth and Carleton Place, and now head to the Royal Theatre Thousand Islands in Gananoque Sept 8-16. (Fridays 7:30pm, Saturdays 2:00pm & 7:30pm -- $33 plus HST and Eventbrite fees at https://outerbridge.eventbrite.com.

"The Keyhole House is an enchanting sanctuary inhabited by Ted and Marion Outerbridge, TikTok sensations and headliners at Hollywood's Magic Castle. Beckoned by the spirits of yesteryear, these connoisseurs of all things magical were chosen by the abandoned, dilapidated home to be guardians of this historic gem. As they meticulously restored the creaking floors that carried the weight of countless footsteps, a treasure trove of cherished relics materialized before their eyes."