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14 todays york region aug 1997 fairs and festivals york residents and visitors can enjoy a smorgasbord of special and unique events throughout york region yearround while demolition derbies horse racing and midways offer the razzle dazzle most fairs in york region have a country atmos phere and it is that atmosphere that rs most attractive to city dwellers some of the fairs are about 150 years old traditionally agricultural fairs take place in the fall around postharvest time as a celebration of the harvest until the crops were off the fields farmers did not have time to exhibit the years yields and their livestock thanksgiving time is ideal for fall fairs such as the wopdbridge fair and the markham fair however fairs are becoming more community gatherings spring and sum mer fairs are also popular events in york region such as the schomberg agricultural fair and the sutton fair and horse show some of these fairs stage music shows with live bands and family entertainments others feature arts and crafts sales tractor pulls car and horse shows antiques clowns fireworks and more the common spirit of the fairs is to pro mote excellence through competition in the local community it provides the incentive and the forum for people to compete in a friendly way whether it is making crafts eating pies or milking cows according to one fair organizer it is like a wellness clinic for the community recently education has become another mandate of the fairs some fairs are involved in yearround education an example is the york pizza project orga nized by the markham fair in conjunction with the local school board children par ticipating in this project spend a week in the spring learning about where pizza ingredients come from how grain is m sv armmarket farm fresh fruits and vegetables famous for our sweet corn w weekend craft loft visit our farm animals coming soon apples pumpkins haunted halloween barns 10200 leslie st 14 mile n of major mackenzie 905 8834516 1 es3 p major mk s hw mi st s swiy js grown for the dough and tomatoes for the sauce and how cows produce the milk needed for the cheese and meat for the top pings with amusement parks such as paramount canadas wonderland the mid way is not as unique as it used to be although it is still popular in most fairs however there is still a carnival atmos phere and most fairs maintain a busy array of activities there is also a boom in the popularity of homecrafts in recent years as well as fruits vegetable and flower entries apart from fairs special winter events are also held in the spirit of christmas such as the log cabin christmas in the markham museum the candlelight christmas at whitchurchstouffville museum and the olde tyme christmas in unionville here are the dates for fairs and festivals in york region for 1997 and the spring and summer of 1 998 september 6 binder twine festival kleinburg september 6 kettleby village fall fair september 13 harvest festival markham museum september 14 feast ofields mcmichael gallery september 20 thomhill village festival september 2021 unionville antique and harvest festival october 25 markham fair october 1113 woodbridge fair october 18 craftorama sutton october 18 applefest markham museum october 2526 georgina studio tour sale november 28 markham village festival of lights november 2023 2730 bethlehem live cbmi stouffville november 2930 hill potters guild show sale richmond hill j over 35 years of sales excellence to our valued customers in york region all makes models f i roymss s s used cars 7200 yonge st north of steeles 9058862009 m 1 j