The Spencerville Fair, also known as "The Biggest-Little Fair in Eastern Ontario" is an annual celebration of harvest which unites the surrounding community of Spencerville, Ontario every second weekend in September. The first fair was held in December 1855 on the south side of the South Nation River. Today, the fair is held at the fair grounds in the middle of the village. These grounds contain a grandstand, race track, various show barns and a multimillion-dollar community building.
The Spencerville fair is a much-anticipated event attended by over 30,000 people annually. Attractions include the many rides and games, the Saturday parade, numerous exhibits, the giant pumpkin contest, teen and adult dances, cotton candy, bands, horse races, barbecues, midway, socials, and the fair Royalty Show, which consist of the Little Sir, Little Miss, Junior Ambassador and Ambassador competitions.
The Spencerville Agricultural Society organizes this event and is made up of numerous community volunteers. The hard work and dedication of these members, as well as the families and visitors who attend this event annually have allowed this fair to continue and prosper for 162 years.[1]
Historyedit
In 1854, the Leeds and Grenville County council passed a resolution granting the founding of agricultural societies within the two counties, one of which was the Township of Edwardsburg Agricultural Society (Now, Spencerville Agricultural Society). A year later, in 1855 the first fair was held on property settled by David Spencer. The following year, the fair changed locations to land donated to the society by David Spencer's daughter, Marcy Fairbairn.[2]
According to the fair's website, which compiled its information from the local newspaper archives and the Grenville historical society, in 1877 a delegation from Toronto visited the fair to observe how the fair operated in regards to allotting prize money and the handling of exhibits. This helped lead to the founding of the Canadian National Exhibition in 1879.[3]
spencerville, fair, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Spencerville Fair news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Spencerville Fair also known as The Biggest Little Fair in Eastern Ontario is an annual celebration of harvest which unites the surrounding community of Spencerville Ontario every second weekend in September The first fair was held in December 1855 on the south side of the South Nation River Today the fair is held at the fair grounds in the middle of the village These grounds contain a grandstand race track various show barns and a multimillion dollar community building The Spencerville fair is a much anticipated event attended by over 30 000 people annually Attractions include the many rides and games the Saturday parade numerous exhibits the giant pumpkin contest teen and adult dances cotton candy bands horse races barbecues midway socials and the fair Royalty Show which consist of the Little Sir Little Miss Junior Ambassador and Ambassador competitions The Spencerville Agricultural Society organizes this event and is made up of numerous community volunteers The hard work and dedication of these members as well as the families and visitors who attend this event annually have allowed this fair to continue and prosper for 162 years 1 History editIn 1854 the Leeds and Grenville County council passed a resolution granting the founding of agricultural societies within the two counties one of which was the Township of Edwardsburg Agricultural Society Now Spencerville Agricultural Society A year later in 1855 the first fair was held on property settled by David Spencer The following year the fair changed locations to land donated to the society by David Spencer s daughter Marcy Fairbairn 2 According to the fair s website which compiled its information from the local newspaper archives and the Grenville historical society in 1877 a delegation from Toronto visited the fair to observe how the fair operated in regards to allotting prize money and the handling of exhibits This helped lead to the founding of the Canadian National Exhibition in 1879 3 References edit Prescott Journal business B2B Spencerville Fair www spencervillefair ca Archived from the original on 2004 08 03 Spencerville Fair www spencervillefair ca Archived from the original on 2004 08 03 External links editSpencerville Fair Web Site nbsp This article related to a Canadian festival is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Ontario related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spencerville Fair amp oldid 1187609242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
