Come celebrate rural living at the Parham Fair - August 22 & 23

Aug 14, 2014

This year's Parham Fair promises to be a showcase for local agricultural, horticultural and artisan businesses and hobbyists alike. Pick up your membership for the Parham Agricultural Society at any Parham merchant or at Asselstine's Hardware in Verona. Then check out the more than 200 competitions to enter to showcase your own work! You can try your hand at displaying your garden's bounty from flowers, herbs, pumpkins to preserves. Enter the baking contests - there are categories for all ages. Try your hand at crafts - homemade calendars, gift baskets, puppets, scrapbooking, woodcrafts, sewing, knitting, crocheting and quilting. Looking for some summer projects for your kids? There are children's crafts, baking, writing and art competitions ranging from preschool to high school student groups. Not feeling up to sharing your own work? Enjoy touring the Palace displays of all of these contests and then tour the many craft and display booths featuring local businesses and artisans on the fairgrounds. Opportunities to participate don't end there. You can also enter the Cattle Show, the Horse Draw, or the Pet Show. This year's Country Fair Games have expanded to include the adult hay bale rolling, nail hammering and log sawing contests. The annual favourites, egg toss and pie eating, will be sure to draw both competitors and delighted audiences.

Admission to the grounds is $5/day; 12 years & under free; Saturday Ride-All-Day bracelets are $20 in advance at local merchants, Jo & Marg's, Parham General Store, Asselstine Hardware (bracelets are $30 if purchased on the fair weekend) Check it all out at www.parhamfair.ca!