Events

Fair Events

Schedule of fair events arranged by day

Our team is working hard to bring you the 2024 schedule. Please check back soon for updates.
In the meantime, check out the exciting events that happened during last year's fair.

Thursday

Antique Tractor Pull

Motorsports

Thu, 21 Sep, 06:30 PM

Antique tractor pulling is how tractor pulling first got started, although the tractors were just modern tractors at that time. As early as 1929, farmers began attaching their tractors to drags, and dragging it down a field to see who could pull it the furthest. The Wainfleet Fall Fair's event is a celebration of that history

4H Dairy Show

Market Pavillion - East

Thu, 21 Sep, 07:00 PM

Moonlight Company Band

Outdoor Stage

Thu, 21 Sep, 07:00 PM

Clinical tests show this band may cause dancing, toe tapping, and good times

Niagara Old Time Fiddlers

Arena Stage

Thu, 21 Sep, 07:15 PM

A group of musicians who perform traditional, old time fiddle music, some of which dates back into the 1800s. Groups perform at various functions including fairs, seniors homes, square dances, picnics etc.

Parade

Wainfleet Fall Fair

Thu, 19 Sep, 06:00 PM

Come help us celebrate, better yet participate in our Annual Fair Parade! Parade entries will line up at 5:00 pm. …

Friday

Holy Hand Puppets

Arena Stage

Fri, 22 Sep, 09:00 AM

The Holy Hands Puppets are a group of Church goers ranging from Grade 5 to Adults who provide a different venue for worship songs & singing. The puppet team have done various events from entertaining the retirement and long-term care homes in the area (for Easter, Christmas & Family Day Celebrations) to Canada Day, Canal Days, the Wainfleet Fall Fair, children’s birthday parties and after supper entertainment at neighbouring churches

4H Rabbit Judging & Cavy Show

Market Pavillion - East

Fri, 22 Sep, 05:30 PM

Rabbit showmanship is a combination of a 4-H member’s knowledge of good rabbit management and care, and how that information is presented to a judge; the ability to handle and show the rabbit according to the association breed standard; cleanliness and condition of the rabbit; the 4-H member’s knowledge of his or her rabbit’s good qualities, as well as its faults or disqualifications according to its breed standard. In addition, the 4-H member’s appearance, show ring ethics, and sportsmanship are a part of showmanship

Practically Hip

Outdoor Stage

Fri, 22 Sep, 06:00 PM

Additional Show Times: 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Truck & Tractor Pull

Motorsports

Fri, 22 Sep, 06:30 PM

Tractor Pulling is known as “the world's heaviest motorsport.” The goal of tractor pulling is to determine the strongest machine and the best driver. Different to every other motorsport in the world, it is not about the speed, but distance pulled

Practically Hip

Outdoor Stage

Fri, 22 Sep, 07:30 PM

Additional Show Times: 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Saturday

Prize Money Disbursements

Arena Stage

Sat, 23 Sep, 09:00 AM

Pet Show

Drive Shed

Sat, 23 Sep, 09:00 AM

Sheep Shearing

Market Pavillion - East

Sat, 23 Sep, 09:00 AM

Additional Show Times: 11:00am

Sheep shearing is the process by which the woollen fleece of a sheep is cut off. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer. Typically each adult sheep is shorn once each year. Depending upon dialect, a sheep may be said to have been "shorn", "sheared" or "shore". Sheep are shorn in all seasons including winter, depending on the climate

Pancake Breakfast

Community Hall

Sat, 23 Sep, 09:00 AM

ATV Expo & Mud Bog

Kids Motorsport

Sat, 23 Sep, 09:00 AM

Baby Show

Arena Stage

Sat, 23 Sep, 09:30 AM

Sheep Shearing

Market Pavillion - East

Sat, 23 Sep, 11:00 AM

Additional Show Times: 9:00am

Magic Mel

Outdoor Stage

Sat, 23 Sep, 11:00 AM

Additional Show Times: 3:00pm - 5:00pm, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Pumpkin Carving

Outdoor Vendor Space

Sat, 23 Sep, 03:00 PM

Magic Mel

Outdoor Stage

Sat, 23 Sep, 03:00 PM

Additional Show Times: 11:00am - 1:00pm, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Corn Eating Contest

Outdoor Vendor Space

Sat, 23 Sep, 05:00 PM

Demolition Derby

Motorsports

Sat, 23 Sep, 06:00 PM

Demolition derbies were first held at various fairs, race tracks, and speedways by independent promoters in the 1950s. There are unconfirmed reports of events occurring as far back as the 1930s utilizing the abundant supply of worn-out Ford Model T's. The sport's popularity grew throughout the 1960s, becoming a standard at county fairs and becoming a subculture nationwide

Doppelganger Band

Outdoor Stage

Sat, 23 Sep, 06:00 PM

Acoustic trio Bob Simpson, Bryan Chambers and Phil Marchildon. The best acoustic cover band in Southern Ontario

Magic Mel

Arena Stage

Sat, 23 Sep, 06:30 PM

Additional Show Times: 11:00am - 1:00pm, 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Wainfleet's Got Talent

Arena Stage

Sat, 21 Sep, 02:00 PM

Any and all types of talent are welcome, not just singing. This would include music groups, dance troupes, magicians, jugglers,…