This weekend will mark the 101st year the Aldergrove Fair Days and Country Carnival has been staged, and luckily not much has changed about the hugely popular down-home community event.
All the favourites are back 鈥� including the tractor pull, fast draw, lawnmower races and chili cook-off.
On the third weekend in July, the Aldergrove Fair Days Society, along with community partners like the Aldergrove Agricultural Association, hosts its annual three-day festival at the fairgrounds, located on the north fields of the Aldergrove Athletic Park near Kinsmen Community Centre on 29 Avenue, between 264 and 272 Streets.
Visitors can see the 4-H animals and come out to the Kid Zone to meet the Reptile Guy and his friends, magicians, clowns and more. There will be extreme lawnmower races on the BMX track at 10 a.m. each day. There is also turkey herding.
One of the categories in the Aldergrove Agricultural Association Fair Book this year encourages people to create a turkey out of vegetables and fruits and enter it for display and judging.
Aldergrove siblings Jae and Koen spent an afternoon creating a masterpiece out of pineapple, kale, apricot, celery, Chinese asparagus and red pepper. The theme for this year鈥檚 fair is 鈥淭urkeyfest,鈥� in recognition of the Throssell family鈥檚 contributions to B.C.鈥檚 turkey breeding program.
The mainstage features all sorts of musical entertainment. The Canadian Fast Draw celebrity shoot takes place at 12 p.m. Saturday, with one of the celebrities Robin Reichman of the Real Housewives of Vancouver TV show.
The fair starts Friday at 6 p.m. with a classic car show鈥檔 shine, food, music and more.
Saturday and Sunday will have fun for the entire family, with entertainment, rides, food, and great things to see and buy throughout each day. The fair goes from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, and on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
See www.aldergrovefairdays.com for more details.
