Events During the Fair

EVENTS: 2012 Program (print version , map and legend below)

Day	Time	Event	Location
Thursday, September 27, 2012	9:00 AM	Buildings open – Demonstrations daily
	9:00 AM	Agri-Food Tent Opens – Cooking Shows throughout the day	AT
	9:00 AM	Woodcarvers – from the Northern Ontario Woodcarvers Association	HC
	9:00 AM	Miniatures and Spinning Demonstration	HC
	9:30 AM	Wild Animal Encounter	ET
	9:30 AM	Hands on Real Food Station (to 1:30 pm)	AT
	10:00 AM	Craig Douglas	ET
	10:00 AM	Gymnastics Demonstration	OS
	10:00 AM	Amazing Farm Animals	LA
	10:30 AM	Diamond Jubilee Tea Room opens	PS
	10:30 AM	Glenn Ottaway	ET
	10:30 AM	Freestyle Moto-Cross (FMX) Bike Demonstration	R
	10:30 AM	Lincoln Leapers	OS
	11:00 AM	School Pep Rally	R
	11:00 AM	The Puppet Tamer	ET
	11:00 AM	Parade – A Cavalcade of Horses	HD
	11:00 AM	Markham 4-H Dairy Club Achievement Show	LA
	11:30 AM	Wild Animal Encounter	ET
	11:30 AM	Gymnastics Demonstration	OS
	12:00 PM	Craig Douglas	CC
	12:00 PM	Lincoln Leapers	OS
	12:00 PM	Spinning and Quilting Demonstration	HC
	12:30 PM	MDHS Wind Symphony	ET
	12:30 PM	Glenn Ottaway	CC
	12:30 PM	Amazing Farm Animals	LA
	1:00 PM	MDHS Wind Symphony	ET
	1:00 PM	The Puppet Tamer	CC
	1:00 PM	Freestyle Moto-Cross (FMX) Bike Demonstration	R
	1:00 PM	World’s Finest Shows Midway Opens
	1:00 PM	Sheep Show	LA
	1:00 PM	Sheep Shearing	OMB
	1:00 PM	Gymnastics Demonstration	OS
	1:30 PM	Lincoln Leapers	OS
	1:30 PM	4-H Dairy Interclub Show	LA
	2:00 PM	Sheep Shearing Demonstration	OMB
	3:00 PM	Sewing Demonstration	HC
	3:00 PM	Opening Ceremonies	ET
	5:00 PM	Wine Tent (open until 9:00 PM)	WT
	6:00 PM	Ambassador Competition	WT
	7:00 PM	Motorsport Mania Monster Truck Show with FMX Freestyle Motocross and Hollywood Stunts Featuring Bounty Hunter, Iron Outlaw, After Shock & Krazy Train	R
	7:00 PM	Indie Band Night – Music ends 12:00 AM Crisis Sanford 7:45PM, Craig Stickland 8:30PM, Cai.Ro 9:15PM, Future History 10:00PM, Twin Smith 11:00PM	CC
	7:30 PM	Holstein Show	LA
	Dusk	Fireworks at Dusk	ISR
	10:00 PM	Buildings Close
	12:00 AM	Midway Closes

Friday, September 28, 2012	9:00 AM	Buildings Open – Demonstrations Daily
	9:00 AM	Agri-Food Tent Opens – Cooking Shows throughout the day	AT
	9:00 AM	Light Horses- Junior & Gymkhana Show	ISR
	9:00 AM	Woodcarvers – from the Northern Ontario Woodcarvers Association	HC
	9:00 AM	Quilting Demonstration	HC
	9:30 AM	Wild Animal Encounter	ET
	9:30 AM	Hands on Real Food Station (to 1:30 pm)	AT
	10:00 AM	Craig Douglas	ET
	10:00 AM	Amazing Farm Animals	LA
	10:00 AM	Gymnastics Demonstration	OS
	10:30 AM	Diamond Jubilee Tea Room opens	PS
	10:30 AM	Glenn Ottaway	ET
	10:30 AM	Freestyle Moto-Cross (FMX) Bike Demonstration	R
	10:30 AM	Lincoln Leapers	OS
	11:00 AM	School Pep Rally	R
	11:00 AM	The Puppet Tamer	ET
	11:30 AM	Wild Animal Encounter	ET
	11:30 AM	Gymnastics Demonstration	OS
	12:00 PM	Craig Douglas	ET
	12:00 PM	Lincoln Leapers	OS
	12:00 PM	Amazing Farm Animals	LA
	12:00 PM	Knitting & Quilting Demonstration	HC
	12:30 PM	Glenn Ottaway	ET
	1:00 PM	World’s Finest Shows Midway Opens
	1:00 PM	The Puppet Tamer	ET
	1:00 PM	Freestyle Moto-Cross (FMX) Bike Demonstration	R
	1:00 PM	Sheep Shearing	OMB
	1:00 PM	Gymnastics Demonstration	OS
	1:30 PM	Wild Animal Encounter	ET
	1:30 PM	Lincoln Leapers	OS
	2:00 PM	Sheep Shearing	OMB
	2:00 PM	York Region Food Charter Launch	AT
	2:00 PM	Gymnastics Demonstration	OS
	3:00 PM	Mark Cullen	AT
	3:00 PM	Crochet and Fabric Knitting	HC
	4:00 PM	Children’s Pet Show Registration	ET
	4:00 PM	President’s Choice Superdogs	LA
	4:30 PM	Children’s Pet Show	ET
	5:00 PM	Wine Tent (to 9:00 PM)	WT
	6:00 PM	So You Think You Can Cook At The Fair	AT
	6:00 PM	President’s Choice Superdogs	LA
	6:00 PM	Parade – A Cavalcade of Horses	HD
	7:00 PM	Truck and Tractor Pull	R
	7:00 PM	Giant Screen Video Dance – Music ends 11:00 PM	OS
	7:00 PM	Teen Talent Contest	ET
	Dusk	Fireworks at Dusk	ISR
	8:00 PM	President’s Choice Superdogs	LA
	8:30 PM	Music by “Two For The Show” – Music ends 12:15 AM	CC
	10:00 PM	Buildings Close
	12:00 AM	Midway Closes

Saturday, September 29, 2012	9:00 AM	Buildings Open – Demonstrations Daily	PS
	9:00 AM	Agri-Food Tent Opens – Cooking Shows throughout the day	AT
	9:00 AM	Just Crafts Open	HW
	9:00 AM	Baby Contest (must be pre-registered)	ET
	9:00 AM	Woodcarvers – from the Northern Ontario Woodcarvers Association	HC
	9:00 AM	Calligraphy and Quilting Demonstrations	HC
	9:00 AM	Light Horse Hunter Show	ISR
	9:00 AM	Heavy Horse Show Featuring Six Horse Hitch (to approximately 5 PM)	R
	10:00 AM	World’s Finest Shows Midway Opens
	10:00 AM	4-H Interclub Beef Show	LA
	10:00 AM	Hands on Real Food Station (to 1:00 pm)	AT
	10:30 AM	Diamond Jubilee Tea Room opens	PS
	10:30 AM	Wild Animal Encounter	ET
	10:30 AM	Sheep Shearing	OMB
	11:00 AM	The Puppet Tamer	ET
	11:00 AM	York 4-H Beef Achievement Show	LA
	11:00 AM	Amazing Cow	OMB
	11:30 AM	Kick Up A Fuss Cloggers	ET
	11:30 AM	Gymnastics Demo	OS
	12:00 PM	Glenn Ottaway	ET
	12:00 PM	Shorthorn Cattle Show	LA
	12:00 PM	Lincoln Leapers	OS
	12:00 PM	Face Painting by Picasso & Friends (to 4:00 PM)	ET
	12:00 PM	Wine Tent (to 9:00 PM)	WT
	12:00 PM	Embroidery Demonstration	HC
	12:30 PM	Wild Animal Encounter	ET
	12:30 PM	Sheep Shearing	OMB
	1:00 PM	The Puppet Tamer	ET
	1:00 PM	Children’s Pedal Pull	OS
	1:00 PM	Music by Jenn Kee	WT
	1:30 PM	Kick Up A Fuss Cloggers	ET
	1:30 PM	Sheep Shearing	OMB
	2:00 PM	Glenn Ottaway	ET
	2:00 PM	Registration – Corn Husking Competition	LA
	2:30 PM	Craig Douglas	ET
	2:30 PM	Corn Husking Competition	LA
	2:30 PM	Sheep Shearing	OMB
	2:30 PM	Lincoln Leapers	OS
	3:00 PM	Toronto Banjo Band	ET
	3:00 PM	Chip Off the Old Block Contest	OS
	3:00 PM	Fabric Knitting Demonstration	HC
	3:30 PM	Wild Animal Encounter	ET
	3:30 PM	Amazing Cow	OMB
	3:45 PM	Gymnastics Demonstration	OS
	4:00 PM	Craig Douglas	ET
	4:00 PM	Sheep Shearing	OMB
	4:00 PM	Lincoln Leapers	OS
	4:30 PM	Toronto Banjo Band	ET
	4:30 PM	Gymnastics Demonstration	OS
	5:00 PM	Markham Concert Band	ET
	5:30 PM	Markham Concert Band	ET
	6:00 PM	So You Think You Can Cook At The Fair	AT
	6:00 PM	Parade – A Cavalcade of Horses	HD
	7:00 PM	Horse Pull	LA
	7:00 PM	Canada’s #1 Demolition Derby	R
	7:00 PM	Old Tyme Fiddling Contest	ET
	Dusk	Fireworks at Dusk	ISR
	8:00 PM	Doors open Crow’s Corral	CC
	10:00 PM	Buildings Close
	12:00 AM	Midway Closes

Sunday, September 30, 2012	9:00 AM	Buildings Open – Demonstrations Daily	PS
	9:00 AM	Agri-Food Tent Opens – Cooking Shows throughout the day	AT
	9:00 AM	Just Crafts Open	HW
	9:00 AM	Light Horse Morgan & Saddle Bred	IRS
	9:00 AM	4-H Lawn Tractor Pull	R
	9:00 AM	Woodcarvers – from the Northern Ontario Woodcarvers Association	HC
	9:00 AM	Beading Demonstration	HC
	10:00 AM	World’s Finest Shows Midway Opens
	10:30 AM	Diamond Jubilee Tea Room opens	PS
	10:30 AM	Hands on Real Food Station (to 12:30 PM)	AT
	10:30 AM	Wild Animal Encounter	ET
	11:00 AM	The Puppet Tamer	ET
	11:00 AM	Children’s Pedal Pull	OS
	11:00 AM	Meet & Greet with SHREK & FIONA (until 2:00 PM)	HD
	11:00 AM	Parade – A Cavalcade of Horses	HD
	11:30 AM	Craig Douglas	ET
	11:30 AM	Sheep Shearing	OMB
	12:00 PM	Glenn Ottaway	ET
	12:00 PM	Painting and Ribbon Roses Demonstration	HC
	12:00 PM	Face Painting by Picasso & Friends (to 4:00 PM)	ET
	12:00 PM	Amazing Cow	OMB
	12:00 PM	Lincoln Leapers	OS
	12:00 PM	Wine Tent (open until 5:00 PM)	WT
	12:30 PM	Wild Animal Encounter	ET
	12:30 PM	School Children Awards	OS
	12:30 PM	York 4-H Rabbit Achievement,Show	LA
	1:00 PM	The Puppet Tamer	ET
	1:00 PM	Light Horse- Western Show – Speed Classes	ISR
	1:00 PM	Student Spelling Bee	OS
	1:00 PM	Live Music by “With the Dudes”	CC
	1:00 PM	Music by Jenn Kee	WT
	1:30 PM	Craig Douglas	ET
	1:30 PM	Sheep Shearing	OMB
	2:00 PM	Glenn Ottaway	ET
	2:30 PM	Kick Up A Fuss Cloggers	ET
	2:30 PM	Lincoln Leapers	OS
	3:00 PM	Quilting and Knitting	HC
	3:00 PM	Beatbox Bros featuring Scott Jackson & Peter Jarvis	ET
	3:00 PM	Amazing Cow	OMB
	3:00 PM	Gymnastics Demonstration	OS
	3:30 PM	Wild Animal Encounter	ET
	3:30 PM	Sheep Shearing	OMB
	3:30 PM	Lincoln Leapers	OS
	4:00 PM	Kick Up A Fuss Cloggers	ET
	4:00 PM	Gymnastics Demonstration	OS
	4:30 PM	Beatbox Bros featuring Scott Jackson & Peter Jarvis	ET
	5:00 PM	Motorsport Mania Monster Truck Show with FMX Freestyle Motocross and Hollywood Stunts Featuring Bounty Hunter, Iron Outlaw, After Shock & Krazy Train	R
	6:00 PM	Buildings Close

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Location Legend:

Look for these places where events will be presented around the Fair.

ISR – Infield Show Ring	OMB – Old MacDonald’s Barn
LA – Livestock Arena	ET – Entertainment Tent
OS – Outdoor Stage	R – Racetrack
CC – The Crow’s Corral	WT – Wine Tent
HB – Homecraft Building	HW – Homecraft Walkway
PS – Picnic Shelter	RB – Racetrack Backstretch
IGR – Infield Grass Ring	HD – Horse Drive
AT – Agri-Food Tent