Attractions

Markham Fair is once again hosting the Demolition Derby competition on Thursday, September 27, 2018, 7PM. This is a fan favourite! There are 3 classes of metal crushing mahem! Full Size Straight Stock, Figure 8 Racing, Minismash ($ prize money) classes will challenge the drivers and entertain the fans! Approximately 50 pre-loved automobiles will take [...]

Tractor and Truck Pull If you come on Friday, September 28, 2018 at 7PM you can enjoy the sound of raw diesel power and you’ll be right at home with several thousand other spectators as you watch a huge variety of tractors and trucks compete for the winning prize in the Truck and [...]

Jess and Tay are Singer/Songwriters currently living in Toronto going into their 4th and final year at Humber College. Both are Vocal Majors in the Bachelor Of Music Program, their band is comprised of students that have graduated or are still in the same program. Jessie being from Hamilton and Taylor from Pickering, met at [...]

Take a food journey into this fall season with Nadia Rehman, Owner of Flavour Food Co and as seen on MasterChef Canada season 5. Using local and seasonal ingredients she will be making 3 simple and flavourful dishes that anyone can master! She will be whipping up a quick and easy pumpkin and coconut soup, [...]

Rooks to Cooks is the GTA’s most innovative culinary school and they will be heating things up at the Markham Fair with an amazing cooking challenge for Young Chefs!!  Join Chef Shai Mandel, founder and CEO of Rooks to Cooks, at the 1st Annual YOUNG COOK OF THE YEAR COMPETITION. It will be deliciously exciting [...]

'That's My Drag!' is a professional travelling drag troupe that originated in Guelph and now has shows in 8 cities across Ontario. 'That's My Drag!' was created by TroyBoy Entertainment, a company specializing in Drag and Burlesque entertainment. Currently working with 37 of Canada's best drag entertainers 'That's My Drag!' promises to  bring you a [...]

From HAND TO PLOW – Tool Time in Farm Rhyme MOTUS O creates and performs an original production – From HAND TO PLOW. The company will present this original piece several times each day in their ROUND TENT; a tent venue that was specifically made for the event. The 15 minute dance/theatre production may seem [...]

Jeff Blackburn is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist based in Toronto, CAN. Heavily inspired by illustration, graffiti, and comic books, Blackburn’s work is known for its emphasis of line and texture, focusing on the linear deconstruction of form through a series of exploratory contour lines. Recent paintings are constructed by merging contemporary urban art aesthetics with [...]

For those of you who are not familiar with the Tractor pulling competition. It is when a special-built weighted pulling machine, which is more commonly known as a “sled” is pulled by a modified lawn tractor on a dirt track of a specific distance. As the Garden Tractor pulls the sled down the track, ballast [...]

Good Enough Live Karaoke is Toronto's best live band karaoke experience letting anyone with the desire and guts to join them on stage, take the mic and sing! It’s a bit terrifying, hugely exhilarating and completely awesome! A five-piece band featuring guitars, bass, keyboards and drums, Good Enough’s repertoire of 350 songs spans genres and [...]