My name is Sarah Mast and I am 20 years old. I grew up on a small hobby farm where my love for animals and farming started to grow. I have been going to the Markham fair with my mom and 3 sisters since as long as I can remember. I placed my art work [...]
We at the Markham Fair were lucky enough to have the opportunity to sit down and interview Laura Empringham, the 2017 Head Ambassador for the Markham Fair. Laura has recently graduated from a sister college of the University of Guelph with a degree in agricultural studies, and is spending this summer working closely with the [...]
Just in time for March Break Looking for something to do this March break? Why not start your craft projects and get an early start for the Markham Fair Homecraft sections. The Exhibitor sections of the Markham Fair 2018 Prizebook are now online in PDF format. Download and print to see what's new in your [...]
Each year we introduce a new theme which is used to celebrate our fair, provide marketing interest and give Exhibitors new section challenges. The goal of the theme is to help define our celebration and provide something specific to rally around. Ideally the theme is meant to express the look of the fair when people [...]
2017 was another great year for beef shows at the Markham Fair. We hosted four successful beef shows. On Saturday we hosted the ‘All Ontario Shorthorn Show’ and the growing ‘Blonde d’Acquitaine Show’. It was exciting to see many young show people in the York and Interclub 4H shows as well as in the breeds’ [...]
At this year’s 2017 Fair, art students of local high schools were invited to showcase their talent in a newly developed exhibition “2017 High School Art Exhibition and Competition” We invited the Art Department of each high school in Markham and Stouffville to designate a group of artists to create a public work-of-art that will [...]
A cheque for $2,000 was presented to the Ambassador Team at the Markham Fair this past Thursday. The 2017 Markham Fair Ambassadors are Olivia Bolender, Rachel Moore and lead Ambassador Laura Empringham who will represent Markham Fair at the CNE in August 2018. The Ambassador Team will be present at community events such as the [...]
The Markham Fair Board of Directors, on behalf of the staff and hundreds of volunteers, would like to thank everyone involved, for another successful year at Markham Fair. We are especially grateful to our fair visitors for attending, our exhibitors for displaying their animals and handicrafts, our sponsors for supporting the fair financially, our concession [...]
Have you made your entries for the Markham Fair yet? We know that Participation House residents have! Today, Faircrow visited Participation House to check out the arts and crafts that the residents are preparing. Participation house was founded in 1972 to ensure that individuals with physical and developmental disabilities can obtain equal opportunities. The non-profit [...]
Last week, the Markham Fairgrounds showcased an exciting event hosted by EastGen. The EastGen Challenge is a two-day event for 4-H members between the ages of 14 to 21 and their dairy heifers (cows). The first day is all about education, fun and preparation for the show on day two. The competition includes a showmanship [...]
