Just in time for March Break! The 2020 competitions for homecraft, vegetables, crops and livestock are online in PDF format. Get your exhibits ready for Markham Fair. March break is a great time to work on your crafts and start planning for all the beautiful art, flowers and baked goods in the annual competitions. [...]
Since 2014, the Markham Fairgrounds has hosted a summer camp run by the YMCA. The YMCA Camp allows parents to send their children to an active and engaging program that instills positive and productive values in their child. The camp is located on the Markham Fairgrounds, allowing children to fully utilize the 104 acres of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Markham Fair's Lend-a-Hand Team is out visiting schools in York Region. In this first week we visited with 5 schools. Isabella, Christie and Cianna have been delivering an amazing program to the delight of students and teachers alike. The biggest success this week was interacting with the students and hearing them come up with ideas [...]
Lend a Hand - Youth Inspired We welcome your reservation here for a "Lend a Hand" school assembly or in-class workshop, to be held at your school. We have availability throughout May and June of 2016, based on a first-come, first-served basis. Each school assembly will be high-energy with music and presentation equipment. [...]
Markham Fair has been a community tradition since 1844. For generations we have been celebrating and promoting agriculture, and now more importantly than ever before, we are providing important educational opportunities for our urban neighbours to learn about the origin of our food supply and the sustainability of our planet! We have invited all of [...]
Community Garden Party at Markham Fair - Ribbon cutting ceremony. On September 13th, the Markham fair's community gardeners got together to celebrate their accomplishments this season and a successful first year for the garden! The rain did put a bit of a damper on the festivities, but a slight change of venue to [...]
see how their seeds are progressing during the summer through pictures and updates As fair time is fast approaching, the Markham Fair is getting primary school students involved in preparing our fair grounds for the fall! From May 20-23, Markham Fair staff is visiting 3 local elementary schools (Fraklin Street, Black Walnut, and [...]
Where does our food originate? We’ve created another initiative to engage the children of our community, educating them about gardening and the origin of our food. Pumpkins on display at Markham Fair In mid-May, our community gardener is available to visit local schools, and especially kindergarten and grade one classes, to discuss back-yard [...]
