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 be […]
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 on how […]
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. We will bring everything necessary and will need about […]
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 our […]
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 inside rather than out at the garden solved the problem. With refreshments […]
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 Mazo de la Roche) to do 30-minute workshops with students in Senior Kindergarten, grade1, 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.
In mid-May, our community gardener is available to visit local schools, and especially kindergarten and grade one classes, to discuss back-yard horticulture, gardening, and the benefits of growing local food. Our […]
Markham Fair is pleased to announce an exciting, new initiative benefiting our community!
As we celebrate and promote agriculture at our annual fair, we are also educating our community about our food supply, sustainability, and creating awareness of our rural heritage. Beginning this planting season, we have created a community garden space on our grounds. Members […]
We are very pleased to report that our new community programs are up and running, and are being greeted with tremendous enthusiasm.
Artist-at-Large School Program
YRDSB and YCDSB elementary schools throughout Markham and Stouffville have been welcoming our summer students Laura Hartman and Devon Johnson as our “Artists-at-Large”, teaching students the techniques of perspective, shading, and other […]
