Covid-19 Caused a Crafting Comeback…So Comeback and Share Your Pandemic Projects at the Fair
Did you find arts and crafts helpful to pass the time
throughout the past two years? Pandemic statistics state there was a 200% boom in online
hobby sales and Western Fair can’t wait to see your work on display during this year’s annual fair.
London, Ontario, June 21, 2022: Did you find arts and crafts helpful to pass the time throughout the past two years? Pandemic statistics state there was a 200% boom in online hobby sales and Western Fair can’t wait to see your work on display during this year’s annual fair.
Happy Days are here again – and our arts, culinary and gardening competition entries are open with lots of categories and Creative Arts Competition opportunities for all ages. Our valued sponsor The Londoner is back on board as our 2022 Creative Arts Competition supporter, helping Western Fair get out message out to the public, and we couldn’t be happier! Watch for community and fair competition updates and information in The Londoner throughout July and August.
How do you showcase your crafty creations at the Western Fair? It’s as easy as one, two three.
Visit the fair’s website westerfair.ca and go to the Competitions Page to register online as an exhibitor.
Check out all the available 2022 competitions from fine art, photography, crafts, culinary, quilts, flowers, vegetable competitions and more, and select the categories you want to enter.
Drop your entries off at the Western Fair’s Entry Office in August to be judged for your chance to win thousands of dollars in prize money, bragging rights and your skills on display for all of London to see!
The Western Fair would love to see a ton of community members share their talents as we get back to doing what we love best at the fair – Creative Arts Competition and creative competitions. Exhibitors are encouraged to use our new online entry process at western.fairwire.com
Need assistance give our competitions team a call at (519) 438-7203 ex 327 or email prizebook@wesernfairdistrict.com
Western Fair is the place to share and showcase your talents and hobbies. If a gardening green thumb is more your style we have competition classes for that too. Many divisions and classes to enter, something for everyone and every age, and if you have ideas for future competitions we would love to hear from you.
BUY EARLY, SAVE BIG: If you would like to attend the Western Fair, September 9-18, 2022, discounted Advance Tickets are available online at www.westernfair.ca NEW this year Children 10 & under and Seniors 70+ are FREE!
For More Information:
Greg Blanchard
(519) 438-7203 EX 239
gblanchard@westernfairdistrict.com
New Fair Layout to Delight Fairgoers this September
“An exciting new annual fair layout is in store for fairgoers in 2022,” says Reg Ash, CEO of the Western Fair Association. The redesign of buildings, midways, parking, and agriculture offerings will provide a more cohesive and interconnected fair experience come the start of the fall classic.
London, Ontario, June 14, 2022: Happy Days are here again as the 2022 Western Fair returns this September. “An exciting new annual fair layout is in store for fairgoers in 2022,” says Reg Ash, CEO of the Western Fair Association. The redesign of buildings, midways, parking, and agriculture offerings will provide a more cohesive and interconnected fair experience come the start of the fall classic. The re-design will wrap ALL the fun of the midway, outdoor food, exhibitors, attractions, and entertainment around a new home for community displays, competitive arts, indoor attractions, and arts & culture exhibits - the Agriplex.
Many fair fans will remember the Agriplex, as the home of animal exhibits, livestock breed displays, and farm programming, and most recently a vaccine clinic throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. This fall the fair team will convert the plex back into a big, modern, indoor display space for London’s award-winning fair. The Agriplex’s lobby, pavilion and arena will be a game-changer for indoor exhibits, attractions, and community competitions at the fair. Traditional fair display buildings of the past, on the north side of the grounds have all been successfully repurposed. London’s Best Market lives in the beautiful old Confederation Building, and the Canada and Progress Buildings now serve as the Western Fair Association’s new agri-food hub – The Grove.
Animals and farming displays, an important educational element of an agricultural fair in an urban centre, will move to the Raceway’s handsome Paddock facility. The barn built in 2001 for housing horses during the Western Fair District’s race season, will transform into a more intimate and interactive agriculture experience. The space is an exciting project for the fair team to re-develop for our livestock and animal experts, as well as the thousands of fair guests who make a visit to the barn a must-do activity when at the fair.
Music and concerts will also evolve to provide a new indoor experience for fair attendees, with the Western Fair Sports Centre’s Olympic Bowl converted from ice surface to concert space, for a couple of nights this fall.
“A newly designed fair is just one of many changes to the District, and our team, since our last event in 2019,” said Reg Ash, CEO. Western Fair Association’s Board, management and staff have accommodated many changes throughout the last two years, and the organization continues to innovate to serve its agricultural mandate in new ways. “Our traditional fair footprint was inevitably going to change by the advancement of The Grove - our new agri-business hub which repurposed many older fair buildings, and the introduction of London’s Rapid Transit along King, Ontario, and Dundas streets, as well as Queens Park on the North side of the grounds. The reimagined fair blueprint will prepare us for future success and functionality of our ever-evolving London landmark.” said Ash.
The Western Fair’s team of dedicated employees are happy to get back to business and launch the new fair and new layout, with all the fun, rides, food, competitions, music, and animals our customers have come to love. The pandemic has reminded everyone how much we miss being together, the significance of community and the annual fair has been that memorable meeting place for all, for more than a century, surviving wars, fires, depressions and now pandemics. See you in September southwestern Ontario.
The Western Fair, one of Canada’s largest fairs and a Top 10 event in Ontario, is excited to welcome fair fans and families back to its first fair in two years, September 9-18, 2022. Happy Days are here again as rides, food, entertainment, indoor displays and competitions, animals and attractions decorate the grounds for a last blast of fun this fall. Check out admissions, promotions, and fair information at westernfair.ca further details, attractions and entertainment announced throughout the summer.
For More Information:
Greg Blanchard, Director of Sales and Retail, WFD
gblanchard@westernfairdistrict.com
(519) 438-7203 EX 239
Happy Days ahead as Western Fair Returns This September
Western Fair Association is excited to announce today that the annual Western Fair, its award-winning signature event, will return this fall, September 9-18, 2022, after two years of cancellations due to COVID-19. Early details are available on the Fair’s website this morning, westernfair.ca, with many more to be added this summer.
London, Ontario, May 11, 2022: Western Fair Association is excited to announce today that the annual Western Fair, its award-winning signature event, will return this fall, September 9-18, 2022, after two years of cancellations due to COVID-19. Early details are available on the Fair’s website this morning, westernfair.ca, with many more to be added this summer.
The Fair’s website highlights its new 2022 marketing campaign – “Happy Days” – “an ode to what many of us are feeling in the event industry after two years of shut-downs and restrictions” said WFA, CEO, Reg Ash. Early Fair information includes a comprehensive list of competitions including best-in-class art, photography, crafts, and culinary, to name a few. New sponsorship opportunities for local businesses to support the annual fair’s return; an early call for fair food vendors, exhibitors, and people interested in one of the many fun roles required to operate the 10-day event in September; and 2022 ticket prices and gate promotions.
Fair fans can take advantage of a $10 Early Bird Admission special, available until June 1st. Advance Super Passes go on sale today - $40 (ride-all-day bracelet + fair admission). Corporate group sale packages are also available for businesses that want to offer value pricing for their employees, as well as private groups of 15 or more.
“We want everyone to have the opportunity to be happy and enjoy a day at the Fair in 2022, we all deserve that,” said Ash. “WFA is pleased to launch Kids 10 & under, and Seniors 70+ are FREE at Western Fair… and we are holding our 2019 gate admission price of $15 for 2022, to keep the fair affordable, at a time when everything costs more.”
The Fair’s event team are happy to be back working on the fall classic and are looking forward to seeing traditional fair fans again, and welcoming new ones. In the coming months watch for attraction and entertainment updates, Entry Office opening, fair food announcements and fun highlights to get everyone excited for Happy Days this September.
About the Fair: The Western Fair is the City of London’s largest community event, one of Canada’s major fairs and a Top 10 event in Ontario. Western Fair is a ten-day, fun-filled event every fall, and delights in welcoming fair fans and families back to its first fair in two years, September 9-18, 2022. Happy Days are here again as thrill rides, food, entertainment, indoor displays and competitions, animals, and attractions decorate the grounds for a last blast of fun this fall. Check out admissions, promotions, and fair information at westernfair.ca
For More Information:
Greg Blanchard, Director of Sales and Retail, WFD
gblanchard@westernfairdistrict.com
(519) 438-7203 EX 239