Drumbo Fall Fair
three-day annual agricultural event in Ontario, Canada
The Drumbo Fall Fair is a three-day annual agricultural event which takes place in the village of Drumbo, Blandford-Blenheim township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. The fairgrounds are at 42 Center Street, a few minutes from the 401 highway. The fair is held annually on the third weekend after Labour Day.
History
The first fair in Blenheim Township, Oxford County, was held in 1850 as a community event on John Spiers Farm, just outside of Drumbo. It started as an opportunity for local farmers to showcase their crops and livestock. The cattle show was one of the original activities when the fair started, and it has continued on today.
The second year the Drumbo Fall Fair, which was still known as a local picnic for local farming families, was held on William Dicksons’ farm. for the next few years a picnic was held on a different farm each year.
On October 7, 1856, the first official Drumbo Fall Fair was held. The Muma farm north of Drumbo was chosen because of their new barn.
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