What You'll Find

While we are still in the planning stage, this is what we hope to bring to this event. all details will be confirmed once ticket sales are live (est mid July).

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Heritage Makers Market
 

Shop directly from skilled artisans and rural makers offering:

• Handmade goods

• Fiber arts and wool products

• Leatherwork and hide tanning products

• Traditional crafts

• Woodworking

• Metalwork and blacksmithing

• Herbal and natural products

• Homestead goods

• Farm products

• Artwork and photography

• Handmade gifts and seasonal items
   

Heritage Demonstrations
 

Throughout the day, attendees may have opportunities to watch and learn from demonstrations such as:

• Hide tanning

• Wool processing

• Spinning and weaving

• Blacksmithing

• Traditional handcrafts

• Fur handling

• Homesteading skills

• Historical rural practices

• Heritage livestock demonstrations

• Demonstrations are subject to confirmation and weather conditions.

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Fall Fair Activities

Visitors can enjoy:

• Heritage livestock displays

• Children's activities

• Traditional fall fair competitions

• Educational exhibits

• Farm and homestead displays

• Community groups

• Seasonal food vendors

• Photo opportunities

• Harvest-themed attractions

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Heritage Competitions & Demonstrations

Step Back in Time and Put Your Skills to the Test

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The Wild Heritage Fall Fair Heritage Competition Area celebrates the practical skills, craftsmanship, and traditions that built rural communities.

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Throughout the day, competitors, demonstrators, and spectators can enjoy a variety of heritage-inspired challenges showcasing strength, skill, creativity, and traditional knowledge.

Whether you're competing, demonstrating, or cheering from the sidelines, these events offer something for all ages.

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Heritage Kitchen Competitions

Celebrating home cooking, food preservation, and traditional recipes passed through generations.

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Categories

• Best Homemade Pie

• Best Cinnamon Buns

• Best Sourdough Bread

• Best Preserves & Jams

• Best Pickles

• Best Family Recipe

• Best Heritage Dessert

• Best Wild Game Recipe

• Best Soup or Stew

• Youth Baking Competition
   

Entries will be judged on appearance, flavour, texture, creativity, and heritage significance.
 

Smoked Meat & Outdoor Cooking Competition

Showcase traditional methods of preserving and preparing food.

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Categories

• Best Smoked Beef

• Best Smoked Pork

• Best Smoked Wild Game

• Best Jerky

• Best Sausage

• Best BBQ Sauce

• Best Heritage Camp Cooking

• People's Choice Award
   

Participants will have the opportunity to share techniques, recipes, and stories behind their craft.
 

Lumberjack Skills Challenge

A crowd favourite inspired by traditional forestry and logging heritage.
 

Potential Events

• Crosscut Saw Challenge

• Bucksaw Competition

• Log Rolling Demonstration

• Axe Throwing Competition

• Speed Wood Splitting

• Chainsaw Precision Carving

• Firewood Stacking Race
   

Events will be adjusted to ensure participant and spectator safety.

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Heritage Skills Competition

Celebrating practical skills that have sustained families and communities for generations.

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Categories

• Hide Scraping

• Rope Making

• Basket Weaving

• Hand Sewing

• Leatherworking

• Fiber Preparation

• Spinning Challenge

• Knot Tying Competition

• Traditional Tool Identification

• Heritage Knowledge Quiz

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Agricultural Competitions

Recognizing the agricultural roots of our region.

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Categories

• Largest Pumpkin

• Best Garden Produce

• Best Potato Harvest

• Best Homegrown Vegetables

• Best Floral Arrangement

• Best Grain Display

• Best Honey

• Best Farm Display

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Activities

• Nail Driving Contest

• Sack Races

• Mini Lumberjack Challenge
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Watch. Learn. Participate.

The Heritage Competition Area is more than a contest—it's a celebration of the skills, knowledge, and traditions that continue to connect us to the land, our communities, and each other.