Metcalfe Fair 2025 Schedule of Events
(events and schedule subject to change)
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PLEASE NOTE – No public parking on Fairgrounds.
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Gate Admission
THURSDAY: Age 13 and over – $10; ages 6 to 12 – $5; 5 and under – FREE
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY:
Age 13 & over – $15; ages 6 to 12 – $5; 5 & under – FREE
WEEKEND PASSES:
Ages 13 & over – $35.00 until 12:00 p.m. (noon) on September 27th; $40.00 September 28th until 12:00 p.m. (noon) on October 2nd.
Ages 6 to 12 – $12.00
Available at the Fair Office and at area businesses starting September 5th.
**NOTE** Midway tickets or bracelets DO NOT include gate admission
Midway Prices
Pre-sale tickets at Fair office – $50 for 26 tickets ($44.25 plus HST). Pre-Sale ends at 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Thursday, October 2nd.
Ride Bracelets (Friday October 3rd ONLY) – $45 ($40.00 plus HSY) at Midway ticket office only.
**ALL RIDES FREE from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, October 4th**
All rides take 1 to 3 coupons
**NOTE** Midway tickets or bracelets DO NOT include gate admission
Midway Hours of Operation:
Thursday, Oct. 2nd (Toonie Night) – 4 coupons for $8.00 plus HST 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 4th 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 5th 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 6th 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
[ Online ticket sales coming soon! ]
ENTERTAINMENT AREA – Behind Agricultural Hall
COMMUNITY STAGE – Inside Blackforest Barn Door
| WEDNESDAY, October 1st | |
| 5 – 7:00 p.m. | Entries for Homecrafts, Culinary Arts, Flowers and Junior Division and 4-H Lifeskills accepted at Family Pavilion (Curling Club) |
| 5 – 7:00 p.m. | Entries for Produce, Field Crops, and 4-H Field Crops accepted at the Agricultural Hall |
| PLEASE NOTE ALL ENTRIES FOR THE FAMILY DIVISION, PRODUCE AND FIELD CROPS MUST BE IN BY 10:00 A.M. – Thursday, October 2nd. | |
| THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2nd | |
| 8 -10:00 a.m. | Agricultural Hall & Family Pavilion accepting entries |
| 10:00 a.m. | Judging – Grains, Hay & Silage, Fruits & Vegetables, 4-H Field Crops – Agricultural Hall Culinary Arts, Wine, Pickles & Jams, Honey, Syrup, Eggs, Homecrafts, Flowers & Plants, Jr. Division, 4-H Life Skills – Family Pavilion |
| 12 – 3 p.m. | Special Needs Day Events |
| 4 p.m. | Gates and Midway Open |
| 6:00 p.m. | Grease Fire Demo – Behind Midway |
| 7 p.m. | Demolition Derby – Behind Midway |
| 9:30 p.m. | DW and the Derringers – Entertainment Area – No cover charge |
| FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3rd – CITY OF OTTAWA DAY | |
| 8 a.m. | Gates Open |
| 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Agricultural Education Displays “The Barn Door” (School Groups Only) |
| 9:30 a.m. | East Carleton 4-H Sheep Club Achievement Day – Hicks Insurance Show Pavilion |
| 10:00 a.m. | Meet the Keepers Wildlife Rescue – Curling Club Lawn |
| 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. | Exhibit Halls Open Antiques Display – Antique Display Area |
| 10:45 a.m. | Capital Cowgirls – Arena |
| 12:00 p.m. | Heavy Horse Show – Grandstand |
| 12:15 p.m. | Nation Valley Ranch Vaulters – Arena |
| 12:30 p.m. | Meet the Keepers Wildlife Rescue – Curling Club Lawn |
| 1:00 p.m. | Midway Opens |
| 1:30 p.m. | Capital Cowgirls – Arena |
| 2 – 6 p.m. | Agricultural Educational Displays – Blackforest Contractor Barn Door |
| 3:00 p.m. | Meet the Keepers Wildlife Rescue – Curling Club Lawn |
| 4 – 7 p.m. | DJ Bobby B – Entertainment Area (Included with price of admission to the Fair) |
| 7 p.m. | Heavy Horse Pull – Grandstand |
| Grease Fire Simulator Demonstration at the Fire Department Display. | |
| 9 p.m. | Silver Creek – Entertainment Area – $25 + Gate Admission in advance until 8:00 p.m. on the night of the performance, $30 at the door. *** Must be 19+ to enter *** Valid ID required *** |
| SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4th – CARLETON MUSHROOM DAY | |
| 8 a.m. | Gates Open |
| 8:30 a.m. | Children’s Pet Show & Games Registration – Grandstand |
| 9 a.m. | Children’s Pet Show & Games – Grandstand Heavy Horse – Ring #1 – Grandstand |
| 10 a.m. | FREE RIDES till 11 a.m. courtesy of Robertson Amusements |
| 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Antique Demonstrations – Antique Display Area |
| 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. | Exhibit Halls Open |
| 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Agricultural Education Displays – Blackforest Contractor Barn Door |
| 10:00 a.m. | Regional 4-H Dairy Heifer Show – Arena |
| Fiddling and Step Dancing Competitions – Community Centre Hall | |
| Light Horse Show – Ring #2 – Grandstand | |
| Meet the Keepers Wildlife Rescue – Curling Club Lawn | |
| 10:30 a.m. | 4-H Regional Championship Sheep Show – Hicks Insurance Show Pavilion |
| 11 a.m. | Midway Ticket Sales Open |
| Auto Extraction Demo – Fire Department Area/Curling Club | |
| Clark Stanley – The Original Snake Oil King – Antique Display Area | |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lil John – Blackforest Contractor Barn Door |
| 11:45 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Jacky’s Face Painting – Blackforest Contractor Barn Door |
| 12:00 p.m. – 4 p.m. | Magic by Ben – Balloon Twisting – Throughout Grounds |
| 12:00 p.m. | Heavy and Light Horse Hitch Classes – Grandstand |
| 6′ Man Eating Chicken Horror Show – Antique Display Area | |
| Metcalfe Fair Pee Wee Dairy Show – Arena | |
| 12:30 p.m. | 4-H Regional Championship Beef Heifer Show – Arena |
| Meet the Keepers Wildlife Rescue – Curling Club Lawn | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Wrestling – Entertainment Area |
| 1:15 p.m. | Lil John – Blackforest Contractor Barn Door |
| 1:30 p.m. | Clark Stanley – The Original Snake Oil King – Antiques Display Area |
| 2:00 to 4 p.m. | Garden Tractor Pull Registration |
| 2:30 p.m. | 6′ Man Eating Chicken Horror Show – Antique Display Area |
| 3:00 p.m. | Metcalfe Fair Market Lamb Show – (After 4-H Regional show) Hicks Show Pavilion |
| Meet the Keepers Wildlife Rescue – Curling Club Lawn | |
| 4:00 p.m. | Metcalfe Fair Junior Steer Show – Arena |
| 4 – 7 p.m. | DJ BOBBY B – Entertainment Area (Included with price of admission to the Fair) |
| 5:00 p.m. | Garden Tractor Pull – Grandstand |
| 6:30 p.m. | Square Dance Lessons – Community Centre – Ray Wilson Hall |
| 7:00 p.m. | Square Dancing – Community Centre – Ray Wilson Hall |
| Junior Lamb and Steer Auction – Hicks Show Pavillion | |
| 9 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. | Jason Blaine with The Timber Line – Entertainment Area – $30 + Gate Admission in advance until 8:00 p.m. on the night of the performance, $35 at the door. *** Must be 19+ to enter *** Valid ID required *** |
| SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5th – TOMLINSON DAY | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Gates Open |
| 8:00 a.m. | Classic Car & Hot Rod Show – Grandstand |
| 9 a.m. | Western Games – Arena |
| 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Exhibit Halls Open (Family Pavilion, Agricultural Hall) |
| Agricultural Educational Displays – Blackforest Contractor Barn Door | |
| 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | Antiques Demonstrations – Antique Display Area |
| 10:00 a.m. | Baby Show Registration – Blackforest Contractor Barn Door |
| Meet the Keepers Wildlife Rescue – Curling Club Lawn | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Baby Show – Blackforest Contractor Barn Door |
| Truck Pull Registration – Demo Derby Area | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Antique Tractor Demonstration Pull – Demo Derby Area |
| Open Beef Cattle Show – Hicks Insurance Show Pavilion | |
| Clark Stanley – The Original Snake Oil King – Antiques Display Area | |
| Meet the Keepers Wildlife Rescue – Curling Club Lawn | |
| 11:30 a.m. | Rock the Arts Puppets “The Udder Show” – Blackforest Contractor Barn Door |
| Truck Pull – Demo Derby Area | |
| 11:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Jacky’s Face Painting – Blackforest Contractor Barn Door |
| 12:00 p.m. | 6′ Man Eating Chicken Horror Show – Antique Display Area |
| 12 – 4 p.m. | Magic by Ben – Balloon Twisting – Throughout Grounds |
| 12:30 p.m. | Meet the Keepers Wildlife Rescue – Curling Club Lawn |
| Fashion Show – Community Centre – Ray Wilson Hall | |
| 12:45 p.m. | Rock the Arts Puppets “The Udder Show” – Blackforest Contractor Barn Door |
| 1:00 p.m. | Lil John – Blackforest Contractor Barn Door |
| 1:30 p.m. | Clark Stanley – The Original Snake Oil King – Antiques Display Area |
| 2:00 p.m. | Rock the Arts Puppets “The Udder Show” – Blackforest Contractor Barn Door |
| 2:30 p.m. | 6′ Man Eating Chicken Horror Show – Antique Display Area |
| 3:00 p.m. | Showcase of Champions – Family Pavilion |
| Meet the Keepers Wildlife Rescue – Curling Club Lawn | |
| 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. | Steady Belt – Entertainment Area |
| See you in 2026 – October 1st to October 4th! |