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EDITORIAL: Festival season is upon us

August 15, 2013   ·   0 Comments

We’re coming into my favorite time of the year. Fall.

The colours, the smells, warm sweaters and of course, the many fall fairs and activities planned in the month to come.

Over the weekend, the New Tecumseth community celebrated the 40th Annual Alliston Potato Festival. As expected, the Festival was very well attended, with thousands of people flocking to Alliston to enjoy the street market, midway and live entertainment. Perhaps the best part of the Potato Festival was the Rotary Parade, which included more than 150 floats and took more than an hour and a half to complete its procession. Those who lined Victoria Street – some more than an hour early to get the perfect spot – said it was the best parade in years.

This weekend, the Meet Your Neighbour Picnic will take place at the Second Street park in Beeton (see page 9 for full event details). This event, organized by the Beeton Mixed Slo–Pitch League, is a fun way to get out, meet with neighbours and enjoy a day in the park. This family friendly event includes many fun activities for all ages – from eating contests, to vendors and even a beer garden. Although the Picnic takes place in Beeton, this free event is open to all residents, so come on out and meet your neighbours!

From September 13 – 15th The Beeton Fall Fair will take place in the Beeton fairgrounds. This is the 157th Annual Fall Fair, and this year’s theme is ‘Today’s Farmer’. The event includes something for every taste – from midway rides to homecrafts, and live animals to a smash-up derby. This year, Fair organizers have included a live music line-up on Friday night. Pay one price wristbands will get you on as many rides as your stomach can handle (midway provided by Classic Amusements) Friday night and all day Saturday (get your advanced discount at www.classicamusements.ca)

Look to the Times on September 5th for your 12-page feature pull-out section with stories about ‘Today’s Farmer’. We will be looking at topics such as: abandoned farm houses – farmers no longer live on the land they tend; advanced farming technology – hybrid seeds, tractors, watering methods; mono-farming – why are farmers growing all one type of crop or just farming livestock; The eat/shop local trend – you are what you eat; a year in the life of a farmer – where does the harvest go and why are farmers pre-selling next years crops already. This and much more will be covered in our complete Fall Fair guide.

Although the first full day of fall doesn’t happen until September 22nd, the cooler nights, commercials advertising the Toronto Exhibition and back to school countdown give away that fall is just around the corner. Why not make the best of it? Plan to attend everything your community has to offer and get outside!

By Wendy Soloduik

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