The 157th annual Six Nations Fall Fair welcomed local residents and visitors from near and far during its run from Friday, September 11, through Sunday, September 13, 2026.
Organized by the Six Nations Agricultural Society, the weekend-long affair featured a full schedule of activities for visitors of all ages, around 26 food vendors and 23 craft and community vendors.
While the midway’s rides and games, caricature artists, chainsaw carving, magic shows, foam parties, the petting zoo, and various fair exhibits were open to the public throughout the weekend, each day featured a little something special.
Kicking off with a kids’ day on Friday, youngsters spent their time checking out various dog shows, Redbarn workshops and the onsite escape room.
The day also included the Ambassador presentations and crowning, and in the evening, families packed inside the arena for the Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling show.
The fun continued into Saturday with the baby show, a sports recognition ceremony, a traditional powwow, the escape room, more Redbarn workshops and the CKRZ radio bingo. The day also featured a host of live music from The Untitled, Cam Silver and two-time JUNO Award winner Derek Miller.
On the final day of the fair, guests once again flooded into the fairgrounds for the car and bike show, another traditional powwow, smoke dance competition, demolition derby and more live music from 2nd Line Bluegrass and Kendra Gabrielle.
At the end of the day, newly crowned Miss Six Nations ambassador Degahedage Lacey John, got to pull the winning ticket of the $12,051 50/50 draw.
Jennifer Montour, President of the Six Nations Agricultural Society Executive, said she and her team were happy with how everything turned out.
“The turnout has been very good and we’re so excited about all the traffic we’ve had,” she said. “The weather cooperated beautifully the entire time, it really was so perfect. We tried some new things this year, but of course we brought a few things back like the wrestling and the demolition derby – those are always a big hit. We also had a record number of food and craft vendors both here in the main area here, and the powwow as well, so it’s really just been a great weekend.”
Montour continued, saying, “People have been really commenting on how the fair has grown and how we’ve been slowly bringing it back with all the community support, and in terms of people attending as well as businesses. It’s wonderful to hear those kinds of comments so we’re grateful for that.”
The president later added she was thankful for everyone who made the fall tradition another great success. Between the fall decorations from Flower by Leenie, the directors and board members, volunteers, vendors and sponsors, the fair wouldn’t have been the same without them.
“I want to thank everybody who supported us and who came out to the fair this year,” she said. “We had about 25 volunteers, many who were students, on top of everyone else from the board, and they were just so eager to help out. It’s been a wonderful fair and we look forward to being bigger and better next year.”
Kimberly De Jong’s reporting is funded by the Canadian government through its Local Journalism Initiative.The funding allows her to report rural and agricultural stories from Blandford-Blenheim and Brant County. Reach her at kimberly.dejong@brantbeacon.ca.
