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THE BRANDON SUN • WINTER FAIR • MARCH 2025
N EW EXPERIENCES FOR A LONG-STANDING EVENT
Bathed in a spotlight, Scottish pipers sound off during the opening ceremonies of the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in the Westoba Place Arena in 2024. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun)
BY CONNOR MCDOWELL T he Royal Manitoba Winter Fair has returned for its 115th year with a program of food, enter- tainment, competition and education that will put a focus on agriculture and the history of the fair. The fair this year is set to run from March 31 to April 5. Organizers put an emphasis this year on providing new experiences and leaning into a long history of success, fair president Clint Swain told the Sun. The fair returns for an-
will add to the quality, number-one equestrian fair that has benefitted Manitoba for generations. Making its first-ever appearance this year is a brand new education- al display called ‘Soil Superheroes.’ Swain told the Sun the addition was brought with a theme of education about agriculture and its role in our daily lives. The 1,400 square-foot agricultur- al display will appear at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair for the first time, Swain said, adding that orga- nizers chose the display for its nov- elty and educational value.
other important year for Brandon and the agricultural community and will provide new experiences such as a dogs-do-magic show, a hall-of-memories and a first-ever program focused on soil and agri- cultural education. It has been 55 years since the fair was designated as Royal by the late monarch Queen Elizabeth II. In fact, Brandon’s fair was one of two fairs in Canada to receive Royal desig- nation from the late queen. In light of this, history is on the docket and organizers have planned a few fea- tures to teach about the fair and its benchmarks through the years. It
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