THE BRANDON SUN • WINTER FAIR • MARCH 2022
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The first Brandon Sum- mer Fair was held in July 1889 on the corner of what is today 10th Street and Victoria Avenue, according to the Provincial Exhibi- tion of Manitoba. It moved to its current location on the Keystone grounds in the late 1800s. The need soon arose for a second annual fair and 1906, the Brandon Winter Fair was born, according to the archives. The purpose of this fair was primarily to promote the sale of livestock and encourage improvement in the breeding lines and care of animals, according to the Provincial Exhibi- tion. Educational oppor- tunities were added to the fair, as well displays by government agencies, im- plement dealers and other manufacturers. » Continued on Page 17
In 1882, to show the ag- ricultural potential of the region, Charles Whitehead and a small board of di- rectors decided to hold an agricultural exhibition, according to a paper in the S.J. McKee Archives at Brandon University. That October, Brandon held its first agricultur- al exhibition at what was known as Market Square on two acres of land on Princess Avenue between Eighth and Ninth streets. The weather didn’t co-op- erate, however, so the turnout was small, the paper says. The following year was much better, and there were 730 entries into the exhibition. By 1884, the board of directors of the Brandon Agricultural Society, which was in charge of the exhi- bition, realized they were
Queen Elizabeth II speaks with an unknown youth during a visit to Brandon and the Provincial Exhibition on July 12, 1970. (File)
was not the best time for farmers to be leaving their farms. In 1888, it was de- cided to move the exhibi- tion to the summertime.
in poor financial shape, to the point of being person- ally out of pocket, the pa- per reads. They realized October
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