| Welcome to Metcalfe Fair |
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| Since 1856 |
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| The Metcalfe Fair is an annual agricultural fair held in Metcalfe Ontario, a town located about 15 miles south of Ottawa, Ontario, the Capital City of Canada. This fair has been held in the fall of each year since 1856.
It first began in the communities south and east of the newly founded town of Ottawa in the Province of Canada, eleven years before Canadian Confederation. That was before the American Civil War, and before Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States. The County of Russell Agricultural Society was formed in 1856 for the purpose of presenting an Agricultural Fair in September. Originally intended to rotate annually in the Townships of Gloucester, Osgoode, Russell, and Cumberland, the fair found a permanent home in the Village of Metcalfe in 1861. In 1912, the year the Titanic sank, the County of Russell Agricultural Society changed its name to the Metcalfe Agricultural Society. Today, Metcalfe Fair is a thriving major agricultural fair in Eastern Ontario. |
| www.MetcalfeFair.ca |
| www.MetcalfeFair.com |
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| Upcoming Events |
| Since MetcalfeFair.com first opened on June 12, 2002, this page has welcomed 106,170 visitors as of March 15, 2010. We had 19,166 of those visits last year. 2010 count to date: 897 visits. |
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The OAAS Convention pictures are now available in the Related Albums section of the Photo Gallery. The March meeting of the MAS Board of Directors has been changed to Monday, March 22. This will be our pot-luck supper meeting and the supper will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m. The March meeting of the MAS Board of Directors will examine the proposed changes to the Constitution of the Metcalfe Agricultural Society that were announced at the Annual Meeting in January. Everyone with a paid up membership for 2010 is urged to attend this meeting. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE DOCUMENT OF PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES. |
| September 30 - October 3, 2010 |
| You'll find information about our fair in the Online Office and News & Information sections you can contact a person in our Fair Office, and you can tour the 2009 fair in our Photo Gallery We have hundreds of pictures to show you there! Be sure to visit the "Related Albums" section of the Gallery. These are albums about the Metcalfe Agricultural Society and our community. Enjoy your visit with us. |
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