COMMITTEE: John and Linda Sparks 519-320-9633
ENTRIES Complete entries online using above link anytime between August 23 to midnight, Sunday, September 20. Entry forms may be printed and submitted by
IMPORTANT DATES:
ENTRIES CLOSE: Register your entries by midnight Sunday, September 20, 2026.
BRING EXHIBITS:On Wednesday, September 23, 2026 between 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm bring exhibits to the Big Tent at the fairgrounds. White entry tags to be attached before bringing items to the fairgrounds.
REMOVE EXHIBITS: Sunday, September 27, 2026 between 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Prize money cheques to be picked up at this time.
RULE: Vegetables and fruit to be grown by exhibitor unless otherwise noted.
GUIDELINES - What the judge looks for
- Choose medium sized carrots, potatoes, and beets
- Choose regular shaped specimens. Leave stems attached.
- Choose specimens as nearly the same shape and size as possible.
- Potatoes: Wipe mud and dirt off. Polish with a dry cloth. Do not wash.
- Choose large onions. Do not peel, only remove dirty outer skins. Top to 2.5-5 cm (1-2")
- Choose large squash.
- Pumpkins and squash must have stems on.
Prizes: 1st: $5.00, 2nd: $4.00, 3rd: $3.00.
VEGETABLES - Section "VE"
Classes
- Beans, dried, any variety, 500 ml container, named
- Beets, any variety, 3
- Brussels sprouts, 1 litre
- Cabbage, any variety, 1
- Carrots, long, over 5", 3
- Carrots, medium, under 5", 3
- Corn, ornamental, 3
- Cucumbers for slicing, 3
- Garlic, 3 bulbs
- Kale, 3 leaves tied together
- Onions, red, 3
- Onions, Spanish, 3
- Onions, yellow, 3
- Peppers, sweet, same colour, 3
- Peppers, hot, 3
- Potato, heaviest by weight
- Potatoes, red, 5
- Potatoes, white, 5
- Field pumpkin, 1
- Mini pumpkin, 2
- Pie pumpkin, 1
- Squash, collection of 3 types, in suitable container, named
- Tomatoes, truss of cherry variety
- Tomatoes, any colour (not cherry), stems on, 3
- Tomatoes, Roma, stems on, 3
- Zucchini, under 8", 2
- Zucchini, longest
- Vegetable not listed, named on tag
"JUDGE'S CHOICE" in memory of Spencer Elmes
$10.00 and Rosette to best entry in:
Vegetables - sponsored by Keith and Susan Elmes
FRUIT - Section "FR"
Classes
- Apples, fall variety named, red, 4
- Apples, fall variety named, green, 4
- Apples, fall variety named, any other colour, 4
- Berries, 1 pint, named
- Best muskmelon
- Best watermelon
"JUDGE'S CHOICE" in memory of Spencer Elmes
$10.00 and Rosette to best entry in:
Fruit - sponsored by Neil and Monica Elmes
SPECIALS - Section "SP"
Prizes: 1st: $15, 2nd: $10, 3rd: $5.
class
- "Autumn Bounty" using fruit, flowers and vegetables to express the season. Maximum 4'x4', arrangement and variety to count. Not necessarily grown by exhibitor. Sponsored by John and Linda Sparks
- "Best Collection of Vegetables" Maximum 10 kinds of vegetables, 2 of each kind, must include tomatoes. All vegetables to be named, not to exceed 3'x3', number and arrangement of vegetables to count. Exhibitor's choice of container. Must be grown by exhibitor. Sponsored in memory of my dad, Roger Demarest by Jennifer Demarest.
- Scarecrow - 3-5' tall. Must be able to stand or sit on its own.
The EDNA PIPE AWARD to the exhibitor winning most points in Vegetables and Fruit. $25.00 & rosette.
Must receive a minimum of 15 points to be eligible. Specials are not included.