Markham Fair

📣 The 2026 Markham Fair Prize Book is here! Hard copies are available for pick up at the Fair office. Online and paper entries open August 1 and close September 17, 2026.

Submit online at AssistExpo.ca/markhamfair or drop off paper forms at the Fair office. We can't wait to see your exhibits as we celebrate 182 years of Markham Fair! 🎡

Happy World Milk Day! 🥛 At Markham Fair, dairy has always been at the heart of what we do. From our 4-H Dairy Club to our Open Dairy Show, we're proud to celebrate the hardworking farmers and young agriculturalists who keep this tradition alive in our community.

May is Museum Month, and this year's theme, The Value of Ontario Museums, feels especially fitting as we share these incredible glimpses into Markham's agricultural past.

The archival photos above, courtesy of Markham Museum via the Virtual Museum of Canada, capture the Markham Agricultural Society's Annual Fall Exhibition. From the fairgrounds buzzing with activity, to a proud team of horses, to a First Prize ribbon from October 1915.

And the story isn't just in the archives! As this Markham Village Heritage plaque at the corner of Main Street and Highway 7 reminds us, that very ground was the heart of the fair for over a century and a half. Before the fair relocated to McCowan Road in 1977. 📍

Museums and local heritage markers like this one help us see history right beneath our feet. That's the value of Ontario museums. 🐴🏆

📸 Archival images: "Tradition and Innovation: The Importance of Agriculture to Markham 1820–1920," Markham Museum. Via communitystories.ca
Plaque photo: Markham Village Heritage, Main St. & Hwy 7

🏥❤️ Giving back to the community we love!

Markham Fair President Devin King, along with Past Presidents Scott Redshaw and Dylan Armstrong, visited the Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation for our annual cheque presentation, proudly donating $4,000 in support of the vital work they do for our community.

Pictured left to right: Scott Redshaw (Past President 2024), Dylan Armstrong (Past President 2025), Faircrow, Alan Bell (Vice President, Community Relations & Corporate Partnerships, Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation), Devin King (2026 Markham Fair President), and Rebecca Yavala (Markham Fair).

The Markham Fair is proud to support Markham Stouffville Hospital Foundation and the incredible care they provide to families across York Region. 🌟

🎡 See you at the Fair this fall! October 1 · 2 · 3 · 4, 2026

📷 Happy National Photography Month! Every October, our Photography exhibit fills gets dozens of images submitted by members of our community — landscapes, wildlife, animals, agriculture, portraits and more.

From 1st prize ribbons to first-time entries, the talent on display never fails to stop fairgoers in their tracks.

Think you have a shot worth entering? Stay tuned — 2026 entry information is coming soon 🌾

October 1 · 2 · 3 · 4, 2026 | Markham Fairgrounds

It's here! 📖 The 2026 Markham Fair Prize Book is now available. Whether you're entering your baking, photography, livestock, produce, or crafts — everything you need to know is inside.

Download the Prize Book here: https://www.markhamfair.ca/prize-book

October 1 · 2 · 3 · 4, 2026

🎂 Happy World Baking Day! In honour of the day, we're sharing one of our all-time favourite entries from the Markham Fair baking exhibits — and yes, every single detail on this cake is handmade 🐷🌻🎃

The talent that walks through our doors every October never ceases to amaze us.

Think you have what it takes to enter this year? Stay tuned for 2026 prize book and entry information coming soon 🌾

October 1 · 2 · 3 · 4, 2026 | Markham Fairgrounds

Fire up the long weekend! 🎆 Wishing everyone a safe and spectacular Victoria Day. See you in October! 🎡

Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms who make Markham Fair part of their family tradition 💛 Tag a mom to wish them Happy Mother's Day👇

A long time ago in a fairground not so far away… 🎡 Happy May the 4th from Markham Fair! ⚡