Royal Manitoba Fair Comes To Brandon

By Joan Airey

Has your 4-H Club got their video entered in the 4-H Video Contest for the 2023 Royal Manitoba Winter Fair?

“All entries must be received by Monday, March 13, 2023 by 5 pm. The lunch will be held on Tuesday, March 28 and for the semi-finalists at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair, 4H Day. One group will be awarded a $500 Co-op gift card. Each video must be a minimum of 30 seconds in length and a maximum of 60 seconds in length.” said Amber Vandale, Valley View Co-op.

Information on how to enter can be found at coopsofwestman.ca/4h-contest.

Livestock displays are open from 10 am to 7 pm. Kirk Stierwalt will be doing a clipping demonstrations

Tuesday March 28 and Wednesday March 29. March 29 will be the steer show and sale. March 31 will be showmanship classes and April 1 will be the heifer show. For further info check out the Provincial Ex website site or on Facebook search for Royal Manitoba Winter Fair.

There will be daily raptor shows with birds of prey and how they help agriculture in many ways.

Royal experience will take place in the main arena from 4 pm to 5 pm daily where visitors to the fair can experience wagon rides, and in- teract with mini horses, sheep, etc. You may even get to ride a horse. Schedule will be on the Provincial Ex website.

Sunrise breakfast is every morning from 7 am until 10 am at the cost $5 at the Dome Building. Donations for Samaritan House of non-perishable food items will be accepted at the Dome Building during those hours.

New to the Fair will be the Royal Court Yard in the Manitoba Room with food trucks, bar, family entertainment and sitting room for visitors.

Numerous other events will be available to see such as Fraser Reptiles with a reptile show, Wolf Jacks Canine All-Stars, Capital Corbin the Magic Magician, and Little buckaroos.

All horse lovers should find something of interest with show jumping, hackney classes and heavy horse events. Plus, there are over three hundred commercial and agricultural displays.

The Royal Manitoba Winter Fair has taken place for hundred and fifteen years and very year there is something new to see and do. If you plan to visit the fair their website is full of information on what is going on and Cristen tells me it is being continually updated as the Fair draws near. Check it out at provincialexhibition.ca.