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Markham Fair is one of Canada's oldest country fairs, an annual event established in 1844 and hosted by the Markham, Ontario and East York agricultural society.〔For a fuller history, Cf. Isabel Champion, ed., ''(Markham: 1793-1900 )'' (Markham, ON: Markham Historical Society, 1979), pp. 266-270; also Myra Chepack, "(Markham Fair President 1910: James McCreight Armstrong )," Markham Fair official website.〕 With over 700 volunteers working on more than 70 committees, Markham Fair is the largest community based volunteer organization in Canada. The Fair occurs annually on the weekend before Canadian Thanksgiving, and hosts upwards of 80,000 attendees. Approximately 3,000 exhibitors enter more than 12,000 items, which are judged and put on display during the fair. Promoting excellence through competition in this way makes fairs unique in comparison to other events. Originally, agricultural societies would meet on a regular basis to discuss various concepts of agricultural improvement such as livestock development and increased grain yields. Often the society would collectively purchase a bull or seed grain, which would be made available to members only. The fall fair would then be an opportunity for the farmers to compete by showing off the fruits of their labour. Due to increased technology and rapid communication, agricultural societies no longer find it necessary to provide this service, but the Markham Fair continues to create the forum known as the fall fair, providing the community with a showcase for talents and products in a friendly competitive spirit. As well as the competitive displays, the community is further brought together to enjoy various forms of entertainment such as horse pull, demolition derby, tractor pull, midway rides and displays of farm animals. ==Fairgrounds== The fairgrounds are located in northern Markham at McCowan Road and Elgin Mills Road and sits of 104 acres of land. The site has several buildings used to house trade shows and other events. A 1/2-mile track and stables are used to store animals. The original fairground was located at the present day Markham Village Library at southeast corner of Markham Road and Highway 7. The fair moved to the current site in 1977, as the original fairground area grew less agricultural. The current library building was built to mimic the shape of the old Agricultural Hall that once stood at the site. A fire in 1916 burned down the new hall, ice rink and other buildings. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Markham Fair」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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