GALLERY: Old-fashioned fun at the Priddis & Millarville Fair

Amir Said Aug 19, 2024 12:30 PM
Don Bevans poses alongside Dainty the llama during the Priddis & Millarville Fair on Aug. 18.▲
Rabbit farmer Heather Belsher lifts up Jake, a hefty French lop, during the Priddis & Millarville Fair on Aug. 18.▲
The Priddis & Millarville Fair took place at the Millarville Racetrack on Aug. 17 and 18, with livestock for all to view and pet.▲
Hay bale toss was one of the Farm Strong Games during the Priddis & Millarville Fair on Aug. 18.▲
Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation volunteers Kim Appleby (left, holding moose antler) and Sydney Parisien (holding a great horned owl wing) pose while helping out at the organization's poop identification activity during the Priddis & Millarville Fair on Aug. 18.▲
'Vegetus Scorpius' was Gavan Klemencic's award-winning submission in the veggie carving competition during the Priddis & Millarville Fair on Aug. 18.▲
Alberta Fish & Wildlife officer Len Upyzcuk holds up the horns of a bighorn ram, poached west of Turner Valley, while educating the public on poaching and conservation during the Priddis & Millarville Fair on Aug. 18.▲
Ducks on display during the Priddis & Millarville Fair on Aug. 18.▲
Michael Dunbar busks during the Priddis & Millarville Fair on Aug. 18.▲
Connor McKenna takes part in a wheat sheaf tying activity during the Priddis & Millarville Fair on Aug. 18.▲
A rabbit on display during the Priddis & Millarville Fair on Aug. 18. The Southern Alberta Rabbit Breeders' Association, founded in 1944, celebrated its 80th anniversary this year. ▲
Jewels the llama during the Priddis & Millarville Fair on Aug. 18.▲
Hay Bale toss was one of the Farm Strong Games during the Priddis & Millarville Fair on Aug. 18.▲
Poultry on display during the Priddis & Millarville Fair on Aug. 18.▲
An assortment of award-winning entries in the junior home cooking & baking competition during the Priddis & Millarville Fair on Aug. 18.▲

'Country Fun for Everyone' was the theme of this year's Priddis & Millarville Fair.

The annual event took place on Aug. 17 and 18 at the Millarville Racetrack, with animals and other agricultural aspects on display.

The fair was hosted by the Millarville Racing and Agricultural Society and the Priddis Community Association. 

The fair was a participant in this year's Alberta Local Food Week, commemorated Aug. 12 to 18, and the 12th annual Alberta Open Farm Days, in which agri-tourism operations across Alberta welcomed the public to learn more about farming. on Aug. 17 and 18. 

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