Fair Entertainment A Family Friendly Affair
By Robert Thomas
A nightly fire show, a dog show, stilt walkers, bubble blowers, jugglers, a farm animal petting zoo with pony rides, bouncy castles and a well-known local magician are the free entertainment at this year‘s Moose Jaw Home Town Fair.
The Moose Jaw Hometown Fair kicks off with the parade on Wednesday evening June 21st at 7 pm with the four day Fair running June 22nd to June 25th inclusive.
“As usual the Fair is a family friendly affair,” George Fowler general manager of the Moose Jaw Exhibition said.
Petting Zoo
“We’ve hired a company and he’s got a lot of barnyard animals that will be great for the kids,” Fowler said.
“He has a lot of smaller animals rabbits, chickens and the like that kids will love,” he said.
An example of a small petting zoo - photo credit Facebook
The petting zoo will be the opportunity to interact in a supervised manner with the animals.
The petting zoo will also include pony rides for kids and even adults based upon the riders weight and the size of the horse.
Everyone’s Favourite Local Magician Is Back
Well known local magician - Magic By Chris - will be back this year after his stupendous performance at last year’s Hometown Fair.
Chris will be roaming the grounds performing magic to anyone who just stops and asks him to perform.
Magic By Chris delighted Moose Jaw Hometown Fair crowds last year and is back in 2023 - MJ independent file photo
Last year was Chris’s - a native of Moose Jaw - maiden performance in a fair setting and he was very happy to be able to perform for everyone at what would be his hometown fair.
He will be out and about the fairgrounds, no doubt in his colourful costume and glasses, making him highly recognizable.
Chris at the 2022 Moose Jaw Hometown Fair entertaining the crowd with his incredible self taught magical skills - MJ Independent photo
After last year’s great performance and working out the jitters be prepared for a well polished performance.
Canine Dog Stars
Veterans of the Moose Jaw Hometown Fair K9 Dog Stars are back for another year.
A crowd favourite look for these dogs to pull off some awesome and incredible tricks.
Frisbee catching from the 2022 Fair - MJ Independent file photo
Although being at the fair for a number of years, the highly popular act is back by popular demand.
The show is well known and has been on the popular television show America’s Got Talent on two separate seasons.
A Time To Bounce And Refresh
The bouncy castles are back for another year.
After last year’s success the highly popular indoor attraction is once again happening.
A child plays in a bouncy castle at last year’s fair - MJ independent file photo
Having the bouncy castles inside the Convention Centre, next to Supermeats concession, allows parents to take a cool break have some food and refreshment while their children have a great time.
Fire Show
Although it won’t be the same performer as last year, there will be a daily fire show at the Moose Jaw Hometown Fair.
The fire show at the 2022 Moose Jaw Hometown Fair drew a curious crowd - MJ independent file photo
The fire show will happen a little bit later this year with the shows occurring as follows:
9 pm Thursday
9:30 pm Friday
9:30 pm Saturday
7 pm Sunday
And of course the Midway….
Once again West Coast Amusements will be providing a large selection of rides on the midway.
West Coast Amusements will be back for another year - MJ Independent file photo
Admission to the hometown fair - if you don’t want to go on the rides - is children six and under free, students and seniors $10 and adult $15.
At the present time there are vouchers on sale for $50 for daily wristbands which cover the cost of admission plus you can ride on the midway an unlimited amount of times.
The vouchers for wristbands are a pre-sale item only and may be purchased at the Moose Jaw Exhibition office (250 Thatcher Drive East) as well as Family Pizza (410 Lilloet Street West) and Pet Valu (1251 Main Street North) until the closing of business on June 21st.
Wristbands may be purchased on the grounds for $55 during the fair - plus gate admission.
Additionally MJ Independent is running a contest where the winner receive four wristbands for free.