VISITOR INFORMATION
Schedule / hours: 2017: During Labour Day weekend. The midway starts Friday evening. The full event opens Saturday evening until 11 pm, then Sunday, 9:30 am to 11 pm and Monday, 9:30 am to 4 pm.
Admission price: 2017: $12/14 years +, $5/13 years, FREE for 4 years and under. Parking is $3. Weekend pass is $15.
Address: On Reach Street, west of Simcoe Street
Port PerryPhone: 905-985-0962
Website: www.portperryfair.comNearby restaurants: • Food outlets all over the premises.
While you are there: You get in and out privilege with the admission. We chose to take some time to visit the town before heading back to the fair. Queen and Water Streets in Port Perry are lovely, with many restaurants and gift shops. The Boardwalk Café by the marina offers a nice view of Scugog Lake.
Age group: 2 - 16 years old
Attraction suitable for:
Toddlers
Preschoolers
School
Preteen
Teen
Family rodeo?
Where else could your child try "mutton" rodeo, pig catching, egg throwing or wheelbarrow racing? This fair was in its 154th year when we attended the event. The whole Family Rodeo was so much fun to watch. Kids willing to beat the record achieved by the previous participant were dismounted from their mutton in the flash of an eye. Young partners were holding to dear life in the wheelbarrows pushed by their parents. There was even a Frying Pan Throwing Contest for the mothers. There were demonstrations, acrobatic motorcycle shows, tap dancing and music in the barn, midway rides and even a demolition derby. In another barn, we could see the best "anything" made by local kids: best "ugly cupcake", best "rock concert" (made out of rocks), best "odd-shaped veggie", etc.
