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Given all the risk factors, we’ve decided to produce a safe show. Being away due to the pandemic has given the committee some perspective and an opportunity to switch up the program. There will be a Baby Show at the Sutton Fair in 2022. The show won’t be like it was before.

We’ve missed the fair and can’t wait to get back! We recognize that all situations are different and require their assessment of risk.

Risk Factors:

• COVID-19 continues as a global pandemic.
• Babies can’t be vaccinated.
• The Baby Show is in close quarters, even in the arena.

We recognize that some people are uncomfortable with a gathering of this type. Nobody wants to be responsible for possibly getting anyone else sick.

The committee has worked hard to create a new program where we can honour our traditions and still show community spirit. Instructions are clear, we’re getting the word out, and people are looking forward to the Baby Show at Sutton Fair. The entry form can be filled out online and printed. See the Baby Show contest page for rules and categories.

Photos of your babies will be submitted to the fair in person one day before the fair starts. Friday is judging day. Winners in each category will be announced at the fair.

Art students will decorate a large wall in the arena that is usually blank. Then, they will create an art installation featuring all the Baby Show contestants.

Please note that the categories have changed this year for diversity and inclusion.

Friday is judging day.

Visitors can vote on the overall people’s choice award at the Baby Show art installation fair. Voting is open to all fair attendees.

Come to the fair and vote. The program is sponsored and provides a grand prize and participant prizes.

For privacy reasons, the committee will destroy photos submitted after the conclusion of the 2022 Sutton Fair.

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165 years ago Sutton was a thriving town, joining the two boundaries of North Gwillimbury and Georgina, making it the perfect location for the annual one-day October Fair. By 1857 the Fair had increased to a two-day annual event, capped off each day by a 25 cent dinner at Sheppard’s Hotel in Sutton, where the Fair President presided over speeches, toasts and the reading of lists of winners from the daily competitions. Holding the two-day faire the second week of October always ran the risk of bad weather, compelling the Union Agricultural Society of Georgina and North Gwillimbury Directors (known by 1908 to present day as the Sutton Agricultural Society) to change the dates to each September 24 and 5, at the 1889 Annual Meeting.

As we enter the 165th Anniversary year of the Sutton Fair and Horse Show in August 2019, we should reflect on the hard work and dedication that the volunteers of the Sutton Agricultural Society have shown. Without the valiant efforts of these outstanding volunteers of the Society, and contributing community sponsor, we would not be able to enjoy the rich tradition of the Sutton Fair and Horse Show today Many have walked the very same grounds we walk today. Generations of townspeople, rural neighbors and Summer Lake residents have visited the fair and enjoyed events with friends and family. The fair is not just about entertainment, it is a link to our agricultural heritage and our past, which built a strong town and country.

There are very few opportunities that link the past with the present, such as the Sutton Fair and Horse Show. As we look to the future, we can’t help but look back, so see where we’ve been, to see where we’re going. As times have changed, so the fair has changed. If we’ve very lucky we’ll be able to continue the tradition for generations to come. Who knows, maybe in another 160 years, people living on Space Stations will come for a visit!

Trish King

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Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the decision to cancel the 2021 fair was made using all the information currently available through government orders and public health advice. The health and safety of our volunteers, visitors, vendors and the community is our primary concern.

For 164 years, the Sutton Fair and Horse Show has been an annual tradition in our community, and we look forward to continuing that tradition for many years to come. We will be back to celebrate the 165th Sutton Fair & Horse Show on August 5, 6, 7 & 8, 2022, and we are working hard to plan a fair where we can all celebrate together safely.

We want to thank everyone for their continued support. Stay safe and see you in 2022!

Sincerely,

Board of Directors

Sutton Agricultural Society

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