Agriculture Awareness Day
Brigden Fairgrounds
Friday October 9th, 2026
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Coliseum / Barn area
Learn how agriculture is important in our daily lives.
Coliseum features:
Oil Museum of Canada
St Clair Regional Conservation Authority
Lambton Farm Safety
Jansen Homestead and Highlands
Miniature Farm Machinery
Atoucha Honey
Garden to Table
Backyard Chickens
Jansen Tractor Sales
Food Farm Care Ontario 360` VR Farm Tours
Robert Hardy Farrier
Cattle Barn #1 features;
Forbesvue Farms – Dairy
Lambton Cattlemans – Beef
Lambton Pork Producers
Bear Creek Stables – Draft Mules
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
MAS Button Making
Community Wildlife Management Workshop
Horse Barn features;
Beaver Meadows
Veralane Percherons
Sheep Barn features;
Brigden 4-H Sheep Club – Shearing 11am & 2 pm
MacRae Goats
Kilted Farms
Lambton County 4-H
North Side of Poultry;
Antique Farm Machinery & Threshing Area
Cattle Barn #2 features;
The Ploughman’s Farmyard
Emergency Responders Area;
St. Clair Fire Department’s Smoke House, Fire Extinguisher Demos
Fire Trucks
Ontario Provincial Police Vehicles
History
In the spring of 1988, Bob McGee, Jackie South, Harold Thompson, Dennis Robinson and Muriel McCallum visited the Lambton County Board of Education [now known as the Lambton-Kent District School Board] offices . Moore Agricultural Society wanted to make the fair and educational experience for students. Until 2019 Brigden Fair offered a “free” program to Primary Grades 2-3 and Junior Grades 4-5-6 from schools in the Lambton County area. Students would join us for a day program, which included ‘hands on’ activities exploring topics on animals, crops and changing technology. The program was developed to fit the science and social studies units of the current school curriculum while teaching how important agriculture is in our daily lives.
In 2022 the local school boards began having a “PD” day meaning that the classes would no longer be attending the “Ag In The Classroom” days, however the Brigden Fair decided to continue operating the program for kids and parents alike to learn about agriculture in our lives and enjoy the fair together.