Preparations underway for Neepawa Fair
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- Published on Thursday, April 30, 2015
By Eoin Devereux
The Neepawa Banner
The fun and thrills of carnival games, cotton candy and midway rides return to the region later this month, as the Chamber of Commerce is bringing back the Neepawa Fair.
Chamber president Troy Mutch said the Saturn Shows travelling carnival will be in the community May 29-31. Mutch noted that there will be several new features added to the weekend as well, including a Friday night car show, soccer tournament and a town wide yard sale. He said that the decision to expand the scope of the fair was motivated by suggestions from attendees.
“While the 2014 event was very well received, there was still room for improvement. [Last year] we had a lot of things going on for the kids, but we received feedback suggesting that there needed to be a few more events for the parents,” said Mutch. “So for this year, we’ve added the car show, tried to arrange a more diverse array of vendors. Hopefully [it will feature] a little something for everyone.”
The fun and festivities of the Neepawa Fair will also arrive a little bit earlier than last year, as the weekend it’s scheduled for has been shifted from the first week of June to the end of May. Mutch said the decision was made to move it ahead a week so that their festivities would not get overshadowed by the Manitoba Summer Fair in Brandon. He added that decisions like that are needed in order for the fair to establish itself as an ongoing tradition on the spring calendar.
As for local support, Mutch noted that while this is a Chamber driven event, everyone in the community must support the festivities.
“Everybody needs to be on board,” said Mutch. “While the fair is being put together by the Chamber of Commerce, we want all of the local service groups to be a part of it. Adding ideas and offering support to the fair to make it the best possible event it can be.”
The Neepawa Fair will be held on the Agricultural Grounds during the final weekend in May. Anyone interested in information can contact Mutch at (204) 212-1010.
