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Rock The Mersey – Canada Day Celebrations 2022

Friday, 1-Jul-2022

[Region of Queens Municipality:] July 1 all across Queens,  it will be time to Celebrate Canada! Canada Day events and celebrations are planned in Milton, Caledonia & Liverpool.

Canada Day 2022 promises to be a fantastic celebration of community! The theme for Canada Day 2022 in Liverpool is #ROCKtheMersey. The festivities start at 1:00 p.m. July 1 in Privateer Park, on Liverpool’s waterfront, and conclude with fireworks at dark (approx. 10 p.m.).  See the poster for more information or click here to download a PDF of the poster .

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Queens County Fair 2019

The annual Queens County Fair runs for five days from 17-Sep to 21-Sep-2019 with Draft Horse Show Classes and Pulls, Oxen Classes and Pulls with log yarding competitions and a relay race for the oxen.
The Light horses compete in riding classes as well as gaming classes.
Several Farms bring their beef cattle to show off their product.

The Street Parade is on Wednesday, 18-Sep-2018 at 2pm.

There is something for all ages to enjoy while helping to celebrate our local agricultural Heritage.

See Queens County Fair website for more info …

Click for the Queens County Fair program and the Fair Grounds layout.

 

Queens County Fair 2018

The annual Queens County Fair runs for five days from 18-Sep to 22-Sep-2018 with Draft Horse Show Classes and Pulls, Oxen Classes and Pulls with log yarding competitions and a relay race for the oxen.
The Light horses compete in riding classes as well as gaming classes.
Several Farms bring their beef cattle to show off their product.

The Street Parade is on Wednesday, 19-Sep-2018 at 2pm.

There is something for all ages to enjoy while helping to celebrate our local agricultural Heritage.

See Queens County Fair website for more info …

Click for the Queens County Fair program and the Fair Grounds layout.

Historic Medway Head Lighthouse now open for visitors

[South Shore Breaker, 31-Jul-2018/Vernon Oickle] Following several years of fundraising and renovations, the Medway Head Lighthouse in the Region of Queens is now open for visitors.

According to members of the Medway Lighthouse Society, the historical building located on the picturesque Long Cove Road, has undergone significant structural enhancements and interior refurbishments since the group assumed control of the building in 2014.

Read the full story at The South Shore Breaker…

The Lighthouse is open to the public this summer/2018. See schedule here.

Queens County Fair 2017

The annual Queens County Fair runs for five days from 19-Sep to 23-Sep-2017 with Draft Horse Show Classes and Pulls, Oxen Classes and Pulls with log yarding competitions and a relay race for the oxen.
The Light horses compete in riding classes as well as gaming classes.
Several Farms bring their beef cattle to show off their product.

The Street Parade is on Wednesday, 20-Sep-2017 at 2pm.

There is something for all ages to enjoy while helping to celebrate our local agricultural Heritage.

See Queens County Fair website for more info …

Click for the Queens County Fair program and the Fair Grounds layout.