South River Machar Agricultural Society

Upcoming Events

Canada Day Celebrations ~ Saturday June 28th

Visit our booth at South River's Canada Day Celebrations at Tom Thomson Park 1-4 pm. We'll have information about local farms, the Fall Fair, upcoming workshops and other ways you can get involved. Thanks to the South River Lions for organizing this Community Celebration.

Saturday Vendors Market

Canada Day Celebrations ~ Saturday June 28th

SATURDAY MORNINGS

June 28th to August 23rd, 2025

9:00 am to 2:00 pm

Location: South River Machar Community Centre Grounds (1 Licoln Ave

Crafts, Baking, Small Livestock and More!

All Vendors Welcome

Please Contact: Hilda

705-840-8035

Northern National Auto Show

Canada Day Celebrations ~ Saturday June 28th

Northern National Auto Show

Come check us out!

July 19th, 2025 (rain date:

July 20th, 2025)

9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Tom Thompson Park

Serving Breakfast and lunch

50 Vendor spots available

Interested Vendors

Contact: Hilda

705-840-8035 to register

Golf Tournament ~ July 26th

Members and Volunteers ( & their input) Welcome !

Northern National Auto Show

July 26th, 2025 ~ Join our Fundraising Golf Tournament

Eagle Lake Golf Course

4 person scramble

9:00 am Shotgun start

$95.00/person

Lunch is included

Prizes! Prizes! Prizes!

Contact: Dale at 705-386-0324 to register

Please register by July 19th

We're Getting Older !

Members and Volunteers ( & their input) Welcome !

Est. 1881, this is our 144th Fair DATE: Sept. 5th, 6th & 7th, 2025. Watch for updates!

LOCATION: South River Machar Community Centre & Grounds

FAIR BOOKS: Kwikway, Library, SRMAS Website

VENDORS WANTED

Contact: Hilda

705-840-8035 to register

Members and Volunteers ( & their input) Welcome !

Our Agricultural Society is formed of members who pay a supporting annual $5 fee to help keep us running and benefit from connections through our gatherings & communications. Members can vote on decisions at our meetings and enter unlimited exhibits into our Fall Fair to celebrate their talents and potentially win (ca$h) prizes.

Our Fall Fair as well as the FUNdraising and craft / garden sharing events and educational workshops we offer are organized by valued volunteers. We have a board of directors who meet monthly and committees organizing specific events or parts of the Fall Fair who get together as needed. On the Days of the Fair (from Thursday to Sunday of the weekend after Labour Day), many community members join the team to support in shifts, through a great variety of roles. From set-up to take down, outdoor assitance such as with supporting the parade or children's activities to providing indoor introductions to our Hall Class Exhibitions, there's a great many ways folk join our friendly team.

To join as a member &/or volunteer, or send us an idea of an eduational workshop you'd like to participate in, please contact us through the form below or at srmasff@gmail.com

Regular and Past Events

3rd Thursday of each Month

Members and Board Meeting

7pm

6 pm potluck

Event Details

3rd Thursday of each Month

Members and Board Meeting

At the upstairs hall of the South River Machar Arena. New members welcome !

7pm

6 pm potluck

Saturday June 7th

Sprout Swap

10 am

-

1 pm

South River-Machar Fair Grounds 1 Linoln Ave, South River

Event Details

Saturday June 7th

Sprout Swap

Swap extra plants, sprouts, cuttings, garden splits and seeds with fellow gardeners.

Show and tell of seed cataologues and well loved gardnen...

Event Details

10 am

-

1 pm

South River-Machar Fair Grounds 1 Linoln Ave, South River

Sunday June 22

Egg Pickling Workshop

1 pm

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3:30 pm

South River-Machar Arena Hall & Kitchen (upstairs), 1 Linoln Ave, South River

Event Details

Sunday June 22

Egg Pickling Workshop

Learn how to safely preserve eggs and other foods through pickling in this hands-on workshop. Participants to bring their own supplies, li...

Event Details

1 pm

-

3:30 pm

South River-Machar Arena Hall & Kitchen (upstairs), 1 Linoln Ave, South River

Saturday May 17th

Everything Sale

9 am

-

3 pm

South River Machar Arena, 1 Linoln Ave

Event Details

Saturday May 17th

Everything Sale

Thanks to all who who joined us for this annual event !

Proceeds from our Everything Sale are reinvested into offering the Fall Fair with loc...

Event Details

9 am

-

3 pm

South River Machar Arena, 1 Linoln Ave

Friday September 5th to Sunday September 7th

SRMAS Fall Fair

South River Machar Fairgrounds 1 Linoln Ave

Event Details

Friday September 5th to Sunday September 7th

SRMAS Fall Fair

Our Fair features: vendors, family fun, horseshows, musical entertainment and exhibits of home-crafted and grown wonders, poultry, pets, sma...

Event Details

South River Machar Fairgrounds 1 Linoln Ave

About Us

Leghorn chicken looking at you, looking at her, asking you to join our ag society.

Mission Statement

The South River Machar Agricultural Society is a traditional group

that still connects a diverse community,

celebrates rural living, strengthens local agriculture and the

sustainability of our shared natural environment.

Engage, Educate, Enhance & Experience.

Fall Fair

Always the first weekend after Labour Day at the South River Fairgrounds located at the arena on Lincoln Ave. The fall fair entrance is by donation. Features: vendors, crafters, artisans, family fun, horseshows - experience agriculture at its best!

Due to the livestock exhibits, no pets allowed.

Cows looking at you, looking at them, embracing a cow's life.

Fundraisers

Throughout the year horse shows, skills demonstrations, workshops, dances and a variety of other events help support our society and develop interest in the South River Machar community.

Events are described in the events section.

Green Shirt Brigade!

A HUGE thank you to everyone listed here, as it was their skills, participation, time, effort and collective belief in making a great fair, that made it such a great fair! If you know someone on this list, remember to thank them. Shirts were provided by Canor Construction.

Aiden Wright

Aislyn Hollands

Alex Rick

Alison Young

Angela Loney

Anita Armstrong

Barbara Marks

Bart Wood

Barry Keown and Family

Bonnie Scarlett

Bridget Middlebrook

Carrie Adamson

Christina Hollands

Claudie Dorian

Conner Coombs

Dale D’Allaire

Dan Whitney

Daniel Schmidt

Darla Bennison

Dion Sissing

Doug Wheeler

Elaine Salvisburg

Ella Sophia Sparks

Faye Oei

Georgia Dainard

Ginny Ball

Hilda Johnson

Jim Stephenson

Kara Mitchell

Kelly Rainey

Laura Sparks

Laura Whitney

Laura-Lea Dainard

Leighanna Coombs

Linda Bass & her crew

Linda Mackenzie

Lindsay Gage

Liz Bradley

Lynn Mantha

Mackenzie Dainard

Margaret Scanlon

Mark Dennis

Megan Shepard

Melissa Cyopeck

Myrna Hickingbottom

Neil Scarlett

Pat Middlebrook

Patty Bennison

Pearl Pennel

Ray Coghlin

Rebel Kennedy

Ron Bennison

Ruby Derumaux

Sarah Desjardins

Sam Collett

Scott Andres

Sophia Scarlett

Stefanie Carleton

Steph Zackaruck

Steve Johnson

Steve Scarlett

Sue Bishop

Tamara Brash

Tina Flower

Wanda Boakes

Wyatt Prentice