The VIEX - Nanaimo, BC
N 49° 11.779 W 123° 59.458
10U E 427803 N 5449752
The Vancouver Island Exhibition started in 1894 as a small local weekend gathering and continues today as one of Vancouver Island's best annual events.
Waymark Code: WM4FH5
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 08/17/2008
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From the VIEX webpage on their History:
The Fair originally started over 100 years ago and continues now as an annual event to advance the education of agriculture and showcase local farmers and 4-H clubs, bringing agricultural awareness to our community. As farming changes and land becomes more urban, we need to keep our farms alive, to provide top quality products and to encourage the education of the past, present and future of all areas of agriculture. Although some professionals show at Fairs, it is the children that most impress the fairgoers. Bright eyed children and animals are a winning combination. We take a step back to celebrate the simple, but important things in life.
Our country Fair is more than just entertainment. The one value we truly exhibit is Family. At our Fair, everyone of every age can participate. From displaying jams, jellies and livestock to showing heirloom quilts, artwork, pumpkins, prize flowers, home grown zucchini, fresh baked cookies and pies. Many painstaking but loving hours, go into every item and animal on display, with the hopes of encouraging others to learn different crafts and skills and to especially excite beginners to try new things that can enhance their life skills and self-sufficiency. Our Fair is a place to come with family and friends, a place to have fun and honour accomplishments. Our entry fees are kept very low, as is the prize money. The intent has never been to make the winners rich by having or making the best, the biggest or the most expensive entry, but to enjoy the variety of talents and efforts put forth by our neighbours and to honour accomplishments.
The VIEX is a fair that has it all, 4-H club, Horse competitions, Old farm equipment along with demonstrations, Entertainment, and those great mini donuts.... mmmmmm.