The Lindsay Exhibition (LEX) is celebrating its 170th anniversary with over a week of agricultural events along with attractions and entertainment for the entire family from September 14 to 22 at the Lindsay Agricultural Society Fairgrounds, with a midway open daily starting on September 18.
The annual fall fair is presented by the Lindsay Agricultural Society, which was founded in 1854 to improve agricultural knowledge within the community and create opportunities for dialogue between the agricultural community and the residents of the Kawartha Lakes.
“The directors and volunteers of the Lindsay Agricultural Society extend a warm invitation to everyone, near and far, to join in the festivities,” reads a media release. “The LEX is more than just a fair — it’s a celebration of community, tradition, and the rural way of life. Whether you’re a longtime attendee or a first-time visitor, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.”
The LEX kicks off on Saturday and Sunday (September 14 and 15) with a family weekend, featuring bouncy castles, family games, arts and crafts activities, puppet shows, circus performers, the Back Alley Cruisers classic car and RV show, and more, as well as livestock shows featuring rabbits, guinea pigs, sheep, dairy cows, and heavy horses.
Also on the kick-off weekend, the Lindsay Agricultural Society will host a 170th anniversary party on Saturday in the Commonwell Exhibition Building. The party will feature dinner, dessert, and a concert with music by Boots of Hazard. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with dinner service at 7 p.m. and the concert beginning at 8 p.m. A fundraiser for the Lindsay Agricultural Society, tickets are $40 for the dinner and dance ($20 for dance only) and are sold separately.
After being closed to the public on September 16 and 17 for judging, the LEX fairgrounds will reopen on Wednesday, September 18th including a midway from World’s Finest Shows running daily and entertainment taking place at the grandstand and the family stage.
Featured grandstand entertainment includes a canine circus, ProRider FMX freestyle motocross, demo cross, truck and tractor pulls, a demolition derby, and light and heavy horse pulls. Featured family stage entertainment includes DooDoo the International Clown, the Magic of Aaron Matthews, Tim the Puppet Tamer, Blackfly Band, Parliament of Owls, Richard Henderson, Four Lanes Wide, and Otonabee Square Dancers.
The barns on the fairgrounds will feature several livestock shows daily, including beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, rabbits, light horses, heavy horses, and
more.
Along with vendor booths and food at the Commonwell Exhibition Building, there will be quilts, homecrafts, preserves, vegetables, agriculture products, flowers, junior arts, vendors, fudge, beer nuts, and more in the Exhibition Building.
Admission for the LEX opening weekend is $10 for adults, youth, and seniors and $5 for children 6 to 12. Admission is free on September 18. For September 19 and 20, admission is $16 for adults, youth, and seniors and $5 for children 6 to 12. For September 21 and 22, admission is $20 for adults, $10 for youth and seniors, and $5 for children 6 to 12. Admission is always free for children 5 and under.
Pay one price wristbands for unlimited rides at the midway are available in advance until September 17 for $42, or $46 at the fairgrounds.
For a full schedule of events, fair and midway hours, and to purchase tickets, visit www.lindsayex.com.
PDF: 2024 Lindsay Exhibition Schedule
2024 Lindsay Exhibition Schedule
