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Ontario Fall Fairs & Fall Harvest Festivals

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Traditional Fall Fairs Across Ontario

Coloured leaves, crisp air and pumpkins everywhere! If you’re sipping on pumpkin spice latte, it might be time to get yourself to an Ontario fall festival. 

You can check out the Ontario Festivals Returning to see festivals in other seasons to attend. 

Looking for an Ontario Fall Fair this weekend? You’re come to the right place.

Traditional fall events include agriculture competitions, demolition derbies, live music and of course, the carnival rides, food vendors and games. From September to October, you can celebrate Ontario’s fall harvest season anywhere in Ontario.

The list below is a great start to finding a fall fair or festival perfect for any day trip or to attend while on a weekend away. You might attend a fall fair near you as a tradition or take a small road trip and experience something new.

And we don’t want to brag, but we’ve listed our best and most popular fall fairs and festivals in the province of Ontario.

Fall is a perfect time to enjoy a road trip in Ontario while the fall colour show is on display. Enjoy!

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Where are the best fall fairs in the Ontario this weekend? 

Read the list below and find a fall fair or fall festival near you. 

Featured Ontario Fall Festivals

Sunflower Experience

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Rounds Ranch, Elmvale
August 1 – September 4, 2023

Enjoy a safe, outdoor farm experience in the midst of stunning sunflowers and gorgeous cut flowers.

Rounds Ranch is open from Tuesday to Saturday, from 10am to 5pm, and although staff-operated activities will close at 5pm, you’re welcome to stay for all non-staff-operated activities until 6 pm.

Plus, every Saturday from August until September 2nd, they have our Sunflower Sunset Sensation, where Rounds Ranch is open from 5pm till dusk. You can add this exciting experience to your ticket for just an extra $3.00 per ticket.

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Pumpkin Mania

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Rounds Ranch, Elmvale
September 16,  2023 – season closing (weekends)
You can take your family to Rounds Ranch to get in the spirit of Fall during our Pumpkin Mania Festival! Enjoy wagon rides, goofy pumpkin-themed games, corn mazes, farm animals and our Western Playground! Each Guest will visit our large pumpkin patch and pick their own pumpkin to take home. 

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Flashlight Corn Maze

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Rounds Ranch, Elmvale
October 2023 (weekends)
Can you solve our interactive maze puzzle to find the secret…in the dark? Bring your flashlight and try to navigate your way through the twists and turns. Try not to get lost! 
The Flashlight Corn Maze package also includes a Campfire! Come early to enjoy a wagon ride out to the patch and PYO pumpkin ANY size!

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Apple Harvest Festival

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Blue Mountain Village
October 7 – 9, 2023
There’s no better way to enjoy Thanksgiving weekend and the fall colours at Blue Mountain, Clarksburg and Thornbury.  Free family activities, live music, Apple Pie Trail, adventures, stilt walkers, hiking, biking and fall driving tours.

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Sugar Plum Fair Craft Show & Sale

Nottawasaga Resort, Sugar Plum Fair 2023

Nottawasaga Inn Resort, Alliston
November 11 – 12, 2023
Thinking it’s time to get a jumpstart on Christmas shopping? If you’re not ready to face the big box stores this year we may have the solution you’re looking for. Discover a spectacular line-up of crafters who feature a unique line-up of handmade items.

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Most Popular Ontario Fall Fairs By Region:

Bruce Peninsula, Southern Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe

Tiverton Fair October 6-8, 2023 

Apple Harvest Craft Show September 30 – October 1, 2023

Owen Sound Fair September 8 – 9, 2023

Beeton Fall Fair September 15 – 17, 2023

Thanksgiving Harvest Festival October 7 – 8, 2023

Orillia Fair September 8 – 9, 2023

Oro Fair September 15 – 16, 2023

Ramona Fall Fair September 15 – 16, 2023

Coldwater Fair & Demolition Derby September 22 – 24, 2023

Great Northern Exhibition September 22 – 24, 2023

Elmvale Fall Fair October 6 – 7, 2023

Blue Mountains Apple Harvest Festival October 7 – 9, 2023


Haliburton Highlands to the Ottawa Valley

Carp Fall Fair September 21 – 24, 2023

Perth Fair September 1 – 4, 2023

Renfrew Fall Fair September 7 – 10, 2023


Kawarthas Northumberland

Kinmount Fair September 21 – 24, 2023

Lindsay Central Exhibition September 16 – 24, 2023

Bobcaygeon Fall Fair September 28 – 30, 2023

Norwood Fair October 7 – 9, 2023


Algonquin Park, Almaguin Highlands, Muskoka and Parry Sound

Rosseau Fall Fair August 26, 2023

Severn Bridge Fair,September 9, 2023

Bracebridge Fair & Horse Show September 15 – 17, 2023

Huntsville Fall Fair September 22 – 24, 2023

Bala Cranberry Festival Always the weekend after Thanksgiving! 2023


Northern Ontario

Hymers Fall Fair September 3 – 4, 2023

Powassan Fall Fair September 2 – 3, 2023


Niagara & Norfolk County

Norfolk County Fair October 3 – 9, 2023


Southeastern Ontario

Big River Classic Country Festival September 7 – 9, 2023

Westporch Fest September 23, 2023

Lyndhurst Turkey Fair September 16, 2023

Plowing Match & Rural Expo September 19 – 23, 2023

Delta Harvest Festival September 30, 2023

Prince Edward County Pumpkinfest October 14, 2023

Ruthven Apple Festival September 30 – October 1, 2023


Southwestern Ontario

Western Fair September 8 – 17, 2023

Brooke-Alvinston & Watford Fall Fair September 29 – October 1, 2023

Plympton Wyoming Fall Fair September 15 – 16, 2023

Fergus Fall Fair September 15 – 17, 2023

Forest Fall Fair September 22 – 24 2023

Brigden Fair October 6 – 9, 2023

Campbridge Fall Fair September 7 – 10, 2023


Toronto & GTA

Durham Fall Fair September 1 – 2, 2023


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