The Saanich Fair

The Saanich Agricultural Society was established in 1874. This would help them all collectively to get their produce to market. An annual agricultural fair to advertise their produce and to judge the best produce was established. Saanich Agricultural Society purchased land from the Henry Simpson family. The oldest continuous running agricultural fair in western Canada, is the Saanich Fair.

Saanich Peninsula farmers attended a very successfull fall fair held in Maple Bay 1867 they decided to establish their own local Saanich Fair. This letter talks about who went to the first fair.