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Looking for where to register your Zucchini Racer or when your favourite band will be playing? Here is everything you need to have a great day at the 10th Annual McSpadden County Fair! We also send out a heartfelt thanks to our generous Sponsors and Raffle Prize Donors! The Fair would not be possible without their support!

We can hardly believe that we have been have been coming together as a community for fun, friends, and zucchini-based frivolity for 10 years! To celebrate this milestone we have put together an extra special Merch item to salute our favourite vegetable! Introducing the McSpadden County Fair Zucchini Cookbook: From Track to Table This cookbook, lovingly created by our community members, features our favourite zucchini-based recipes, from sweet to savoury, to help you use up your garden surplus while showcasing the history of the East Van Zucchini Races! Books will be available for purchase from the Merch Booth at the Fair. Want a chance to WIN a FREE Cookbook? Head over to our Instagram or Facebook pages to enter! Other exciting items you can get at the Fair include fun new Zucchini Racer T-shirts in kids and adult sizes, stickers, patches, and the ever-popular candy necklaces! All Merch proceeds go to funding next year’s Fair! See you all in a few days!

New to our merchandise stall this year are these amazing zucchini racer stickers from local artist (and lovely human) @bigkidnik ! Priced at $4 each (with all profits going to support the McSpadden Flying Zucchini Society) these will likely sell fast! Thank you @bigkidnik for generously donating your art. If you love their work, TIP YOUR ARTIST using the link at our stall. Also returning this year… Everyone’s favourite trash-talking tote bags – in new 2024 colours! Hand-printed in East Van by our friends at The Goods Apparel – a deal at $20 each And our wildly popular candy necklaces – $3 for one or $5 for two

Are you a planner? If so, we have you covered…

Our blog has been quiet lately, but do not fear, the McSpadden County Fair team have been busily working away behind the scenes! With a stellar line-up of local vendors, food trucks, entertainers, kids activities and information booths (not to mention the brand new, 4-lane zucchini race track!)… we are sure that 2024’s fair will be the best yet . The weather for Sunday looks perfect. We’ll see you (and your zucchini) in the park!

Last Sunday, something magical happened – the weather was sunny and bright with the occasional cloud, the air was not smokey, the volunteers were hard at work and happy, the grass was green, the vendors, booths and food trucks brought their awesomeness, the musicians played sweetly and the zucchinis rolled to destruction and glory on the track. The 2023 McSpadden County Fair was awesome. We are filled with warm fuzzy feelings for everyone who turned out on Sunday – your hard work, enthusiasm, kindness, creativity and sense of community helped make this the best…fair…ever. THANK YOU

Zucchini fans – we are very excited to give you a sneak peak of our first ever McSpadden County Fair tote bag! This is a super high quality, large cotton tote, hand-printed in East Van by our friends at The Goods Screening & Apparel Company on East Hastings. Only 50 were printed, so make sure you don’t miss out! Pick one up at our Raffle tent at the Fair for only $20!