In a month’s time, the Lloyd Ex Fair will kick off the summer festivities with the annual parade. This year’s staging area is in the Civic Centre Parking lot, with the route starting on 49th Avenue heading north. The route will turn west on 56th Street heading over to 50th Avenue where it will head southbound beginning the loop back to 49th Avenue, using 51st Street, 51st Avenue, 60th Street, 65th Avenue and 46th Street past City Hall, with the final leg being northbound on 49th Avenue ending back at the staging area.
The parade will start at 10 am, with this year’s Parade Marshal being Dr. Nekkt Jamal, DD.
This year the fair will run from July 12th to 15th and will include a petting zoo put on by Meadow Croft, along with agriculture exhibits including the Beef Pen Show, Sheep Show and Draft Horse Show. This year’s program will also include Team Roping and Sorting competitions, Gymkhana and a new program being added, Draft Horse Riding.
On July 15th, the 2nd Annual Running with the Bulls event will be held in front of the Grandstand. In conjunction with the Running with the Bulls kids ages 6 to 12 can take part in the Calf Scramble and Wild Pony Races competition.
A full list of events for the four-day fair can be found on the Lloyd Ex website. Tickets to get in range from free for those 6 and under, to $15 for those 16 to 64 years old.
