Rural Roots Fair-2022

Rural Roots Fair is Back!

Aug 27th-28th, 2022 from 10 am- 4 pm Daily!

Free Event This Weekend!

Join Family and Friends for events Saturday and Sunday!

Designed with families in mind, the Rural Roots Fair is a FREE, fun event for every age group!

New this year and for the first time ever we are excited to host a celebration of Indigenous Roots, local Artisans and Musicians! 

This interactive event hosts a number of events and activities!

Join Us for:

• Kids Zones: pony rides, petting zoo, bouncy castle
• Local artist gallery and sale
• Indigenous artist and local artist combine their talents with the community in the mural fence project display and installation https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/secret-mural-to-honour-indigenous-community-in-beaumont-alta-1.6545702
• Beaumont Alberta Farmers Market
• Trappers tent with Metis Artifacts exhibit, traditional arts and voyageur games
• Interactive medicinal plant exhibit and medicinal tea making workshop
• Live music Borch Brothers
• Pow Wow dance and wood flute performances and Pow wow dance instruction,
• Red River Jig Dancing

So much to learn, experience and fun for all ages at this years Rural Roots Fair 2022.

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Daily Activites

Beaumont Alberta Farmers Market 10 am-4 pm

Pony Rides and Petting Zoo 11 am- 3pm

Voyageur Games 10 am- 4pm

Traditional Arts 10 am-4 pm

Saturday Schedule

10:30 am-MetisAlive Dance

11:00 am Ethical Harvest/Tea Making

12:00 pm Powwow and Round Dance 101

12:30 MetisALIVE Storytelling

1:00 pm Ethical Harvest/Tea Making

1:30 pm Tobacco Tie Making and Protocol

2:00 pm MetisALIVE Dance

3:00 pm Wase Saba Performances

Trappers tent-10 am-4 pm

Artist Association Gallery 10 am-4 pm

Sissy Thiessen Kootenayoo of Wase Saba Experiences (Black Bear)

http://wasesaba.ca

Felice Gladue with MetisALIVE Culture and Dance Experiences

http://www.facebook.com/MetisALIVE

Chantelle Gray Plant Medicine Knowledge Keeper

Artists’ Association of Beaumont

http://www.artinbeaumont.com

The Borch Brothers

http://theborchbrothers.ca

Always a highlight for the kids will be petting Zoo, Pony Rides and wagon rides!

Find more information and follow on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/RuralRootsFair

We welcome the Beaumont Alberta Farmers Market! 

Interested in being a vendor at the Market? Contact Ashley at beaumontalbertafarmersmarket@gmail.com today! Spots are limited!

Located at the Beaumont Ag Society Fairgrounds, this event is only 10 minutes south of Edmonton, and located on the west end of Beaumont. There is no charge for admission or parking thanks to our sponsors who give generously to this event! If you have any questions or want to contribute by volunteering for this fun family event please email us at volunteer@beaumontagsociety.com or message on Facebook!

How did the event go in 2019? The 4 th annual RRF, held August 24-25, was bigger than ever. 2,365 visitors were counted entering the Fairground gates over the 2 days. In addition, roughly 25-30 of a total volunteer force numbering about 45-50 were on the grounds at any one time. Add exhibitors, clinicians, judges, ride operators and support staff, food service staff, competitors and followers, and clinic participants, total numbers easily swelled to over 2,500 for the weekend. A revised format and attraction layout had visitors spread more evenly around the venue. Highlights for kids included the Jumpy Castle, Pony Rides and the Petting Zoo. All folks enjoyed the wagon rides and equine and canine demonstrations.

Thank you to our Partners!

Thank you to our Sponsors for keeping this event free and accessible!