Fall Fair & Rodeo

Join us Labour Day Weekend for the Annual North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo! Come out and see the brand new North Thompson Agriplex which will host livestock and 4H competitions.

There will be a full exhibit hall, outdoor and indoor entertainment, three days of BCRA Rodeo, bingo, amusements, heavy horse competitions, light horse show, pony chariot and chuckwagon racing, trick riders, commercial booths and exhibits, children’s “ag can be fun’ area, family dance, cabaret dance, cowboy concert, fall fair parade, children’s parade, and much more. Dry camping available on site.

2006 Labour Day fair and rodeo “rocks”

June 8, 2006

Parking spaces were at a premium as numerous visitors flocked to the 57th Annual North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo (NTFFRA).The town of Barriere rocked to the beat of a good old fashioned fair while temperatures stayed in the 30’s and visitors thoroughly enjoyed the sights, sounds and smells of the valley’s most popular event […]

2005 Royalty Pageant

September 5, 2005

Sparkling young ladies with dazzling smiles turned out to compete in the Miss North Thompson Fall Fair 2005 Pageant held on Aug. 27 at the Barriere Elementary School. They danced, performed an individual talent, were presented in evening gowns, and answered impromptu questions for eight judges and a large audience who attended the event. The […]

2005 Fall Fair gets better with age

June 8, 2005

Fifty-six years have come and gone since the North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo (NTFFR) came into being. From a small gathering of local friends and ranchers this event has steadily grown into a successful annual fair that attracts visitors and competitors from all over Western Canada. “I enjoyed this years fair more than any […]

2004 Royalty Pageant

June 9, 2004

Pageant crowns Queen for 2004 Beautiful young ladies could be found in abundance at the 2004 Miss North Thompson Fall Fair and Rodeo Queen Pageant. An enthusiastic audience packed the Barriere Elementary School gymnasium to see Ashlynn Harris and Holly Rose Vesper crowned fall fair queen and princess for the year ahead. The five contestants […]

2004 Rain, sun and fun – Fall Fair 2004

June 8, 2004

“The best fair ever” came to Barriere this year for the Labour Day weekend. In spite of torrential downpours on Saturday and unsettled weather the rest of the weekend the show did go on and the people came. Mother Nature did her best to put a damper on the 55th Annual North Thompson Fall Fair […]

2003 Royalty

June 9, 2003

1989 New Route For Children’s Parade

June 8, 1989

A new children’s Parade route will be held in conjunction with the North Thompson Fall Fair. The route will start at B’s Bulk Foods & Deli downtown, then proceed up Barriere Town Rd.,turning right on East Lake Road., then left at the Fair’s hall. Anyone up to the age of 12 may be a part […]

1967 North Thompson Fall Fair More Exhibits This Year

June 8, 1967

The 18th North Thompson Fall Fair was a success, with only 30 less people attending than last year, despite the number of people still out fighting fire. Exhibits in the Woman’s section were considerably more numerous this year and the judges felt that the quality of the work was of a higher caliber than usual. […]

1967 Fall Fair Plans Keep Many People Busy

June 8, 1967

At a special meeting held at the home of Mrs. W. Livingstone, Women’s Institute members planned to enter the W.I. booth contest in the Fall Fair. They decided upon the items each would enter. Saturday, August 26, Work Day at the Louis Creek Fall Fair Grounds is the time that all the Fall Fair members […]

1965 Louis Creek Fair Gate Highest in 16 Years

June 8, 1965

Louis Creek Fair Gate Highest in 16 Years The North Thompson Times, v1 No.50. Wed, Sept 15, 1965 The gate returns were the highest yet at the 16th annual Louis Creek Fall Fair. Following the usual parade of livestock, floats, etc., Ann De Mambro was crowned Queen of the Fair by the ex-Queen of 1963, […]