Save the date and start planning for fun! The annual Harbord Village Fall Fair returns to Margaret Fairley Park on Sun. Sept. 13, from noon to 6 pm. Featuring BBQ, live music, silent auction, kids activities, community group tables and more, it’s a great time to reconnect with your neighbours — and meet some new ones!
Questions? Contact Fair coordinator Anne Fleming at avfleming@rogers.com.
Come out for the best party of the year in Harbord Village! Some highlights:
- Kids’ games and face painting, dressup with local theatre group Nags Players.
- Food and drink galore! Burgers, hot dogs and barbequ’d corn! Beer, wine, pop and juice.
- A table with home-made baking and preserves. Their treasures sell out early!
- Community interest tables, including one for Harbord Village Gardeners — free seeds and chances to ask questions and share ideas
- A Membership table where you can renew your HVRA membership by card, cash, or cheque.
- A table displaying items from the silent auction and prizes for the raffle tickets. Examples of what’s available:
Restaurant gift certificates: Aifam, Bar Eugenie, Harbord House, Insomnia, Piano Piano, Rasa
Tickets: Hot Docs (Doc Soup subscription). Wright Real Estate (Toronto FC Soccer e-tickets)
Gift cards: BMV Books, Cheese Magic, Emmer Bakery, Harbord Bakery
Services: Knifewear (knife sharpening), Peter’s Garage (oil change), Recoup Massage (1 hour massage), Todd Irvine (3 hours small tree pruning) … and many more treats and gifts from local businesses!
- Live music starting at 12:30 pm and ending at 6pm. This year’s lineup includes both old and new favourites. (Fuller descriptions here.)
12:00-12:30, Samba Elegua (traditional Brazilian samba)
12:30-12:45, Left Standing (wandering piper & drummer).
1:00-1:30, Annex Academy of Music (Rock: covers and originals)
1:40–2:20, Made U a Mixtape (Rock, Folk, Covers)
2:30-3:10, Caledon County (Celtic, Scottish, Irish)
3:15–3:25, Jessica Bell and Dianne Saxe; Announcements
3:25–4:10, Enchanting Steel Band (Calypso, Ska, Island Music)
4:20–5:05, DanceBeatles (up-tempo Beatles Hits)
5:15–6:00, The Amazing Tubular Orchestra (Folk, Rock, Country, Jazz)
We are volunteer driven!. If you can spare a couple of hours, we’d love to have you join the team. Roles to fill include: setup, burger flipping and serving, bartending, bake sale and silent auction tables, and general floating. We also need people to help order and pick up food ahead of the event, plus folks for our silent auction team to help solicit items and to organize bid sheets. Do you have what it takes? Not sure yet? Contact Rosalinda Furlan at rfurlanzaccas@gmail.com for more info. Click on the box below to reach a signup sheet specifying times and tasks:
Urgently needed! People to sign up for the BBQ (flipper and server) and Bar slots for the 2-4 and 4-6 pm shifts.
