Get involved
The fair is run by volunteers and supported by local businesses. There are many ways to help.
Volunteer
Thank you gift: volunteers who give 4 or more hours receive a free weekend pass to the 2026 fair.
Set-up before the fair
Wednesday, September 9, 6 pm to 9 pm
Thursday, September 10, 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Put up tents, tables and benches, move plywood and animal pens, and hang lights.
Exhibit drop-off
Wednesday, September 9, 6 pm to 9 pm
Thursday, September 10, 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Hand out entry tags, place entries on the display tables, help exhibitors and direct parking.
Exhibit attendant
Friday 1 pm to 10 pm, Saturday 9 am to 10 pm
Choose your hours
Look after the exhibit tables in the cool indoor arena and answer questions. You can sit or stand.
50/50 ticket sales
Friday 1 pm to 10 pm, Saturday 9 am to 10 pm
Choose your hours
Sell 50/50 tickets around the fair. You can sit or stand.
Kids’ events
Friday 1 pm to 10 pm, Saturday 9 am to 10 pm
Choose your hours
Help run the kids’ games: corn shucking, watermelon eating, donut bobbing, tug-of-war and sack races.
Parking attendant
Friday 1 pm to 10 pm, Saturday 9 am to 10 pm
Choose your hours
Help visitors find a parking spot.
Take-down after the fair
After the fair closes
Ask the volunteer coordinator for times
Help take down tents, signs, tablecloths, chairs and tables. Lunch is provided!
To volunteer, contact Gelina Berg, Volunteer Coordinator
Call or email and say which job you’d like to help with.
Be a vendor
Join one of the region’s best-loved community celebrations, with over 3,500 visitors each year.
Fraud alert: pay only the treasurer’s email
Send e-Transfers only to treasurer@crestonvalleyfallfair.ca. The fair will never ask for payment to any other address.
A scam is using the fake address crestonvalleyfallfairr@gmail.com (note the extra “r”). It is not connected to the fair. If you get a payment request you are unsure about, please contact us before sending money.
Artisan Alley
For makers, designers and artists: jewellery, woodwork, textiles, pottery, decor and other handmade work.
- Returning
- $75 until June 30, then $100 until August 1
- New
- $100 until June 30, then $125 until August 1
Food vendors
Savoury meals, sweet treats and local flavours. Fairgoers come hungry! Space is limited, so apply early.
- Early bird
- June 30
- Final deadline
- August 1
Not-for-profit groups
Free booth space for groups working in agriculture, education, outreach or public service. Share your work and recruit volunteers.
- Deadline
- June 30
Paid work: 2026 tenders
The fair is looking for contractors for these jobs. Each application explains what is involved and how to apply.
Sponsor the fair
Sponsorship helps our volunteers put on an event enjoyed by thousands, and it’s a great way to show your business to the community.
Every sponsor receives: recognition in the next year’s fair booklet, and on signs around the fair that weekend (sponsors confirmed after September 4 may not appear on the signs).
Bronze
$200
- Your business sign or banner in the arena, or
- Sponsor a specific event, named in the schedule and promotion (ask which events are available)
Silver
$350
- Your business sign or banner in the arena
- A thank-you on our social media
- 1 weekend pass
Gold
$500
- Your business sign or banner in the arena
- A thank-you post written for your business
- 2 weekend passes
Platinum
$1,000
- A space at the fair named for your business, such as an arena (ask which are available)
- A thank-you post written for your business
- Weekend passes for 2 adults and 2 children
Signs and banners are provided by your business.