Our First Visit to The Royal Winter Fair

I am a country girl. I love farmers. I love farm life, but I had never been to the Royal Winter Fair until this year.  The RAWF is the WORLD’S largest combined indoor agricultural and equestrian show.  It is the final fair, meaning it is the highest level of competition for Canadian farmers and chefs. 
Michelle
November 6, 2016

I am a country girl.

I love farmers. I love farm life, but I had never been to the Royal Winter Fair until this year. 

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The RAWF is the WORLD’S largest combined indoor agricultural and equestrian show.  It is the final fair, meaning it is the highest level of competition for Canadian farmers and chefs.  For non-professional equestrians, The Royal is like their Superbowl: It is a BIG deal! A win at The Royal can increase the value of an animal between 20-50%!

This year The Royal runs from November 4-13 at Exhibition Place in Toronto.

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We even brought Grandma!! We took the Go Train from Oshawa right to Exhibition Stadium.
It was Marcello's first time riding the Go Train. He loved it!
It was Marcello’s first time riding the Go Train.  As you can see, he loved it!

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One of our first stops was to meet the Royal Ambassador: Turbo the Goat!

Meet The Royal Ambassador!

Posted by Michelle Ferreri on Friday, November 4, 2016

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Turbo was cute, but the babies were show stealers (I have a video of them on my Instagram, aghhh soooo cute!!!)

The kids really loved it.  There is a LOT to see and do.  We didn’t really have a plan per se, we just kind of walked and took it all in. The kids loved the petting zoo, the animals, the food, the vendors and the hands on educational areas that usually included trivia.

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When I asked Marcello what his favourite animal at The Royal was, he said the guinea pigs! BHAAAA

We saw lots of familiar faces too!

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Dave & Fran Cavanagh of Ennismore ON

We met this Hastings crew on our way back at the Go Train.  They were all first time riders!

14963157_534657523394437_4843059929510816186_nThere are over 1100lbs of cheese entered into competition at The Royal and it was pretty cool to learn our favourite local goat cheese from Crosswind Farm dominated!

I think Marcello enjoyed the candy apples better than the cheese though;)

Parenting at its finest. #candyapples #royalfever #parenting #whohasthewipes

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On our way back I shot this quick clip of what we saw under the Gardiner Expressway and I think it sums up why EVERYONE really should experience The Royal.

Agriculture is so important. Talk to your kids about where their food comes from, better yet, show them at The Royal, for a full list of events and the schedule click here.

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We had a pretty intense discussion about bacon after checking out the pig and piglets. I really think it’s important kids understand what they are eating. I personally don’t eat pork, but everyone is entitled to their choice and I don’t judge anyone who does. My son LOVES bacon and meat, he always says “I’m thankful this pig/animal gave their life for me to eat!”
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These dairy cows have way better landscaping at their Royal “house” then I do!!


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2 thoughts on “Our First Visit to The Royal Winter Fair”

  1. Looks like you had a great time at The Royal. I love going to, although haven’t been in a few years. Go Train is the way to go. And man, I love those candy apples too, but my teeth do not. I’d be afraid of breaking a crown. lol. Thanks for sharing.

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