Did you know?

• The Agassiz Fall Fair and Corn Festival is run by a non-profit association called the Agassiz Agricultural and Horticultural Association.
• The first Agassiz Fall Fair was held in 1901.
• The Kent Agricultural and Horicultural Association was incorporated on November 16, 1899.  The name was offically changed on August 20, 1914 to the Agassiz Agricultural and Horticultural Association.
• The annual fall fair and corn festival is always held on the second Saturday after Labour Day.
• In 2007 the first Corn Queen was crowned after 58 years of Corn Kings.
• The present Agricultural Hall was built in two phases; the kitchen was completed in 1983 and the auditorium in 1987 hundreds of volunteers are needed to put on the Fall Fair and Corn Festival.
• The primary function of the association is to protect and advance agricultre, horticulture and fruit growing interests in the District of Kent.
• Each year an average of 10,000 people attend the Fall Fair and Corn Festival.