PLAN YOUR WEEKEND
Step out this weekend and enjoy a fall fair, fundraising walk or festival fun. There’s lots going on in and around Hamilton. Locke Street Festival The annual Locke Street Festival is set to rock ’n’ roll on Saturday. Locke Street is closed to traffic between Jackson to Hughson streets, 7 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. The festival features music on three stages as well as the usual array of merchant and vendor booths. Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with live music to 11 p.m. lockestreetfestival.com
Christie Antique and Vintage Show
Canada’s favourite antique and vintage show is Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with hundreds of dealers and four hectares of treasures to be discovered. There will be china, jewelry, golf items, tins, scientific instruments, folk art, postcards, Indigenous artifacts, Canadiana, fine art, nostalgia items and furniture. Food vendors will be on site for a snack or meal. Rain or shine. Admission is $10 per person, parking is free. Christie Lake Conservation Area, 1000 Hwy. 5. W., Dundas. See christieshow.ca.
Walks and runs
Bright Run 2018, 1 km and 5 km walk or run, is Saturday at the Dundas Valley Conservation Area, 650 Governors Rd. in Dundas. More than 1,000 participants of all ages will participate to support local breast cancer research. On site registration is available, come a little early and bring your pledges and registration fee. Registration opens at 9 a.m., runs starts at 10:30. brightrun.ca
Wiggle Waggle Walk is back at Bayfront Park on Sunday. Gather your two- and four-legged family and friends for a day of fun in support of the Hamilton Burlington SPCA. Registration begins at 10 a.m. with the walk starting at 11:15 a.m. 905-574-7722 hbspca.com/donate/.
The Ovarian Cancer Walk of Hope steps forward rain or shine on Sunday at Valley Park, 970 Paramount Dr. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with the walk/run at 10:30 a.m. Parkinson Superwalk loops around St. Peter’s Hospital and through Gage Park on Sunday. Check-in begins at noon with the walk beginning at 1 p.m., meet at 88 Maplewood Ave.
Fair time
Take a short drive and enjoy one of the local fall fairs this weekend. The Six Nations Fair, celebrating 151 years this year, includes a baby show, demolition derby, entertainment, horse racing, fireworks, smoke dance competition, midway exhibits, native crafts, food booths and more. Hours: Saturday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The fairgrounds are at Gaylord Powless Arena, 1738 Fourth Line, Ohsweken. snfallfair.com
The West Niagara Fair is at the West Niagara Agricultural Centre, 7402 Mud St. W., in Grassie. This year’s theme is Roots and Boots. Weekend of Agricultural Awareness events, including livestock shows, Kidz Zone and petting zoo, antique tractor show and pulls, 2 demolition derbies, homecraft and school displays, family musical and other entertainment. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $10 adults, $5 children 6 to 12 years, children 5 and under admitted free; weekend passes $25 adult, $10 children 6 to 12 years. Parking is free. westniagarafair.ca
The 179th Cambridge Fall Fair boasts four days of non-stop fun, games, rides, vendors, food and great music. The fair is located at Dickson Park, 30 Parkhill Rd. W. Open Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday free admission to the grounds. Parking is $5 all weekend long subject to space availability. Gowan is the main attraction Saturday night. For full schedules and prices. thefallfair.com
The 172nd annual Georgetown Fall Fair theme this year is A Touch of Country. It has horse shows, homecraft buildings, a petting zoo, horse shows, truck and tractor pulls, demolition derby and midway. Admission is $25 for a weekend pass, $8 Sunday, $10 Saturday; ages 7 to 12 is $3, and free for children 6 and under. Open Saturday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fairgrounds are north of Maple Avenue, at 1 Park Ave., Georgetown. georgetownfallfair.ca