Pie awaits at Fairfield’s fair

Fairfield’s fall fair on Saturday promises live music, dancers, harvest hat-making and everybody’s festival favourite — a fruit pie competition.

The festival, called Fall Fairfield, takes place at Porter Park, 1330 Fairfield Rd., from 1-6 p.m.

The annual music and arts event brings together local businesses, neighbours, artists and performers for family fun.

“It strengthens community, it’s a community give back with live performances and interactive vendors there mainly to engage and educate the public,” said event co-ordinator Melissa Faye Reid.

Scheduled to perform are highenergy folk-rock group Bucan Bucan, soul and hip-hop group Spliff Personalities, Birds on Stilts, who dress as various birds and walk on stilts, and the Lekwungen Traditional Dancers.

There will be food trucks, a beverage garden, bubble making and a silent auction.

Bakers can register their fruit pies at fairfieldcommunity.ca and bring them to the pie tasting by 12:30 p.m. on the day of the festival. Bakers can also drop off pies at the Fairfield Gonzales Community Centre on Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Saturday morning before 12:30 p.m., including the baker’s name and pie flavour. Pies cannot be cream-filled or based.

Festivalgoers can taste the pies and cast votes. All funds raised support the Fairfield Gonzales Community Association.