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Exes and Owes: Farewell to the Fall Fair?
Sep. 28th, 2020 11:00 amOutdoor events are generally considered to be much safer than indoor ones during a pandemic. But not so much when they involve large gatherings of people in close proximity to one another. Or when they involve singing, dancing, tasting pies and fall preserves, ladling up hot cider or breathing moistly on one another.
It will be sad if this autumnal tradition falls victim to the pandemic, as seems to be the case in many communities throughout Ontario, Quebec and doubtless many other jurisdictions:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/fall-fairs-covid-19-pumpkins-1.5727805
It looks as if some will survive, though, among them the Metcalfe Fair, due to open later this week:
https://www.2020metcalfefair.com
The Perth-Lanark Autumn Studio Tour, an annual Thanksgiving weekend tradition, will be virtual-only this year. Perhaps we'll be able to order a few things like jams, fancy soaps and artisanal chocolate. Perhaps we'll go on a drive out there to see some of the gorgeous fall leaves. But there will be no harvest lunch at Brooke Valley school this year, something that has long been a highlight of our Thanksgiving weekend.
Virtual fairs will never replace the real thing. But if their organizers can remain solvent until the crisis has passed, maybe we'll be able to go to the fair again in a couple of years.
It will be sad if this autumnal tradition falls victim to the pandemic, as seems to be the case in many communities throughout Ontario, Quebec and doubtless many other jurisdictions:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/fall-fairs-covid-19-pumpkins-1.5727805
It looks as if some will survive, though, among them the Metcalfe Fair, due to open later this week:
https://www.2020metcalfefair.com
The Perth-Lanark Autumn Studio Tour, an annual Thanksgiving weekend tradition, will be virtual-only this year. Perhaps we'll be able to order a few things like jams, fancy soaps and artisanal chocolate. Perhaps we'll go on a drive out there to see some of the gorgeous fall leaves. But there will be no harvest lunch at Brooke Valley school this year, something that has long been a highlight of our Thanksgiving weekend.
Virtual fairs will never replace the real thing. But if their organizers can remain solvent until the crisis has passed, maybe we'll be able to go to the fair again in a couple of years.
