Western Fair’s new Facility
is located on the south side of Florence Street,
between the Sport’s Centre and Western Fair
Administration Office. The Agriplex provides facilities
for the agriculture industry for education, exhibition
and distribution. It also showcases events from
international livestock shows and sales to local
and regional 4-H activities.
The primary goal of the new Agriplex is to improve
the Fair’s ability to accommodate agriculture
events and shows on a year round basis. The complex
provides improved facilities for livestock shows
and sales, professional rodeos, agri-trade shows
and many other events – not to mention new
facilities for Western Fair’s youth programs,
“Agriculturally Yours” and School
Tours the ever popular “Rural Route Discovery” that is showcased annually at the fall fair.
Non-agricultural events will also be accommodated
in the Agriplex. Such possible events include
4-H shows and clinics, workshops, meetings, and
indoor sporting events.
Agriplex
Site Specifics
AGRIPLEX Information Brochure In PDF
- Livestock pavilion will accommodate
up to 420 stalls.
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320 seat Educational
Auditorium for lectures, educational clinics
and can be utilized as a sales
arena for livestock or merchandise.
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Show Arena,
30.5 x 61.0 metres (100' x 200') with a dirt
floor and stadium seating for 1500.
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The show arena
can be converted to a field for indoor sports.
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1468 m2 (16,000
sq. ft.) outdoor exercise facility which has
easy access to the show arena, can become
a second show area.
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Agriplex will
include wash bays for livestock, change rooms
and built in concession area.
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Accessible
FREE parking
Why
a New Agriplex
- Western Fair is committed to
continually upgrading and improving its facilities
and amenities offered to its customers, the
citizens of London and area.
- The Agriplex will provide the
opportunity for Western Fair to host many new
events that will create jobs, attract more tourists
and visitors to Western Fair and London, which
will in turn generate incremental revenues for
the City and Western Fair.
- The old Agricultural Pavilion
was built in 1950, the Ontario Arena was built
in 1928 and the Sheep and Swine Barn, 1929.
All have needed improvements for some time and
all three require too much input to bring them
up to today’s standards.
- London is in the middle of Horse
Country, including the USA. It is also in the
middle of the richest agriculture land in Canada.
Middlesex County produces more agricultural
products than some entire provinces of Canada!
Therefore Western Fair is committed to educating
people about agriculture and showcasing the
proud and historic farming community which surrounds
it.
- The London International Airport
can serve shows which draw international participants
as exhibitors and/or buyers. Western Fairs proximity
to major highways and full-service hotels make
the Agriplex most convenient for business.
Western
Fair Mission Statement
“The Western Fair Association
is an Agricultural Society that through its people
activities and facilities excels in creating unique
experiences that fulfil the evolving entertainment/recreational
and educational interests of our customers.
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