Events
Every year the Airdrie & District Agricultural Society hosts a number of family friendly events, including the Ranch Hand Competition and our Art of the Harvest! There is something for everyone.
Garden Project
Our society has partnered with the Youth Volunteer Corps from Volunteer Airdrie to plant, weed and harvest a garden on the Ag Society land. As a joint effort, our members provide leadership and mentorship to the youth. Anyone is welcome to join in on the fun. The schedule rotates between a Wednesday and Thursday, from 6 – 8 pm. As in the past, the garden will be dug for Art to the Harvest with produce sold and the money donated to the Airdrie Food Bank. Seasonal vegetables are dug and taken to the Food Bank as they start to produce.
Thursday, June 26
Wednesday, July 2
Thursday, July 10
Wednesday, July 16
Thursday, July 24
Wednesday, July 30
Thursday, August 7
Wednesday, August 13
Thursday, August 21
Wednesday, August 27
Thursday, September 4
Wednesday, September 10
Thursday, September 18
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ART of the Harvest
Take a trip into the past at our old tyme ART of the Harvest! The 2025 ART of the harvest will take place September 20. Join us for an old tyme harvest demonstration, wagon rides, animals, kids’ games, live music, food trucks and an antique tractor pull.
Want to get your hands dirty AND get some fresh produce to take home? Purchase vegetables from our garden, including potatoes you can dig yourself. All proceeds will be donated to the Airdrie Food Bank.
Details:
There is no cost to attend the ART of the Harvest, including the tractor pull.
Registration for tractor pull participants begins at 9:00 a.m.
The tractor pull will begin slightly after 10 a.m. - spectator’s welcome!
At 10:30 a.m. our harvest activities will begin.
Volunteering:
We are still looking for volunteers to help make the day a success. View volunteer opportunities and sign up.
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Thank you to our 2025 Platinum sponsors:
Thank you to our 2025 Gold sponsors:
Thank you to our 2025 Silver sponsors:
Thank you to our 2025 Bronze sponsors:
Thank you to our 2025 in-kind supporters:
Affordable Septic, Barricade & Signs, Big Rock Hauling Services, Brandt John Deer, Coopers Equipment Rentals, Reid Farms, UFA.
Photos from Sept. 2024 event (photo credits to Alivia Trudeau and Jetta Deere):
Antique Tractor Pull
The 2025 tractor pull with take place on September 20. More details will be available closer to the event.
On Sept. 21, 2024 participants using tractors from the 1960s or older took part in our antique tractor pull. See photos and videos of the event below. For more, please visit our Art of the Harvest page. Photos from Sept. 2024 event (photo credits to Tom Cers):
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Ranch Hand Competition
The annual Ranch Hand Competition was held Saturday, July 12 at the Airdrie Rodeo Grounds. We had a full slate of 12 teams with six teams competing in the Open Division and six teams in the Ladies Division. It was a very close competition this year with each individual event being won by a different team in each division. In the end our Open Division was claimed by the Pole River Ranch Team and the Ladies Division by the Simpson Ranch Cougars both of who are repeat winners from last year.
A huge thank you to all the participants, the many spectators who attended, as well as all the volunteers who helped out at the event or in the planning stages.
A special thank you to all our sponsors:
Crocus Ag Services, Pole River Ranch and Mountain Toys - Polaris
Photos from the 2025 Ranch Hand Competition:
Photographs by Phil Norregaard.
Photos from the 2024 Ranch Hand Competition:
Photographs by Christine Mackinnon.
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