On Aug. 7, the RCMP Musical Ride will appear in Carman at the Carman Fairgrounds.
The Dufferin Agricultural Society, in partnership with the Royal Canadian Legion Branch Carman, Communities in Bloom, Town of Carman, RM of Dufferin and Carman, and the Community Chamber of Commerce, will present this year’s RCMP Musical Ride.
The RCMP Musical Ride performs in up to 50 communities across Canada between May and October each year. It travels to each province once every four years to ensure as many Canadians as possible can experience and enjoy this spectacle.
Since the early 1900s, the RCMP Musical Ride has performed for Canadians in small communities and major cities. Since World War I, the Musical Ride has been worldwide, including the United Kingdom, Japan, Bermuda, and the United States.
The Carman Fairground gates will open at 1 p.m. on Aug. 7.
At 2 p.m., the horse barn will be open, allowing people to meet the horses and their riders. There will also be a Hospitality Tent and the Carman Kinettes food booth, offering their world-famous burgers and fries. Ruddneck Farms will be in attendance with its Petting Zoo, Bouncerama obstacle course, and various displays to interest everybody.
There will be face painting for kids all day, and at 3:15 p.m., the RCMP will make a Red Serge visit to Boyne Lodge Personal Care Home.
At 3 p.m., the Manitoba Driving Society will present a Carriage Driving Derby featuring some of Manitoba’s finest Horses, including Mini-Horse champions. At 4:30 p.m., a live music program featuring some of our region’s top artists will appear in the main arena.
The RCMP Musical Ride will begin at 6:30 p.m., and afterwards, the RCMP riders and their horses will be met and greeted.
Tickets are available online at www.carmancountryfair.ca, at Toews Printing, Carman Pharmacy, and the Carman Legion, and at the gate.
Free parking is available on Centre Avenue and the greenspace on 1st Avenue NW, west of the Community Hall. Accessible parking is available at the Carman Fairgrounds.
For more information, please visit Carman Country Fair on Facebook, visit www.carmancountryfair.ca, or email info@dufferinagsociety.com.
