From the President – 2024 Fall Fair
Sheep and Goats, two themes running through the 2024 Cowichan Exhibition.
The first refers to the challenge classes for exhibitors and is inspired by the book “One Smart Sheep”. The second is a new event for the Fair, a sanctioned Goat show. We will have a barn full of goats competing for prizes, and owners will share their knowledge and enthusiasm for the Capra hircus. There will be a Gordon Lightfoot and an Eagles tribute band for evening entertainment. The return of the spectacular Motorcycle Stunt Riders will highlight daytime entertainment. This is one event you have to see to believe. Loggers Sports returned in 2023 and this year they will be building on that success. This is just a taste of what is happening at the 156 Fall Fair, full information is found in the rest of this catalogue.
On behalf of all the volunteers who work to put on this event, I invite you to come and enjoy the 2024 edition of the Cowichan Exhibition. We want you to have as much fun here as we do!
A. D. Irwin
Past Presidents
Prior to 1948, the Cowichan Exhibition Society and the Cowichan Agricultural Society operated under the same leadership, beginning with Archdeacon Reece in 1868, the first year of the fair. This list reflects the leadership of the Cowichan Exhibition Society when it became a Board on its own.