Photo by: Alliston Herald
The Alliston Potato Festival is filled with lots of activities for the whole family!
For downtown events, please visit the Alliston BIA website.
Keep checking back here as our schedule will be updated
as we add new events to the weekend!
| Schedule of Events | Friday August 11 | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00pm | Fairgrounds OPEN | |
| 6:00pm | Beer Gardens Opens (Cash Only) | Fairgrounds |
| 6:00pm | Marketplace Opens | Fairgrounds |
| 6:00pm | Domino’s Texas Hold’em Poker Registration | Memorial Arena |
| 6:30pm | Maggie Antone | Main Stage (by Beer Gardens) |
| 7:00pm to 11:30pm | Midway Opens | Fairgrounds |
| 7:00pm | Alliston Rotary Potato Festival Parade | Victoria Street |
| 7:00pm | Domino’s Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament | Alliston Memorial Arena |
| 8:00pm | The Gator James Band | Main Stage (by Beer Gardens) |
| 10:30pm | The Wheat Kings | Main Stage (by Beer Gardens) |
| Schedule of Events | Saturday, August 12th | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00am to 11:00am | St John's Potato Pancake Breakfast | St John United Church | ||
| 9:00am | Registration Strut Your Mutt Talent Show | Fairgrounds | ||
| 9:30am | Fairgrounds and Marketplace Open | Fairgrounds | ||
| 10:00am | Strut Your Mutt Talent Show | Fairgrounds | ||
| 10:00am to 4:00pm | Downtown Rurban Sights and Sounds | Victoria Street | ||
| 10:00am to 4:00pm | Kiddie Zone (Face painting, Activities for kids, fishing) | Fairgrounds | ||
| 10:00am to 4:00pm | Honouring Anishnawbek | Fairgrounds | ||
| 10:00am to 4:00pm | Masonic Lodge Child Find | Fairgrounds | ||
| 10:00am to 4:00pm | Free Pony Rides | Fairgrounds | ||
| 11:00am | Midway Opens | Fairgrounds | ||
| 11:30am | Just Sing Competition's Semis | Main Stage (by Beer Garden) | ||
| Noon | Beer Tent Opens (Cash Only) | |||
| Noon | BINGO | Pavilion | ||
| Noon to 3:00 pm | David Sgro Team's Photo Booth -
Smile for the Camera Free keepsake photo’s | Fairgrounds - Inside main gate to the south | ||
| Noon to 6:00 pm | Escape Room | Fairgrounds | ||
| 1:00pm | The Stylemanders | Fairgrounds Stage | ||
| 1:30pm-3:30pm | 8th Line | Main Stage (by Beer Garden) | ||
| 2:30pm | Rising Star Music Academy | Fairgrounds Stage | ||
| 3:00pm | The Stylemanders | Fairgrounds Stage | ||
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Maggie Antone | Main Stage (by Beer Gardens) | ||
| 5:00pm | Beer Tent Closes | |||
| 6:00pm | Beer Tent Opens (Cash Only) | |||
| 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Stone the Radio | Main Stage (by Beer Gardens) | ||
| 8:30pm-10:30pm | Jonny Lee/Jason Maxwell | Main Stage (by Beer Gardens) | ||
| 10:00:pm to 12:45am | Your New Neighbours | Main Stage (by Beer Gardens) | ||
| Schedule of Events | Sunday, August 13th | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30am | Fairgrounds & Marketplace Open | |||
| 9:30am | Baby Show Check In | Pavilion | ||
| 10:30am | Baby Show | Pavilion | ||
| 11:00am to 4:00pm | Escape Room | Fairgrounds | ||
| 11:00am | Midway Opens | Fairgrounds | ||
| 11:00am - 3:00pm | Batman | Fairgrounds | ||
| 11:30am | Team K9 Sports Dogs | Fairgrounds | ||
| 11:30am | Just Sing Finals | Beer Gardens Stage | ||
| Noon | Beer Gardens OPEN (Cash Only) | |||
| Noon | Ian Chaplin & Quinn Thurston | Fairground Stage | ||
| 1:00pm | Little Rays's Diversity of Living Things! -Meet the amazing reptiles, small mammals, and invertebrates from a variety of ecosystems around the world | Pavillion | ||
| 1:30pm | Team K9 Sports Dogs | Fairgrounds | ||
| 1:30pm to 4:00pm | Unlocked | Beer Gardens Stage | ||
| 2:00pm | Dance the Line Demo | Fairground Stage | ||
| 3:00pm | MacMurchy Highland School of Dance | Fairground Stage | ||
| 3:30pm | Team K9 Sports Dogs | Fairgrounds | ||
| Schedule of Events | Friday August 12 | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00pm | Fairgrounds OPEN | Beech & Church | ||
| 6:00pm | Beer Gardens Opens | Fairgrounds | ||
| 6:00pm | Midway Opens | Fairgrounds | ||
| 6:30pm | Poker Registration | Memorial Arena | ||
| 7:00pm | Alliston Rotary Potato Festival Parade | Victoria Street | ||
| 7:00pm | Texas Hold’ em Poke Tournament | Alliston Memorial Arena | ||
| 7:30pm to 930pm | Live Music | Beer Gardens | ||
| 10pm to 12:00pm | Live Music | Beer Gardens | ||
| Schedule of Events | Saturday, August 13th | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00am to 11:00am | St John's Potato Pancake Breakfast | St John United Church | ||
| 9:00am | Fairgrounds Open | |||
| 10:00am to 4:00pm | Downtown Festivities Start | |||
| 10:45am | Midway Opens | Fairgrounds | ||
| 11:00am | Live Entertainment | Fairgrounds Stage | ||
| 11:30am | Live Entertainment | Fairgrounds Stage | ||
| Noon to 4:00pm | School Work & Home Craft Display | Memorial Arena | ||
| Noon | Beer Gardens Opens | Fairgrounds | ||
| 12:30pm to 2:30pm | Live Music | Beer Gardens | ||
| 1:00pm | Live Entertainment | Fairgrounds Stage | ||
| 1:00pm to 2:45pm | Dog Show | Fairgrounds | ||
| 1:00pm | BINGO | Pavilion | ||
| 2:00pm to 4:00pm | Live Local Entertainment | Fairgrounds Stage | ||
| 3:00pm to 3:45pm | Dog Show | Fairgrounds | ||
| 3:30pm to 5:30pm | Live Music | Beer Gardens | ||
| 4:00pm to 4:45pm | Live Local Entertainment | Fairgrounds Stage | ||
| 6:30 to 8:30pm | Live Music | Beer Gardens | ||
| Saturday 9:30 to midnight | Live Music | Beer Gardens | ||
| Schedule of Events | Sunday, August 14th | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00am | Fairgrounds Open | Beech and Church | ||
| 10:00am | Baby Show Registration | Pavilion | ||
| 10:00am | FARMER OLYMPICS | Fairgrounds | ||
| 10:30am | Baby Show | Pavilion | ||
| 10:30am | Non-denominational Church Service | Fairgrounds Stage | ||
| 11:30am | Family Potato Games | Fairgrounds | ||
| Noon | Beer Gardens OPEN | Beer Gardens | ||
| 12:30pm to 430pm | Live Music | Beer Gardens | ||
| 1:00pm | Pet Show Registration | Fairgrounds Stage | ||
| 2:00pm | Pet Show Starts | Fairgrounds Stage | ||
| 3:00pm | Live Entertainment | Fairgrounds Stage | ||