Want to know what’s happening when and where? Check our event schedule below for the upcoming 2022 Funfair! Last minute changes will be listed here and also posted via our Twitter feed!
Ben Lavallee is a a magician and children’s entertainer. He became enamored with magic at the age of 10. Since then he has honed his skills to amaze and entertain audiences of all ages.
Fri – 5:30 pm (before the movie)
Sat – 3 pm
Sun – 2 pm
Come relieve your stress in the Vengeance Van – a mobile room where you are permitted to destroy items we provide (Or items of your own) using different “Weapons” like baseball bats, sledge hammers, golf clubs, crow bars and more!
Fri – 5pm to 10pm
Sat – 11am to 10pm
Sun – 10am to 3pm
Bump away? Try out Ry J’s Zorb balls with a friend . . .
Fri – 4pm to 10pm
Sat – 11am to 10pm
Sun – 10am to 3pm
Come get your fright on at the haunted carnival funhouse. Or take a deep sleep in the coffin ride simulator. Or try your hands at a few carnival games!
Fri – 4pm to 10pm
Sat – 11am to 10pm
Sun – 10am to 3pm
How long will it take you? Try out Ry J’s obstacle course!
Fri – 4pm to 10pm
Sat – 11am to 10pm
Sun – 10am to 3pm
Wheeeee! Try out Ry J’s megaslide!
Fri – 4pm to 10pm
Sat – 11am to 10pm
Sun – 10am to 3pm
How high can you go? Try out Ry J’s Rock Climbing Wall
Fri – 4pm to 10pm
Sat – 11am to 10pm
Sun – 10am to 3pm
Come take a swing and see if you can beat the speed pitch machine!
Fri – 4pm to 10pm
Sat – 11am to 10pm
Sun – 10am to 3pm
Courtesy of sponsor Exit Realty
You know you want to. Come show off your pitching arm and dunk a friend!
Like sports?
Register a team and enjoy a little softball at the nearby diamonds before heading over to the fair!
Quench your thirst sampling some beverages from our local microbreweries.
Got kids? Looking for an inexpensive night to keep them occupied? We’ve got you covered. The FunFair hosts a free family movie night every year. Come join us!
Our 10-piece dance band, featuring the vocals of Blackburn’s own Mike Murphy and Wendy Martin, kicks off this year’s entertainment with a fun night of familiar tunes.
Hotdogs and burgers
Juice/soft drinks
Fruit stand
Food supplied by Metro
Assorted food trucks at entrance of community center offering lemonade, ice cream, etc.
Start your festival weekend off with a Pancake breakfast!
Start your morning off cheering along your friends and community partners at the Saturday morning parade.
One of our most popular events is the used book sale – check it out!
Come make a bid on some fantastic products and services offered by our sponsors. Winning bids announced at 3:30 pm.
Like sports? Register a team and enjoy a little volleyball at the fair!
Younger kids will love the face painting offered by les Guides franco-canadiennes of Blackburn Hamlet! 2-4 tickets based on design.
Solo vocalist
Feel the nostalgia of years gone by with some family games in the style of our original Funfair days. Kids and teens. Come win a pop or other prizes in the duck pond, toilet paper toss, magnetic fish and clothespin drop. One ticket each game.
Echoes To Horizon is a four piece rock band from Ottawa, Ontario. The band was born in November of 2021. With a well experienced hook driven rhythm section and hard hitting vocals the band is hoping to catch the attention of music lovers.
No gate charge on Friday.
Gate charge of $20 (early bird pricing till April 17 with ticket purchases to SOS), $30 after April 17
Proof of Age of Majority required to purchase or possess alcohol.
Who wants cake? Come celebrate the fair with a free slice!
Have your kids try some old fashioned games from the past!
High energy rock band
Have kids with boundless energy? Let them work it off in the bouncy castle!
Fri – 4pm to 10pm
Sat – 11am to 10pm
Sun – 10am to 3pm
Deux voix, une guitare acoustique, un répertoire de plusieurs chansons populaires (et peut-être des joyaux méconnus); voici ce qui vous attend avec Chanté et Kev. Ce duo formé en 2018 a peaufiné leur spectacle sur plusieurs scènes dans la région de l’Outaouais, après avoir passé des années avec d’autres groupes et projets musicaux (la scène n’est pas un mystère pour ces deux). Les deux combinent leurs talents pour vous offrir des soirées mémorables en musique chez vous!
Break out your dancin’ shoes! Little Miss Taken is a high-energy 5-piece Ottawa rock band covering great songs from the 70s, 80s and more! Pop, rock, disco, soul…LMT has got you covered. This is the band’s third appearance at the FunFair and they are always a hit. Don’t miss this band!
SOS Band – The ABBA Experience is a band you don’t want to miss! With decades of professional experience among its members, they recreate the music of ABBA as closely as possible to the original studio recordings with no backing tracks. The appreciation of the Swedish pop phenom’s groove and unique vocal style is clearly evident in this group’s performances. From the killer vocals and harmonies classic to Agnetha and Frida, the intricate piano and rhythmic guitar of Benny and Bjorn, to the rich backup vocal layers performed by the other talented members, this ten-piece band will deliver an authentic experience like no other!
Who doesn’t like a fireworks display?
The Blackburn Funfair’s Fireworks display is one of Ottawa’s best kept secrets. Up close and personal. Free. Easily accessible. And loved by all in the community.
Come celebrate some fitness and activity by participating in the Blackburn Fun Run Sunday morning!
Anything is pawsible if you enter your pet in the dog show!