Want to know what’s happening when and where? Check our event schedule below for the upcoming Funfair! Last minute changes will be listed here and also posted via our Twitter feed!
We’re mixing it up with a whole new set of bouncers from Ry J’s Inflatables: tippy ladder, bungee run, interactive hockey net, funhouse maze, the mega slide, the rat race obstacle course and the Big Red Baller!
Fri – 5 pm to 10 pm
Sat – 10 am to 10 pm
Sun – 10 am to 3 pm
Come relieve your stress in the Wreck Room – 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 – 10am to 10pm
Sun – 10am to 3pm
Hotdogs and burgers
Juice/soft drinks
Fruit stand
Food provided by Metro and le Club Optimiste de Blackburn Hamlet
Assorted food trucks in parking lot of community center:
Si Senor Tacos
Roost Chicken
TNT Food Truck
Bean Here Donuts
Kawartha Ice Cream
Feel the nostalgia of years gone by with some family games in the style of our original Funfair days sponsored by youth groups in Blackburn. Come win a pop or other prizes in the duck pond, toilet paper toss, magnetic fish and clothespin drop.
Only one ticket each game!
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.
See our talented students perform live at the Blackburn Funfair. Be sure to check out to the School of Rock – Orleans House Band.
The climbing wall from Ry-Js Climbing Adventures will be open:
Fri – 6 pm to 10 pm
Sat – 11 am to 10 pm
Sun – 10 am to 3 pm
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!
Come try your luck at the casino tables!
Bytown Sea Shanty Collective is a quartet from Ottawa, Canada, born out of a love of the East Coast. With the call of the high seas in their bones, BSSC has been offering free, accessible monthly Sea Shanty singalongs in Ottawa for over two years. Come sing along!
Start your festival weekend off with a Pancake breakfast!
Adults – $6 / Kids – $4
Start your morning off cheering along your friends and community partners at the Saturday morning parade.
Play a 9-hole course in the skate park for onloy $5!
Sat – 10 am to 10pm
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 4 pm.
Have kids with boundless energy? Let them work it off in the bouncy castle and toddler zone in the arena!
Sat – 10 am to 4 pm
Sun – 10 am to 3 pm
Come visit and support our community businesses. Over 60 craft market stalls on display.
Younger kids will love the face painting offered by les Guides franco-canadiennes of Blackburn Hamlet!
Show times for Little Rays Reptiles are at 11am, 1 pm and 3 pm.
At Sing House Studios, we believe our students should celebrate and develop their own unique vocal expression all while learning strong musical skills. Our lessons are fun, innovative and creative: our mission is to leave you feeling inspired. Our community is filled with people who love to grow, collaborate and elevate the energy in the room. We believe in bringing our
newfound skills from the classroom onto the stage!
Who wants cake? Come celebrate the fair with a free slice!
Have your kids try some old fashioned games from the past!
Saturday: 1 pm to 4 pm
The Nepean School of Music Band program students will entertain you with an array of different styles of music.
Groove to Hold My Beer!
Groove to Double Standard!
Based in Ottawa Ontario The Fake McCoys bring a relaxed, fun and personal style of musical entertainment.
We are an established fully equipped light rock band trio. We play at many of the pubs in and around Ottawa and bring a mix of popular top 40 songs from 50’s to present with a few surprises for good measure. We pride ourselves on really interacting with our audience and creating a memorable and fun evening for everyone.
Funfair organizers are excited to announce that our Saturday evening headline act will be Barrelhouse: Beatles Tribute
This talented and entertaining tribute band will transport you back in time to relive the Abbey Road Album note for note!
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!
Race day registration begins at 9:00 AM.
1km run at 9:30 AM.
2km run at 10:00 AM.
Anything is pawsible if you enter your pet in the dog show!