HAPPY’S list of 50 things for Kids

Agriculture fun just one of the many things for kids of all ages to enjoy this year!

Looking for more great things the kids, and your family, can enjoy at Western Fair this year, why not take some recommendations from Happy, Western Fair’s fun expert for 50 fun filled things to see, try and do during the fair’s 10-day run September 5-14, 2025.

HAPPY’s List of 50 THINGS for KIDS at the Western Fair!

  1. FREE GIFT opening weekend. Race with the kids to the Happy Camper, first 500 get a kid-sized keepsake. 

  2. What is a Gliding Bubble Ambassador? Check it out at Circus Surreal 

  3. J-AAR Mega Machines Kid Zone - BIG Fun, BIG Machines! 

  4. Your kids will love the Monsters they find in the Grand-stand…. MONSTER TRUCKS that is. 

  5. Get the kids to LOG-OFF their tech and cheer on their favourite Lumberjack at Stihl Timbersports Championships 

  6. Gather your posse of kids for a hootin’ and hollering’ good time at Wild, Wild Woof SUPER DOGS Show 

  7. Crafty kids check out the youth creative art displays. Sign up for a Prize Book...you can enter next year! 

  8. Find the Dragon from your favourite fair-y tale inside Kiddyland sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Forest City-London. 

  9. Magical fun at the TD Variety Stage in the McCormick's Pavilion 

  10. Make sure you find DooDoo The Clown—this guy is UNBELIEVABLE! 

  11. Hug HAPPY Western Fair’s beloved Mascot at 3PM, 5PM and 7PM Weekdays at the Happy Camper. 

  12. Super Sunday is the last day of the fair—take advantage of Super Savings on ride bracelets for the kids that day only! 

  13. Weather looking fair-ly fantastic take the kids to FMX World Tour sponsored by Authentigate in the Jayden’s Mechanical Grandstand 

  14. Life isn’t fair… unless the kids have a Funnel Cake

  15. Cow Call Idol - Laugh and learn as others compete to sound like a cow. A mooooving event at the Tomco Carousel Stage. 

  16. The kids won’t fiddle in their seats watching Junior com-petitors take baby steps in the Step and Fiddle Competition 

  17. Stop and shop for souvenirs for the kids— after all the kids think you are Made Of Money—MOM 

  18. DAD decorate your beard and bring the kids to the Fair to watch you compete in Whisker Wars on the Tomco Carousel Stage. 

  19. Feeling fair-ly fantastic then make sure to take a family photo at the Western Fair sign

  20. Enter or Watch the Baby Daze Competition (look-a-like contest) on the Tomco Carousel Stage 

  21. If your kid is great at hollering MOM at the top of their lungs—they should enter the Great Mom Caller competition. 

  22. Kids love tacos—try one that walks! Look for a walking taco in the Midway Food Line. 

  23. Kids want to race a horse! They can drive a virtual reality Horse and Bike in the Barn. 

  24. Kids take your parents or grandparents for a tea cup ride in Kiddyland sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Forest City-London. 

  25. Enjoy a Free BUS Ride to and from the Fair with a Western Fair ticket. Check what routes offer rides to the Fair. 

  26. Circus Surreal - sword swallowing. This show is sharp! 

  27. Don’t be sheepish, come and join the fair fun in The Barn. Mini Horses, Water Buffalo, and more. 

  28. What do you call a flying elephant? A Jumbo Jet—Look for elephants high in the sky in Kiddyland sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Forest City-London

  29. Kids feeling a little saucy, maybe they would like to try Deep Fried Pizza on a stick

  30. Hot day, cold drink - total brain freeze at the Icee booth. 

  31. Grab the kids some Gourmet Cookies so they never dessert you at the Fair. 

  32. Little kids will go YEEHAW when they take a ride on inflatable farm animals in the Bouncing Barnyard 

  33. Give Butterfly Chips a try, the kids will love these butter-fly shaped snackable spuds. 

  34. Find the One Man Band— Bandaloni. This guy is a lone star! 

  35. Hockey kids will enjoy a London Knights game at the Sports Centre. Free fair admission with ticket afterwards. 

  36. Kids have a fair chance at winning a race at the Case IH Pedal Tractor Course 

  37. It’s a little corny but why not try Roasted Corn in a Cup. We think the kids will like it! 

  38. Bring all the kids and their fair-weather friends to see the Demolition Derby on the First Sunday of the Fair. 

  39. New Lunch Passport Activity in the Barn—get the kids to find what makes something white, cold, and fills your glass. 

  40. Find and Ride the Rainbow with your kids in the Midway! 

  41. Bring your water bottles, stay cool and hydrate, we’ve ordered 10-days of sunshine for the last blast of summer! 

  42. The kids won’t melt under pressure to eat a huge Deep Fried Mozza Stick—they will be cheeseful! 

  43. Check out the a-maze-ing NEW Corn Maze – it will have all the kids corn-fused! Sponsored by Advantage Farm Equipmen

  44. Have a wheel good time on the Ferris Wheel in Kiddy-land sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Forest City-London. 

  45. Weather looking fair-ly fantastic take the kids to the Field of Fun through the tunnel at The Barn sponsored by Harrison Pensa. 

  46. Six year olds will soon be sixteen, let them drive their first car at the Fair—find the Speedway in Kiddyland sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Forest City-London. 

  47. Bella is a rootin-tootin good time, grab a seat, rest your feet and let the kids enjoy the show. 

  48. Straw Bale Decor is cool, stop by and vote for your fav! 

  49. Kids can crawl through a Corn Sensory Bin sponsored by AON. 

  50. Learn fascinating Farm Facts from Farmers in The Barn sponsored by Harrison Pensa.