Western Fair Safety Security
★ Before You Arrive
Safety & Security!
For everyone’s safety, all bags are searched, and all guests pass through a metal detector at the gate. A little preparation before you arrive can help keep the entry process moving smoothly.
What happens at the gate
1. Bag search
All bags are opened and checked. Have every pocket unzipped before you reach the table.
2. Metal detector
Everyone walks through. Empty your pockets into the bin first.
3. You're in
Most people are through in under a minute. Travelling light makes it faster still.
★ Guests who decline to be searched will not be permitted entry to the Fair.
★ A little preparation saves everyone time
Top 5 tips to get through security faster!
1. Travel light
Leave unnecessary bags, backpacks and bulky items at home.
2. Empty your pockets
Place your phone, keys, wallet, coins and other items in the bin.
3. Have bags ready
Unzip all pockets on bags, purses, diaper bags and anything else before you reach the table.
4. Know what's prohibited
Leave weapons or other edged items, illegal substances, alcohol, skateboards, roller skates and scooters at home.
5. Listen to security staff
Follow directions so the line keeps moving and helps everyone get in faster.
Prohibited items
Please leave these at home. Bringing them will slow you down at the gate.
- Alcoholic beverages, other than those sold in licensed areas onsite
- Illegal drugs
- Weapons of any kind, including pocketknives, box cutters, scissors or other edged items
- Wide spray aerosols of any kind, or other weaponized or unidentifiable chemicals
- Drones, UAVs or other remote controlled devices
- In-line skates, bicycles, skateboards, motorized self-balancing hoverboards and scooters
- Pets, with service animals excepted
- Any other object that endangers the safety of others, as determined by security staff within their reasonable discretion
If found, prohibited items may be returned to your vehicle or surrendered for disposal. Disruptive or disorderly conduct may lead to expulsion from the grounds.
What you can bring
Plenty is welcome. Here is the short list of what people ask about most.
★ Free chilled water stations are on the grounds, so a refillable bottle is worth packing.
Still have a question?
Our Guest Services team is on the grounds all ten days and is happy to help.
★ September 11 to 20, 2026 · London, Ontario