SUMMER FAIR BEGINS By: Photos by Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun Posted: Last Modified:

Opening day of the Manitoba Summer Fair was a stormy affair as thunderclouds rolled through Brandon on Wednesday evening.

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Opening day of the Manitoba Summer Fair was a stormy affair as thunderclouds rolled through Brandon on Wednesday evening.

If there’s one thing the annual summer fair attracts nearly every year, it’s rainfall.

A crowd of fair-goers enjoyed the midway and rides before the rain fell, and found ways to gain shelter when the storm hit.

Olivia Relf uses a friend’s backpack to shield herself from the rain while waiting in line for a midway ride during the opening night of the 2023 Manitoba Summer Fair at the Keystone Centre on a hot and stormy Wednesday night. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Olivia Relf uses a friend’s backpack to shield herself from the rain while waiting in line for a midway ride during the opening night of the 2023 Manitoba Summer Fair at the Keystone Centre on a hot and stormy Wednesday night. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)

Sun photograph Tim Smith took in the spectacle at the Keystone Centre parking lot on Wednesday. Here is a little of what he saw.

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Fair-goers ride the swing tower on the midway at the opening night of the 2023 Manitoba Summer Fair at the Keystone Centre on a hot and stormy Wednesday night. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Fair-goers ride the swing tower on the midway at the opening night of the 2023 Manitoba Summer Fair at the Keystone Centre on a hot and stormy Wednesday night. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Emmett Retzlaff, 7, tries to hang on to win the Hang Time game on the midway. (Tim Smith/Brandon Sun)
Emmett Retzlaff, 7, tries to hang on to win the Hang Time game on the midway. (Tim Smith/Brandon Sun)
Tyra Gartner holds the giant stuffed sloth her boyfriend won for her on Wednesday. (Tim Smith/Brandon Sun)
Tyra Gartner holds the giant stuffed sloth her boyfriend won for her on Wednesday. (Tim Smith/Brandon Sun)
Cousins Walker Hanska and Waokiya Hanska of Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation enjoy the Raptor Run ride on the midway during the opening night of the 2023 Manitoba Summer Fair on the Keystone Centre grounds on a hot and stormy Wednesday night. (Tim Smith/Brandon Sun)
Cousins Walker Hanska and Waokiya Hanska of Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation enjoy the Raptor Run ride on the midway during the opening night of the 2023 Manitoba Summer Fair on the Keystone Centre grounds on a hot and stormy Wednesday night. (Tim Smith/Brandon Sun)
Esteban Hernandez and Isabella Recinos ride the teacups on Wednesday night. (Tim Smith/Brandon Sun)
Esteban Hernandez and Isabella Recinos ride the teacups on Wednesday night. (Tim Smith/Brandon Sun)
Fairgoers crowd the midway during the opening night of the 2023 Manitoba Summer Fair on Wednesday. (Tim Smith/Brandon Sun)
Fairgoers crowd the midway during the opening night of the 2023 Manitoba Summer Fair on Wednesday. (Tim Smith/Brandon Sun)
Fair-goers crowd the midway during the opening night of the 2023 Manitoba Summer Fair at the Keystone Centre on a hot and stormy Wednesday night. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Fair-goers crowd the midway during the opening night of the 2023 Manitoba Summer Fair at the Keystone Centre on a hot and stormy Wednesday night. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Bandaloni performs during the opening night of the 2023 Manitoba Summer Fair at the Keystone Centre on a hot and stormy Wednesday night. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Bandaloni performs during the opening night of the 2023 Manitoba Summer Fair at the Keystone Centre on a hot and stormy Wednesday night. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Fair-goers ride the Orbiter amid stormy skies on the opening night of the 2023 Manitoba Summer Fair at the Keystone Centre. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Fair-goers ride the Orbiter amid stormy skies on the opening night of the 2023 Manitoba Summer Fair at the Keystone Centre. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Fair-goers crowd the midway during the opening night of the 2023 Manitoba Summer Fair at the Keystone Centre on a hot and stormy Wednesday night. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Fair-goers crowd the midway during the opening night of the 2023 Manitoba Summer Fair at the Keystone Centre on a hot and stormy Wednesday night. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
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