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The Midway at the Manitoba Summer Fair is set up on a warm Monday afternoon.Tim Smith/Brandon Sun
The Midway at the Manitoba Summer Fair is set up on a warm Monday afternoon.Tim Smith/Brandon Sun
The Midway at the Manitoba Summer Fair is set up on a warm Monday afternoon.Tim Smith/Brandon Sun
The Midway at the Manitoba Summer Fair is set up on a warm Monday afternoon.Tim Smith/Brandon Sun
Tammy Brits of Johannesburg, South Africa cleans a Midway game during set up for the Manitoba Summer Fair on a warm Monday afternoon. This is Brits third time touring North America with the Midway.Tim Smith/Brandon Sun
Megan Ninow of Johannesburg, South Africa checks her phone at the Corndog stand during set up for the Manitoba Summer Fair on a warm Monday afternoon.Tim Smith/Brandon Sun
Kirsty Bawden (top) and Tammy Brits of Johannesburg, South Africa clean a Midway game during set up for the Manitoba Summer Fair on a warm Monday afternoon. This is Brits third time touring North America with the Midway.Tim Smith/Brandon Sun
Alexa Lindberg of Edmonton sets up a Midway game for the Manitoba Summer Fair on a warm Monday afternoon.Tim Smith/Brandon Sun
Alexa Lindberg of Edmonton and Krista Peters of Winnipeg set up a Midway game for the Manitoba Summer Fair on a warm Monday afternoon.Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun
Some of the first people through the gate walk among the rides at the Manitoba Summer Fair, Wednesday afternoon.Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun
Fair goers hang on during a midway ride at the Manitoba Summer Fair, Wednesday afternoon.Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun
Doodles the Clown gets a hug from a pair of admirers at the Manitoba Summer Fair, Wednesday afternoon.Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun
A midway employee keeps an eye on the "Orbiter" ride at the Manitoba Summer Fair, Wednesday afternoon.Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun
Riders on the midway fan out in a clear blue sky, Wednesday afternoon at the Manitoba Summer Fair.Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun
Charlene Cheyne waits for customers at a booth in the Manitoba Summer Fair, Wednesday afternoon.Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun
Local artist Weiming Zhao creates a painting in the Manitoba Room at the Summer Fair, Wednesday afternoon. Zhao was asked to display his collection of paintings of local scenes at the annual fair.Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun
A midway employee clambers past a figurehead adorning one of the rides at the Manitoba Summer Fair, Wednesday afternoon.Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun
Bryce Eakins enjoys a midway ride with Racquelle Baker during the Manitoba Summer Fair, Thursday afternoon.Bruce Bumstead/Brandon Sun
Riders on the giant swings spin across the blue sky during the Manitoba Summer Fair on Friday evening at the Keystone Centre.Bruce Bumstead/Brandon Sun
Riders on the giant swings spin across the blue sky during the Manitoba Summer Fair on Friday evening at the Keystone Centre.Bruce Bumstead/Brandon Sun
A rider on the Mega Drop prepares herself of the long drop earthbound during Friday evening's midway at the Manitoba Summer Fair.Bruce Bumstead/Brandon Sun
Fairgoers hold on with excitement as they are spun around on the Orbiter ride in the midway at the Manitoba Summer Fair on Friday evening.Bruce Bumstead/Brandon Sun
Fairgoers hold on with excitement as they are spun around on the Orbiter ride in the midway at the Manitoba Summer Fair on Friday evening.Bruce Bumstead/Brandon Sun
Fairgoers hold on with excitement as they are spun around on the Orbiter ride in the midway at the Manitoba Summer Fair on Friday evening.Bruce Bumstead/Brandon Sun
Riders grip their shoulder restrains as they fall earthbound on the Mega Drop ride in the midway at the Manitoba Summer Fair on Friday evening.Bruce Bumstead/Brandon Sun
World record juggler Bruce Sarafian gets set to juggle three flaming batons as he balances on his eight-foot unicycle during his show at the Manitoba Summer Fair on Friday evening.Tim Smith / Brandon Sun
Renee Grexton stands in the middle of the midway on a sunny Saturday evening at the Manitoba Summer Fair.Tim Smith / Brandon Sun
Fair-goers are framed by the colourful cups sold by a midway vendor as they explore the sights, sounds, tastes and smells of the Manitoba Summer Fair on a sunny Saturday evening.Tim Smith / Brandon Sun
Fair-goers are framed by the colourful cups sold by a midway vendor as they explore the sights, sounds, tastes and smells of the Manitoba Summer Fair on a sunny Saturday evening.Tim Smith / Brandon Sun
Kate Lawford and Taylor Aucoin get an upside-down look at the Manitoba Summer Fair from the midway ride The Fireball on Saturday evening.Tim Smith / Brandon Sun
Ashley Holowick is bathed in light from the setting sun as she rides the Giant Swing during the Manitoba Summer Fair on Saturday.Tim Smith / Brandon Sun
Midway patrons play a ring toss game in the fading sunlight at the Manitoba Summer Fair on Friday evening.Tim Smith / Brandon Sun
Sunlight filters through the midway at the Manitoba Summer Fair.Tim Smith / Brandon Sun
The 56th Annual Travellers' Day Parade heads up Rosser Avenue on Saturday morning.Tim Smith / Brandon Sun
The 56th Annual Travellers' Day Parade heads up Rosser Avenue on Saturday morning.Tim Smith/Brandon Sun
ABBAMANIA brings the Manitoba Summer Fair to a close with a packed show at the Keystone Centre's Manitoba Room on Sunday evening. The group performed classic hits by ABBA and The Bee Gees.Tim Smith/Brandon Sun
Fair-goers make their way to the Demolition Derby at the Manitoba summer Fair on a cool Sunday afternoon.Tim Smith/Brandon Sun
The Giant Swing is reflected in a puddle from showers earlier in the day on the final day of the Manitoba Summer Fair on Sunday.Tim Smith/Brandon Sun
A carnival worker waits for the Starship 4000 Ride to come to a stop on the final day of the Manitoba Summer Fair on Sunday.
