The Royal Manitoba Winter Fair has long been a favourite of Brandon Sun photographers, as every day offers something interesting to view through our lenses.
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The Royal Manitoba Winter Fair has long been a favourite of Brandon Sun photographers, as every day offers something interesting to view through our lenses.
We have been blessed with the talents of some highly skilled men and women behind the cameras over the years, all of whom have given us a visual record of the fair for decades – even before it ever earned the designation “Royal.”
To kick off Brandon’s fair week, I have selected some of our best images over the last two decades in our archives, and pulled them together for this Royal photo essay.
Tamie Phillips of Strathmore, AB, leaps over an obstacle atop Santos during her run at the MTS Allstream Grand Prix at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon. (Tim Smith/Brandon Sun)
I hope you all have a great week at the fair!
– Matt Goerzen, editor
An aerial acrobat with Momentum Aerial and Acrobatic Performance Troupe wows the crowd high above the floor of Westman Place during the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. (Tim Smith/Brandon Sun)
Lachlan Sprott gets a piggyback ride from mother Valerie Wednesday evening during the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. (Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun)
School of Music student Rebecca Gillies trumpets in the riders to the main arena during the MTS Cup event at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Saturday evening. (Bruce Bumstead/Brandon Sun)
Gabrielle Oleski of Winnipeg, walks through the hallways of the Keystone Centre with her horse, Benjamin, following a morning stretch in the main arena. (Bruce Bumstead/Brandon Sun)
Contortionist Samantha Halas performs for the crowd during the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. (Tim Smith/Brandon Sun)
A "chantecler" breed rooster crows while on display with "Rare Breeds Canada" at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. (Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun)
Buglers Delton Kreller and Colleen Robertson chat during the opening ceremonies of the 107th annual Royal Manitoba Winter Fair Westman Place. (Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun)
Famed children's entertainer Fred Penner performed in a full amphitheatre during the afternoon session of the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. (Bruce Bumstead/Brandon Sun)
A team of miniature horses wheels around the main arena during the mini chuckwagon races, at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. (Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun)
Kim Fargo of Fargo Clydes from Kennedy, Sask., holds the reins during the ladies cart class at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair at Westman Place. (Bruce Bumstead/Brandon Sun)
Femke Courchaine leaps over an obstacle atop Dento while competing in the ATCO Cup at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Strong Man John Beatty chuckles as a group of youth attempt to pull his hand apart during a tug-o-war during his performance in the MNP Hall at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. (Bruce Bumstead/Brandon Sun)
Colin Corneau
Brennan McCullagh rides Xenia over a jump in the Gamblers Cup on the opening evening of the 110th annual Royal Manitoba Winter Fair.
(Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun)
Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun
Melissa Manley holds Brady Ewasiuk as her daughter and Brady's mother Cathy Manley looks on, before the start of the Winter Fair evening show at the Keystone Centre. The trio were taking part in the Redcoats of the Northwest historical re-enactment booth at the Fair. (Colin Corneau/The Brandon Sun)
Children crowd the main arena in anticipation of the first Superdogs show on the opening day of the 110th annual Royal Manitoba Winter Fair at the Keystone Centre.
(Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun)
Baxter, a llama, munches on a bright red apple in the Thru the Farm Gate petting zoo section of the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair at the Keystone Centre in Brandon. (Tim Smith/Brandon Sun)
Ten-year-old Austin Pizzey of Binscarth, Mb, watches the mini donuts being made at the 2008 Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon on April 5, 2008. (Tim Smith/Brandon Sun)
Judges look over entrants in the six-horse hitch event at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. (Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun)
A curious leghorn hen checks out the camera during the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. (Matt Goerzen/Brandon Sun)
The Woof Jocks Canine All-Stars perform during the opening day of the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair at the Keystone Centre. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Dustin Dolinski performs with Doolie as the Woof Jocks Canine All-Stars entertain the crowd during the opening day of the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair at the Keystone Centre. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Beda Watcher celebrates taking home the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair Grand Prix title. (Chelsea Kemp/The Brandon Sun)
Fair organizers greet the world renown Budweiser Clyesdale Hitch when they arrived in Brandon for the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair on March 24, 2007. (Christopher Pike/The Brandon Sun)
The sun sets to the west of horse trailers and vehicles at the Keystone Centre during the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. (Tim Smith/Brandon Sun)
Tayler Vick rides D'Artignan over the final hurdle during the Dog & Horse Team Relay at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair.
(Colin Corneau/Brandon Sun)
A goat sleeps nestled against Jessica Andrews of Winnipeg as she holds it in the petting zoo in The Royal Farm Yard during the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Aaron Lee, Jim Lane and Cortney Collier with Lone Oak Percherons groom of the horses after the heavy horse show during the 2018 Royal Manitoba Winter Fair at the Keystone Centre. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
Cody Hunter with Shady H Farms in Kenton, Manitoba, washes one of their Belgian horses during the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair at the Keystone Centre. (Tim Smith/The Brandon Sun)
SuperDogs trainer Amy White of Ashburn, Ont. skips with Honor, a five-year-old Vizsla sporting dog, during the group's evening performance at the Keystone Centre, as part of the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun)
Addison Jackson, 5, visits with Woofjock Canine All Star Happy at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. (Chelsea Kemp/The Brandon Sun)
Valerie Stewart, 5, competes in the Tim Horton’s Children Costume Class dressed as Little Red Riding Hood at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. (Chelsea Kemp/The Brandon Sun)
Christa Fleury and her daughter Aurora, 3, visit the chickens at the Cluck and Quack Poultry club booth at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. (Chelsea Kemp/The Brandon Sun)
