South Country Fair opens in Fort Macleod
By Lethbridge Herald on July 21, 2023.
Lethbridge Herald
The South Country Fair in Fort Macleod is off and running for three sweltering days of entertainment.
The annual festival kicked off Friday night with opening ceremonies at 6:30 p.m. followed by several musical acts with Lethbridge’s Skinny Dyck closing the night with a performance starting at 12:55 a.m.
Entertainment kicks off this morning at 11 a.m. featuring Nia with Alyshia Grace. Sandra Lamouche and Lowell Yellowhorn perform at 11:30 a.m.
The South Stage from 11:45 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. will feature the SCF Sessions: The Future is Now Young Artist Showcase. Musicians will include Kai Brooks, Eilish Lazenby, Paula Neu and Grace Fawcett with Shaela Miller and Gillain Moranz.
At 12:50, the SCF Sessions on the East Stage will feature John Wort Hannam, Jane Hawley, Sutherland and Ellen Froese.
Music continues all day and into the evening with a final performance by Doghouse Orchestra at 12:5 a.m. on the South Stage.
Numerous events are also scheduled throughout the day including medication, yoga, shamanic drumming, watercolour painting, a ukelele workshop, family spin jam and Imaginarium Puppetry.
The Lethbridge Independent Film Society will host a screening from 10:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m.
On Sunday, entertainment begins on the East and South stages at 11 a.m. with the festival ending at 6 p.m.
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