The Moose Jaw Exhibition Company’s grounds will be a jumpin’ place in the coming months, as its venues will host many dog and horse shows and several exciting craft sales.
The organization has been an entity since 1884 when its pre-cursor was established to run the Moose Jaw Hometown Fair. Through the decades, the Exhibition Company has become the primary host for various agricultural, community-wide, and social events, both private and public.
Almost 140 years after its creation, the company manages an extensive property of riding arenas, fairgrounds and convention space at 250 Thatcher Drive East. Its annual calendar of events includes about 35 livestock and equine shows.
Among them are events highlighting dressage, barrel racing, hunter/jumper shows, cutting shows and other types of agricultural gatherings.
All tallied, the Exhibition Company attracts up to 90,000 visitors per year, a large portion of that coming throughout southern Saskatchewan for equestrian association events.
The organization’s complex of buildings meets the needs of almost any celebration or attraction. Equine and livestock events are held in three arenas. The Golden Mile Arena is set indoors, while the West Ring and Bill Gomersall arenas provide outdoor venues through the temperate seasons.
The other amenities include convention and meeting rooms. The Convention Centre sits at the south end of the property and provides 20,000 square feet of floor space, enough room for a capacity of 1,000 patrons and on-site catering services.
The Golden Nugget Centre sits adjacent to the convention centre and holds up to 230 people. This venue includes a dance floor and a bar. Both rooms are available for celebrations, from private social gatherings such as reunions, weddings and parties to larger functions like the South Saskatchewan Wildlife Association’s annual gun show in March.
The Exhibition Company also regularly books a variety of craft, antique and collectibles shows.
Finally, the grounds are home to the Moose Jaw Dog Club, which provides members with a gated dog run, dog training facilities and service, and competition through the Agility Association of Canada.
Upcoming events on the exhibition grounds include:
- Oct. 7-8: Saskatchewan Riding Club provincials
- Oct. 14-15: Western Dressage Show; riders take their horses through patterns
- Oct. 20-22: The final hunter/jumper event of the season; judges adjudicate hunter competitors on how they sit and how well their horses do, while judges adjudicate jumper competitors on how well their horses jump over fences
- Oct. 21-22: Whistlestop Christmas Craft Sale
- Oct. 28-29: Dog club agility competition
- Oct. 31: Better Together Food Drive
- Nov. 4-5: Dog club agility competition
- Nov. 17-18: TLC Art and Craft Show
- Nov. 18-19: Dog club agility competition
- Jan. 13, 2024: Ranch-roping competition, where riders cut out a cow from a herd and capture it
- Feb. 3-4, 2024: An introductory hunter-jumper show for less experienced riders
Contact the Moose Jaw Exhibition Company for more information on events, venue rental availability and other services. The organization can be reached at 306-692-2723, by email at [email protected], on Facebook and online at moosejawex.ca.
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