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"CANADA'S LARGEST TRAVELLING BARN DANCE"

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P.O. Box 68, Wingham, Ontario N0G 2W0; email: barndance2013@gmail.com

This is the official site of the Barn Dance Historical Society & Entertainment Museum. Browse this and our other pages to learn more about the Society and find out about Recent News and Upcoming Events.

The Annual General Meeting of the Barn Dance Society for 2023 will be held on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Wingham. at 1:30 p.m.

Grand Finale at Country Heritage Park, Milton (Oct 2001)

The Barn Dance Master of Ceremonies, Jim Swan, has a special way of opening the Barn Dance shows to link them back to the style of the original Barn Dance live broadcasts. (Click here to see a video of the opening of the show pictured above)

Aims & Objectives of the Society:

To preserve the memory of the builders, the musicians and entertainers who were featured over the years on the CKNX Barn Dance, and on the radio and TV shows -- Serenade Ranch, Western Roundup, Circle 8 Ranch, Good Time Country and others, which were broadcast from the CKNX facilities over the years.

To preserve the memory of the builders, other musicians and entertainers who performed in southwestern Ontario in years past.

To establish and maintain a museum for the display of photos, artifacts and memorabilia relating to the builders, the musicians and entertainers from this area.

To support, in any possible way, new musical and entertainment talents in the area, particularly in the country music field.

** Our 25th and Final Jamboree Campout Weekend**

We are planning one last campout weekend for May 26, 27, and 28, 2023.
Details are still in the early planning stages, and will be finalized soon. We look forward to seeing you once again.

Tommy Hunter receiving the Pioneer award from President Ruth Baxter at the Blyth show on May 26, 2018

Recent & Upcoming Events:

Date	Event Name	Place	More Info
Sunday, November 13, 2022	Barn Dance Show	Wingham Town Hall Centre Wingham, ON	Click for info
Sunday, May 7, 2023	Barn Dance Show - 2:00 p.m.	Purple Hill Country Hall Thorndale	Click for info
May 26-28, 2023	Our Final Campout Jamboree	Blyth Arena and Campgrounds, Blyth, ON	Details to follow
Sunday, November 5, 2023	Barn Dance Show along with George Fox - 2:30 p.m.	Wingham Town Hall Centre Wingham, ON	Details to follow
Sunday, November 26, 2023	Barn Dance Show	Hensall Community Centre Hensall	Details to follow

See some highlights from the Hepworth show in 2017. What a Barn Dance Show is all about!

Our museum is now closed, and many of the artifacts have been returned.
HOWEVER, YOU CAN STILL VISIT OUR PICTORIAL MUSEUM !

If you know how we can contact the family of Clare Adlam or Mel Lavigne, please send the information to the webmaster