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P.O. Box 68, Wingham, Ontario N0G 2W0; Phone (519) 530-8000 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.

Find out how you too can become a member of the Barn Dance Society! (with application form). (click here)

Members are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Barn Dance Society on April 8 at 7 p.m. at Carson Meeting Room, 5631 Perth line 86, Listowel. (2 km east of Listowel on Highway 86)

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.

** 22nd Annual Jamboree Campout Weekend in Blyth **

Scheduled for May 23rd to 26th, 2019, at the Blyth Campgrounds and Arena Complex, Blyth, ON. [Click for info]

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 18, 2018	Barn Dance Show - 2:00 p.m.	Shallow Lake Legion Auditorium, Hepworth	Click for info
Sunday, March 31, 2019	Barn Dance Show - 2:00 p.m.	Listowel Agricultural Hall Listowel	Click for info
Sunday, April 14, 2019	Barn Dance Show - 2:00 p.m.	Cargill & District Community Centre, Cargill, ON	Click for info
Sunday, May 5, 2019	Barn Dance Show - 2:00 p.m.	Purple Hill Country Hall Thorndale	Click for info
May 23-26, 2019	22nd Annual Campout Jamboree	Blyth Arena and Campgrounds, Blyth, ON	Click for info
Sunday, October 20, 2019	Barn Dance Show - 3:00 p.m.	Commercial Tavern, Maryhill	Click for info
Sunday, November 24, 2019	Barn Dance Show - 2:00 p.m.	Heritage Hall, Hensall	Info to follow

See some highlights from the Hepworth show last year.

VISIT OUR PICTORIAL MUSEUM !

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