Just like last year, at the beginning of the fergus175 celebratory year, we will have another First Night celebration downtown Fergus this year. Some of the activities downtown Fergus on December 31st, 2008: Live music by One Minute, The Unbreakable Clocks, Sebastian Ennis and The Mod Wolves, Backroads (8:30), Moonshine (11:15) Countdown and Fireworks at […]
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Lots Of Activities Homecoming Weekend
Fergus is celebrating its 175th – come celebrate with us. Next event is the Homecoming Weekend, from Friday, June 28 through Tuesday, July 1. Events include a luncheon with a special guest speaker, a Downtown street festival, Art Walk, “Doors Open”, a tour of heritage buildings, a concert in Victoria Park will feature local musicians […]
Fergus Elora News Express Says It’s a Hit!
The Fergus Elora News Express of January 9, 2008 says that Fergus First Night celebrations was a hit. The front page article mentions that an estimated 2500 people participated in the events – with about 800 to 1000 people witnessing the official ringing in of 2008 at Midnight. Are you like me, that you hope […]
Happy New Year!
All the best for 2008 for you and your loved ones! Did you have a good New Year’s celebration? We spent some time downtown Fergus for the First Night. There were free trolley rides, picture opportunities with Shrek & Fiona, lots of music and a real Countdown (to 9 o’clock) for the children. (more…)
Fergus 175 Plans
2008 marks the year of Fergus’ 175th Anniversary. A Fergus 175th Committee was started, chaired by Mary Lloyd, and its members have been working tirelessly on planning a great number of fun events. From its website [edit 2010:no longer around] we can read about a number of these plans. One event is coming up soon, […]
