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"CANADA'S LARGEST TRAVELLING BARN DANCE"

The Official Site of

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

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! (click here)

Members are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Barn Dance Society on April 8 at 7 p.m. at the Museum at 273 Josephine Street in Wingham.

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.

** 16th Annual Jamboree Campout Weekend in Blyth **

Scheduled for May 23rd to 26th, 2013, at the Blyth Campgrounds and Arena Complex, Blyth, ON. [Click for info]

Recent & Upcoming Events:

More info later

Date	Event Name	Place	More Info
Sunday, April 7, 2013	Barn Dance Show - 3:00 p.m.	Commercial Tavern, Maryhill	Click for info
Sunday, April 21, 2013	Barn Dance Country/Gospel Show - 3:00 p.m.	United Church, Hensall	Click for info
Sunday, May 5, 2013	Barn Dance Show - 2:00 p.m.	Purple Hill Country Music Hall, Thorndale	Click for info
May 23 to 26, 2013	Blyth Campout/Jamboree	Blyth Community Campgrounds and Arena Complex	Click for info
Sunday, May 26, 2013	A Taste of Country - Dance- 2 p.m.	Pelee Island Winery and Plowing Match Mitchell Arena	Click for info
Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013	Barn Dance Show - 2:00 p.m.	St. Anne’s Centre, St. Thomas	Click for info

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