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"CANADA'S LARGEST TRAVELLING BARN DANCE"

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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)

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.

** 23rd Annual Jamboree Campout Weekend in Blyth **

Scheduled for May 21st to 24th, 2020, at the Blyth Campgrounds and Arena Complex, Blyth, ON.

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

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OCT 2019

The Barn Dance is pleased to announce that we have confirmed with Drayton Entertainment that the Barn Dance will be doing a fundraising matinee and evening show at the Drayton Theatre on Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm. Along with our MC Jim Swan and the Barn Dance Show Band, the special guests will be Larry Mercey, Naomi Bristow, Paul Weber, Don & Karen Reed, Randy Satchel and Dianne Ditner. It will be a great time! Watch for further information from Drayton Entertainment and here on the Barn Dance website.

Recent & Upcoming Events:

Date	Event Name	Place	More 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, September 29, 2019	Barn Dance Show - CANCELLED	Formosa Community Centre Formosa	Unforeseen circumstances
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	Click for info
Saturday, April 4, 2020	Barn Dance Show - 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.	Drayton Theatre Drayton, ON	Details to follow
May 21-24, 2020	23rd Annual Campout Jamboree	Blyth Arena and Campgrounds, Blyth, ON	Details to follow

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

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