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Fergus Scottish Festival:
The Fergus Scottish Festival & Highland Games
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What it is: A massive, internationally recognized three-day celebration of Scottish culture held in August. It features heavy events (like caber tossing), pipe band competitions, Highland highland dancers, a clan village, and live Celtic music.
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The Volunteer Experience: This is a high-energy, fast-paced event that relies on close to 400 volunteers.
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Common Roles: Setting up the grounds, scanning tickets at the gates, helping out in the Highland Pub or Whisky Village, or assisting with guest services and parking.
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Perks: Perks usually include festival admission (a day pass or weekend pass depending on your hours worked), a volunteer t-shirt, and access to a dedicated volunteer lounge.
The time, energy and efforts that is donated goes towards raising / accumulating funds to provide the agency a small boost of financial support. Please see the link below for a list of available roles.
Fergus Scottish Festival Volunteer Sign up.
Fergus Fall Fair:
The Fergus Fall Fair
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What it is: A classic, community-focused agricultural fair held in September. As one of the oldest fall fairs in Ontario (dating back to 1836), it celebrates local farming with livestock shows, truck and tractor pulls, midway rides, and community craft/food exhibits.
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The Volunteer Experience: This event has a warm, traditional, homegrown community feel. It’s perfect for those who love agriculture, local history, or a slightly more relaxed pacing.
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Common Roles: Helping manage exhibit halls, assisting with agricultural shows/events, helping run community events like their “Breakfast & Blooms,” or helping with site setup and teardown.
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Perks: Great for families, community members looking to give back locally, and high school students looking to complete their mandatory community hours in a fun environment.
The time, energy and efforts that is donated goes towards raising / accumulating funds to provide the agency a small boost of financial support. Please see the link below for a list of available roles.
Fergus Fall Fair Volunteer Sign-up
| Programs/ Events | Commitment Type | Commitment Length | Commitment Frequency | Orientation /Training length |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters One to One matches | 1.5 hours evenings/weekends | 1 Year Minimum | 2-4 meets / Visits per month | 1.5 hour Session (or longer pending) |
| Go Girls! - Group programming | Weeksdays during the school year | 7 Weeks | 1.5 hours per week | 3 hours split between interview and pre-match training |
| Game On! - Group programming | Weeksdays during the school year | 7 Weeks | 1.5 hours per week | 3 hours split between interview and pre-match training |
| Beyond the box - Group programming | Weeksdays during the school year | 7 Weeks | 1.5 hours per week | 3 hours split between interview and pre-match training |
| In-School Mentoring Program | Weeksdays during the school year | School Year: September - June | Minimum 4 months, Ideally school year | 3 hours split between interview and pre-match training |
| Soapbox 2025 | Canada Day - July 1st | 1 Day | 2 - 7 hours for the day | To be determined |
| Haunted Hub (Formerly Spooky Stables)** | Date varies (Close to Halloween)** | 1 Day | 2 - 8 hours for the day | To be determined |
| BNO Gala | Evening / Weekend | 1 Day | 2 - 8 hours for the day | To be determined |
| Golf For Kids Sake | Morning / Weekend | 1 Day | 2 - 8 hours for the day | To be determined |
Thank you for choosing to donate your time to support local youth in our community! There are many ways to get involved! If you are interested in volunteering as a Mentor, please see the chart above. For all other volunteer opportunities, please contact Adam.McCaffery@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca to see what opportunities are on the horizon!
PLEASE NOTE: You must be 18+ to volunteer as a Mentor with our agency and you must meet the requirements for the program.
Please refer to the table above to ensure you select a program of interest that is the right fit for you.
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