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Welcome to Fall Fest 2026!
This Ain't Our First Rodeo - join us as we return to beautiful Brant County, Ontario at the Burford Fairgrounds for a fun weekend of geocaching goodness!
Strap on those cowboy hats and boots as we celebrate with 4 days of fun and activities at the fairgrounds including on-site camping, live music, Adventure Labs, geocoin/tag trading, and lots of geocaching comraderie. Get involved with a variety of events, participate in some of the many planned activities on site or venture out to find a collection of new event caches for your chance to win some fantastic prizes.
No ifs, ands or buck about it - you're in for a great time!
Beginning Thursday morning (9/24/26), you can pick up your event game card at Event HQ to participate in the optional GeoChallenge Side Quest. Show 'em how the west was won, and take home some amazing prizes!
(There is no requirement to participate in the challenge to attend the event.)
Saddle up for a good ride, because the theme for 2026 is Stampede Week! Celebrate everything from the Wild, Wild West with Max the Moose and his Canadian friends, for your chance to take home more than $6000 in prizes and giveaways!
In addition to the main event - we're not horsin' around here - we will have other activities throughout the week/weekend for everyone to enjoy! The schedule of side events is listed below. You can find additional details about each event on that event's page or our webpage.
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2026 EVENT SCHEDULE
(Subject to Change)
Thursday, September 24 - GC Code TBD - Welcome To The Stampede! - 9:00am-11:00am
Thursday, September 24 - GC Code TBD - "Riding High" Lasso Lessons & Competition - 4:00pm-5:00pm
Thursday, September 24 -GC Code TBD - "In My Rodeo Era" Costume Contest & Social - 8:00pm-11:00pm
Friday September 25 - GC Code TBD - "Saddle Up" Letterbox Tour Launch- 9:00am-11:00am
Friday September 25 - GC Code TBD - "No Bull" CITO - 2:00pm-4:00pm
Friday September 25 - GC Code TBD - "Hoedown Throwdown" Coin & Tag Trading -8:00pm-11:00pm
Saturday September 26- Fall Fest 2026 Main Event - 9:00am-3:00pm
Please see our Website for Full Schedule of Events (updated regularly)
| Start |
End |
Activity |
Location |
| 9:00am |
7:00pm |
Special Event Adventure Labs Go Live on the Fairgrounds |
Fairgrounds |
| 9:00am |
3:00pm |
Sign the event banner, visit the event store and pick up pre-ordered swag packages |
Lion's Building |
| 9:00am |
12:00pm |
Participate in more than a dozen on-site games and activities for your chance to win FANTASTIC prizes, including Stampede Bingo, Closest to the Pin, Where am I?: Western Canada Edition, Duck Duck Moose, Guessing Games, Easter Egg Hunt, and MORE! |
Fairgrounds |
| 9:00am |
12:00pm |
Prize Table open - redeem your game cards for prizes and raffle tickets! |
Ag Hall |
| 10:00am |
11:00am |
Dice Game |
Ag Hall |
| 10:00am |
2:00pm |
Trackable Table open to Swap, Move and Discover Trackables |
Bi-Centennial |
| 9:00am |
2:00pm |
Silent Auction - Bid often for your chance to take home some unique and rare trackables, tags and handmade items. |
Bi-Centennial |
| 11:00am |
2:00pm |
Children under 12 are welcome to join the Kid's Club to win some super duper special prizes |
Playground |
| 11:15am |
12:00pm |
Custom Swag Items Presentation: Learn about making your own custom trade items! |
Ag Hall |
| 2:00pm |
SHARP |
ALL GAME CARDS MUST BE RETURNED TO EVENT HQ BY THIS TIME! |
Bi-Centennial Building |
| 12:15pm |
1:00pm |
Geocaching 101 Presentation: Getting started with Geocaching |
Ag Hall |
| 1:15pm |
2:30pm |
Earthcaching 101 Presentation: How to Submit an Earthcache under the New Guidelines |
Ag Hall |
| 3:00pm |
3:00pm |
All Prize Tickets should be entered by this time. |
Ag Hall |
| 2:45pm |
3:00pm |
Group Photo |
Courtyard |
| 3:00pm |
4:00pm |
Silent Auction Winners Pickup |
Bi-Centennial |
| 5:00pm |
7:00pm |
Closing Ceremonies, Prizes and Awards |
Ag Hall |
| 6:00pm |
7:00pm |
All Prizes must be picked up before the enjd of the Closing Ceremonies. |
Ag Hall |
Please note: All optional game cards (including the GeoChallenge) must be turned in to the Prize Table in Bi-Centennial Building by 2:00pm SHARP Saturday in order to qualify for prizes!
Saturday September 26 - GC Code TBD - "Hats Off to Our Friends!" Closing Ceremonies! - 5:00pm-7:00pm
Sunday September 27 - GC Code TBD - "Riding Off Into the Sunset" Farewell Breakfast! - 9:00am-11:00am
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EVENT STORE
Our event store will open in early February 2026, and will remain open for SWAG orders until Mid-August 2026.
Limited quantities of some items are available - once they sell out, they're gone.
If you do not pre-order merchandise but still wish to buy something, you can shop our store on site beginning on Thursday Morning (limited variety, while quantities last).
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LODGING INFORMATION
Camping will be available on-site from Wednesday afternoon until Sunday afternoon.
Please visit the lodging link above for info on local hotels and campgrounds with full services, as well as other local lodging options for those who prefer to "rough it".
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We hope you'll ride on over for a fantastic weekend of geocaching and stampede fun! We're Chasing Glory as we Go Big or Go Home!
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