There is no shortage of family fun to be had in Chatham-Kent this weekend.
The Thamesville Threshing Festival and Chatham Kinsmen Fair have both made a strong comeback after being halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Threshing Festival continues Saturday with a highlight being the Western Ontario Outlaws Lawnmower Racing going from 3 pm to 5 pm
![Six-year-old Leah Sanderson, of Dresden, took part in the tractor pull competition at the Thamesville Threshing Festival on Saturday. PHOTO Ellwood Shreve/Chatham Daily News](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/nexus/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cd.0628-cd-tractorpic3.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288)
The Junior Farmers Olympics goes from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm, followed by the Farmer’s Olympics, beginning at 7:30 pm
The midway is open until 11 pm and there is a fireworks show that begins at 10:15 pm.
The Kinsmen Fair was already busy Saturday afternoon with families coming out to enjoy the midway, games and food.
![Emily Jones, 21, left, Liddea Bechard, 20, and her two year-old daughter Claire, were hanging on while riding The Scrambler at the Chatham Kinsmen Fair on Saturday. PHOTO Ellwood Shreve/Chatham Daily News](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/nexus/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cd.0628-cd-fairpic1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288)
There are also arts and crafts vendors set up in the Memorial Arena.
The Zoo-2-You exotic animals are also there for people to see up close.
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The Kinsmen Fair continues until 11 pm Saturday and runs from 11 am to 4 pm Sunday for the rides and 10 am to 4 pm for the vendors.
Admission is free to both events.
![The Zero Gravity ride is popular at the Chatham Kinsmen Fair. PHOTO Ellwood Shreve/Chatham Daily News](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/nexus/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cd.0628-cd-fairpic2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288)
![The Tornado ride is popular at the Chatham Kinsmen Fair. PHOTO Ellwood Shreve/Chatham Daily News](https://smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital/nexus/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cd.0628-cd-fairpic3.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=288)