Image: Greendale Acres website, permission from Greendale Acres granted / The 101st annual Chilliwack Plowing Match will be held Saturday, April 1 at Greendale Acres. The admission price of $10/person includes a free pancake breakfast, opening ceremonies, access to the farm’s grounds and attractions, animal displays, live music by Ryan McAllister, spectator viewing areas, tractor wagon rides, and a horseshoeing demonstration.
Chilliwack Plowing Match
Greendale Acres to host Chilliwack Plowing Match Saturday
Mar 31, 2023 | 10:46 AM
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CHILLIWACK — A tradition unlike any other in Chilliwack returns this weekend.
Established in 1923, the Chilliwack Plowing Match has been operating every single consecutive year up until 2020, when COVID-19 restrictions precluded the event from happening. Without this break, the society would have held the plowing showcase for 101 years straight leading into 2023.
The annual festivities amount to a huge part of Chilliwack’s storied farming history. In the 1950s the event drew over 55 competitors and 3,000-plus spectators.
“The whole town used to shut down on plowing match day!” Greendale Acres wrote about the event on its website.
