Conklin Shows (1946-1970)
Includes Trillium (complete), Talbot, Bicycle, Northern Lights, and Patriot.
1946
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| June 28th | Still Date | Brantford | Ontario |
| July 6th | Still Date | Hamilton | Ontario |
| Aug 23rd | Trois Riviere Exhibition * | Three Rivers | Quebec |
| Aug 30th | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 8th | Quebec Exhibition* | Quebec City | Quebec |
| Sept 14th | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Sept 20th | Leanington Fair * | Leamington | Ontario |
| Sept 23rd | Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario |
| Sept 28th | Kingston Fair * | Kingston | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1947
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| July 5th | Still Date | Hamilton | Ontario |
| Aug 22rd | Trois Reviere Exhibition * | Three Rivers | Quebec |
| Aug 29th | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 7th | Quebec Exhibition* | Quebec City | Quebec |
| Sept 13th | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Sept 19th | Leanington Fair * | Leamington | Ontario |
| Sept 22rd | Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario |
| Sept 27th | Kingston Fair * | Kingston | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1948
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| June 28th | Still Date | Valleyfield | Quebec |
| July 6th | Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 26th | Trois Reviere Exhibition * | Three Rivers | Quebec |
| Sept 3rd | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 12th | Quebec Exhibition* | Quebec City | Quebec |
| Sept 17th | Renfrew Fair* | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 25th | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Oct 2nd | Leanington Fair * | Leamington | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1949
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| Aug 13th | Still Date | Valleyfield | Quebec |
| Aug 17th | Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 24th | Trois Reviere Exhibition * | Three Rivers | Quebec |
| Sept 2nd | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept10th | Quebec Exhibition* | Quebec City | Quebec |
| Sept 17th | Renfrew Fair* | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 24th | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Oct 1st | Leanington Fair * | Leamington | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1950
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| Aug 17th | Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 24th | Trois Reviere Exhibition * | Three Rivers | Quebec |
| Sept 1st | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 9th | Quebec Exhibition* | Quebec City | Quebec |
| Sept 15th | Renfrew Fair* | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 16th | Kingston Fair * | Kingston | Ontario |
| Sept 34rd | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| sept 30th | Leanington Fair * | Leamington | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1951
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| Aug 16th | Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 23rd | Trois Reviere Exhibition * | Three Rivers | Quebec |
| Aug 31st | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 2nd | Quebec Exhibition* | Quebec City | Quebec |
| Sept 14th | Renfrew Fair* | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 21st | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Sept 28th | Leanington Fair * | Leamington | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1952
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| Aug 14th | Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 21st | Trois Reviere Exhibition * | Three Rivers | Quebec |
| Aug 29th | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 7th | Quebec Exhibition* | Quebec City | Quebec |
| Sept 12th | Renfrew Fair* | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 20th | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Sept 27th | Leanington Fair * | Leamington | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1953
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| Aug 15th | Leanington Fair * | Leamington | Ontario |
| Aug 20th | Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 27th | Trois Reviere Exhibition * | Three Rivers | Quebec |
| Sept 4th | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 13th | Quebec Exhibition* | Quebec City | Quebec |
| Sept 18th | Renfrew Fair* | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 26th | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Oct 3rd | Still Date | Chatham | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1954
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| July 3rd | Kitchener Centenial | Kitchener | Ontario |
| July 31st | Winnipeg Still | Winnipeg | Manitoba |
| Aug 14th | Peterborough Fair | Peterborough | Ontario |
| Aug 14th | Leanington Fair * | Leamington | Ontario |
| Aug 19th | Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 26th | Trois Reviere Exhibition * | Three Rivers | Quebec |
| Sept 2nd | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 11th | Quebec Exhibition* | Quebec City | Quebec |
| Sept 17th | Renfrew Fair* | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Seot 25th | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1955
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| Aug 6th | Peterborough Fair | Peterborough | Ontario |
| Aug 13th | Leanington Fair * | Leamington | Ontario |
| Aug 18th | Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 15th | Trois Reviere Exhibition * | Three Rivers | Quebec |
| Sept 1st | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 11th | Quebec Exhibition* | Quebec City | Quebec |
| Sept 16th | Renfrew Fair* | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 29th | Still Date | Sudbury | Ontario |
| Sept 24th | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Oct 1st | Kitchener Fair* | Kitchener | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1956
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| Aug 6th | Still Date | Kitchener | Ontario |
| Aug 11th | Peterborough Fair | Peterborough | Ontario |
| Aug 16th | Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 23rd | Trois Reviere Exhibition * | Three Rivers | Quebec |
| Aug 30th | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 9th | Quebec Exhibition* | Quebec City | Quebec |
| Sept 15th | Renfrew Fair* | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 22nd | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Sept 29th | Kitchener Fair* | Kitchener | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1957
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| July 3rd | Still Date | Waterloo | Ontario |
| aug 5th | Still Date | Kitchener | Ontario |
| Peterborough Fair* | Peterborough | Ontario | |
| Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario | |
| Aug 22nd | Trois Reviere Exhibition * | Three Rivers | Quebec |
| Aug 29th | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 8th | Quebec Exhibition* | Quebec City | Quebec |
| Sept 14th | Renfrew Fair* | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 19th | Picton Fair | ||
| Sept 21st | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Sept 24th | Kitchener Fair* | Kitchener | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1958
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| Aug 2nd | Leanington Fair * | Leamington | Ontario |
| Aug 9th | Peterborough Fair* | Peterborough | Ontario |
| Aug 14th | Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 21st | Trois Reviere Exhibition * | Three Rivers | Quebec |
| Aug 28th | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 7th | Quebec Exhibition* | Quebec City | Quebec |
| Sept 13th | Renfrew Fair* | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 20th | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Sept 27th | Kingston Fair * | Kingston | Ontario |
| Oct 4th | Kitchener Fair* | Kitchener | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1959
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| AUG 8th | Leanington Fair * | Leamington | Ontario |
| AUG 15th | Peterborough Fair* | Peterborough | Ontario |
| Aug 20th | Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 27th | Trois Reviere Exhibition * | Three Rivers | Quebec |
| Sept 7th | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 19th | Renfrew Fair* | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 26th | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Oct 3rd | Kingston Fair * | Kingston | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1960
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| Aug 6th | Leanington Fair * | Leamington | Ontario |
| 13-Aug | Peterborough Fair* | Peterborough | Ontario |
| Aug 18th | Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 25th | Trois Reviere Exhibition * | Three Rivers | Quebec |
| Sept 1st | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 17th | Renfrew Fair* | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 24th | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Oct 1st | Kingston Fair * | Kingston | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1961
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| Aug 5th | Leanington Fair * | Leamington | Ontario |
| Aug 12th | Peterborough Fair* | Peterborough | Ontario |
| Aug 19th | Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 31st | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| 16-Sep | Renfrew Fair* | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 23rd | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Sept 27th | Oshawa Fair* | Oshawa | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1962
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| Aug 4th | Leanington Fair * | Leamington | Ontario |
| Aug 11th | Peterborough Fair* | Peterborough | Ontario |
| Aug 18th | Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 22nd | Oshawa Fair* | Oshawa | Ontario |
| Aug 31st | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 8th | Renfrew Fair* | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 22nd | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Sept 29th | Barrie Fair* | Barrie | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1963
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| Aug 4th | Leanington Fair * | Leamington | Ontario |
| Aug 10th | Peterborough Fair* | Peterborough | Ontario |
| Aug 15th | Belleville Fair * | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 29th | Sherebrooke Exhibition* | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 7th | Renfrew Fair* | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 21st | Lindsay Fair * | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Sept 28th | Barrie Fair* | Barrie | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1964
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| Aug 8th | Leanington Fair | Leamington | Ontario |
| Aug 15th | Peterborough Fair | Peterborough | Ontario |
| Aug 20th | Belleville Fair | Belleville | Ontario |
| Sept 3rd | Sherebrooke Exhibition | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 12th | Renfrew Fair | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 19th | Lindsay Fair | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Sept 26th | Markham | Markham | Ontario |
| Oct 6th | Simcoe | Simcoe | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1965
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| Aug 7th | Leanington Fair | Leamington | Ontario |
| Aug 14th | Peterborough Fair | Peterborough | Ontario |
| Aug 19th | Belleville Fair | Belleville | Ontario |
| Sept 2nd | Sherebrooke Exhibition | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 11th | Renfrew Fair | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 18th | Kingston Fair * | Kingston | Ontario |
| Sept 25th | Lindsay Fair | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Oct 2nd | Kitchener | Kitchener | Ontario |
| Oct 2nd | Markham | Markham | Ontario |
| Oct 9th | Simcoe | Simcoe | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1966
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| Aug 6th | Leamington Fair | Leamington | Ontario |
| Aug 13th | Peterborough Fair | Peterborough | Ontario |
| Aug 18th | Belleville Fair | Belleville | Ontario |
| Sept 1st | Sherebrooke Exhibition | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 5th | Perth Fair | Perth | Ontario |
| Sept 10th | Renfrew Fair | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 17th | Kingston Fair | Kingston | Ontario |
| Sept 24th | Lindsay Fair | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Oct 1st | Kitchener Fair | Kitchener | Ontario |
| Oct 1st | Markham Fair | Markham | Ontario |
| Oct 8th | Simcoe Fair | Simcoe | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1967
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| July 1st | Still Date | Whitby | Ontario |
| July 8th | Still Date | Sania | Ontario |
| July 15th | Still Date | Smith Falls | Ontario |
| July 29th | Oshawa Fair | Oshawa | Ontario |
| Aug 5th | Leamington Fair | Leamington | Ontario |
| Aug 12th | Peterborough Fair | Peterborough | Ontario |
| Aug 19th | Belleville Fair | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 31sr | Sherebrooke Exhibition | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 9th | Kitchener Fair | Kitchener | Ontario |
| Sept 9th | Renfrew Fair | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 16th | Kingston Fair | Kingston | Ontario |
| Sept 23rd | Lindsay Fair | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Sept 30th | Kitchener Fair | Kitchener | Ontario |
| Sept 30th | Markham Fair | Markham | Ontario |
| Oct 7th | Simcoe Fair | Simcoe | Ontario |
| Oct 9th | Brigden Fair | ||
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1968
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| July 27th | Oshawa Fair | Oshawa | Ontario |
| Aug 3rd | Leamington Fair | Leamington | Ontario |
| Aug 10th | Peterborough Fair | Peterborough | Ontario |
| Aug 17th | Belleville Fair | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 29th | Sherebrooke Exhibition | Sherebrooke | Quebec |
| Sept 7th | Kitchener Fair | Kitchener | Ontario |
| Sept 8th | Renfrew Fair | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 15th | Kingston Fair | Kingston | Ontario |
| Sept 21st | Lindsay Fair | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Sept 28th | Barrie Fair | Barrie | Ontario |
| Oct 2nd | Markham Fair | Markham | Ontario |
| Oct 12th | Simcoe Fair | Simcoe | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1969
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| July 26th | Oshawa Fair | Oshawa | Ontario |
| Aug 2nd | Leamington Fair | Leamington | Ontario |
| Aug 9th | Peterborough Fair | Peterborough | Ontario |
| Aug 16th | Belleville Fair | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 23rd | Still Date/Sherbrooke Fair | St. Catherines | Quebec |
| Sept 1st | Kitchener Fair | Kitchener | Ontario |
| Sept 6th | Renfrew Fair | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 13th | Kingston Fair | Kingston | Ontario |
| Sept 20th | Lindsay Fair | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Sept 27th | Barrie Fair | Barrie | Ontario |
| Oct 5th | Markham Fair | Markham | Ontario |
| Oct 11th | Simcoe Fair | Simcoe | Ontario |
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
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1970
| Closing Date | Spots | City | State / Province |
| July 26th | Oshawa Fair | Oshawa | Ontario |
| Aug 3rd | Still Date | Port Colbourne | |
| Aug 8th | Leamington Fair | Leamington | Ontario |
| Aug 15th | Peterborough Fair | Peterborough | Ontario |
| Aug 22nd | Belleville Fair | Belleville | Ontario |
| Aug 29th | Barrie Fair/Sherbrooke Fair | St. Catherines | Quebec |
| Sept 7th | Kitchener Fair | Kitchener | Ontario |
| Sept 12th | Renfrew Fair | Renfrew | Ontario |
| Sept 19th | Kingston Fair | Kingston | Ontario |
| Sept 27th | Lindsay Fair | Lindsay | Ontario |
| Oct 4th | Markham Fair | Markham | Ontario |
| Oct 10th | Simcoe Fair | Simcoe | Ontario |
| Oct 17th | Kitchener Oct/Fest | ||
| Labour Day | Canadian Nation Exhibition | Toronto | Ontario |
Notes:
- * These Conklin contracts were played by the Jimmy Sullivan's Carnival
- Conlin & Garrett Ltd purchased Jimmy Sullivan's Carnival in 1963
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