YORKTON – The 36th annual Yorkton Farm Toy Show was held from Feb. 10-11 at the Yorkton Auction Centre.
The event featured 45 vendors spread out over 86 tables with various toys new and old for people of all ages.
The toys on display and up for sale were mostly specific to agriculture but there were also diecast cars, Hot Wheels, antiques and other toys for collectors and attendees to appreciate.
"Basically it's farm toy collectors from all over the prairie provinces," said event organizer Jeremy Mehrer.
Mehrer said this is his eighth year organizing the event and noted the shows absence over the last two years due to pandemic restrictions.
"We had a two year break and this is our first year back – this is a new venue," said Mehrer, adding, "we're just trying some new things with the show and it seems to be working for us."
Mehrer estimated on Saturday afternoon that over 800 people would would attend the event and noted he was "very happy" with the turnout so far.
"A lot of the people that come here are farmers – they come from a long ways to come and visit or setup," said Mehrer, "there's people that drive 600 km to setup at these shows."
Mehrer — a farmer by trade — had his own tables set up at the event and estimated he had over 200 items up for sale.
"I've been coming to shows since maybe 1988 – this show started in '86 so I've been to just about all of them," said Mehrer, noting that his love for toy collecting was something he was born into, "my dad collected toys and my grandpa collected toys."
