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Article about the success of the 2002 Carrotfest. It outlines the food, entertainment and events that made up Carrotfest for that year.

"The town of Bradford bulged at the seams last week as an estimated 20,000 people jammed into the community to make an unprecedented success of the annual Bradford Salad Festival. From last Wednesday night, through Sunday, every event scheduled by the Salad Festival Committee surpassed organizers' highest hopes. Visitors and residents alike consumed hundreds of pounds of fresh salad, sliced their way through a ton of beef, sipped on soft drinks and other refreshments, danced til the wee hours of the morning, and generally paid tribute to the greatest growing area in Ontario."

Marriage announcement in a New York state newspaper with details about the wedding of Marjorie Blanchard and William L. Campbell. The marriage occurred in Jamestown, New York in 1917.

Brochure marking the 125th Anniversary of Bradford. Events took place to celebrate it from July 1st - 4th, 1982.

"The countdown has begun for Bradford's main 150th Anniversary celebration - the August 17th to 25th Homecoming Week, which will include a Midway, Carrotfest Street Party on August 18th, Sesquicentennial Parade on August 19th, Music in Rotary Park every evening from Aug. 20-24, a Euchre Party at the Happy Sixties Seniors' Club, and more. This weekend, the Scotch Settlement Historical Society is hosting a Special Memorial Service at the Auld Kirk on Sunday, July 29th at 3p.m." ...

Letter to the editor about the pancake breakfast hosted by the Bradford Lions Club, as part of the 2001 Carrotfest celebration.

"Bradford will be on the air on Monday, December 6 as the result of a recording made by Don Sims of CBC at a complimentary dinner given by Mr. A.H. Wilford, publisher of "Transport News" and sponsor of "Bradford's Story." ....

This event took place at the Bradford Town Hall, sometime before or during World War I.

Please contact the Bradford WG Public Library (905-775-3328) if you have any additional information about this photo or its contents.

"Dubbed the world's greatest carrot festival, the premier downtown Bradford event returned to the streets for a 16th time Saturday. Carrot Fest will close Holland Street in downtown for the day to make way for a myriad of activities, while more fun will also be had in other parts of the downtown and the municipality, such as a midway all weekend long at the Bradford & District Memorial Community Centre, 125 Simcoe Rd." ...

Map of how Downtown Bradford would be set-up for Carrotfest, printed in the Bradford West Gwillimbury Times.