Wasn’t that a party: IPM 2026 a resounding success

October 1, 2026 @ 7:01 amNews, Walkerton Herald-Times

The International Plowing Match (IPM) for 2026, held just outside of Walkerton, has concluded. The event included – of course – plowing, as seen above, as well as entertainment and activities for all ages like the rodeo competition (below left). Below right is the mascot for the event, Big Bruce, at the closing ceremonies which were held on Saturday, Sept. 26. Bruce was leading the standing ovation for the organizing committee chair Gord Lang. (Emily Bowen photo)

WALKERTON –  IPM 2026 is over.  The crowds have gone home, the tents are coming down, and soon, the fields where the International Plowing Match’s (IPM) tented city welcomed thousands of guests will return to their being farm fields once again, but the memories will linger for decades.  Plowing with horses, plowing with tractors (only…

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Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.