What is the schedule of events for the Grandstand?
2025
June 14, 28 July 5, 26 August 7, 23, 30, September 6, 20, 27, October 18 Harness Racing Facebook Page
June 20-22 Woodstock Ribfest Facebook Page
June 22 Lawnmower Races
July 11-13 Woodstock Old Home Week Tractor Pull Facebook Page
July 17-20 Special Olympics Provincials
July 26 Lawnmower Races
August 2 Woodstock Old Home Week Demo Derby Facebook Page
What does the Grandstand look like?
What does the racetrack look like?
History of the Grandstand
Island Park, a tear drop shaped island which sat in the middle of the Saint John River, at the mouth of the Meduxnekeag River. With approximately 100 acres of space, Island Park was home to nearly every recreational facility before the permanent flooding of the island by the Mactaquac dam headpond. Road access was provided by a ramp leading off the halfway point of the Grafton Bridge, spanning from King Street to Grafton from 1884 to its demolition in 1970.
Along with other recreational facilities, a horse racetrack and a grand stand were also on the island. In 1967, despite major disappointment and even protest, the Island Park's facilities were relocated to the present Connell Park to make way for the raising of the Mactaquac headpond. The new park provided improved parking along with better, more modern facilities, aside from the sadness left from the loss of Old Home Week's site for its first two decades.
For more information
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