Labour Day always falls on the first Monday of September, making for a long weekend that runs from the Saturday before through the Monday itself. Abbotsford’s famous summer spectacles, the International Airshow and Agrifair, both belong to earlier weekends this year, on August 7 to 9 and July 31 to August 2 respectively. Do not let that fool you into thinking this one is quiet: Saturday stacks a farmers market, a charity run, and a major arena concert, and Sunday brings the Nagar Kirtan procession, one of the largest annual gatherings in the city, with rolling road closures to plan around.

Here is the verified guide, with the road-closure detail that actually matters.

Saturday: Market in the Morning, Run in the Afternoon

Saturday, September 5 opens with the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market, running its regular Saturday slot from 9am to 1pm at Jubilee Park, 2552 McCallum Road, on the edge of downtown. It is a rain-or-shine market in a season that runs to the end of October, with roughly three to four dozen vendors of local food, baking, and craft, and free parking on site. Our guide to historic downtown Abbotsford covers the blocks you should wander afterwards.

At 2pm the focus shifts across town to Run4Her at Robert Bateman Secondary, 35045 Exbury Avenue, running until about 5pm. The event invites the public to join Andre for the final 5km or 10km of a 100km run raising funds and awareness for SARA for Women and the Kelowna Women’s Shelter, under the banner of ending the silence around domestic abuse. Registration runs $15 as a donation, with a free sign-up option too, through run4her.ca, and spectators are welcome along the oval.

One more anchor for the evening: Ammy Virk’s Unity Tour plays Rogers Forum, 33800 King Road, at 7:30pm, with tickets through Ticketmaster.

Sunday: The Nagar Kirtan Procession

Sunday, September 6 is the biggest single gathering of the weekend: the annual Nagar Kirtan procession, hosted by Gurdwara Sahib Kalgidhar Darbar at 30640 Blueridge Drive and held every year on the Sunday of the Labour Day long weekend. It runs from 9am to 5pm, it is free, and everyone is welcome.

The practical detail is the one the city wants you to know: rolling road closures between 9am and 5pm along the procession route, which includes Blueridge Drive, Sandpiper Drive, Townline Road, Southern Drive, and Goldfinch Street, with any given point affected for roughly two hours and longer closures near the gurdwara itself. The City of Abbotsford has posted its official notice, and BC Transit’s Central Fraser Valley routes are re-routed for the day, so check before you bus.

If you are attending, expect a walking procession with food stalls and a deeply welcoming atmosphere; dress modestly, cover your head, and remove your shoes at the gurdwara. If you are driving anywhere near west Abbotsford on Sunday, build in a detour, because this is not a closure you can inch through.

Labour Day Monday: The Quiet One

Monday, September 7 is the statutory holiday, and nothing is scheduled on the city’s event calendar for it. That makes it the day for Abbotsford’s standing pleasures: a loop of Mill Lake Park with the kids’ playground and the boardwalk sections, a slow wander through the historic downtown’s murals when the shops are closed, or an afternoon at one of the valley patios.

The facility picture, for planning: City Hall is closed for the holiday, schools are closed ahead of Tuesday’s first day of the school year, and the city’s two big recreation facilities, the Abbotsford Recreation Centre at 2499 McMillan Road and Matsqui Recreation Centre at 3106 Clearbrook Road, run their standard statutory holiday hours of 10am to 6pm, which includes the pools and fitness centres.

If you wanted a market on Monday, there is not one; the Farm and Country Market is Saturdays only. The weekend’s rhythm is front-loaded, and Monday is for recovering from it.

Your Labour Day Long Weekend at a Glance

Saturday: Jubilee Park market 9am to 1pm, Run4Her from 2pm to 5pm at Bateman Secondary, and Ammy Virk’s Unity Tour at Rogers Forum in the evening. Sunday: Nagar Kirtan from 9am to 5pm with road closures across the Blueridge neighbourhood, and a good day to stay west if you are not attending. Monday: holiday hours at ARC and Matsqui rec centres, closed City Hall, and Mill Lake weather permitting.

Two of the three days have real events; all three have the Fraser Valley at its early-September best.

What Is Not Happening This Weekend

No Airshow, which flew August 7 to 9 this year. No Agrifair, which ran July 31 to August 2. No Berry Fest, which was July 11. And nothing at Tradex, whose next events are the MCC Festival on September 11 and the Snowbird RV Show on September 17, both the following week.

If anything gets added on short notice, the Go Abbotsford events calendar is where it would appear; it is the city’s tourism events hub and the same source most of this guide is built on.

Tips for the Long Weekend

Sunday’s road closures deserve respect: if you live or travel anywhere near the Blueridge and Townline corridor, plan your Sunday errands for the morning or the east side of town, and check the city’s notice for the exact closure windows. Transit riders should expect detours on Central Fraser Valley routes through the day.

For Saturday, the market and the run are fifteen minutes apart by car, so doing both is easy; bring water for the run, since the oval has little shade. For the concert, buy through Ticketmaster rather than resellers, and check Rogers Forum’s channels day-of for door times.

And for Monday, the rec centres’ 10am to 6pm holiday window makes a morning swim or skate an easy win with kids off school the next day.

Questions Often Asked

Is there an airshow in Abbotsford on Labour Day weekend?

No. The Abbotsford International Airshow ran August 7 to 9, 2026, and nothing aviation-related is scheduled for September 5 to 7.

What roads are closed for the Nagar Kirtan on Sunday?

Rolling closures run 9am to 5pm on Blueridge Drive, Sandpiper Drive, Townline Road, Southern Drive, and Goldfinch Street, with each point affected roughly two hours and longer closures near the temple. BC Transit Central Fraser Valley routes are re-routed for the day.

Is the Abbotsford farmers market open on the long weekend?

Yes, on Saturday: 9am to 1pm at Jubilee Park, 2552 McCallum Road. The market runs Saturdays only through October 31, so there is no Sunday or Monday market.

What is open on Labour Day Monday in Abbotsford?

The Abbotsford Recreation Centre and Matsqui Recreation Centre run 10am to 6pm including pools and fitness; City Hall and schools are closed; restaurants, cafes, and parks operate normally.