Pacific National Exhibition
| Pacific National Exhibition | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Summer fair Winter fair |
| Dates | Mid-August to Labour Day (15 days) December (10 days) |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Location(s) | Hastings Park, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 49°16′58″N 123°02′12″W / 49.2828°N 123.0366°W |
| Country | Canada |
| Inaugurated |
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| Previous event | 2023 (summer) |
| Next event | 2024 (winter) |
| Attendance | 731,708 (2019) 1.1 million (record in 1986) |
| Leader | Shelley Frost (president & CEO) |
| Organized by | Pacific National Exhibition |
| Website | www |
The Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) is a nonprofit organization that operates an annual 15-day summer fair, 12-day winter fair, a seasonal amusement park, and indoor arenas in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The PNE fair is held at Hastings Park, beginning in mid-to-late August and ending in early September, usually Labour Day, and in mid-December until Christmas.
The organization was established in 1907 as the Vancouver Exhibition Association, and organized its first fair at Hastings Park in 1910. The organization was renamed to the Pacific National Exhibition in 1946. During the mid-20th century, a number of facilities were built on the PNE grounds, including Pacific Coliseum and PNE Agrodome. In 1993, the amusement park adjacent to the PNE, Playland, became a division of the PNE.