Pacific National Exhibition
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PNE draws over 626K people as attendance edges towards pre-pandemic levelsMore than 626,000 people attended the PNE in Vancouver this year, up about 100,000 from 2022, and closing in on the 730,000 who came in 2019, the last year before the pandemic.EconomySep 5, 2023
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Playland’s iconic ‘clickety-clack’ wooden roller coaster turns 65The structure, which cost $200,000 to build, is made entirely from B.C. Douglas fir and has thrilled more than 32 million riders in its 65 years.CanadaAug 2, 2023
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PNE announces new $9-million roller-coaster investment for 2024The Pacific National Exhibition (PNE), along with the owners of Playland, announced Friday a $9-million investment into a new roller-coaster.CanadaNov 4, 2022
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Owner ‘very disappointed’ Those Little Donuts won’t be back at Vancouver’s PNE this yearThe mini donut company has been a staple of the amusement park since 1976, having missed only one year of sales there in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.ConsumerAug 15, 2022
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B-52s, Cake and the Beach Boys among PNE 2022 summer concert headlinersThe Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) has unveiled the lineup for its annual Summer Nights concert series featuring some major blasts from the past.CanadaMay 25, 2022
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No injuries after PNE buildings rocked by ‘suspicious’ fire and explosionsThe incident happened at a warehouse at the PNE works yard, before spreading to a nearby sign shop. Fortunately no one was hurt.FireFeb 20, 2022
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PNE returns for 111th year with stripped down fair amid COVID-19 pandemicPNE president and CEO Shelley Frost said the 2021 event is operating at about 25 per cent capacity, in order to maintain COVID-19 safety protocols.HealthAug 21, 2021
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PNE goes back to ‘FUNdamentals,’ as stripped-down, COVID-era fair opens SaturdayThe Pacific National Exhibition will open its gates for an in-person event, though smaller than in pervious years and with COVID-19 measures in place.EntertainmentAug 19, 2021
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PNE cancels in-person fair for 2021In a statement, organizers said even a modified, lower-capacity in-person PNE Fair will not be possible in 2021.NewsMay 5, 2021
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PNE at risk of folding without $8M provincial bailout, says fair and Vancouver mayor"COVID is unprecedented and the PNE needs our help now. Otherwise, and to be frank, we risk losing it," Mayor Kennedy Stewart said.EconomyApr 30, 2021
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