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08-27-2025, 01:37 PM
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For reference:
Recent PNE Fair Attendance Figures:
2024: 637,920
2023: 626,531
2022: 529,772
2021: 239,000 (pandemic-reduced)
2019: 731,708 (pre-pandemic)
2018: 705,381
2017: 722,466
2016: 712,367
2015: 678,193
2014: 769,242
2013: 712,049
2012: 763,000
2011: 803,598
2010: 937,485
2009: 855,137
2008: 753,298
2007: 906,808
2006: 958,781
2005: 903,467
I'd be surprised if the final numbers are below 600k despite the anecdotal reports as I would have expected a lot of last second promotions to push tickets. 600k is still a far cry from the 900k they used to get though - maybe after the renovations are closer to complete they can push for that again (it's felt very crowded to me at 600k though).
I don't mind the prices at the PNE - like it's pretty much what any fair charges - but I do think that the PNE is really for just two demographics: 1) People with kids and 2) People attending the concerts who want a night out.
I stopped going for a long time b/c I was neither of those demographics but now I've been the last 3 years and I'm going on Saturday cause my kid loves it. Now that she's a bit older I figure I'll be a regular for the next 4-5 years as she likes the kind of rides that Playland offers as well.
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08-28-2025, 10:53 AM
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^It's kind of neat looking at stats like that, we tend to forget how much COVID has just threw a wrench into everything we're seeing nowadays.
Its all had a lasting effect.
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08-29-2025, 06:09 AM
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I’m still living my best Covid days. Socially distancing from my co workers and barely showing up to work. Picking up garbage at krab park ?! Don’t make me laugh.
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08-29-2025, 06:17 AM
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1.1 million 1986. Expo powered crowds.
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08-29-2025, 07:43 AM
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#130 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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08-31-2025, 08:22 AM
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#131 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Spent the day at the PNE/Playland yesterday with my kid and her bestie and had a grand time. Yes, food is pricey but I still consumed a corn dog, donuts, a foot long (covered in cheese sauce, a mac and cheese bowl, ate some ice cream, and had a beer (well over my calorie budget - probably 3 cheat days in one).
Definitely not as busy as last year especially considering the comfortable weather (especially after 3pm) but still pretty packed - I can't fathom what it was like 20 years ago when attendance was 50% higher. The construction definitely didn't help the vibe though and it seems like they relocated the kid's favourite, the pig races.
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pig races was in the middle of the barn area. was packed full when we were there a few weeks ago. the announcer is funny and odd but a good entertainer
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09-02-2025, 10:07 AM
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| https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/0...ll-attendence/
Attendance is down this year, surprised they even hit over 600k The PNE says attendance topped 612,000 for its 115th fair — a drop of about 25,000 attendees from 2024.
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09-02-2025, 10:12 AM
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It's not the same exact thing, but for comparison and discussion, the CNE in Toronto reported 1 million visitors as of August 29th, and organizers estimate they will hit 1.4 million visitors by the end of the fair season.
In 2024, the CNE reported 1.49 million visitors.
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09-02-2025, 11:55 AM
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^it's totalyl different cause the population is just crazy.
2025 Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) cost $55. like wtf 
thsi one was actually interesting
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09-02-2025, 12:43 PM
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#136 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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^Given Toronto has over double the population, I'd say those numbers seem to follow scope for the most part.
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09-02-2025, 01:05 PM
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For Vancouver's PNE to see a 25K drop in attendance is not bad.
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