Now in its 101st year, the Fair at the PNE is proof some things get better with age, as it gets set to offer free gate admission for all children 12 and under during the Fair's run from Saturday, Aug. 20 to Monday, Sept. 5.
"This is British Columbia's favourite family event, an annual tradition for generations of British Columbians and the high point of summer for our city," said Mike McDaniel PNE president and CEO in a news release. "Our decision to offer free admission to children 12 and under is the evolution of our decades-long, highly-successful School Ticket Program. We wanted visitors, particularly families to be able to visit the Fair on multiple occasions over the 17 days."
For the first time since the 1940s the PNE won't be sending a free entrance ticket home in elementary school report cards across the province. Instead, children 12 and under will be admitted free each day of the Fair at the PNE.
"We know that with report cards going home over the next two weeks there will be students and parents wondering where their PNE ticket is, and we are very pleased to be announcing that program, traditionally seeing about 70,000 students redeem their free tickets annually, expanded so families can attend the Fair a number of times and take in all shows, exhibits and attractions that are geared to elementary school aged children," adds McDaniel.
Now in its 101st year, the annual Fair at the PNE is BC's premiere summer time events offering a wide range of new and classic family entertainment, including the all-new Family Theatre, Summer Night Concerts, Peking Acrobats, Evolution of Extreme motorsports spectacular and Pop City a Pyro Celebration and the Superdogs.
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