The is here for another year, with the 2019 edition of the annual event set to start Saturday (Aug. 17) and continue until Labour Day (Sept. 2). The fair will be closed on the Mondays of Aug. 19 and 26.
For those two-plus weeks, the 114-acre PNE site at East Vancouver鈥檚 Hastings Park will be alive with rides, food, entertainment, exhibits and more.
This year鈥檚 fair highlights include the 鈥渉ypnotizingly鈥� amazing Reveen, an 鈥渋mmersive selfie-photo experience,鈥� and the medieval-style Knights of Valour jousting show.
The 8:30 p.m. concerts, free with fair admission, start Saturday (Aug. 17) with Blue Rodeo and include performances on other nights by Cheap Trick, Vince Neil (of M枚tley Cr眉e fame), Styx, UB40, Billy Idol, an 鈥淚 Love the 鈥�90s鈥� show with Vanilla Ice and others, an MC Hammer/Bobby Brown gig and more, outdoors at the PNE Amphitheatre.
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JUST ANNOUNCED! Cheap Trick will be playing The PNE Fair鈥檚 Summer Night Concert series on Sunday, August 18! Tickets go on sale tomorrow, August 10th at 10AM PST. Current ZZ Top ticketholders will be contacted by email. For more info, visit
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In the Pacific Coliseum daily at 7:30 p.m., Tyrone Reveen鈥檚 鈥淪uperconscious Experience鈥� show follows in the footsteps of his famous father, allowing audience members 鈥渢o become the stars in one of the wildest and funniest shows of illusion and hypnosis that has left millions of people crying with laughter all over the world.鈥�
The fair鈥檚 Revel District will feature food, entertainment and mechanical bull riding in a newly re-imagined zone, with a 鈥淢exican experience鈥� at the Corona Bar, I LOVE Churros, Los Tacos Hermanos and slushie margarita bar. Also, a 鈥淔or the Love of Drag鈥� show will feature some of Vancouver鈥檚 drag superstars, plus comedy by Mike Wood and Mama Lou鈥檚 feats of strength.
Also new this year is Electric Fire, a nightly 鈥減yro musical finale鈥� starting at 10:15 p.m.
In the Rollerland building, a 鈥淪nap Happy: A Do-It-Yourselfie Experience鈥� promises an interactive array of colorful installations and playful art exhibits, and a 鈥淕ame Changer Exhibit鈥� in the Garden Auditorium showcases the evolution of video games.
Elsewhere, a 鈥淪uper Action Academy鈥� on the BCAA Toon City Stage allows young fair-goers to have a chance to put on their superhero costume and join the action themselves.
The fair鈥檚 returning favourites include The President鈥檚 Choice SuperDogs (daytime shows at the Pacific Coliseum), PNE Prize Home (located west of the Agrodome), Knights of Valour (Agrodome), Dueling Pianos (Revel District piano bar, nightly), Mobile Hot Shop glass art, roving PNE PEP Band and Dinosaur Stomp exhibit (Italian Gardens area).
We have so many exciting new food vendors joining us this year at the PNE Fair - including the Buddha-full food bus! Head over to to see the full list of new food options.
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More than 10 per cent of the food booths at this year鈥檚 fair will be new in 2019, with an increased focus on plant-based, vegan and vegetarian options. New vegetarian options come from a number of new food vendors including Govinda鈥檚 Vegan Vegetarian Street Food stand featuring Dragon Bowls, and Atomic Tacos and Buddha-Ful Vegetarian Food.
New additions to the traditional fair food include Bacon Pancakes, Butter Beer Ice Cream, Flamin鈥� Hot Cheetos Corndogs, Funnel Cake Pizza, Jalapeno Lemonade, Foot Long French Fries, Devil鈥檚 Ramen, the Tipsy Unicorn Dry Ice Drink, Pulled Pork Tater Tot Nachos, Pizza Perogies, The Snickly Dog, Pickle Pizza, Pickle Flavour Cotton Candy, Rice Burgers, Traditional Mexican Street Corn and Watermelon Candy Floss.
For fair admission rates and more PNE Fair details, visit . or call 604-253-2311.
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