PNE Fair opens Saturday with concerts, ice show and more

The 2026 PNE Fair opens Saturday, Aug. 22, at Hastings Park in Vancouver and continues through Labour Day, Sept. 7. Organizers say the 15-day event will offer more than 100 attractions, exhibits, performances and experiences.

The new 10,000-capacity Freedom Mobile Arch will host Summer Night Concerts, beginning with Blue Rodeo on opening day. Other announced performers include Nelly, Zedd, Cynthia Erivo with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Barenaked Ladies, Earth, Wind & Fire and Sarah McLachlan.

Programming also includes Wizard of Oz On Ice at Pacific Coliseum, the SuperDogs 50th-anniversary show, the British Columbia Tattoo, the Westcoast Lumberjack Show, Farm Country and a LEGO-based interactive exhibit. The NFL’s Lombardi Trophy is scheduled to appear Aug. 22 and 23 near the Arch, with fan activities but no Seattle Seahawks players.

Tickets and the full schedule are available at www.pne.ca. The PNE Prize Home lottery includes a $2.3-million Surrey home at 10100 Elderberry Crescent; ticket information is available at pneprizehome.ca or by phone at 604-678-4663 and 1-877-946-4663.