The Pacific National Exhibition has been forced to cancel the summer fair for the second year in a row.
In a statement, organizers said even a modified, lower-capacity in-person PNE Fair will not be possible in 2021.
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“Despite our planning for a number of scalable versions of the PNE Fair, it is now clear that the number of guests required to make an in-person fair financially viable will not be allowed under anticipated Public Health Orders this summer,” PNE spokesperson Laura Ballance said.
“We understand the implications this decision will have on our staff team, our exhibitor and concessionaire partners as well as hundreds of thousands of annual guests, with whom we will look for ways to connect with once informed about what the summertime Health Orders will allow. We are committed to continuing to work with the Provincial Health Office to see what might be possible as the summer progresses.”
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PNE management says it is working to see what else might be possible during the summer.
Last year, the PNE hosted a number of drive-thru events, which included mini doughnuts and the Super Dogs.