Red River Exhibition 5.53

The Red River Exhibition is a ten-day festival hosted every summer, in June, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The event takes place at Exhibition Park and features a midway, concerts, stage shows, and agricultural exhibits. The park is operated by the Red River Exhibition Association, a not-for-profit organization.The Ex was started in 1952 at the Osborne Stadium complex near the Manitoba Legislative Building. It later moved to the Polo Park Race Track and then to the Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg Arena, and Winnipeg Velodrome facilities.In 1997, it moved to its present location. The total amount of land owned at the western edge of Winnipeg 480acre. Red River Exhibition Park was built as a multi-purpose facility on only 90 of those acres leaving almost 400acre for future growth and expansion.The annual fair continues to grow despite the fact its arrival is frequently accompanied by significant amounts of rain, . The record for attendance at the Ex is 223,183 paid visitors, set in 2011.