Saskatoon StarPhoenix
🏢 Postmedia
📍 SK
Aug 11, 2026
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Saskatoon Ex attendance surpasses 235,000 for 2026 edition
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LOCAL NEWS
Saskatoon Ex attendance surpasses 235,000 for 2026 edition
On the fair's final day, 30,574 people were in attendance. This number beat last year's where 25,571 attended on the final day.
Over 200,000 people came through the gates at this year's exhibition at Saskatoon's Prairie Land Park. (Michelle Berg / Saskatoon StarPhoenix)
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SP Staff
August 10, 2026 at 1:23 p.m.
Last Updated: August 11, 2026 at 12:51 p.m.
Attendance at this year’s Saskatoon Exhibition was down compared to one year ago, but comfortably above the average in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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