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… and the CNE rolls back into town…..

Posted: August 24, 2026 in events, people
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viewed from below, people on swing that is elevated and going around in circles, a ride at the ex, canadian national exhibition

Like every summer, the end of August means that it’s time for the Canadian National Exhibition, the CNE. For two weeks the Exhibition grounds come alive with games, rides, food, exhibits, concerts, and other events. Here are some photos from opening day last Friday.

young people spinning around on ride called remix at the CNE

mother with very long hair, and two younger kids riding on the scrambler ride at the Canadian National Exhibition, midway

people sitting in swings waiting for ride to start, Canadian National Exhibition, midway,

Canadian National Exhibition, midway, SkyRide views looking east towards downtown and the CN Tower

ice cream waffle sandwiches at the canadian national exhibition

expressions on face, man in red sunglasses, people talking in front of the original CNE ice cream waffle sandwiches

large CNE food concession stand (or building) selling funnel cakes, deep fried oreo cookies, elephant ears sundaes, funnel cake sundaes,

a young woman looks out the window of a food concession stand that sells cotton candy, candy apples, large lollipops, and popcorn, at the ex, she is smiling at another woman who is wearing a white head scarf

mother and daughter screaming on a ride called ring of fire, Canadian National Exhibition, midway, a tall tower swing amusement ride, or high-flying swing ride,

swing ride, Canadian National Exhibition, midway

playing gambling games, a group of people, CNE,Canadian National Exhibition, midway

Canadian National Exhibition, midway

people waving to others who are on the zero gravity ride at the ex midway

two young boys behind metal barricades

crazy mouse roller coaster ride at the canadian national exhibition

lots of feet up in the air, cne midway ride

father and two girls on scrambler midway ride, father looking bored, girls looking excited

young people on a ride, midway at Canadian National Exhibition

people on midway ride at the ex, some totally calm and some screaming

woman reporter from CTV with a cameraman, doing a report from CNE midway, while testing some of the food available, she is eating

a hite parasol being held by a family eating at a picnic table at the ex, two of them are wearing yellow hats with red hatbands

enormous stuffed bears hanging from the ceiling, games prizes

enormous stuffed tiger, white with black stripes, as decoration at a midway game at the Ex

group of people around a man holding a sign that says make me laugh, take twenty dollars, Canadian National Exhibition, midway,

people on himalaya ride at the ex, going fast around a big circle

people on himalaya ride at the ex, going fast around a big circle, arms up, laughing

three kids riding on zero gravity ride at the ex midway

two boys standing behind metal barricades

backs of heads of people watching a man trying to hold himself up, hanging onto a bar for more than two minutes, Canadian National Exhhibtion, midway

woman with umbrella and long red skirt, crouching down and talking to a boy as she holds a microphone in her hand, Canadian National Exhibition, midway

two people seated, waiting for a ride to start, talking to each other and smiling

young women on a midway ride, canadian national exhibition

happy looking young man on a ride at the cne

large sign with image of young woman's portrait, people walking past it

ferris wheel, the ex
some of the people on a swing ride at the cne

young woman in head scarf working at the exhibition, game where one of the prizes is a stuffed animal

giant yellow rubber duckie beside a game at the ex, game where hundreds of little yellow ducks float around in a trough of water

people at the beginning of the SkyRide ride, waiting their turn to get on

looking out over the midway at the ex, ferris wheel

swingers, swing ride at the CNE

two girls on the scrambler ride at the ex

two people in a green crazy mouse roller coaster car, cne

Canadian flag flying, with CNE ride in the background

three people walking down midway at the CNE, father, mother and son. Son has a scooter and is wearing red framed glasses

The Ex!

Posted: August 30, 2016 in events
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Hey you!
Been to the Ex yet?

a man dressed in costume, white face, bobby hat, white gloves and a red and white striped shirt

An end of summer tradition since 1879… although a lot has changed since then!

below: The midway, 1937 (photo source: history section, CNE website)

an old black and white photo of the midway at the CNE taken in 1937, lots of people in period clothes, an olf tilt-a-whirl ride also in the picture.

below:  Part of the midway this year.  Rides, games and food! … oh, and people!

looking down the CNE midway towards the CN tower in the late afternoon as the sun gets low, riders overhead on the Skyline ride, lots of people walking, lots of signs for games and food.

midway game, shoot out, early evening, lights on, people walking in front, ferris wheel in the distance.

Games of skill

many people playing a midway game at the Ex involving rolling a bowling ball up a short alley. Prizes hand all around them.

And games of chance (gambling, if you will)

two young men in blue shirts working at one of the midway gambling games, with another man standing behind the counter

a young boy pokes his around his mother to watch her as she plays a gambling game on the midway at the Ex

Rides that turn you upside down,

young women upside down on the Fire Ball midway ride, their long hair hanging down.

make you scream,

two people upside down on a ride at the CNE,

swing you around,

a young couple kissing on a swing that is up high

drop you,

people wait in line for a ride that takes up up in the air and then drops you. A group has just begun their trip upwards.

jostle you around,

a mother and daughter enjoying a ride, like a roller coaster, as it comes around a corner.

and let you laugh with friends. 

two girls coming down a large, multi lane, slide, holding hands and laughing

below: And, hey look, the pink and blue ride in the background, that’s a tilt-a-whirl ride.  It’s a bit different from the 1937 version pictured above but the concept is still the same.

a couple ride on a midway ride at the Canadian Exhibition, behind them is the blue and pink tilt-a-whirl ride

Food… deep fried almost anything you want!

people standing in front of food vendors that ate brightly lit up, selling deep fried food such as deep fried oreos, deep fried pickles, as well as chicken and corn dogs.

The Ex…  The CNE…  call it what you will.
Have fun!

lots of people in swings suspended by chains, about to twirl around at the CNE

late evening on the midway at the Canadian National Exhibition, water game at the ex, piled high with stuffed prizes, and some people playing the game and some people watching the game

Two young Asian men on a ride, they are lying on their stomachs and appear to be flying, in circles, with the ex midway behind them

a young woman is screaming as a ride takes her around in circles, she is slightly blurry because of the speed of the ride

a young black man wearing a turd hat and talking into a microphone as he tries to get people interested in playing the game he's working at. A wall of stuffed prizes is behind him including yellow pokemons

a group of young people around a counter playing a game of chance outdoors, at a fair, the cne

a very large inflatable yellow ducky with bright red beak and black sunglasses, standing beside a pick-a-duck game with a wall of stuffed yellow ducks behind it

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