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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

end of summer = Ex time

Posted: August 31, 2024 in events, people
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As summer slowly winds down and August suddenly becomes September…..

Canadian National Exhibition, CNE: version 2024

riders, some upside down, midway ride
young couple sitting on a ride at the ex midway waiting for it to start

CNE midway, ride operator in red shirt, Canadian National Exhibition

midway ride, swingers, up high, round and round

a young couple on a ride at the Canadian National Exhibition midway, looking not too happy and one looks like they want to throw up

father and son sitting on a ride at the ex midway waiting for it to start

four happy women at winning a midway game

father and two sons playing miway game with trough of hundreds of yellow duckies

midway rides, upside down, spinning around

ring of fire midway ride, cne

a young woman in black shorts throws a baseball in attempt to get it to land in basket to win game on the midway

view of midway from Nunavut Dr, with CN Tower in the distance

water shooting target game at ex with motor oil theme, pennzoil, castroil, etc, lots of stuffed red lobster prizes on display

bust a balloon game at the ex, a girl is throwing a dart at the wall of balloons

an observant young girl watches an older person getting ready to thrown small orange ball at midway game

man wearing black cowboy hat is buying two cobs of corn to eat

two boys on skyline ride, cne, one is using his phone to check his hair

roller bowler midway game, large one yed monster on the roof

people in ride on midway

reflections of people and midway in a fast food stand at the ex

evening on the midway, cne, the Ex,

window of a fast food stand at the ex,Canadian National Exhibition, cotton candy

at a food stand, lemonade, at the ex, one father is buying food for his son, another father is arguing with his daughter

young couple walking down the midway, she has a cowboy hat on and a sleeveless shirt with american stars and stripes, Canadian National Exhibition

two young girls with black braids standing outside a midway ride, talking to each other, Canadian National Exhibition

people, adults, playing midway game for prizes, throwing wiffle ball onto board filled with holes

riders spinning backwards, midway ride, cne,

riders spinning backwards, midway ride, cne,

water shooting target game at the ex

two people on scrambler ride at Canadian National Exhibition, evening

young man, ride operator, standing at side by exit gate watching the crowds

CNE midway, people and rides

freakk fries food stand at the ex, with a crowd of people in front of it

food stand at the ex, cotton candy, cold drinks, sno cones two people standing outside of it, looking grumpy

people walking past a food stand called cafe, big white sign with capital letters to spell cafe

mother and daughter walking at c ne Canadian National Exhibition, with stroller full of a large stuffie prize, girl has words on t shirt that say wild heart

people playing roller bowler game where you roll a bowling ball to win a prize

people playing roller bowler game where you roll a bowling ball to win a prize

gambling, roulette, at midway, CNE, Canadian National Exhibition

two boys strapped into a ride, wide open mouths as they spin around,

spinning around and upside down on cne midway rides

a man sitting on a bench at cne midway, in front of three women who are fascinated by something that they see in the distance, Canadian National Exhibition

young girl standing up her stroller so that she can more easily see what's happening at a game on the c n e midway

cut out of the Icee Bear, in red shirt and blur pants, a white smiling bear, with people in the background, including a man trying to hug a woman, at the C N E, Canadian National Exhibition

toss a ring around a yellow rubber ducky midway game, with people behind

a man sitting on bench at CNE midway, with a person asleep on the bench beside him, lying down

boy sleeping in stroller as people walk past, at the ex

evening, silhouettes of people on the skyline ride at the ex

Other CNE posts (if you’re not overwhelmed already!)

1. Around and around we go (2022)

2. Into the night (2014)

3. Afternoon at the Ex (2022)

4. CNE (2013)

An afternoon at the Ex

Posted: August 29, 2022 in events, people
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The Ex is back (whether or not you think Covid is over!)

looking through a window, a pile of corndogs for sale at the ex

young girl trying to hold onto bar and hang there as long as possible, while a young man with a stuffed banana tries to encourage her

people throwing wiffle balls, ball toss game, cne midway

mother and young son at ring toss game, while cne employee sweeps up rings from the ground

two kids eating pizza

young kids at the cne midway watching people on rides, looking up

young men dressed in black lined up along a counter, ball toss game at cne

two people waiting at a veggie corndog vendor, the vendor next to them is advertising pickle lemonade

two kids and two women at a ring toss game, small red rings over the neck of coke bottles

man in dark sunglasses and turquoise shirt, standing in front of wall of giant stuffies, pointing at someone

young girl with fedora, helping to clip large blue stuffie into a stroller

a young muslim boy watches people on a midway ride, cne

an older woman sitting at a crown and anchor betting game at the ex

mother, father, and son plying ring toss game at cne midway

a young woman in black top and blue jeans gets ready to hang from a bar as long as possible in order to try to win a prize

people watching a man hang from a bar

people watching a man hang from a bar

cne midway, a blue wall with a big ad for slushy bear, pastel colour flags on the roof

two men with daughters kneeling on stools, playing water shooter game at cne

buying fries

a young man has his arms around the waist of a woman as they watch at the cne

a young woman waits her turn for a cne midway ride

a man in a booth with the words fear this in yellow on the window, sitting and looking out at the cne midway

people at the ex, midway

people waiting their turn to get on a ride at the cne

people at the cne midway, lining up by ring of fire ride

back of a woman in a white baseball cap and very long turquoise dreadlocks, braids

people on the midway, a man shields his eyes from the afternoon sun

young people at the cne midway

More 2022 CNE photos on a previous post (around and around we go).

around and around we go….

Posted: August 29, 2022 in events, people
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…. and up and down, and back and forth….

people with concerned looks on face as they free fall in a ride at the CNE

Riding fun at the CNE midway!

a man in a red t shirt sits in a booth as he controls a ride at the Canadian National Exhibition, a ring with riders whizzing past

a young girl and her mother spinning in a red round pod at ride at cne

mother and daughter screaming and laughing on roller coaster ride

a young couple are harnassed into a ride at the cne while they wait for it to start

many people sitting on Egyptian boat, pharoah, ride at the Canadian National Exhibition, as it swings to one side and they are near vertical in the air

young asian couple enjoying a roller coaster ride, laughing, leaning into each other as they go around a corner

two young men watch a ride

an older couple having a good time on the alpine crossing ride as it spins around, the ex,

two men working at the cne in red shirts, helping to make sure that young riders are strapped in safely to their seats

a man watches a spinning ride at the ex, as people are standing as they spin

screaming and hair flying as ride goes around picture of a woman with a snowboard, cne midway

three young people in prone position in a ride at the cne

three young men on a flying ride over the midway at the c n e

nearing vertical at a ride at the cne

young people enjoying a ride in green pods at the cne

people at the ex, on midway rides

two men holding hands as they get ready for a free fall ride at the ex

young women laughing as they go around in circles on a ride at the cne midway

a young man in white framed sunglasses, midway ride at cne

hanging up in the air, midway ride at cne

Other CNE posts

1. The end of summer (2024)

2. Into the night (2014)

3. Afternoon at the Ex (2022)

4. CNE (2013)

 

Let’s go to the Ex!

Posted: September 1, 2017 in events, people
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Late August in Toronto means that the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE)  is in town.  Today, since Labour Day weekend is upon us and summer is drawing to a close, I thought that I’d post this year’s crop of photos from the Ex.   Food, games, rides, and people watching fun!

evening photo, darkness, bright lights of the signs for curly fries, spiral spuds and fresh cut fries, food for sale at the ex

below: Elsa parades through the CNE grounds

a float in a parade shaped like Elsa from the movie Frozen, passes through the exhibition grounds.

below: Family games

a young boy throws a ball ina Skee Ball game while his sister and parents watch

young man concentrating as he shoots water into a target at a game at the CNE

woman running a game at the CNE, she is surrounded by prizes such as stuffed minions and other animals

woman running a game at the CNE, she is surrounded by prizes such as stuffed minions and other animals

below: An arm down, and just three feet, on number 21

from below, two people riding on the Skyride, an arm hangs over the side, and there appear to be only three feet

below: The excitement (and terror?) of CNE rides.

two young women on a ride at the ex

two young women on a ride at the ex

below: On the Skyride with the CN Tower in the distance

on the Skyride at the Ex, overlooking the CNE below, people walking around, booths selling food such as mini donuts and spiral spuds

below: Riding high above the minions.

two people ride on the Skyride above the midway at the ex, a large minion, stuffed toy prize, hangs below them

Whac-a-mole game prizes on the CNE midway, people

the eyes of a large blue stuffed bear peaking from behind a woman's arm

people walking past games atthe CNE, stuffies hanging from the roofs of game stalls

muslim woman in burka stands by a small tree with a stroller laiden down with parcels and bags, other people at the Ex are in the background

below: Elvis Stoyko carried the Canadian flag at the closing of the ice skating & aerial acrobatics show at the Ricoh Centre.

Elvis Stoyko carries a Canadian flag at the end of the ice skating show at the Ex, some of the crowds in the seats can be seen in front of him

below: Choose a ducky to see what prize you’ve won!

reaching for a yellow rubber ducky with black glasses and bright red lips, ducks are floating in water, a game of luck on the midway at the CNE

below: Beer bottle targets and the mess that results.

rows of empty beer bottles as targets at a midway game of throwing balls at bottles, broken glass below, stuffed animal prizes hanging above

a man with a pool cue playing a game at the CNE midway, with a woman with an armful of large stuffed prizes behind him

below: Rainbow coloured versions of the poop emoji were very popular this year.

a young girl in a hat that is a rainbow coloured poop emoji

below: Some people have more luck than others!

a woman carrying two stuffies and a skateboard, one is a large blue dinosaur and the other is a large pink creature

below: Gathering the spun cotton candy

a man collected cotton candy that is spinning in vats in front of him

two young men sit on stools beside a midway game at the ex while they eat

people around a food vendor at the CNE, fries,

below: Only a few can sleep through the crowds and noise of the Ex!

a baby is asleep in a stroller while the adult bets at a game of chance at the Ex. The baby has a large stuffed brown bear

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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into the night at the CNE

Posted: August 21, 2014 in events, people
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another August, another trip to the Ex!

 

Evening shot as the sky is getting darker. Tiny Tom donut stand all lit up, with a line up of people waiting to buy donuts.

Tiny Tom Donuts, an iconic part of the CNE for as long as I can remember.

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Two acrobatic women hanging from a large triple hook shaped bar suspended from the ceiling. Bathed in blue light.

One of this year’s shows is ‘Mirage’, an acrobatic show at the Ricoh Coliseum.

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Two people on a rope in yellow and purple lights. Part of the audience can be seen in the photo.

another part of the ‘Mirage’ show

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A boy wearing a fedora is standing beside one of the midway games. He is holding a coke bottle with the name Jeff on it. Behind him is a large picture of 3 stars.

A star on the midway. The coke bottle says Jeff.

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Two young men are hammering away at Whac-a-mole while a woman who is running the game is talking to the people who are watching

playing Whac-a-Mole!

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A number of people are competing to win a stuffed monkey. They are shooting water into a target.

shooting for monkeys, Curious George as the prize

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A groups of young people are playing a midway game where you toss balls. What they are throwing them at is not in the photo!

Having fun tossing baseballs!

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CNE midway game with the prize being a stuffed minion from the movie 'Despicable Me'. A woman is paying to play.

getting ready to play for minions

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A young man is sitting by a giant roulette wheel, a midway game at the Ex

waiting for the wheel to stop

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Lights on one of the midway rides, Starship.

Starship lights and motion on the midway

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A display of candy apples for sale. Some are coated with smarties candies, some with multi coloured sprinkles and some with crushed nuts.

yum, candy apples… caramel, smarties, sprinkles and crushed nuts!

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Sand sculpture of a woman sitting on the ground, looking wistfully through a round window. In the background are some woman standing behind a wood barricade who are looking at the sand sculpture

women watching, sand sculpture

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Details of a sand sculpture (hands) with another sculpture behind (of a woman)

women from another angle

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A father and his daughters are on a midway ride, spinning in red "seats" as they go around in circles.

spinning quickly on the midway – or at least a bit too quickly for the camera!

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The Ex

Posted: August 31, 2013 in events
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An evening at the Canadian National Exhibition

A warm August evening.

Admission is only $5 if you go after 5 p.m., and if you don’t mind a few crowds!

A view from the Sky Ride. Downtown Toronto with the CN tower is in the background. Midway rides and games can be seen.

Riding the Sky Ride over the CNE midway

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A fast food stand at the Ex, selling cheeseburgers, sausages, deep fried Mars bars, and other unhealthy food!

The Ex has always been a place to buy unhealthy, “interesting” food! Deep fried Mars bars, Twinkies, and Oreos are just some of the goodies available.

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birds eye view of the midway. multicoloured roofs over midway game stalls, lots of people walking around

The midway is also where you will find many games to play! Many ways to spend your money if you”re feeling lucky.

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A wall of stuffed toys - Bart Simpsons and South Park characters

Stuffed toys – the most popular midway game prize.

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two of the midway rides - the swings and a ferris wheel

Spinners

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many people in a line up waiting to get on the Zipper ride

line-ups are an inevitable part of a summer evening at the CNE

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Some people in a line up waiting to get on a ride, the Twister ride is in the background

waiting for the Twister

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two kids on a large bumble bee, one of the rides in Kid Land at the CNE

Happily riding the bumble bees in Kid Land.

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blurred lights in red, white and blue, as one of the rides spins around

the CNE website:   http://theex.com/

more photos: http://www.asIwalkToronto.com/cne.html

other people’s photos:

dangling feet
dangling feet

Twilight photo - Sky Ride above, midway games all lit up, people in the foreground

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