Thank you for ending your summer at the 2023 PNE Fair! We collected all the numbers from the year’s Fair and put together a list of interesting statistics below. Check it out!
Entertainment
2240 – number of local performers sharing their talents in the Cultural Showcase
1,400 – number of hours of rehearsal for PNE shows by cast members
417 – broken lances in the Knights of Valour show
82 – feet, highest diving plank in the High Dive show
10 – feet, depth of water in the High Dive tank
264 – hours spent working on the canoe carvings at Canoe Cultures
Food
40,000 – Slushies sold by Slush Zone
22,500 – water bottles filled at Metro Vancouver Water Station
20,000 – pounds of locally grown potatoes used in the Jimmy’s Lunch food booth
12,000 – Number of spiralled potato sticks sold at Tornado Potato
10,200 – Number of corn cobs sold at Roasted Revolution
112,000 – Number of “Coaster Crush” beers sold (special edition beer by Parallel 49 Brewing honouring the 65th birthday of the Playland Wooden Coaster)
6,000 – Number of racks of ribs sold at Prairie Smoke and Spice BBQ
Playland
65 – age of the Playland Wooden Coaster
120,000 – moles whacked at Whac-A-Mole
184,000 seconds (3067 mins) – time players hung on the bar at the Hang Time game
8,600 – baskets made at the basketball games
315,000 – rings tossed at the Ring Toss game
275,000+ – number of prizes awarded on the midway during the Fair
Agriculture
266 – total participants in the 4-H Festival
70 – members who participated in the 4-H auction
$296,326 – total sales for the 4-H auction
201 – number of chicks born at the Fair
87 – number of pounds gained by the piglets during the Fair
15 – 30-yard dumpster loads of dung taken away from the livestock barns
170 – number of bales of hay eaten by the animals during the Fair
352 – number of animals on display at the Fair
87,000 – archery bows shot
4,800 – number of pony rides
93,600 – number of feet ran by the pigs in Pig Races
PNE Prize Home
$2.3 million – value of the Prize Home Grand Prize package
500 – average number of times per day a PNE Prize Home ticket seller calls out “Win a house, Win a car”
89 – years of the PNE Prize Home – the oldest charitable lottery in BC
General Fair
11,000 – number of guests who rode the brand new PNE Express Train
14,000+ – frames of PNE images taken by the PNE photography team
20,000 – number of guests who got scared in the PNE haunted houses