131st Vancouver Island Exhibition

🎡 2025 Vancouver Island Exhibition (VIEx) 📍 Location: Beban Park Fairgrounds, Nanaimo, BC 📅 Dates: September 19–21, 2025 🎨 Theme: "Proudly Local, Wildly Canadian" The Vancouver Island Exhibition (VIEx) is Nanaimo’s beloved fall fair, offering three full days of family-friendly fun, entertainment, and community celebration! With something for everyone, the VIEx features a lively mix of agricultural exhibits, farm animals, home arts, and hands-on learning experiences that kids love. Families can enjoy thrilling freestyle motocross shows, the crowd-favourite President’s Choice SuperDogs, pony rides, gold panning, face painting, midway rides, and interactive kids’ zones. Don’t miss live music across two stages, including Main Stage headliners like Toque, Shawn Austin, and JaimesonRhy, plus the new BCCMA Horseshoe Stage spotlighting BC country artists. With delicious local food, unique vendors, and activities that celebrate the spirit of Vancouver Island, the VIEx is the perfect weekend outing for all ages! 👉 Visit www.viex.ca for full schedule and ticket info.