Your Guide to Savings and Special Events at the 2025 PNE Fair!

Get ready — the countdown is officially on! The 2025 PNE Fair kicks off August 16, bringing new attractions, timeless traditions, and blockbuster entertainment for 15 days of summer fun.

 

The PNE Fair is packed with special offers and themed experiences to make your visit even more exciting. Mark your calendars — you won’t want to miss these dates!

Ways to Save

Opening Weekend Deals — August 16 & 17

Only $7 Admission at the gate and online!
Jersey Weekend: Rock your favourite team gear!

PWHL Vancouver & The Vancouver Rise will be activating in the Big Backyard! 

Encore Rewards Members Enter Free — August 16

Show your Encore Rewards membership card at a PNE Fair ticket booth to receive complimentary PNE Fair admission* for you plus one.

Terms: *Offer is valid for entry between 11am and 9pm on Saturday, August 16, 2025, only. To redeem this offer, Encore Rewards members must present their Encore Rewards membership card and a valid ID at one of the ticket booths at one of the entrance locations prior to entering the PNE Fair Grounds.

Family 4 Pack for $99

Get FOUR gate admission tickets for $40— online only!
Use promo code FAIRTW
Get TWO Thrill Ride Passes for $59 – online only!
Use promo code FPR2025
Advance purchase required.
Not valid on purchases already made. 
Regular fees and taxes apply.
Valid Tuesday, Aug 26 and Wednesday, Aug 27 only.

TransLink Fridays — August 22 & 29

Show your Compass Card at the gate for 2-for-1 admission on Fridays — transit riders save big!

*Gate offer only.

Fair After Dark — Daily

Arriving late? Get 50% OFF Adult & Youth Gate Passes between 7PM and 10PM every night of the Fair!

*Gate offer only

BCAA Members — Daily

BCAA Members SAVE 30% on Gate Admission & Ride Passes for the PNE Fair

*Online only

Special Events

Armed Forces Day — August 19

Free admission at the gate for veterans and active service members with valid ID. Special ceremony at 12:30PM on the Freedom Mobile Stage, commemorating recent military artifact discoveries on site.

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Fair Unlocked — August 28

Get ready for a park-wide Scavenger Hunt experience!
Want to see Rainbow Kitten Surprise live at the Summer Night Concerts? Here’s your chance to win tickets for you and seven friends!
How to Enter:
  • Hunt down the 5 hidden QR codes around the PNE Fair.
  • Scan each code and enter your information.
  • Each scan = 1 entry
  • All 5 scanned = 10 entries (DOUBLE your chances!)
Locations to find them:
  • Red Gate Entrance (Gate 1)
  • The Big Backyard
  • Haunted Mansion
  • Sands of Wonder Exhibit (Miller Drive)
  • Outside the Livestock Barns

Winners will be randomly drawn and announced on our social channels Friday, August 29.

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Tatus Festival — August 29 & August 30

The Tatus Festival will showcase 127 Indigenous artists with performances on the Festival Stage, including headliners Crystal Shawanda and George Leach. The celebration also features Indigenous food trucks and a large Indigenous art and craft marketplace.

Included in the Tatus Festival is two days of live music at Festival Park’s Freedom Mobile Stage, featuring performances by Sakanwee Baker, JB the First Lady, Patrick Calihou, Hayley Wallis, Bitterly Divine, V’Ni Dansi, and more.

August 29 & 30 from 12:30pm – 9:30pm at Festival Park – Freedom Mobile Stage.

See the full schedule of performances here.

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Skilled Trades Day — September 1

Use your Super Group Code or reach out for one!
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