For more than a century, “We’re going to the Pea-annee!” has been the delighted cry of children who don’t have the faintest idea what the Pacific National Exhibition is.
The Beatles played there —performing an 11-song concert witnessed by 20,000 and remembered by millions.
From the heights of the Atmosfear to the depths of the deep-fried cheesecake, the 17-day fair is a $140 million dollar economic boon and the place where generations of British Columbians’ summer memories intersect.
