CNE attendance for 2024 was close to 1.5 million
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Nearly 1.5 million people attended the 145th edition of CNE surpassing expectations following a slow start affected by bad weather.
The final official tally for this year’s CNE, from Aug. 16-Sept. 2, came in at 1.49 million visitors after organizers predicted approximately 300,000 visitors over the last four days of the CNE, traditionally capped off by the Canadian International Air Show.
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Actual attendance from the weekend of Aug. 30-Sept. 2, was closer to 450,000 visitors one of the highest attended weekends in recent years; and surpassing pre-pandemic attendance in 2019 of 1.46 million.
In 2023, CNE attendees spent more than $210 million dollars in the GTA while the CNE generates an economic impact of approximately $112 million for the GTA and $143 million for the province of Ontario each year (when in operation).
The CNE is set to return Aug. 15-Sept 1, 2025.
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