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From pop culture to medieval times: PNE starts this weekend

The fair runs from Aug. 18 to Sept. 3

The Fair at the PNE kicks off this Saturday, and itsa国际传媒檚 jam-packed with everything from BMX riders to jousting knights and all your favourite bands.

The Action Sports World Tour will be featured at the Pacific Coliseum for the fairsa国际传媒檚 118th year.

The worldsa国际传媒檚 best skateboarders and BMX riders from the X Games will perform at the stadium every day at 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

If tricks arensa国际传媒檛 your thing, maybe medieval adventure is.

North Americasa国际传媒檚 biggest jousting stars are coming to the PNE with the Knights of Valour, a sa国际传媒渢hrilling spectacle that is performed by one-of-a-kind masters of horsemanship and features unchoreographed illustrations of medieval warfare that was worthy of the attention of kings and queens worldwide.sa国际传媒

The sa国际传媒渕ust-seesa国际传媒 show will bring 25 years of jousting expertise to the Agrodome for daily shows at 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

If science is more your thing, check out POPnology, an exhibit on how technology has been influenced by movies, books, television, art and futurists.

Fans can see the DeLorean Time Machine, HAL 9000, the worldsa国际传媒檚 first 3D-printed car, robot displays featuring the industrial robot Baxter, and more. The exhibit runs from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the PNE Rollerland building.

If itsa国际传媒檚 history that gets you going, check out the Street of Dreams exhibit that takes you down Vintage Lane to see refurbished timeless classics and hot rods in Camshaft Court. Then, wander over to Lifted Lane, which will contrast the low-and-slow at the Scraping Pavement Pullout.

Classic American muscle cars will be on display in the Three Second Stretch, right by the two-wheeled chrome at Pipes Place.

The exhibition runs from 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. daily and is free with admission to the Fair.

If itsa国际传媒檚 music you want, yousa国际传媒檙e in luck sa国际传媒 the

From Boyz II Men on opening night to Cyndi Lauper to close off the show on Sept. 3, theresa国际传媒檚 something for everyone.

Performances include:

  • Aug. 18 sa国际传媒 Boyz II Men
  • Aug. 19 sa国际传媒 Air Supply
  • Aug. 21 sa国际传媒 Dean Brody
  • Aug. 22 sa国际传媒 Goo Goo Dolls
  • Aug. 23 sa国际传媒 I LOVE THE 90sa国际传媒檚 TOUR feat. Salt-N-Pepa with Spinderella, All-4-One, Color Me Badd, and Young MC
  • Aug. 24 sa国际传媒 Wilson Phillips
  • Aug. 25 sa国际传媒 Marianas Trench
  • Aug. 26 sa国际传媒 LOST 80sa国际传媒檚 LIVE feat. A Flock of Seagulls, Men Without Hats, Wang Chung, Farrington & Mann, Animotion and Nu Shooz
  • Aug. 28 sa国际传媒 112 feat. Slim
  • Aug. 29 sa国际传媒 Kool & the Gang
  • Aug. 30 sa国际传媒 Jann Arden
  • Aug. 31 sa国际传媒 Burton Cummings and Band
  • Sept. 1 sa国际传媒 Chicago
  • Sept. 2 sa国际传媒 Village People
  • Sept. 3 sa国际传媒 Cyndi Lauper

The Fair runs daily from Aug. 18 to Sept. 3. For more information, check out .


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