The 119th annual Interior Provincial Exhibition is officially underway in Armstrong.
The fair opened Wednesday morning and runs through Sunday. Despite a bit of rain, hundreds flocked to the grounds — many also set up tents and trailers.
“Wednesday was a great start to the week,” said IPE General Manager Yvonne Paulson. “Even though the rain came we still had a great showing of people at the fair.”
In all, 13,194 people attended the first day of the exhibition — slightly less than the 17,051 the previous year.
“We aren’t concerned about the difference at this point as rain always affects the attendance a bit for sure,” she said Thursday. “We are looking forward to an awesome day today.”
The five-day event includes vendors, exhibits, animals, haystacks and horse blankets, music, rodeo, camaraderie, midway and much more. The keystone event, the annual parade, takes place Saturday morning at 10 a.m.
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