Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Fredericton (N.B.) Exhibition
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
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Description area
Dates of existence
Began ca. 1825
History
The first recorded fall fair in the Fredericton, New Brunswick, area was a cattle show held on the site of the present Christ Church Cathedral (Anglican) in 1825 under the auspices of the Agricultural and Immigration Society. Yearly fairs began after 1827. The fair was soon a social success, drawing members of the community to enjoy its amusements and traditional activities. By the early 1910s, preparations for the week-long fair continued throughout the year. In 1922 the Agricultural Society created the Exhibition Society. Both societies were involved in many other community activities throughout the Depression. By the 1940s a fire had destroyed some of the exhibition buildings. This difficulty combined with wartime concerns to limit the scope of the Fredericton exhibition. By the mid-1960s the event was meeting with renewed success.