The VIEX is becoming a fall fair.
Nanaimo’s Vancouver Island Exhibition announced Friday, Feb. 2, that it will be moving its event a month later than in recent years, to Sept. 20-22.
According to a press release from the VIEX, the fair changed its dates in 2019 to be able to partner with its preferred midway operator, West Coast Amusements, but the date change meant that the past few years, the VIEX has been on the same weekend as the Comox Valley Exhibition, which has led to fewer entries in livestock and 4-H divisions.