The Red River Exhibition (or the Ex for short) is a mobile amusement fair hosted every summer, usually in late June, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, at the Assiniboia Downs

Assiniboia Downs

Assiniboia Downs is a Canadian horse race track opened in June 1958 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The main track is a six-and-one-half furlong oval....

 race tracks. The park is operated by the Red River Exhibition Association, a not-for-profit organization.

The Ex was started in 1952 at the Osborne Stadium

Osborne Stadium

Osborne Stadium was the home of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1935 until 1952 and minor league baseball team Winnipeg Reo Rods. Located in a residential neighbourhood, the stadium required removal of existing houses in the area called West Broadway...

/Amphitheatre

Shea's Amphitheatre

Shea's Amphitheatre, also known as the Winnipeg Amphitheatre, was an indoor arena located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, which seated 5,000 spectators....

 complex near the Manitoba Legislative Building

Manitoba Legislative Building

The Manitoba Legislative Building is the meeting place of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, in central Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was originally named the Manitoba Parliament Building, not Legislative. The neoclassical building was completed in 1920 and stands seventy-seven meters tall...

. It later moved to the Polo Park Race Track

Polo Park Racetrack

The Polo Park Racetrack was a Canadian horse racing facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Considered one of the finest racetracks in Western Canada, it was built by Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee R. James Speers. The six furlong track opened in 1925 under the charter of the Winnipeg Jockey...

 and then to the Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg Arena

Winnipeg Arena

Winnipeg Arena was an indoor arena located at 1430 Maroons Road in Winnipeg, Manitoba, across the street from Canad Inns Stadium and just north of Polo Park.Built in 1955, it was owned by community-owned Winnipeg Enterprises Corporation...

, and Winnipeg Velodrome

Winnipeg Velodrome

The Winnipeg Velodrome was a cycling facility built in Winnipeg, Manitoba for the 1967 Pan-American Games, and managed by Winnipeg Enterprises. The facility was a banked short-track oval with a cement surface....

facilities.

In 1997, it moved to its present location. The total amount of land owned at the Assiniboia Downs site is 480 acres (1.9 km²). Red River Exhibition Park was built as a multi purpose facility on only 90 of those acres leaving almost 400 acres (1.6 km²) for future growth and expansion.