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Saskatoon EX ends with more than 200,000 guests over eight-day run

By Leena Iraqi Aug 8, 2026 | 1:18 PM

The Saskatoon EX wrapped up it’s eight-day run on Thursday.

The final day of the fair ended with Family Fun and Senior Day, meaning seniors 65 and over got free admission at the gate. Attendance was one of the highest during the eight-days on Thursday, with 30,574 guests stopping in.

The EX’s entertainment ended with Canadian indie rock band Mother Mother on the SaskTel Grandstand, and the fair finally concluded with a bang, ending this years EX with a fireworks display.

Over the course of the eight-days the fair also welcomed a total of 237,178 guests through it’s gates.

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