The Royal Manitoba Winter Fair returned to Brandon last week after not being held since 2019. While attendance started down about 15-17% from 2019's fair, by the weekend it was matching the numbers from three years ago.
Provincial Exhibitions Operations Manager and Sponsorship Lead, Rick Dillabough, talked about the event.
"Once we got off to a slow start to some degree, attendance built throughout the week and the final two days of the fair we pretty much matched the numbers from 2019, so we were really encouraged by that."
Provincial Exhibition now shifts its focus to the 2022 Manitoba Summer Fair which takes place from June 8th to 12th.
