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Attendance up, security incidents down at 2024 Queen City Ex
More than a quarter-million people passed through the gates of this year's Queen City Ex in Regina. According to the Regina Exhibition Association, 262,720 people attended the five-day event, which is...
Aug 07, 2024 Attendance was up at this year's Queen City Ex, and organizers say security incidents were down "significantly." (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
It's a dog's life: SuperDogs keep their cool in the heat at Queen City Exhibition
These SuperDogs are superstars. 'The SuperDogs!' are a Canadian company that travels across the country with talented pups and their owners and are performing all weekend at QCX. Kara Bellingham has b...
Aug 02, 2024 Some of the performance group and their pups at the Queen City Ex. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Queen City Ex introduces new safety measures
There will be screams of excitement and mouths full of mini donuts as the second day of the Queen City Ex gets underway. But while the exhibition is all about having fun, a trend of bear spray attacks...
Aug 01, 2024 Metal detectors have been added to the gates at the Queen City Ex. REAL’s acting CEO asks guests to be patient while going through security. (Kaleb Sebastian/980 CJME)
New rides and foods a hit at this year's Queen City Exhibition
The Queen City Exhibition is back for another action-filled week. The air is filled with screams of joy and the smells of mini donuts and corn dogs. A new feature at this year's exhibition is the X Dr...
Aug 01, 2024 Dakota Robinson (left) and her friends Cierra Ferguson-Harty, Zachery Ferguson-Harty and Lucas Wudrich were some of the first brave riders on the new X Drive ride. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Joey Chestnut ready to bite into revamped QCX mini-donut competition
Champion competitive eater Joey Chestnut is back for what will be a new and improved QCX mini-donut eating competition in 2024. This is the third year of the Queen City Ex Mini-Donut Eating Competitio...
Jul 30, 2024 Joey Chestnut, pictured here in 2022, wasn't welcome at the Nathan's Hot Dog contest this year but he's more than welcome at the Queen City Ex. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Queen City Ex will be bigger and better than ever in 2024
The Queen City Ex is making a return this summer, and this year will be the event's 140th anniversary. The event will run for 5 days, beginning on July 31 and coming to a close on August 4. This year ...
May 08, 2024 The Queen City Ex will celebrate its 140th anniversary in Regina this summer. (980 CJME file photo)
'An awesome time:' The Queen City Ex returns to Regina
Soaring elephants, burgers dripping in cheese and endless sunshine are just a few things people can expect to see at this year's Queen City Ex. The five-day festival opened Wednesday and runs until Su...
Aug 02, 2023 The Flying Elephants ride at the Queen City Exhibition. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
'It's going to be something just fantastic:' REAL CEO previews QCX
Rides, games and deep-fried everything -- the Queen City Ex (QCX) has returned to Regina. Tim Reid, the CEO and president of Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL), told the Greg Morgan Morning ...
Aug 02, 2023 Riders spin on a swing ride at the 2023 Queen City Exhibition. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME file photo)
Queen City Ex announces more additions for 2023
Flo Rida is coming to Saskatchewan. The rapper was announced Tuesday as another headliner at the Queen City Ex, Aug. 2-6 at REAL District. REAL District president and CEO Tim Reid said he's looking fo...
May 09, 2023 REAL District's Tim Reid announces details about the 2023 Queen City Ex. (Lindsay Newman/980 CJME)
'Relatively few' incidents at Queen City Ex, police say
There have only been a few incidents so far at the Queen City Ex that required a police response. The Regina Police Service always maintains a presence at the exhibition, where they work with security...
Aug 06, 2022 (Gillian Massie/980 CJME file photo)
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