Red River Exhibition
The Red River Exhibition (or "The Ex" for short and historically as Manisphere) is a ten-day festival hosted every summer, in June, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.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 complex near the Manitoba Legislative Building.The total amount of land owned at the western edge of Winnipeg 480 acres (1.9 km2).The annual fair continues to grow despite the fact its arrival is frequently accompanied by significant amounts of rain, (seven days out of ten in 2014).