Lethbridge & District Exhibition said it is seeing strong attendance levels at the 2023 Whoop-Up Days festival, August 24, 2023. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

Whoop-Up Days enjoying strong attendance so far in 2023

Aug 25, 2023 | 9:37 AM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The 2023 iteration of Whoop-Up Days is shaping up to be one of the best-attended yet.

Lethbridge & District Exhibition said, during the first three days of the annual summer festival, they have seen crowds “well above recent averages.”

Part of the reason for this is that admission to the fair is free this year. It, however, means that The Exhibition was unable to provide an estimate for how many people have attended so far.

It is also the first time that many people have had an opportunity to see the brand new Agri-food Hub & Trade Centre.

The 268,000 square foot convention centre had its official grand opening earlier this month and is hosting several Whoop-Up Days attractions.

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The program schedule for Friday, August 25, 2023, as provided by Lethbridge & District Exhibition, is as follows:

• 1 p.m.
  • Gates Open
  • Wildlife Festival | Living Dragons | Salon A until 8 p.m.
  • Marketplace | KB Hall & Hall C | Until 8 p.m.
  • Midway Rides | Food Trucks | Jumbo Ears | Beer Gardens | Until 11 p.m.
  • Blackfoot Confederacy ft. WinterCount Productions | 016 Stage | Until 3 p.m.
• 2 p.m.
  • Global Pet Foods’ SuperDogs | BigSteelBox Arena
• 3:30 p.m.
  • CJOC & 2Day FM | O16 Stage
  • Lethbridge & District Pro Rodeo Ticket Booth Opens | Grandstand
• 4 p.m.
  • Global Pet Foods’ SuperDogs | BigSteelBox Arena
• 6 p.m.
  • Bailey Kate | O16 Stage
  • Lethbridge & District Pro Rodeo Gate Open | Grandstand
  • CJOC & 2Day FM Ride Giveaway | Midway | Until 7 PM
  • Global Pet Foods’ SuperDogs | BigSteelBox Arena
• 7 p.m.
  • Lethbridge & District Pro Rodeo: Performance Begins | Grandstand
  • Pure Power Wrestling: Hot Summer Night | UFA Hall | Until 9 p.m.
• 7:30 p.m.
  • Tyler Moulton | O16 Stage
• 8 p.m.
  • Global Pet Foods’ SuperDogs | BigSteelBox Arena
• 9 p.m.
  • Armond Duck Chief | O16 Stage
• 11 p.m.
  • The New Testaments | O16 Stage

Whoop-Up Days continues until Saturday, August 26, 2023.

Full details can be found on the Whoop-Up Days website.

Lethbridge & District Exhibition said it is seeing strong attendance levels at the 2023 Whoop-Up Days festival, August 24, 2023. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

Lethbridge & District Exhibition said it is seeing strong attendance levels at the 2023 Whoop-Up Days festival, August 24, 2023. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

READ MORE: Lethbridge & District Exhibition’s Agri-Food Hub and Trade Centre opens doors

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