The Olympic Torch is on its way to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games and to celebrate the spirit the CNE will host an interactive winter sports experience for young and old alike.  Based on the highly popular success of last year’s Summer Games attraction, Celebrate the Olympic Spirit returns to the CNE with a focus on winter Olympic fun.  Learn how figure skaters move, how speed skaters train on dry land, and the skill involved in curling, bobsleigh, and biathlon. Kids of all ages can see, hear, and touch the Games, participating in hands-on interactive sports experiences and learning more about the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games, the sports and the athletes.

Aerial acrobatics and ice skating return to the CNE in a spectacular multi-media extravaganza.  Building on the success and enormous popularity of the previous aerial, acrobatic & skating shows that the CNE has staged, most recently in its Salute to Broadway show of 2007, the CNE plans to take this performance concept to a new level by introducing a multi-media component including a giant screen on which film clips of popular well-known movies will be screened while their compelling soundtracks are performed.  Against this dramatic cinematic backdrop, 13 skaters including a duo and a soloist, together with aerial/acrobatic performers, singers and a musician will bring the movies showcased on the screen to vibrant life on the rink and in the air.  Movies to be featured include:  Top Gun, Moulin Rouge, Ghostbusters, High School Musical, Shrek, Dirty Dancing, the Godfather and Slumdog Millionaire.

A World Premiere!  Each night of the CNE, the exterior of the South East Entrance of the Direct Energy Centre will be transformed into a large canvas onto which a kaleidoscope of spectacular images will be projected.  Escape into the magical world of E, the CNE’s new nighttime light show.

The 60th Annual Canadian International Air Show (CIAS) takes over the CNE skies Labour Day Weekend for another awe-inspiring show.  The CIAS has a tradition of being one of the best air shows in North America and the 2009 show, which will celebrate the Show's 60th Anniversary and the 100th Anniversary of Flight in Canada, is going to be one of the most exciting ever!  Stay tuned for details about this exciting 60th Anniversary year! Up to the minute details and the list of performers can be found on the Air Show’s new and frequently updated website: www.cias.org.

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Spitfire aerobatics and Heritage Flight with CF-18
The heart pounding excitement of flight

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Surfing has become one of the fastest growing sports in Canada, particularly for males 16 to 21 years.  It is now a lifestyle sport complete with its own music and fashion.  This summer, the CNE will install a Flow Rider Mobile Wave machine on Princes Boulevard where the world's top Flow Riders will demonstrate the tricks of the trade.

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For Youth

The highly popular CNE Daily Parade will once again make its way through the CNE grounds at 6 pm each day as the much coveted Mardi Gras necklaces will once again play an important role in the parade.

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A descendant of the renowned Swiss Family: the Fabulous Fearless Bauers, Daredevil Joseph D Bauer makes his CNE debut this year with his spellbinding Wheel of Thrills.  Watch as he walks and runs inside and outside of a large wheel that rotates on a beam at 360 degrees!  Not only that, he also juggles torches, skips ropes and walks blindfolded while running on the wheel!