Thank you for a great CNE season! We hope to see you next year!

Competitions

Three young athletes playing a game of basketball.

CNE-OBA: 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament

The CNE-OBA: 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament is back for the 2023 CNE! The CNE-OBA: 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament is sponsored by the CNE Foundation. Teams registered for this tournament via the OBA’s Official website. Tournament Scores U10 BoysYAAACE               15           (MVP Jahkii Savory- Skene)CKATT                  11 U10 GirlsMUMBA                1Game ON        […]

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young adult male throwing a base ball

Peewee Baseball Tournament

The Lions-CNE Peewee Baseball Tournament was sponsored by the CNE Foundation. For more than half a century, young people throughout Southern Ontario have journeyed to the Canadian National Exhibition to compete in this tournament. 2023 marks the 66th annual tournament, the oldest and most prestigious of its kind in Ontario for U13s. Thirty-two teams from […]

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young adult girls playing baseball

2023 U15 Girls Fastball Tournament

The CNE Girls U15 Fastball Tournament is sponsored by the CNE Foundation. Location: We will be playing at Coronation Park (free admission), just outside the Princes’ Gates, at the east end of the grounds. Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023. Scheduling (for first round games) will try to reflect distances that a team must travel. Registration: […]

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Rising Star

The Rising Star Talent Competition is sponsored by the CNE Foundation. The CNE’s Rising Star Talent Competition just wrapped its 36th year of showcasing young artists. The competition featured talented performers in a wide variety of genres competing for prize money in front of a live audience of CNE fairgoers! Selected singers, dancers, musicians and […]

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Ambassador of the Fairs Competition

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Ambassador of the Fairs program, where young representatives from fairs across Ontario come to compete. This year-long title takes the winner across Ontario as a representative of the CNE and all agricultural fairs. Since its inception in 1971, more than 3000 young people from 100 communities throughout the […]

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A photo of a cat wearing a bow tie from the CNE Cat Show

Cat Show

Let the sun shine in Café Soleil as our fine feline friends convene at the 2023 CNE for the Annual Cat Show. There are more than 125 cats from across Ontario that will be showcased in display and in competition on August 26th and August 27th. Times: 10am to 5pm Location: Café Soleil

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Photo of flowers featured in the CNE Garden Show

Flower & Vegetable Competition

The CNE Garden Show is home to one of the largest flower and vegetable growing competitions in Canada. When not admiring the foliage, garden show guests can enjoy the ambiance of the Wine Garden and its offerings of wine, food and live musical entertainment. Flower & Vegetable Competition Details The Flower & Vegetable Competition (otherwise […]

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