Expo 86

1986 Vancouver
The Expo 86 logo
Overview
BIE-classSpecialized exposition
CategoryInternational specialized exposition
Name1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication
Motto"World in Motion – World in Touch"
Building(s)BC Place Stadium, Canada Place, Science World (Vancouver), SkyTrain
Area70 hectares (170 acres)
Visitors22,111,578
MascotExpo Ernie[1]
Participant(s)
Countries54
Location
CountryCanada
CityVancouver
VenueBC Place Stadium, Canada Place, Plaza of Nations, Expo Centre
Coordinates49°17′19.1″N 123°6′40″W / 49.288639°N 123.11111°W / 49.288639; -123.11111
Timeline
Bidding1979
AwardedNovember 1980
OpeningMay 2, 1986 (1986-05-02)
ClosureOctober 13, 1986 (1986-10-13)
Specialized expositions
PreviousExpo '85 in Tsukuba
NextWorld Expo 88 in Brisbane
Universal expositions
PreviousExpo '70 in Osaka
NextSeville Expo '92 in Seville
Horticultural expositions
PreviousInternational Garden Festival in Liverpool
NextExpo '90 in Osaka

The 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, or simply Expo 86, was a World's Fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from May 2 until October 13, 1986. The fair, the theme of which was "Transportation and Communication: World in Motion – World in Touch", coincided with Vancouver's centennial and was held on the north shore of False Creek.

It was the second time that Canada held a World's Fair, the first being Expo 67 in Montreal (during the Canadian Centennial). It was also the third World's Fair to be held in the Pacific Northwest in the previous 24 years as of 1986 and to date, it still stands as the last World's Fair to be held in North America.

It was a great success, drawing over 22 million visitors, double that of Knoxville in 1982 and three times that of Louisiana in 1984.

  1. ^ "Expo 86 memorabilia: Beer, visors and blow-up dolls | Vancouver Sun". Retrieved February 2, 2021.