| 1986 Vancouver | |
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 The Expo 86 logo | |
| Overview | |
| BIE-class | Specialized exposition |
| Category | International specialized exposition |
| Name | 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication |
| Motto | "World in Motion – World in Touch" |
| Building(s) | BC Place Stadium, Canada Place, Science World (Vancouver), SkyTrain |
| Area | 70 hectares (170 acres) |
| Visitors | 22,111,578 |
| Mascot | Expo Ernie[1] |
| Participant(s) | |
| Countries | 54 |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| City | Vancouver |
| Venue | BC Place Stadium, Canada Place, Plaza of Nations, Expo Centre |
| Coordinates | 49°17′19.1″N 123°6′40″W / 49.288639°N 123.11111°W |
| Timeline | |
| Bidding | 1979 |
| Awarded | November 1980 |
| Opening | May 2, 1986 |
| Closure | October 13, 1986 |
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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.
- ^ "Expo 86 memorabilia: Beer, visors and blow-up dolls | Vancouver Sun". Retrieved February 2, 2021.