Expo 86

1986 Vancouver
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 / 49.288639; -123.11111
Timeline
Bidding	1979
Awarded	November 1980
Opening	May 2, 1986 (1986-05-02)
Closure	October 13, 1986 (1986-10-13)
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Next	World Expo 88 in Brisbane
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Next	Expo '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.