Expo 67 — International and Universal Exposition from April 27 to October 29, 1967, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Expo 67 was the most-attended world's fair to that date, with 62 nations participating, serving as Canada's centennial celebration.
Key Facts
- Duration
- April 28 – October 29, 1967
- Participating nations
- 62 countries
- Single-day attendance record
- 569,500 visitors on day three visitors
- Post-expo successor
- Man and His World, open summers 1968–1984
- Named tribute
- MLB's Montreal Expos (now Washington Nationals)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Originally planned for Moscow to mark the Russian Revolution's 50th anniversary, the Soviet Union cancelled its bid for undisclosed reasons. Canada was awarded the fair in late 1962, and Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau drove the project forward despite early domestic skepticism and logistical obstacles, including a computer analysis predicting the deadline could not be met.
Expo 67 ran from April 28 to October 29, 1967, on islands in Montreal, Quebec. A category one world's fair, it was Canada's flagship centennial celebration, drawing 62 nations and setting a single-day world's fair attendance record of 569,500 visitors. It opened on time despite the predicted impossibility of doing so.
After closing, the site continued as the Man and His World exhibition each summer until 1984, when deteriorating pavilions were dismantled. The islands now serve largely as parkland. Major League Baseball's 1969 expansion franchise in Montreal was named the Expos in tribute, a legacy that persisted even after the team relocated to Washington, D.C., becoming the Nationals.