Its Friday Show Day was set for many years on the People's Day and, sometime in the late 1950s, the Christchurch City Council moved the province's Anniversary Day to coincide with the show and encourage greater crowds.
The Friday Show Day was traditionally held on People's Day for many years. In the late 1950s, the Christchurch City Council changed the province's Anniversary Day to coincide with the show in an effort to draw larger crowds.