The Sierra Leone Exhibition was an event held in Freetown[citation needed] in 1865 to promote the agriculture of countries in that region and their colonial overseers.
These discussions then led to the suggestion of an exhibition to be held in Sierra Leone.
On December 18, 1863, a dozen men in Freetown met to discuss the possibility of holding an exhibition of African products in the colony.
An executive committee was created on January 5, 1864 under the leadership of the J. T. Comissiong.
On March 26, a public meeting was held to discuss the proposed exhibition to the mechanics and farmers of the colony.
[1] The first major problem of the organising committee was in finding a suitable building for the exhibition.