Five minute guide to the Royal Geelong Show
The Royal Geelong Show, which aims to “bring the country to the city” opens this Thursday. Read about what is on offer this year.
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It’s that time of the year already, the Royal Geelong Show is back.
Fiona Koch, who has a farm in Barrabool, said this year would be her second time showing cattle at the Royal Geelong Show with her husband Jarrod.
“I love it, it’s a really great experience,” said Ms Koch, who will be showing Tavern the heifer and Thinkin Big the bull at the show.
The show’s history dates back nearly 170 years, to 1855.
It is run by the Royal Geelong Agricultural and Pastoral Society Inc.
The society’s president, Tom McCann, said the show aimed to “bring the country to the city” and had something for “absolutely everybody”.
Mr McCann said there would be arena attractions for visitors to enjoy including fireworks, monsters trucks, horse riding and dogs herding sheep.
Visitors can also expect rides, a petting zoo and of course, showbags.
The Addy’s guide to the Show:
Watch the competitions:
Mini goats, alpaca, stud sheep, shearing, fleece, beef cattle, dairy cattle, poultry, fodder and pasture, horses, budgies, pigeons, horticulture, school bands, woodchop, homecraft and vintage machinery competitions are all scheduled to take place.
The Addy’s top pick:
Watch live judging of the various cattle classes taking place throughout the show, as well as the miniature goat competition, which is scheduled to take place from 9.30am to 4pm on Sunday.
Browse the showbags:
More than 95 showbags will be on offer, including Barbie, Bluey, Friends, Harry Potter, Hello Kitty, Rick and Morty, Paw Patrol and Pokemon showbags.
A variety of confectionary showbags will also available, including old time favourites like Chupa Chups, Trolli, Freddo and Caramello Koala showbags.
Showbag prices range between $5 and $32.
The Addy’s top pick:
It’s a tie between five Cadbury showbags for $25 (usually $5 each) or the Bluey showbag, which you can pick up for $32 and contains products with a total value of $89.45.
Inside you’ll find a Bluey backpack, bucket hat, colouring pad, cute headband, handy lunch box set and a reusable tote bag, among other things.
Seek some thrills on the rides:
More than 20 rides will be on offer, including dodgems, a ferris wheel and a pirateship.
The Addy’s top pick:
Who can go past a relaxing ride soaking up the views and atmosphere on the ferris wheel?
Sit back and enjoy the entertainment:
There will be no shortage of things to watch at the show, with shearing demonstrations, monster trucks, a vintage machinery parade and shetland pony steeple chase just a few examples of the entertainment on offer.
Fireworks are also scheduled to take place at 8:45pm at the main arena on Friday and Saturday evening.
The Addy’s top pick:
The sheep dog demonstration at 7pm in the main arena on Friday and Saturday evening.
Tickets:
The Royal Geelong Show is on at the Geelong Showgrounds and will open from 9.30am-4pm on Thursday and Sunday and from 9.30am-10pm on Friday and Saturday.
Admission on Thursday is free.
Tickets are available at https://royalgeelongshow.org.au/
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