November 23rd, 2024Get set for the 155th Kingston Show
The 155th Kingston Agricultural Show happens Saturday, November 30 and Sunday, December 1 and will be held among the elm trees and in front of the heritage listed grandstand.
The Kingston Show aims to provide good family fun, children under 6 are free with gate entry for adults just $10, and spectators get in the gate free of charge altogether on the Sunday.
“We are excited that this year Kingston hosts the State Final of the Dog High Jump along with working yard dogs which includes Australian champion trainers and dogs,” President Fraser Hutchison said.
Another major attraction this year is the Fizzics shows which present amazing and fun science to everyone.
It’s a great chance to participate in a wide range of events, competitions and time-honoured show-day attractions. Show-goers can throw a gumboot, visit the poultry and pat a chook, inspect the goats and watch the heavy horses and harness horses competing.
The sheep will be there and so will the Creswick Brass Band. The recently updated pavilion hosts children’s arts and crafts as well as new cookery classes.
The Rich Fruit Cake and Carrot Cake winners will qualify for the Midland championship. Children can decorate a plate of four cupcakes.
If you have weeds (and who doesn’t?) you can even enter the weed competition. Just put ’em in a bucket and bring them into the pavilion by 9.30 on Saturday – it’s free.
Organisers also suggest that you raid your pantry and place the preserves, jams, chutneys, eggs, honey or anything you have produced or grown in a basket and enter the Produce Competition for a chance to win a great prize.
Thse who get along can also watch, or perhaps participate in, the Rural Schools Challenge for primary school teams of five.
This will test the participants’ rural knowledge, problem solving ability along with fun physical team challenges.
Free parking is available on the grounds. Day two of the show, Sunday, December 1, the focus is on the horse competitions and the working yard dogs continue. Entry on Sunday is free for spectators.
The full program is available #kingstonshow
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