What is the Sydney Royal Easter Show?
The Sydney Royal Easter Show is Australia's largest annual event, held around Easter at Sydney Showground in Sydney Olympic Park. It celebrates agriculture with livestock judging, produce displays, rides, food and showbags.
The show is run by the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, which held its first show in 1823. It moved to its current home at Sydney Olympic Park in 1998, after many years at Moore Park.
The show attracts more than 800,000 visitors over about two weeks. It includes competitions for cattle, sheep, horses, alpacas, poultry and many kinds of produce.
District exhibits
One of the show's most famous features is the District Exhibits, huge displays made from fruit, vegetables, grains and other produce. Teams from different regions of New South Wales compete to create the best display.
Other attractions include woodchopping competitions, show jumping, rodeo events, the Grand Parade of animals and fireworks each evening.
Showbags, carnival rides and food stalls are favorites with families. The show is an important link between the city and the bush, giving Sydneysiders a chance to see farm animals and learn about agriculture.
Did You Know?
The show's Grand Parade features hundreds of prize-winning animals in the main arena.