Country to City

The Sydney Royal Easter Show is a national treasure—an iconic event. 

Australians consider the annual Show to be part of the fabric of Australian culture. For many families it is a central part of their holidays and family celebrations with children saving gold coins in their money boxes all year just to go to Show. Memories that last a lifetime and span generations are made at the Show. It’s a place of wonder and excitement, a place for learning, celebrating and so much more!

The Sydney Royal Easter Show brings—to the middle of Sydney’s urban business district at Sydney Olympic Park—the equivalent of a country town of 50,000 people, with everything a country town should have: farmers, animals, a working dairy, livestock auctions, veterinarians, restaurants, bars, a radio station, a history museum, child care facilities, education classes for school students, public amenities, accommodations to sleep 1000 people on-site every night of show, an Honorary Mayor, even Easter church services, and the list goes on.

Add to that everything that a city audience is looking for: a farmyard petting zoo, multiple shopping districts, food trucks, souvenirs and carnival rides. And that’s not even touching the entertainment, which is massive in scale.

For instance, the 2024 Show boasted a total of 156 performance groups, comprised of 7,323 performers. And fireworks, we can’t forget the fantastic fireworks that explode their brilliance in the night sky 12 nights in a row! The beauty and heart of the Show is that it allows people to experience agriculture, to embrace it, to understand it, and to recognise the importance of it.