Day 1
With the main gates open at 8.30am sharp, Day 1 attendees were welcomed by all-new and classic sights and Show-going fare. The Arts and Crafts pavilion – filled with culinary feats, knitting, sculpture, paintings, and more – hosted live judging of perishable cooking before quick-thinking, clarity, and diction were put to the test in the fast-talking ALPA Young Auctioneers Competition State & National Finals.
Day 2
After a record-breaking first-day attendance, our Day 2 crowd were treated to a Grand Parade on the Main Arena, followed by the Official Opening Ceremony. Woodchopping had swung into its second day of competitions (with a contest every 10 minutes) and the Districts Exhibition Perpetual Shield was presented, marking 125 years of the crowd-favourite Districts Exhibit – the gigantic three-dimensional display of the state’s produce and fibre.
Day 3
A day of celebrating the next generation of young Aussies from the bush – with The Land Sydney Royal AgShows NSW Young Woman 2024 Presentation, with a debate by the Rural Achiever finalists taking place in the Amphitheatre.
Day 4
Day 4 was Thank a Farmer- and 2UE Senior’s Day. Young and young-at-heart visited baby animals at the Farmyard Nursery, experienced life on the land at Jamieson Station, and applauded the Hordern and Urquhart Trophy awardees on the cattle lawns. The spectacular RAS Young Farmers Challenge included tests of firefighting, animal handling, equipment assembly and first aid skills.
Day 5
Day 5 began with the over-a-century-old traditional game of Pumpkin Bowls played in the Woolworths Fresh Food Dome, while over at the Amphitheatre, we welcomed our new Aussies at the Citizenship Ceremony.
Day 6
Day 6 attendees meandered through pavilions to see Shows of meat and dual-purpose sheep, cavies, angora goats, and aquaculture judging, before cutting across to the Main Arena for the World Championship Campdraft Round 6 and Presentation.