It's not just about the Bertie Beetle showbags and bumper cars, the Royal Geelong Show is an age-old tradition celebrating 170 years.
As the years have passed, the excitement of the Royal Geelong Show has remained unwavering.
From the eyes of a child, the Royal Geelong Show is a wonder, colourful with possibility. Sky-climbing toy walls for winning through favourite games the moving clown heads, the water-gun challenge and diving for ducks tower above. The flashing lights and hyper-sirens of the rides pierce through the corridors of people, as screams of ecstasy echo across the open spaces. Showbags paint the aisles with the best selections of chocolate, lollies and toys. Fairy floss and ice cones offer a sugar rush. Animals of all shapes, sizes and smells are on display. Thrilling entertainment takes over the main arena in the form of Monster Trucks and motorbikes, and the day is all topped off with a spectacular display of fireworks.
For teenagers, the Royal Geelong Show is an adrenaline adventure of epic proportions. It’s a space to take on the most terrifying, twisting and turning rides, where laughter with friends is a non-negotiable. From the bumper cars to the rollercoasters, the all-time-favourite the Scorpion, to the scary haunted houses, the Royal Geelong Show poses as a theme park experience. Fuelled by carnival food and the frenzy of the friends, rides and music, the Royal Geelong Show is a core memory maker.
For the adult, the Royal Geelong Show is an agricultural haven, delightful with trade sites, cooking demonstrations, competitions, business displays and culinary favourites. It’s a chance to soak up the sun, exploring the best the community has to produce, whilst also reeling from the spectacular entertainment offering.
The Royal Geelong Show grows with its audience and this year they have outdone themselves on the full-family offering.
Royal Geelong Show
- When: Thursday 17 – Sunday 20 October 2024
- Where: 79 Breakwater Road, Breakwater Geelong
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Australia’s premier four-day agricultural extravaganza returns to its Breakwater Showgrounds location this month for its 170th years, celebrating excellence in agriculture, business, cultural, and community activities. The colourful alleys, arenas, and agriculture sheds of the event will this year house exciting festive favourites and amazing additions.
Remaining at the heart of the Royal Geelong show is the extensive agricultural competitions, featuring top entries in cattle, sheep, horses, goats, alpacas, poultry, budgerigar, and dog sections. Continuing the competitions, the homecraft competitions showcase talents across food and handmade goods including scones, jam, Lego, photography, and more. Adding to the homemade theme is the Crafty Corner in the Lion’s Den offering homecraft demonstrations aimed at sparking creativity. The school showcase is always a favourite, presenting submissions from local schools in the areas of art. Keep your eye out for the masterpieces friends and family members as they compete for the winning art entry!
Agriculture is not just about the animals and produce but about the machinery that is the backbone to the industry. The Vintage Machinery Display honours the vehicles and engines of days past, boasting an impressive collection of steam and oil engines, tractors, and implements. Continue into the Hall of Agriculture to discover the produces of the labour through trade sites, engaging cooking demonstrations, and horticulture and fodder competitions with prize-winning crops from local farmers.
Adding to the visual displays is of course an element of both education and entertainment where you can gain hands on exposure to agricultures finest. Learn about and get close to the animals, witnesses the fast-paced and thrilling methods of shearing, understand the sports of wood chopping and show jumping events and enjoy other daily horse events.
Now of course the rides and entertainments return, the show bags will be in surplus and the delicious food truck varieties will be littered throughout the site. The ride list this year boasts big guns of The Beast, Warrior, Extreme, Ali Baba, Sky Flyer, Pirate Ship, Round Up, The Wheel, Dodgem Cars, Hi Voltage (The Hangover), Sea Circus Fun House, Dark Ride, Alien Invasion (Gravitron) and Spook.
It wouldn’t be a show without the glitz after all. The arena will be hosting spectacular showcases of skill as twilight falls, with roaring Monster Trucks, motorbikes, whip cracking, and dazzling fireworks on Friday and Saturday nights lighting up the sky from 8.45pm.
In a first, Blackmans Brewery will be set up near the arena where you can relax and watch the entertainment. Their range of craft beers are perfect for a sun-soaked day. With craft beer also comes some fun games including cornhole which is bound to bring some good old-fashioned fun. Speaking of fun, the team at sing-along venue, Piano Bar will be on-site on the Saturday night taking requests and encouraging crowd participation. Naturally the live entertainment comes as a package deal with 3 drag queens lip syncing to your favourite songs and playing fun mini games.
It’s a royal program for the one and only Royal Geelong Show! Tickets to the 4 day festivities are on sale now. In a very generous offering, those under the age of 15 years will get in free on Thursday 17 October in celebration of Jack’s Day.
Secure your tickets to the Royal Geelong Show for 2024 here.
