Come and celebrate the 166th Longford Show on Saturday the 21st of October. We are a very family friendly show, there is lots of free entertainment to see throughout the day. This year’s main attractions feature:
- Sesame Street presents Elmo & Cookie Monster
- Sheaf Tossing Championships
- Reptile Rescue Snake Display
- Fishcare
- Animal Nursery
- Monaro Club Display
- Northern Tasmanian Light Horse Troop
- Tassie Flying Paws
- Historical Machinery Club
- Sheep Dog Trials
- Show jumping, fleece, sheep, chopping, poultry, kennel and home industries competitions!
- Plus plenty more free entertainment as well as all of your favourite rides in sideshow alley!
Adults – $12 Children – $6 (under 5 free) Family – $30
We encourage everyone to come along for a fun filled day and support local businesses and the community. Gate opens at 9am at both the Marlborough Street and Bulwer Street gates.
Animal Nursery
The Animal Nursery is shaping up to have a huge array of animals including the critically endangered Swift Parrot! This magnificent bird is mostly bright green, with a dark-blue patch on the crown, breeds in Tasmania and migrates to the mainland for winter. Large range of animals to view and pat, including; chicken hatching, ducks, turkeys, Californian quail and chukar partridges, miniature goats, guinea pigs, lambs, piglets and alpacas.
Sheep Section
Provides a variety of sheep breeds on displays and exhibitions for the amusement and education of the public in the field of primary industry.
Fleece Section
Wool fleeces are gathering from around the district to be judged and vie for the perpetual trophy for Grand Champion Fleece. This trophy is named in honour of Show Life Member Mr Tom Talbot. We imagine it will be displayed with some pride as our wool display at the Longford Show is of a quality equal to any show in Australia.
Kennel Section
Is an opportunity for dog owners to showcase their pure-breed dogs throughout the day.
Show Jumping
Is a full day of competitions ranging from junior to open classes of a range of equestrian show jumping sections.
Home Industries Section
A huge range of displays featuring a large display of school entries, cooking, needlework, craft, art, photography and flowers.
Sheaf Tossing Competition
Sheaf tossing has its origins from European farming districts before mechanisation. The farmers would cut their wheat, tie them into sheaves and leave them in the fields to dry, before picking them up in wagons to store over winter in haystacks. As the sheafs stacked higher on the carts the field hands would have to increase their tossing of the sheaves to make the top of the cart. This became a competition for the workers and developed into a sport as it is today. Haystacks would also be made with thatched roofs, as high as 15 metres, these haystacks would last for many seasons and are no longer seen today.
