One of the highlights of the year is the Royal Geelong Show where “Country Charm meets City Excitement right here in Geelong. Dating back to 1855 the show began at a site near Eastern Park and after a number of moves it settled at its current location at Breakwater in 1954.
The Geelong Show is held over four days, Thursday through to Sunday and is regarded as Australia’s biggest four day agricultural show, bringing together the finest animals from the region, huge carnival rides, show bags and fun for the whole family. The show has huge pavilions for sheep where visitors can even see shearing, a sight not often seen in the city these days. With the region around Geelong having some of the world’s best wool the competition is fierce and a blue ribbon is the ultimate in sheep breeding. The cattle pavilion is a chance for people to see some of the magnificent dairy and beef stock from the region. Horses are another crowd favourite and many equestrian competitions are conducted on the grand arena.
