Programme

Programme of Events 2023

Saturday August 26th 2023

6.30 – 10.00am Exhibits brought for display in the marquee
9.50 & 9.55am          10 mins and 5 mins warning bells – NO entries can be accepted after judging starts at 10.00am.
10.00am – 1.00pm Marquee closed for judging to take place
12.30pm Showground open to visitors
1.00pm High Street closed to vehicles until 2pm.
1.10 – 1.30pm           Carnival procession assembles at The Plain
1.30pm Crowning of the Carnival Queen / King
1.35 – 1.55pm          Carnival procession along High Street
2.00 – 2.15pm          Awarding of prizes to Carnival classes in the arena
2.30 – 5.00pm           Entertainment in the arena. – See free Show Programme (available at the Entry Gate on Showday) for times.
5.00pm   Presentation of prizes, including the Chairman’s Award
5.00 – 6.00pm           Prize money available for collection in the marquee
5.00 – 6.00pm          Entrants may remove their produce and exhibits which are not to be included in the auction.
  All exhibits left in the marquee after 6.00pm will be auctioned
5.30pm Raffle called and prizes distributed
6.30pm Auction of donated produce
7pm                           Marquee closed, Hall closed. Live music in the beer tent.
  Mobile toilets, some fairground rides and food outlets will remain open

All timings are approximate and may change during the day.
For on-the-day information about entertainments, full list of stalls and any changes to scheduled events, please refer to the FREE PROGRAMME which will be available at the entry gate, in the village hall and at the beer tent.

Show Day Evening Entertainment

In the beer tent
At the end of another entertaining Show day, the prizes and trophies having all been awarded, the raffle called and the lively produce Auction concluded, why not stay and chill by the beer tent and listen to some live music. TBA.
Sit inside or outside, enjoy a drink and mellow in the (hopefully) warm evening with live music from 7pm onwards. Seating provided.