The Royal Show - Visiting - What's on in 2009

Grand Ring

• Opening ceremony – including an Agricultural Parade
• Kangaroo Kid
• Parade of different Hound Packs - with meet and greet the hounds in the arena.
• 1066 Pipes and Drums band (Thurs & Fri)
• Heavy horse musical drive – Spectacular sight of heavy horses in elaborate harnesses pulling vehicles.
• Show jumping classes
• Exciting scurry classes
• Judging classes – new commentary for all classes to inform and educate the public
• Coaching marathon – Traditional style carriages being pulled by teams of horses including road run culminating in the grand ring.
• Burke perpetual challenge trophy – best pair of beef and dairy animals. (Livestock Parade)
• Interhunt team relay (Fri)
• Closing ceremony - including 1066 Pipes and Drums band.
• CONCERT - Latin American dance band “Palenke”. Come and enjoy the show during the day and stay for the concert. (Wednesday evening 7.30 – 9.30)

Click here for the full Grand Ring programme.

Countryside Arena Features
In partnership with the Countryside Alliance

• Varied and exciting day-long programme of displays including Falconry, Ferrets, Dog Agility, Horse Logging, Hounds show and Game to Eat.
• Traditional Country Crafts demonstrations including Walking stick maker, Corecal maker, Mole catcher, Blacksmiths, Cane maker, Thatcher, Chainsaw carver and many other crafts.

Flower Show

• NAFAS Floral Art Competition.
• Workshops each day in Flower Show Marquee run by NAFAS.

Community area

• Vegetable and Plant Competition for amateur growers. If you wish to enter, please download schedule here. Closing date: 26th June 2090.
• Come and see the work of UK organisations in the community and projects they deliver specifically highlighting the community with British food, farming and the countryside.

Concourse

• Steel Pan Academy
• 1066 Pipes & Drums band
• International acts

Entertainment

• Punch & Judy (Berkley Square)
• Coventry Mummers (Avenue M)