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Key Event Times
Entertainment Schedule
Showground Map
2026 Schedule of Events
Key Event Times
HORSE EVENTS
Horse Rings – Ring 1 & Ring 2
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Friday: Judging starts 10:00am
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Saturday: Judging starts 9:00am
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Gates open 6:30am
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Pony Club (Friday): approx. 11:30am
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Sporting Events (Friday): At the conclusion of Pony Club Events
Showjumping – Both Days
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Starts 9:00am Friday & Saturday
CATTLE
All breeds: Illawarra, Holstein, Jersey, AOB & Beef
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Friday 24 January – Judging begins 9:30am
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Interbreed Championships follow completion of breed judging.
WOODCHOP
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Saturday 24 January – Begins 9:30am
PAVILION
Public Hours
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OPENING TIMES: Upstairs: 11.00am Friday 23rd and 9am Saturday 24th 2026
Downstairs: 9.00am Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th January, 2026
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CLOSING TIMES: 7.00pm Friday 23rd January, 2026
8.30pm Saturday 24th January, 2026
PET SHOW
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Friday 23 January – 5:00pm
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Location: Showground Ring
ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE
Friday
2:00pm Billycart Races (Showground) - Sponsored by Native Cafe
Competitors race homemade billycarts across the Showground in heats leading to exciting finals.
2:30pm Hobby Horse Race (Showground) - Sponsored Native Cafe
A fun novelty race where participants gallop on hobby horses in a spirited competition.
3:00pm Tug of War (Showground)- Sponsored by Native Cafe
Teams compete in a classic test of strength, strategy, and teamwork.
3:30pm Gumboot Toss (Showground)- Sponsored by Native Cafe
Contestants hurl gumboots as far as possible in this quirky family-friendly throwing competition.
4:00pm Official Opening of the 2026 Kiama Show (Showground)
5:00pm Pet Show (Showground) - Sponsored by Joske Family
6:00pm Farmer Dave's Temptation Alley (Showground)
A high-energy livestock show featuring dogs navigating challenging obstacle courses.
7:00pm MadStyleMoto Bikes (Showground) - Sponsored by Middleton Financial Planning
An adrenaline-pumping motorcycle stunt show with gravity-defying tricks and jumps.
8:00pm Farmer Dave's K9 Superwall (Showground) - Sponsored by Summerbell Foundation
Highly trained dogs showcase their athletic abilities by scaling walls and completing obstacles.
9pm Close of Show
Saturday
2:00pm Footgolf (Showground) - Sponsored by Jamberoo Footgolf
A hybrid sport combining soccer and golf where players kick footballs into oversized holes.
3:00pm Gumboot Toss (Showground) - Sponsored by Native Cafe
Contestants hurl gumboots as far as possible in this quirky family-friendly throwing competition.
3.15pm Billycart Races (Showground) - Sponsored by Native Cafe
Competitors race homemade billycarts across the Showground in heats leading to exciting finals.
3:45pm Hobby Horse Races (Showground) - Sponsored by Native Café
A fun novelty race where participants gallop on hobby horses in a spirited competition.
4:00pm Six Bar Jump (Showground)
An equestrian showjumping event where horses progressively jump increasingly higher bars.
4:30pm Ag Ambassador & Young Women Presentation (Showground)
The announcement and crowning of the Kiama Show's agricultural community ambassador & Young Women.
5:00pm Farmfit Challenge (Showground) - Sponsored by Cloud Wealth
A physical fitness competition featuring farm-themed strength and endurance challenges.
5:45pm Farmer Dave's Temptation Alley (Showground)
A high-energy livestock show featuring dogs navigating challenging obstacle courses.
6:30pm ShowMow - Lawnmower Race Round 1 (Showground) - Sponsored by Aaron Shelley – Project Dry Hire & Kilmore Plant Services Kiama
Modified lawnmowers compete in fast-paced, thrilling racing heats.
7:30pm Farmer Dave's K9 Superwall (Showground) - Sponsored by Summerbell Foundation
Highly trained dogs showcase their athletic abilities by scaling walls and completing obstacles.
8:15pm ShowMow - Lawnmower Race Round 2 (Showground) - Sponsored by Aaron Shelley - Project Dry Hire & Kilmore Plant Services Kiama
Modified lawnmowers compete in fast-paced, thrilling racing heats.
9.00pm Fireworks – - Sponsored by Carter Ferguson Solicitors Gerringong
A spectacular pyrotechnic finale lighting up the night sky over the showground.

All horse entries are managed through Global Entries Online. On-the-day entries are also accepted for both the show rings and showjumping
Please refer to the showjumping schedule as addition fee applied for on the day entry.
Camping - Horse competitors only
Yard bookings through Global Entries Showjumping link
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