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Key Event Times
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2026 Schedule of Events

Key Event Times

HORSE EVENTS

Horse Rings – Ring 1 & Ring 2

  • Friday: Judging starts 10:00am

  • Saturday: Judging starts 9:00am

  • Gates open 6:30am

  • Pony Club (Friday): approx. 11:30am

  • Sporting Events (Friday): At the conclusion of Pony Club Events

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Showjumping – Both Days

  • Starts 9:00am Friday & Saturday

 

​CATTLE

All breeds: Illawarra, Holstein, Jersey, AOB & Beef

 

  • Friday 24 January – Judging begins 9:30am

  • Interbreed Championships follow completion of breed judging.

 

WOODCHOP

 

  • Saturday 24 January – Begins 9:30am

PAVILION

Public Hours

 

  • OPENING TIMES: Upstairs: 11.00am Friday 23rd and 9am Saturday 24th 2026
    Downstairs: 9.00am Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th January, 2026

  • CLOSING TIMES: 7.00pm Friday 23rd January, 2026
    8.30pm Saturday 24th January, 2026

PET SHOW

 

  • Friday 23 January – 5:00pm

  • 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.

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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

All links are below

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Honey Codes

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secretary@kiamashow.com.au

PO Box 354

Kiama NSW 2533

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Phone:

0431 366 944 during office hours

We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Woddi Woddi people and the Dharawal nation, the traditional owners and custodians on whose land we are currently on, we respect their spiritual relationships with their country.

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