Entries closing next week for this year’s Tullamore Show
Ireland's premier one-day event, The Tullamore Show & FBD National Livestock Show will again take place on Sunday, August 13 on the 250-acre Butterfield Estate, Tullamore, where visitors will experience the best of farming, food and rural life.
With 1,000 competitions at the core of the largest one-day event of its kind, competitors should be advised the closing date for entries is fast approaching, with postal entries closing on July 3, and online entries on July 5.
Full details of all the classes and the online entry process is available on www.tullamoreshow.com website.
There will be very keen competition for a massive prize fund of €175,000 on offer, together with a range of highly sought-after gold medals, rosettes, and cups to be won on the day. There are over 1,000 classes on offer across a variety of sections including dairy cattle, pedigree cattle, commercial cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, fashion, dogs, horticulture and farm produce, cookery and food, craft & needlework, art and photography, national Inventions competitions and poultry.
The livestock categories have been expanded this with additional classes once again.
The very best livestock producers in Ireland will be vying for the many national titles and the coveted gold medals at the show. Also offered are many children’s classes from showing stock to cookery and crafts.
A ‘trade town’ of hundreds of shops, displays and exhibits will cover all your needs and interests. From the farming enthusiast to the animal lover and the fashion follower to the competitive counterpart, although it sounds like a cliché, there really is something for everyone at this year’s show.
Trade stands are bursting at the seams covering over 80 acres. They include farm machinery, agricultural and industrial supplies, garden, home and leisure, food, crafts, tourism and travel, fashion, gadgets, and gismos, not to mention new products to the market with plenty of surprises.
With over 60,000 people expected to attend, all roads will lead to Tullamore as people travel from every corner of Ireland and abroad, to soak up all the atmosphere, with competitions, exhibitions, music, fashion, and entertainment all on offer at the Tullamore Show & FBD National Livestock Show.
The entertainment sector of the show has numerous attractions on the band stand with Mountbolus pipe band performing at the opening ceremony. Ferbane's Olivia Douglas and band are the among many other musical attractions.
New to the show this year will be the Culinary Food Emporium incorporating Chef Adrian Martin and Nevin Maguire demonstrating their cooking and baking skills throughout the day.
Another new addition is the introduction of a Sustainable Livestock Village which provides a relevant and timely platform for farmers to learn more about practices that can further boost the sustainability performance of their farms.
The presentation of the Sustainable Farmer awards will also take place at the show this year.
In addition, there will be a children’s play area, a vintage machinery display, fabulous flower shows, and the FBD National Macra Na Feirme Farm Skills Competition. In the fashion and features pavilion there will be fashion shows and free competitions running throughout the day from Best Dressed Lady to Bonny Baby, Little Miss Offaly to Glamorous Granny.
Tickets are on sale now www.tullamoreshow.com online for €20 or on the day for €25.
Why not skip the Q and scan it through? Tullamore Show really is a great family day out with free entry for children under 12.
Free parking in various car parks around the show ground and also a free shuttle bus service running every hour from Tullamore town to the Butterfield Estate.