Fifteen thousand people will have the chance to grab $15 tickets for this year’s Melbourne Royal Show for attendance between 30 September – 2 October which go on sale from midday, Thursday 8 August until sold out. These “super saver” tickets, offering a 70% discount off the regular adult price of $49.50, will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Melbourne Royal Show opens on Thursday 26 September and runs until Sunday 6 October, from 9.30am to 9.30pm daily and offers visitors 11-days of exciting new farm experiences, animal encounters, live family entertainment and the return of crowd favourite, evening fireworks for the first time since 2019, to offer visitors up to 12 hours of pure fun and happiness every day.
Bringing Victorian farming and agriculture to the city through more than 100 free activities and experiences including more animal experiences, blue-ribbon competitions across horses, beef cattle, sheep, alpacas, show dogs, woodchopping, arts, crafts and cookery, showbags, rides, and suite of delicious food and beverage treats, will be available.
Brad Jenkins, Melbourne Royal Chief Executive Officer (CEO) said: “We are so excited that there are less than 50 days to go until the opening day of the 2024 Melbourne Royal Show. This year’s program has been carefully curated to appeal to visitors of all ages,and offer even greater value with discounted ticketing promotions and up to 12 hours of fun, thrills and excitement each day.
“There’s incredible new attractions and entertainment offering greater value including loads of free activities, with family fun and farm adventures by day, and delicious food and specular entertainment by night. But the true stars of the Show are the livestock and their handlers, show horses and their champion riders, championship dogs and their owners, skilled woodchoppers, and arts, crafts and cookery, all competing to win a coveted Melbourne Royal blue ribbon.”
Arts and craft lovers can be inspired by the 4000-plus creative exhibits in the Melbourne Royal Art, Craft & Cookery Competition by talented artists, crafters and home cooks vying for a coveted blue-ribbon at the Spotlight Makers Pavilion.
Thrillseekers will scream with the addition of new rides including The Phoenix, and Wave Swinger, while more than 350 showbags will be on offer from fan favourites Bertie Beetle to Bluey and AFL teams.
Other show favourites like the Country Women’s Association with their iconic scones with jam and cream, the animal nursery and agricultural displays will of course be part of the program as well as performances from Australian country music artists, and a new Fire and Light Show by renowned Yidaki player, Emdee, to close the Show every night.
