What's On

The Girl Guides Pets and Animal Nursery is a perennial favourite with visitors to the show who want to see our furry and feathered friends up close. Also a section the general public can enter, the nursery is located next to the CASS office so be sure to check it out when you visit the show.

Held on the Friday afternoon the Grand Parade is the show-goers chance to see the different aspects of the show in one hit! Champion bulls, skilled show-jumpers and souped up V8 utes are all part of the parade that takes place on the main oval. Get a seat on the grandstand early, sit back and take in the best of the show.

Have you ever taken the time to check out the Agriculture and Horticulture displays in Rumball Hall? If not make this the year and be inspired to up the ante in your own home garden. Growing your own food is fashionable again and a way to reduce your carbon footprint, so come and see what other people are producing in our local area, you might be surprised at what is possible. Don’t forget to have a look at the fruit and vegetable animals made by junior horticulturalists, always quirky, a lot of fun and works of art in their own right!

Knights on custom armoured motocross and quad bikes armed with lances, swords and war-hammers will do battle for the title of champion. Wheeling, charging and jumping at high speed, the quad mounted knights strike with lances to and dismount their opponent. Once the lances are broken the knights will use hand weapons until they have struck their opponent from his machine.

A guaranteed draw card, the Photography display located in Rumball Hall, attracts a large crowd who delight in the high standard of work. Subjects range from stunning Central Australian landscapes, portraits of local identities, images of far-flung destinations and macro shots appreciating the stunning details found in nature. Do make sure you check out this display for inspiration for your personal photography or an appreciation of the talents of others!

Absent for a couple of years, the Racing & Diving Pigs will be back at this year’s Alice Springs Show. These highly trained racing pigs are extremely competitive when racing and currently cover the 36m track in a little over five seconds. How they finish depends largely on how well they get out of the barrier. The finale of the production is when Miss Piggy climbs to the top of her diving platform and dives into her specially designed pool, which is approximately 4m from her platform.

Roy Bells Touring Stadium is the oldest original boxing tent in Australia. It has travelled the length and breadth of the country since 1924. Michael Karaitiana is the grandson of the late Roy Bell and is a 3rd generation showman. Michael and his family have fought and travelled all his life in the boxing tent. Michael has had several documentaries produced and books written, about his the boxing tent and the men that have travelled with him. A great success at the 2010 Show, we look forward to welcoming this boxing troupe of fighters and wrestlers back to the Show.

Four time world sand sculpting champion Dennis Massoud will be back at the show this year to bring out our inner child with his amazing sand sculptures – except his sand sculptures are perhaps a little more complex that what you made on the beach as a kid! Dennis will also be holding sand sculpting workshops for the young and the young at heart. Not to be missed!

Four time world sand sculpting champion Dennis Massoud will be back at the show this year holding sand sculpting workshops for the young and the young at heart. Not to be missed!