A young visitor hugging a goat in the Animal Nursery

Both days of the Show

For the kids

Animals to meet, science to try, competitions to enter and rides to go on. Here’s how to keep kids of all ages happy all Show weekend.

Outside the Main Arena

Things to see and do

Animal Nursery

Bunnies, goats, calves and more exotic furry faces, behind the Rural Youth Hall beside the Pavilion.

Sponsored by Curran Plumbing & Electrical, Berry Vet Clinic & Great Southern Hotel

Reptile Show

Pat a lizard, or a snake if you’re brave.

Sponsored by Berry Rural Store & Great Southern Hotel

Cow milking demos

Try the model cow and watch butter being churned.

Sponsored by Accredited Inspection Services (AIS) & Parnell + Brien Solicitors

Working sheep dogs

Watch the kelpies at work.

Sponsored by Black Cat Gas & Ray White Berry

Harley the Brahman

Say hi as he wanders by.

Little Big Rigs

Radio-controlled trucks and machinery.

Sponsored by the Berry Show Society

Fizzics Education

Hands-on science shows in the interactive marquee.

Sponsored by Curran Plumbing & Electrical, Ultramatic & Builtrite Scaffolding

Sideshow Alley

Rides, games and showbags.

Have a go

Kids can compete too

Children lining up with their dogs at the Pet Show

Friday from 4pm, Woodchop Arena

Children’s Pet Show

The Anthony Bennett Memorial pet show. Bring any pet, any number of pets. Register from 3.30pm at the Woodchop Arena; it’s $2 per child.

Pet Show details

Proudly sponsored by Berry Vet Clinic

A rooster in its show pen

Both days, Poultry Pavilion

Chickens, chooks and crafts

Chicken-themed activities on both days: painting and playdough, chuck-a-chook and holding baby chickens. On Saturday there are junior art and craft poultry categories for under-16s, from decorated eggs to Lego creations.

Poultry section

A prize-winning craft entry with its sash

Enter before the Show

Enter the Pavilion

Pavilion entries are welcome from pre-schoolers up. There’s a whole Junior section (Section 29) plus School Work (Section 30).

Junior section · Ideas for juniors