What’s on
23 October, 2026
Annual show only hours away
The 85th annual Picton Show is coming up this weekend (Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October) at Picton’s Victoria Park in Menangle St.
The 85th annual Picton Show is coming up this weekend (Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October) at Picton’s Victoria Park in Menangle St.
There will be a variety of events on for this year’s show including a Woodchopping display from 3pm on Saturday afternoon with six categories from Junior up to 300mm Underhand Handicap, with prize money of up to $400 on offer for some events.
Then there is the Bull Ride on Saturday evening from 6:30pm with three prizes on offer – a $500 Junior Bull Ride (for ages 14 – 18); a $1,000 Novice Bull Ride; and the top prize, an Open Bull Ride with prize money of $1,500 on offer.
There will of course be all the other well-known show events including the Poultry Show, Horse Show and Pavilion exhibits as well as the famous scarecrows Poppy and Steve, who are this year ‘adopting’ a pet, with local schools encouraged to compete to make a ‘fur family’ for the scarecrows.
The Campbelltown Steam and Machinery Museum will also be there with their displays and miniature steam train rides for the kids, plus a whole heap more.
The final culminating event will be on Sunday with the Picton Ute Show, with a huge variety of categories on offer for utes of all shapes and sizes from Work/Trade through to Classics and the three main prizes of President’s Choice, Reserve Champion and Grand Champion.
There will also be of course the all – important fireworks display too on Saturday night from 9pm.
Gates will be open from 8am through until 9pm on Saturday and from 8am to 3pm on Sunday.
Tickets can be purchased at the gates on 151-155 Menangle St, and start from $10 for pensioners, $15 for kids, $20 for Adults and $50 for a family of 4.
For more information and to put in entries for any of the other show competitions, contact the Picton Show Society on 4677 2485, the website at https://pictonshowsociety.com.au/, via email at office@pictonshowsociety.com.au, via post at P.O. Box 34, Picton NSW 2571, or visit the Picton Show Society Facebook page.
(The Southern Wire will be there at the show covering the action, so keep your eyes out for a gallery of photos early next week.)
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