Auckland Easter Show

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Auckland Easter Show
Royal Easter Show.jpg
The Royal Easter Show in 2006.
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s) Epsom Showgrounds
Inaugurated1843;181 years ago (1843)
Most recent2023
Website www.eastershow.co.nz

The Royal Easter Show is an event held annually during Easter in Auckland, New Zealand. It was first held in 1843 and since then has included agricultural events, art exhibitions, live entertainment, sporting events, rides, sideshows, a marketplace and circuses. [1] The show is held at the Epsom Showgrounds in Epsom. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand, the show was not held in 2020 or 2021.

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History

The Royal Easter Show was first held in 1843. [2] In 2013, the show featured the largest ferris wheel in Auckland's history. [3] The free event in 2014 attracted more than 130,000 attendees. [4] In 2016, hundreds of people claimed that they would boycott the show after pictures of injured animals were shared. [5] The free event in 2019 offered farm animals, FMX shows, a Looney Tunes Live Show, rides and a performance by Tiki Taane. [6]

The 2020 show, scheduled for 9 –13 April, was cancelled due to crowd restrictions introduced to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. This was only the second time in 177 years that the show was not held. [2] The 2021 show was also cancelled. [7]

Competitions and awards

The Royal Easter Show is host to the Wine Awards, New Zealand's longest-running wine competition, and therefore also one of the most competitive. [8] also hosted are the Art Awards, New Zealand's largest open art competition. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "The circus is coming to town". NZ Herald. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 "New Zealand 2020 A&P And Royal Easter Show Cancelled Due To Coronavirus". www.scoop.co.nz. Scoop Media. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Win tickets to the Easter Show". Stuff. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Auckland Easter show saved by record crowd". Stuff. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Royal Easter Show faces boycott after photos of injured animals emerge". Stuff. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Auckland's Royal Easter Show 2019 in photos". Stuff. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Royal Easter Show 2021- Cancelled". aucklandaandp.co.nz. Auckland Agricultural & Pastoral Association. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Easter Show yields medal haul for Yealands Wine Group". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  9. ↑ Entries requested for Royal Easter Show Art Awards


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