1876 The First Exhibition The Intercolonial Exhibition of 1876 was held at Bowen Park with an estimated 15,000-17,000 people attending out of Brisbane’s population at the time of just 20,600. 1877 First Ekka Ride The first ride was a merry-go-round in Sideshow Alley*. 1879 Introduction of Queensland’s Newest Technologies Ekka patrons were amazed by telephones, microphones, electric lights and even an electric thief detector. 1889 Sheepdog Trials Held for the First Time 1891 District Exhibits The first district exhibits contest was held – nine regions competed for a prize pool of £175*. 1894 First Fireworks Display 1n the Main Arena 1909 Jubilee Show The 12 day show was the largest agricultural show in Australia that year with more than 7,000 competition entries*. 1919 First Ekka Cancelled Due to Influenza Epidemic 1920 Edward, Prince of Wales Visits the Ekka 1926 Queensland Country Women’s Association Makes its First Appearance 1942 Second Ekka Cancelled Due to World War 11
1950’s Ekka Food Traditions The now symbolic Ekka fairy floss, butter board sandwiches, strawberry sundaes and dagwood dogs were introduced*. 1954 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip Visit the Ekka 1959 HRH Princess Alexandria of Kent Visits 1964 Animal Nursery at the Ekka First Introduced 1969 First Skymaster Ferris Wheel at Ekka 1988 Expo 88 Ekka achieved its highest attendance with an estimated 800,000 people flooding through the gates*. 2000 Sideshow Alley and Woodchop Inner city bypass constructed, Sideshow Alley and the Woodchop Arena redeveloped. 2010 One of the Most Successful Ekkas in History Held The 2010 Ekka saw a 20 per cent increase in crowd numbers. 2011 Grammy Award Winners Wolfmother Close Ekka’s Concert Series 2012 Australian First Ekka fans were able to customise their own fireworks on the show’s free interactive fireworks iPhone app.
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