2013 Ekka Wins International Awards The Royal Queensland Show took home the prestigious Best in Show title, along with 13 other awards, at the 2013 International Association of Fairs & Expositions (IAFE) Awards. 2014 Million Dollar Night Show Australian-first million dollar night show EkkaNITES wowed the crowds each night of show. The Ekka ran over two full weekends for the first time in the show’s history. 2015 The Year of the Flying Pigs The Racing and Diving Pigs wowed the crowds at Ekka for the very first time, flying through the sky and diving into a pool of water. 2016 The Return of The Old Museum After 119 years, The Old Museum came back home to Ekka, housing the Flower and Garden Exhibition and Quilts Across Queensland. 2017 Ekka’s 140th Anniversary The Ekka celebrates its 140th anniversary! An early children’s fireworks display features in EkkaNITES for the first time in recent history. 2018 Investing in Agriculture The RNA invested in its charter of championing and celebrating agriculture, building two new event facilities that were used at Ekka for the very first time. The Pavilion was partially used to house beef and dairy cattle, dairy goats, and poultry, while Marquee 2 was the new Woodchop Arena
2019 New Park for Dogs Alexandria Park, completed in April 2019, became the new home of one of Ekka’s largest and most popular competitions – Canine. 2020 Ekka cancelled for only the third time in history due to the global Covid-19 pandemic 2021 Ekka cancelled one week before gates open, due to the continuing Covid-19 pandemic 2022 The historic return of the Ekka, attended by more than 345,000 people 2023 Return to pre-pandemic crowds of more than 400,000 people 2024 Despite three days of wet weather which saw the postponement of the Grand Parade for the first time in more than 40 years, 346,000 people attended the Show 2025 The biggest show in nearly 20 years, attracting 428,000 people 2026 The Ekka celebrates its 150th anniversary!
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