39. Channel your inner florist and let your creativity go wild while you craft a crown at Flower Crown Making presented by Somerville House. Where: Flower & Garden Precinct 40. Homemade, heart-felt and highly competitive…enjoy a delicious display of fruit cakes, biscuits, scones, slices and more from the Cookery Competition. Where: 7NEWS Community Pavilion 41. Catch the amazing Grand Parade, where blue-ribbon champions from the tiniest Grand Champion Fish to the colossal Grand Champion Stud Bull take centre stage. Where: Main Arena 42. Enjoy a sweet stop during your Ekka day and explore the Apiculture Competition entries. Where: Agricultural Education Hall 43. Watch in awe as the Queensland Country Life Showgirl Award finalists light up the stage. Where: Multicultural Plaza Music Stage 44. Spin the wheel and be whisked back in time as you enjoy the dazzling theatrical production Threads of Time, where the audience is taken on a journey through 150 years of Queensland culture and fashion. Where: Main Stage 45. Enjoy a vibrant celebration of style, creativity and racing spirit at the Fashions on the Field Competition, part of the prestigious Thoroughbred and Standardbred Day presented by Queensland Off The Track. Where: XXXX Stockmen’s Bar & Grill 46. 46. Visit the Department of Primary Industries stand to make your own cardboard hat and discover more about agriculture in Queensland. Where: Agricultural Education Hall 47. Witness the clash of biceps at the Queensland Armwrestling Championships, where only the strongest will claim victory. Where: XXXX Stockmen’s Bar and Grill 48. Check out what it takes to be crowned with Ekka’s mightiest mullet at the very first Royal Queensland Show Mulletfest competition. Where: XXXX Stockmen’s Bar and Grill 49. Get up close with friendly dairy goats and their kids, watch live milking demonstrations, and enjoy a taste of fresh goat milk while learning about dairy goat farming at The Goat Shed. Where: Large Animal Pavilion, ground floor
50. Watch in awe as Australian master sand sculptors Steve Machell and Tutti Bonacchi transform tonnes of ordinary sand into extraordinary artworks to celebrate 150 years of Ekka, plus enjoy interactive kids’ workshops. Where: Agricultural Education Hall 51. Gear up and enter our very first BeyBlade Tournament to test your speed, power and strategy. The tournament promises something for everyone with junior and senior competition sections. Where: XXXX Stockmen’s Bar and Grill 52. Pull on your favourite denim and kick off the week Ekkastyle with a high energy night of live music, bootscooting line dancing and big country vibes at the 53. Get cracking at ‘Kids Get Cooking! Presented by Australian Eggs’ where you’ll whip up a tasty open sandwich to enjoy. Where: Agricultural Education Hall 54. This year’s night show will take audiences on a nostalgic journey through time to celebrate 150 years of Queensland’s spirit. Called “Heart of the Land” and featuring horseman Dave Manchon and the Rooftop Express Riders, this epic production will honour the evolution of rural life and agricultural innovation in Queensland. Where: Main Arena during EkkaNITES 55. Listen for the roar of the V8s and the whistle of the turbos as the Ekka’s Beaut Ute Muster Parade returns and rolls into the Main Arena on the last Sunday of Show. Where: Main Arena new Sunday FUNday (Uni Night) event. Where: XXXX Stockmen’s Bar and Grill 56. Be amazed and amused by comedian Joel Salmon and Erik the Robot Dog. This Aussie duo can juggle, they can make music, and the dog can even talk! What 57. Step right up and enjoy an extraordinary tribute to the golden age of the travelling circus. Featuring three world record breakers including master contortionist Ruby Rubberlegs, The Great Gordo Gamsby Strong Man, and the sword-swallowing Space Cowboy – the Human Marvels Sideshow Circus is not for the faint of heart! Where: Main Stage more could you ask? Where: Main Stage
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