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Even greater visitor value is available in the carnival precincts this year with the new 10am-11am happy hour. During happy hour, one ride ticket purchase will admit two people to any ride at the Show!We appreciate the ongoing support of the carnival ride operators that provide an outstanding collection of rides that put a smile on the face of the 500,000 Show visitors.
The Governor of Victoria will officially open the 2019 Royal Melbourne Show at a special ceremony to be held on the Herald Sun Arena on the opening night, Saturday 21 September, which will conclude with a spectacular fireworks display.
We are excited to welcome new community partners and government agencies who are actively involved
in this year’s event including Victoria Police and Emergency Services
(SES, MFB, Ambulance Victoria,
CFA), Department of Education
and Training Victoria, DEWLP — Department of Environment Land Water and Planning, Parks Victoria and Regional Development Victoria.
I encourage you to visit their activations that will be engaging for the whole family.
A true celebration for Victorian agriculture, the Royal Melbourne Show brings the country to the city and this year we are giving visitors even more opportunities to see animals and learn about agriculture. There’s sheep shearing and milking cows in the Livestock Pavilion, while sheep, cattle, alpacas, poultry and Clydesdales compete for blue-ribbon glory; farm animals roam in The First National Real Estate Farmyard, and the all-newBiostime Animal Nursery has more baby animals to pat, feed, and snap a photo with.
This year we’re presenting an amazing variety of entertainment and providing great family value
over the 11 days and nights of the Royal Melbourne Show. The exciting program includes the thrill of the Freestyle Motocross Stunt Riders, Cosentino the Grand Illusionist, Team
Isuzu D-Max, the Jurassic Creatures Pavilion or, of course, the spectacular fireworks are a great end to your day at the Show.
A new highlight is the twice-daily Royal Melbourne Show Parade, where you can see Show favourites like performers, community groups and much-loved TV and film characters, alongside talented marching bands.
I look forward to seeing many of you at Melbourne Showgrounds between 21 September and 1 October and in the meantime, I encourage you to visit royalshow.com.au to check out the program for this year’s all-new Royal Melbourne Show.
Paul Guerra CEO
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