Penistone Show is a one-day
agricultural show held annually in
Penistone in
South Yorkshire,
England,
UK. The show has been held most years for the last 150 years and is always held on the second Saturday in September (so it will always fall between 8 and 14 September.)
It is said to be the largest one day show in the
North of England
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, with visitor numbers exceeding 10,000 in some years.
The show consists of a number of different competition classes, from
livestock to
show jumping
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and
dog shows to
horticulture,
handicrafts and photographs. The show also offers entertainment and displays from choirs and
brass bands to
sheep shearing, singing and
dry stone walling.
The show has almost been held annually without fail. A few years were missed due to the
World Wars however. The
foot and mouth disease troubles in 2001 did not cause Penistone show to be cancelled. Instead the show went ahead without the livestock. In 2007 another foot and mouth crisis also eliminated the livestock element again. However, the sanctions were lifted just in time to allow the
cattle and
sheep classes to go ahead. The
goat and
pigs were unable to make an appearance.
In recent years Penistone Community Radio (formerly Penistone FM) has also been broadcasting live during show day.
External links
Official Penistone Show websitePictorial Penistone 'Penistone Show' PagesThis is Penistone 'Penistone Show' Page
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Penistone
Agricultural shows in Yorkshire
Festivals established in 1873
1873 establishments in England