The Royal Norfolk Show (more simply the Norfolk Show) is an annual

agricultural show An agricultural show is a public event exhibiting the equipment, animals, sports and recreation associated with agriculture and animal husbandry. The largest comprise a livestock show (a judged event or display in which selective breeding, breed ...

, and is held by the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association. It has been held almost every year since 1847. Shows were not held in 1866, 1911, 1934, 1957, 2020 nor 2021. Up until 1953, the show was held at various sites around

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

, although it has since been held at a permanent site near

Costessey Costessey ( ) is a civil parishes in England, civil parish centred boxing the compass, WNW of Norwich in Norfolk, England. Three dispersed village, centres of population exist: the long-established town/village of Costessey (now commonly Old C ...

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...

. The show tends to be held on the Wednesday and Thursday in week 26 of the year. Attendances tend to be around 90,000 over the two days."Royal Norfolk Show chairman urges schools to get behind the event"
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{{Commons category-inline, Royal Norfolk Show
Official website

Events in Norfolk 1847 establishments in England Festivals established in 1847

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