The organisers of the Great Yorkshire Show announced today this year’s event will go ahead in Harrogate.
The Yorkshire Agricultural Society said last week’s government roadmap out of lockdown paved the way for it to plan to stage the three-day show from July 13 to 15.
This will be the 162nd show, which showcases farming, food and the countryside at the Great Yorkshire Showground.
The 2019 event attracted over 135,000 visitors. Last year’s was cancelled due to covid.
If the roadmap stays on track large events should be able to go ahead by the end of June.
YAS said in a statement it was looking into ways to hold the show safely and that further updates, including ticket sales, would be out on its website and social media.
Charles Mills, honorary show director of the Great Yorkshire Show said:
“Following the publication of the government’s roadmap we are pleased to confirm that we are planning to hold the Great Yorkshire Show on 13-15 July 2021.
“This will, of course, have to be reviewed regularly and is based on the assumption that the whole country successfully moves from the current lockdown to step 4 in the government’s roadmap on June 21.
“We will only go ahead with the show if we can do so safely for all concerned.”
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The 2020 Great Yorkshire Show was held virtually.
It was the first time the entire show had been cancelled since the foot and mouth outbreak in 2001.
The last two days in 2012 were cancelled due to flooding.
The Yorkshire Event Centre at the showground is currently being used as a vaccination centre. It is not clear what impact, if any, today’s announcement will have on this.
