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Tickets selling fast for the 167th Great Yorkshire Show
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The prime movers behind the Yorkshire Agricultural Society gathered in Harrogate this morning to kick off the countdown to this year's Great Yorkshire Show.
The show will be held at the Great Yorkshire Showground from Tuesday, July 14 to Friday, July 17, and tickets are selling fast – prices this year have been frozen.
The show, which will be the 167th iteration of the event, promises – as ever – to be a grand celebration of farming, food and the countryside.
Allister Nixon, chief executive of the society, said:
This is a really exciting time, following months of planning at the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, with the input of hundreds of stewards and dedicated volunteers as we start the countdown to our flagship event.
The society works throughout the year to champion the industry, and it’s all brought together for four days of competition and celebration in support of everyone connected with the countryside.
Former ITV News Calendar presenter Christine Talbot records a piece to camera while photographer Gerard Binks takes pictures in the background.
What's on
The Great Yorkshire Show brings together the best of British agriculture, featuring 8,500 animals, cutting-edge machinery and technology, food and drink, entertainment and shopping.
In the main ring, there will be daily performances by motorbike stunt riding team The Bolddog FMX, as well as world-class showjumping. The food hall is a celebration of food producers, including a dedicated cheese and dairy show, and the very latest innovations shaping the future of farming are celebrated in the agri-innovation village and machinery demonstration ring.
Some of the trophies up for grabs in the livestock competitions.
Show director Rachel Coates said:
As well as being a great day out for all the family, the Great Yorkshire Show puts farming, food and the countryside centre stage to highlight excellence in the way our food is produced and the landscape is managed.
Behind all of this are hard-working families and innovative businesses who, like everyone else, are battling rising inflation. I hope the show encourages people to buy British and back local producers.
Visitors at the show.
Social media
Capturing the excitement of the Great Yorkshire Show on social media, in the countdown to and during the show, will be South Yorkshire farmer and YouTuber Joe Seels, Boroughbridge farmer and podcaster Rebecca Wilson, and Cumbria farmer and YouTuber Charlotte Ashley.
Joe chairs the Yorkshire Agricultural Society’s Future Farmers of Yorkshire network to inspire the industry’s future leaders. Rebecca is a fifth-generation farmer who was named in The Times Young Power List 2025 for her work championing agriculture. Charlotte farms in the Eden Valley, Cumbria, where she has switched from beef and sheep to dairy farming.
Tickets
The Great Yorkshire Show attracts 140,000 visitors and has sold out before the event every year since tickets went to advance sales only in 2021. Tickets are available to purchase in advance only at the same prices as last year: Adults £36.50, Children £13 and Families £89.
Farmer tickets offer those who work on-farm extra flexibility to attend the Great Yorkshire Show. These tickets can be used to access any day of the Show and are strictly for purchase by the farming community only. An approved form of ID is required when purchasing and to show upon entry. Farmer ticket prices are also held at the same rate as last year: Adults £27.50, Children £10 and Families £65 and can be purchased online or in person, subject to availability, at select farming outlets (see the website for details).
Farmer tickets for the 167th Great Yorkshire Show are now on sale.
Getting there
Free shuttle buses are operated by the Harrogate Bus Company every day of the Great Yorkshire Show. The buses run every 10 minutes from Harrogate Bus Station (next to the railway station) to the Showground’s White Gate, starting at 7.30am. The last bus departs the Showground at 7pm.
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