Tickets went on sale today for the annual Great Yorkshire Show, which will be extended over 4 days in July.
The show, which is usually 3 days long, will take place this year on July 13-16 to allow for extra tickets to be sold despite a smaller capacity. It is one of the only events of its type to be taking place in Yorkshire this summer, with the majority being cancelled.
The event will take place at its usual site at the Great Yorkshire Showground, with more space being utilised to allow for social distancing measures.
The Yorkshire Agricultural Society, which runs the event, made the decision to sell only advanced tickets this year with none being sold at the gate, to allow for a controlled capacity.
There will be a limit of 25,000 visitors a day as opposed to its usual 40,000 a day average.
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The society has planned a number of changes to make the event safer for participants amidst Covid-19 regulations, such as required track and trace, changes to the layout and a one-way system in the food hall.
The showground’s grandstand will only allow 30 percent of its usual capacity to allow for social distancing.
The show will put a halt on the coronavirus vaccinations which have been taking place at the Yorkshire Event Centre on the showground since December.
The event comes after its first cancellation in 20 years last year due to the national lockdown. A number of virtual events took its place including farm tours and online workshops.
