Thursday, August 24, 2023

Issue:

Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Hot Acts At 110th Show Whitsunday

At the 110th annual Show Whitsunday, the lineup is one of the best, with family favourites and exciting newcomers eager to attend the two-day event.

Returning by popular demand is Airtime FMX Motocross, with their captivating Freestyle Motocross performance which is always intense and exciting.

Performing each day, and a second time on Friday right before the fireworks, this act is set to impress and keeps viewers in their seats.

Attendees can also check out the Australian Travelling Fishing Show with the Berkley Supertank.

Offering an up-close and personal look at spectacular underwater creatures, this 15-metres long, three-metre-high tank is perfect for live demonstrations of lures and fishing techniques as well as covering all things eyewear, footwear, knife sharpening, electronics, and must-see holiday spots.

For some kid’s entertainment, check out Melville’s Baby Animal Petting Farm, full of fantastic baby animals, including alpacas, ducks, chickens and goats.

The children can have a hand at feeding the animals and snap a few pictures.

Also, keep an eye out for the wild roaming dinosaurs, which have made the showgrounds their home for a few days.

Feel free to enter the Dinosaur Park – at your own risk, of course – and be educated on these majestic beasts.

There is also the Moovin Team, with balloon and ukulele workshops, to inspire and unleash creativity within children.

Some of the best show rides are returning as well, including wild attractions such as the Big Whizzer, the Sky Flyer and The Graviton, that have been paired perfectly with calmer entertainment, such as the Big Slide, Dodgem Cars, the Haunted House, and Shooting Galleries.

Also, don’t miss the side show alley and the show bag stalls, which make perfect mementos for the car ride home.

While there, check out the pavilion’s show entries, with homemade sweet treats, handmade paintings, craft and needlework, and the cattle, poultry and produce judgings.

With buses organised to ferry patrons to and from the showground, feel free to hit up the bar and enjoy yourself.

WHAT: Show Whitsunday

WHERE: Proserpine Showground

WHEN: Friday 23 and Saturday 24 June

TICKETS: showwhitsunday.com.au or Whitsunday Computers and Stationary

In other news