The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society has played a leading role in the development of agriculture and the rural economy in Wales for over a century, since its formation in 1904.
Today our work includes providing support for business, social welfare and education in rural communities, and the organisation and staging of our ever-popular society events; the Spring Festival, the Royal Welsh Show and the Winter Fair.
SPRING FESTIVAL
Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys. LD2 3SY
We look forward to seeing you at the next Spring Festival on 17th & 18th May 2025.
ROYAL WELSH SHOW
Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys. LD2 3SY
We look forward to seeing you at the Royal Welsh Show from 21st – 24th July 2025.
ROYAL WELSH WINTER FAIR
Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys. LD2 3SY
We look forward to seeing you at the next Winter Fair on 25th and 26th November 2024.
SHOWGROUND
The 150 acre Royal Welsh Showground is open all year round. We host an array of exciting events set against the spectacular views of the Welsh countryside.
The Showground boasts many different venues catering for a variety of occasions such as weddings, business meetings, conferences, concerts, exhibitions and much more.
Tuesday
Cattle
Commercial Beef Cattle
Holstein Cattle
Ayrshire Cattle
Jersey Cattle
Dairy Shorthorn Cattle
Brown Swiss Cattle
RWAS/Agri Lloyd Elite Junior Bull Championship – Beef Breeds
Young Charolais Breeders Club
RWAS Junior Heifer Interbreed Championship – Beef Breeds
YFC Competition – Dressing Up
YFC Stockjudging
FitzHugh Championship – Beef
NatWest Team of Five – Beef Breeds
Pigs
British Lop
Gloucestershire Old Spot
Oxford Sandy & Black
Any Other Traditional Breeds
Best Pig Pen Presentation Award
Goats
Milkers – Goatling and Kid Dairy Goats
Sheep
Torddu Badgerface Welsh Mountain
North Country Cheviot
Blue Faced Leicester
Blue Texel
Beltex
Coloured Ryeland
Llanwenog
Herdwick
Clun Forest
Welsh Mule
Southdown
Dorset Down
Valais Blacknose
Shropshire
British Berrichon
Charollais
Southdown
Valais Blacknose
Wiltshire Horn
Exmoor Horn
Ryeland
Any Other Hill Breeds
Bleu de Maine
Horses
Welsh Mountain Ponies – Junior
Welsh Cobs – Junior
Welsh Ponies (Cob Type) – Junior classes
Light Trade Turnout Driving Championship
Side Saddle – Concours d’Elegance
Riding Ponies Breeding
Palominos
Show Hunter Ponies
Side Saddle – Equitation Class
Show Hunter Pony Breeding
Light Trade Turnout
Teaching Session
Royal Welsh Mounted Games – Invitation Team Championships – Practice
Welsh Driving – excluding Championships
Royal Welsh Horse Young Handler Competition – Preliminary Judging
Welsh Gelding Section
Shearing & Woolhandling
Junior Shearing Championships – Heats/Semi-Final/Final
Intermediate Shearing – Heats/Semi-Final/Final
Presentation to the winner of the Louise Owen Memorial Scholarship
Worshipful Company of Woolmen Junior Championship
Open Fleece Competition
Other Attractions
JCB Dancing Diggers
Celebration of 120 years of the Royal Welsh Show
Parade of Gold Medal Award Winner and Highly Commended Exhibits
Parade of Prize Winning Horses
Royal Welsh Mounted Games – Invitation Team Championships
RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team
Meirion Owen and the Quack Pack
Black Mountain Falconry
Royal Welsh President 2023 & Tristar Carriage Driving
Parade of Hounds
Welsh Driving Championship
Inter-Hunt Team Relay – Qualifier
The Regimental Band and Corps of Drums of The Royal Welsh
Harness Trotting
Horticultural Village
Welsh Food Village – Gwledd | Feast
Food Hall
Pori | Graze – Pop Up Restaurant
YFC Competitions
Rugby and Sports
Homecrafts – Cookery, Produce and Handicraft
Dairy Produce
Welsh National Honey Show
Ornamental Ironwork & Farriery
National Federation of Women’s Institutes Classes
Dosbarthiadu Merched y Wawr
Forestry & Woodland Crafts
Stick-making
Wood Chopping
Pole Climbing
Hedge Laying and Dry Stone Walling
Kayaking
Stand up Paddleboarding
Casting & Fly Tying
Casting and Coracles
Welsh Sheeptacular