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 Smallholding and Countryside Festival, the Royal Welsh Show  and the Winter Fair.

SMALLHOLDING AND COUNTRYSIDE FESTIVAL

Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys. LD2 3SY

We look forward to seeing you at the next Smallholding & Countryside Festival on 18th & 19th  May 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.

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 Smallholding and Countryside Festival, the Royal Welsh Show  and the Winter Fair.

Cattle

Welsh Black Young Handlers Competition
RWAS Exhibitor Bred Pairs Championship – Beef Breeds
Females of the Future Pairs Championship – Dairy Breeds
RWAS Exhibitor Bred Pairs Interbreed Championship – Dairy Breeds
RWAS Team of Three (Exhibitor Owned) Championship – Dairy Breeds
RWAS Team of Three (Exhibitor Owned) Championship – Beef Breeds
RWAS Production & Inspection Competition
Supreme Champion Heifer – Dairy Breeds
Supreme Champion Cow – Dairy Breeds
RWAS Interbreed Cattle Young Handler Competition – Beef Breeds
FitzHugh Championship – Dairy Breeds
Marks & Spencer Team of Fiven – Dairy Breeds

Pigs
Pigs – Phil Fowlie Pairs Competition
Supreme Championship
Junior Pig Championship

Sheep

Derbyshire Gritstone
Charmoise
Oxford Down
Any Other Breed – Pure Hill & Upland
Badgerface Texel
Lloyd Family Award
RWAS/Marks & Spencer Young Sheep Handler – Junior Class
RWAS George Hughes Interbreed Ram Lamb Championship
RWAS/Marks & Spencer Young Sheep Handler – Intermediate class
Interbreed Ewe Lamb Championship
Continental Championship
Native Upland Championship
Lowland Championship
Champion of Champions Award
RWAS/Marks & Spencer Young Sheep Handler – Senior Class

Goats
Milking Dairy Goats
Goatlings and Kids

Horses

Welsh Mountain Ponies – Junior classes / Championships
Welsh Cobs – Senior classes including foals, but not stallions
Welsh Ponies – Junior classes
RWAS Horse Young Handler Championship
Children’s Riding Ponies
Welsh Ponies – Leading Rein and First Ridden
Leading Rein and First Ridden
Pony Trekking
Private Driving
Welsh Mountain Ponies Under Saddle
Welsh Ponies Under Saddle
Ridden Part Bred
Working Hunter Ponies
Concours d’Elegance
Royal Welsh Driving Championship
Welsh Cob Stallions – eight years old and over

Shearing & Woolhandling

Senior Championship
Open (All Nations) Championship
Champion Shearer of Wales
Wales v France Machine Shearing Test
Wales v New Zealand Machine Shearing Test

Other Attractions

JCB Dancing Diggers
Celebration of 120 Years of the Royal Welsh Show

Heavy Horse Display

Meirion Owen & the Quack Pack

Black Mountain Falconry
Royal Welsh Ambassador & Tristar Carriage Driving
Parade of Prize Winning Stock
Parade of Hounds by kind permission of the Master
RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team
Inter Hunt Team Relay – Final
Harness Trotting

Horticulture 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
Hedge Laying and Dry Stone Walling

Pole Climbing
Kayaking
Stand up Paddleboarding
Casting & Fly Tying
Casting and Coracles
Welsh Sheeptacular