Sydney Royal Easter Show - Week 1 Highlights at the 2026 Sydney Royal Easter Show!

Relive the best moments of this year’s Easter Show

From Show classics like Farmyard Nursery and Easter egg hunts, to human cannonballs and front-flipping motorcycle riders – the first week of the Sydney Royal Easter Show is jam-packed with new and returning crowd-pleasers! With animal pavilions, tasty dishes and never-ending rides, there’s plenty to see and do every day at the Show.

Revisit the best bits of this year’s Show below – and don’t forget to watch our Daily Highlights to immerse yourself in all the action!

Day 1 | Four-legged family fun

The Show kicked off with animals abound across the grounds. The family-favourite Farmyard Nursery brought beloved baby animals from farm to city, with plenty of baby goats and young pups to melt everybody’s hearts. Plus, more four-legged fun at the Sydney Royal Dog Show with canine talent zipping through the Judging Lawn and strutting high!

As night falls, Honky Tonk comes to life with neon lights and live sounds. Then, thrill-seekers got their adrenaline fix as daredevil cowboys rode Wrangler Federation Rodeo Challenge, featuring bucking horses and wild, wild bulls!

Day 1 Highlights

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Day 2 | Good Friday Show classics

The long weekend launched with a classic Easter Show staple: the Sydney Royal Easter Egg Hunt! Kids hop high and low in search for sweet, colourful treats. There were also more rides, games and child-friendly activities for the young ones, including balloon darts and spinning amusements at the Sushi Hub KIDS’ Carnival.

Meanwhile, ENGIE Stadium rolls out with the Official Opening Ceremony, featuring a camaraderie of marching bands, horse parades and dignitary speeches.

Day 2 Highlights

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Day 3 | Long weekend fun and feasts

Easter Saturday brought Dorothy the Dinosaur into the spotlight with hit singalongs and dances at the Amphitheatre, while steaming locomotives gear and rev up at the Vintage Tractors site. And for the foodies: sizzling feeds waft the air Honky Tonk BBQ! More mouth-watering feasts were found at the Woolworths Fresh Food Dome, alongside an eye-popping display of vegetables and produce across the District Exhibits.

The evening wraps up with a roaring finale: backflips galore with Airtime Freestyle MotoX, and a booming, deft-defying act from David "The Bullet" Cannonball Smith!

Day 4 | Agriculture galore on Easter Sunday

It was an agricultural day out on Day 4! The biggest and most beautiful beasts rocked at the Sydney Royal Cattle Show, with Showgoers getting up-close and personal with the livestock. The bovine beauties were later joined by a four-legged march of horses, goats, alpacas and more at the Grand Parade at ENGIE Stadium.

Then came the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show and Young Farmer Challenge, two show-stopping spectacles bringing the best and brightest in world-class farm skills.

Day 5 | All creatures great and small

There were lots to see, play and do on Day 5! The Pet Pavilion shone a spotlight on all creatures great and small: from award-winning felines to scaly reptiles and fluffy budgies. Easter Show veteran Farmer Dave also returned with his star-studded cast of dogs at the Pet Pavilion. The learning doesn’t end when school holidays are on! Home & Lifestyle invited the family with hands-on activations for both the parents and little ones to enjoy.

To cap off the night, engines roar as ENGIE Stadium runs amok with the show-stopping Chicken Run! The Farmyard Dash – featuring Rooster, Pig, Dog and a surprise appearance from Fox!

Day 6 | Week 1 wrap-up

From curly-wurly furry goats to plucky pigeons and cuddly piglets - Day 6 has it all! The first week of Show wrapped up as the Animal Pavilions took over the Show, including studious Show judging at the Sydney Royal Angora Goat Show. Back at the Poultry & Pigeon Pavilion, kids followed the Journey of an Egg and learnt about how everyone’s favourite produce was processed from pen to plate.

Plus: jaw-dropping inflatables at Balloon Story, and one nail-biting finale at the Wrangler Federation Rodeo Challenge!