The countdown is on for the 167th Great Yorkshire Show - and tickets are selling fast.
The annual event, which is a grand celebration of farming, food and the countryside, returns to Harrogate from Tuesday 14th - Friday 17th July 2026.
Ticket prices are capped at the same as last year. Expect the best of British farming, food and agriculture, with traditional favourites as well as new additions to be announced in the coming weeks.
Show Director Rachel Coates said:
“I’m really looking forward to welcoming thousands of visitors to the Great Yorkshire Show for four days of celebration as we showcase every aspect of what makes the countryside such a special place.
“As well as being a great day out for all the family, the Great Yorkshire Show puts farming, food and the countryside centre stage to highlight excellence in the way our food is produced and the landscape is managed.
"Behind all of this are hard-working families and innovative businesses who, like everyone else, are battling rising inflation. I hope the Show encourages people to buy British and back local producers.”
The Great Yorkshire Show brings together the very best of British agriculture, featuring 8,500 animals, cutting-edge machinery and technology, the very best of food and drink, first-class entertainment and shopping.
In the Main Ring, there will be daily performances by motorbike stunt riding team The Bolddog FMX as well as world-class showjumping.
The Food Hall is a celebration of food producers, including a dedicated Cheese and Dairy Show, and the very latest innovations shaping the future of farming are celebrated in the Agri-Innovation Village and machinery demonstration ring.
Allister Nixon, CEO of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society which organises the Show said:
“This is a really exciting time, following months of planning at the Yorkshire Agricultural Society, with the input of hundreds of stewards and dedicated volunteers as we start the countdown to our flagship event.
"The Society works throughout the year to champion the industry, and it’s all brought together for four days of competition and celebration in support of everyone connected with the countryside.”
The 2026 Show has the prestige of hosting two national livestock shows, for Zwartbles sheep and Charolais cattle.
Martin Preston is President of the Zwartbles Sheep Association and farms in Bingley, West Yorkshire where he and his son Harry are preparing Zwartbles from each of their own flocks to compete at the Show.
A former police officer who has followed his grandfather into farming, Martin has been coming to the Show since 1989 and said:
“It’s the biggest show in England and people come from all over to be part of it.
"The Show is very popular with Zwartbles breeders across the country and for us, it’s the biggest part of our year. It’s where we see our friends and there’s great pride in having a show like this so local to us.”
Capturing the excitement of the Great Yorkshire Show on social media, in the countdown to and during the Show, will be South Yorkshire farmer and YouTuber Joe Seels, North Yorkshire farmer and podcaster Rebecca Wilson, and Cumbria farmer and YouTuber Charlotte Ashley.
Joe chairs the Yorkshire Agricultural Society’s Future Farmers of Yorkshire network to inspire the industry’s future leaders.
Rebecca is a fifth-generation farmer from Boroughbridge who was named in The Times Young Power List 2025 for her work championing agriculture.
Charlotte farms in the Eden Valley, Cumbria, where she has switched from beef and sheep to dairy farming.
The Great Yorkshire Show attracts 140,000 visitors and has sold out before the event every year since tickets went to advance sales only in 2021.
Tickets are available to purchase in advance only at the same prices as last year: Adults £36.50, Children £13 and Families £89.
To book tickets, please visit www.greatyorkshireshow.co.uk/ticket-information
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