Sydney Royal Easter Show

Over the Easter school holidays, the Sydney Royal Easter Show is celebrated over 12 incredible days and includes everything from exciting rides and family entertainment to arts, crafts and barnyard animals.

The Royal Easter Show is one of the most popular events on the Sydney calendar, with thousands of people flocking to Olympic Park year after year for excitement, entertainment and fun activities for the whole family.

Excitement is building for the 2025 Sydney Royal Easter Show, and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever! New attractions, New rides, New entertainment, New food, and so many returning favourites!

Music from the street parade floats from somewhere around the corner. The aroma of spinning fairy floss and fresh cinnamon doughnuts fills the air. A young Mum, full of excitement for the day ahead, is literally being pulled in different directions. Her son is desperate to go into the Showbag pavilion, her daughter is begging to see the puppies at the dog show, and she can’t wait to wander through the arts and crafts displays. Certainly, there will be scones in an hour or so, a chip on a stick while cheering at Woodchop stadium, and they all want to pat a piglet and watch the shearing of the sheep.

That’s the draw of the Sydney Royal Easter Show—so much to do and something for everyone! There’s nowhere else in the world to see so many country animals up close and then ride on the big rainbow slide. It’s a question of what to see first…Mum makes the decision: it’s puppies first!

With all your family favourites, new activities, carnival rides and amazing new food options, the Sydney Royal Easter Show is still the best place to be!

Families come to the show to enjoy the vast array of carnival games and rides. Kids also watch and learn about farming, animals and living off the land. Kids can also get close to many farm animals, which they can feed and pet.

Australians consider the annual Show part of the fabric of Australian culture. For many families, it is a central part of their holidays and family celebrations, with children saving gold coins in their money boxes all year to go to the Show. Memories that last a lifetime and span generations are made at the Show. It’s a place of wonder and excitement, a place for learning, celebrating, and so much more!

The Sydney Royal Easter Show brings—to the middle of Sydney’s urban business district at Sydney Olympic Park—the equivalent of a country town of 50,000 people, with everything a country town should have: farmers, animals, a working dairy, livestock auctions, veterinarians, restaurants, bars, a radio station, a history museum, child care facilities, education classes for school students, public amenities, accommodations to sleep 1000 people on-site every night of show, an Honorary Mayor, even Easter church services, and the list goes on.

Add everything a city audience wants: a farmyard petting zoo, multiple shopping districts, food trucks, souvenirs and carnival rides. And that’s not even touching the entertainment, which is massive in scale.

First held in 1823, the Sydney Royal Easter Show is Australia’s largest annual ticketed event, attracting an average of over 828,000 attendees. The Show celebrates Australian culture, from our rural traditions to our modern-day lifestyles, providing unique experiences for everyone. Revenue generated by it allows the RAS to invest in agricultural programs, competitions, education, youth, and rural NSW.

The 2024 Show boasted a total of 156 performance groups, comprised of 7,323 performers. And fireworks, we can’t forget the fantastic fireworks that explode their brilliance in the night sky 12 nights in a row! The beauty and heart of the Show is that it allows people to experience agriculture, to embrace it, to understand it, and to recognise the importance of it.

Food lovers will also be excited to know that the show offers an exciting range of food and drink stalls. Each stall provides award-winning produce, regional wines, finger food and homemade desserts. Furthermore, the show offers cooking workshops and engaging programs for adults and kids alike.

Kids also love going to the Showbag Pavilion, where they can purchase a range of goodies all packed into one awesome show bag! There are chocolates, lollies, toys, costumes for the kids and a range of cooking, fashion and sports showbags for adults. Buying a show bag at the Royal Easter Show is a tradition, so check out the range available.

During the day, the Sydney Royal Easter Show hosts demonstrations, competitions, fun rides and live shows. At night, the fun continues with carnival rides, food tasting and a spectacular fireworks display. There is so much to see and do at the Royal Easter Show, so plan on spending the whole day and evening here and experiencing everything New South Wales offers in one exciting place.

There are so many precincts and venues waiting to be explored at the show; here are just some of the many highlights:

Exciting Entertainment & Fun for the Whole Family

Get ready to be amazed by our incredible entertainment lineup! Don’t miss the jaw-dropping high dive show, exhilarating log rolling, Moto-X bikes, stunt cars, and of course, the spectacular fireworks. There’s something for everyone to enjoy!

Bring the whole family for a day full of fun and laughter. With exciting rides, entertaining shows, and plenty of activities for the kids, the Sydney Royal Easter Show is the ultimate place to create cherished memories.

Showbags

All 397 Showbags for the 2025 Sydney Royal Easter Show have now been revealed, including the Top 10 Showbags for this year, plus the Top 5 Showbags under $10!

With Showbags ranging in price from $3 to $40 and bags from the classic Bertie Beetle to the new Wicked Cosmetic Showbag, there’s something for everyone.

With 87 Showbags costing $10 or less, some great bargains can be had!

Delicious Food

The Sydney Royal Easter Show is Australia’s largest ticketed event, iconic in the memories and traditions of generations of Australian families.

With free guided tastings of Sydney Royal award-winning products, there is more than just chips-on-a-stick at the Sydney Royal Easter Show!

Here’s a sample of what we have on offer:

• Talk & Taste
• Get Fish & Tyrrell’s
• Archie Rose
• Aquaculture Area, featuring fish, salmon and caviar
• Cheese Area featuring boutique producers
• Sydney Royal Medal Winners Area
• The Viewing, a tasting experience, located on the Mezzanine
• Country Hospitality: The Country Women’s Association (CWA) Tea Room, Rural Students Café

We are also excited to introduce the new Angus Steakhouse upstairs at The Stables.

ATMs

There are ATMs placed around the grounds at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Here are their locations:

• 2 ATM Terminals located outside World Bazaar (on MasterChef Grand Parade)
• 1 ATM Terminal located outside Customer Service (Showground Road)
• 2 ATM Terminals located outside the Woolworths Fresh Food Dome (Riverina Avenue)
• 1 ATM Terminal located in the Home & Lifestyle Pavilion (Hall 2 Foyer, off Riverina Avenue)
• 1 ATM Terminal located in the Pet Pavilion (Hall 3 Foyer, off Riverina Avenue)
• 1 ATM Terminal located at the Vincent Fairfax Stand (Main Arena concourse)

Getting There

Spend a day at the Sydney Royal Easter Show (Show), and you can see and interact with beautiful farmyard animals, taste award-winning produce, shop ’til you drop, and, if you dare, feel the adrenaline in the carnival.

The show is held at the Sydney Showground at Sydney Olympic Park, which is conveniently serviced by trains, buses, and ferries.

Parking
The closest parking to Showground access is P1.

Parking at Sydney Olympic Park will be in high demand during the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Car parks are likely to reach capacity, particularly on weekends and Easter public holidays.

Pre-booking is strongly encouraged to avoid disappointment and guarantee a space. Please note that pre-booking is available until 11:59 p.m. the night before your visit.

Car Park Shuttle Buses will run in a limited and reduced capacity between Dawn Fraser Avenue (near the rail station) and the P3 and P4 car parks, with priority given to patrons with disabilities, parents with prams, and the Elderly.

Public Transport
Ticketholders are encouraged to leave their car at home and catch public transport to the Show. Sydney Olympic Park is easily accessible by public transport, and plenty of extra services, including express trains and major event buses, will run each day of the event. Your ticket to the Show includes entry and return travel on public transport.

Transportnsw.info has all the details you need to plan your trip. You can use the Trip Planner to plan your trip up to two weeks before you visit the Show.

Your Sydney Royal Easter Show ticket includes travel on public transport (services detailed below) to and from the Show between Friday, 11 April and Tuesday, 22 April 2025 inclusive:

Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink Intercity services (non-booked services bounded by Bomaderry, Goulburn, Bathurst, Scone and Dungog stations)

• Sydney Metro North West services
• Sydney Olympic Park Major Event Buses
• Sydney Metropolitan and Outer Metropolitan buses
• Sydney and Newcastle Light Rail services
• Sydney and Newcastle Ferries

Simply show your Show ticket or approved pass to the Transport for NSW staff when boarding services.

Remember to keep your ticket safe for your return journey home. A valid ticket is required when travelling on public transport.

Note, a separate station access fee is payable for travel to and from the Domestic and International Airport stations – this fee is not covered by your Show ticket travel entitlements.

By Train
Express and limited-stop trains will run regularly to Olympic Park from Central Station and Western line stations during the Show.

You can also consider driving and parking at a nearby station commuter car park and continuing your trip into Olympic Park on the train. Alternatively, Olympic Park is approximately 15 minutes walk from Concord West Station.

By Bus
Sydney Olympic Park Major Event Buses will run on all nine routes each day of the Easter Show from Friday, April 11, until Tuesday, April 22. Buses run from the Northern Beaches, Inner West, Sutherland Shire, North Western Suburbs, Hills District, and Southern Suburbs to Olympic Park and return.

Travel on these Major Event Buses is included in your ticket to the Easter Show.

Service times:
To Olympic Park:
Weekdays: Buses will run every 10 to 20 minutes. The first services start between 6:45 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., and the last services to Olympic Park leave between 2:15 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Buses begin arriving at the precinct from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Easter long weekend: buses will run every 10 to 20 minutes. The first services start between 7 a.m. and 7:40 a.m., and the last services to Olympic Park leave between 2:30 p.m. and 3:10 p.m. Buses will begin arriving in the precinct from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Note: timetables vary depending on the route, so plan and check online at transportnsw.info.

From Olympic Park:
Weekdays and weekends: Buses leave Olympic Park at 2 p.m., and the last bus on each route leaves the precinct at 10.30pm each night of the Show.

Big crowds are expected over the Easter long weekend, so please allow extra travel time and be prepared to queue when boarding major event buses, which will be in high demand. If queues are long, consider catching regular route buses to nearby train stations and continuing your trip by train.

Regular route buses 525, 526, and 533 also run to Olympic Park. However, these services are limited, and not all services run late on weeknights or weekends, so plan ahead.

By Ferry
You can also catch a ferry to Olympic Park Wharf, connecting you with a regular bus route to get to the precinct.

Taxis
Taxis are available on Herb Elliot Ave (near Australia Ave) until 5p.m. and then on Murray Rose Ave (near the Carnival gate) from 5p.m. to 11p.m.