Tullamore Show

Tullamore Show
Dairy Shorthorn cow at Tullamore Show
GenreAgricultural and livestock show
DatesSecond Sunday in August[1]
Location(s)Butterfield Estate, Tullamore, Offaly, Ireland[2]
Founded1840s (revived in 1990s)
Attendance60,000 (2017)[3]
Websitewww.tullamoreshow.com

The Tullamore Show is a one-day agricultural and livestock show held on the second Sunday of August each year near the town of Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland.[4] Its programme includes cultural events, commercial trade exhibitions, and competitive interests, including livestock, equestrian, home industries, inventions, vintage, fashion, style, cookery, crafts, and performing arts.[5]

Agriculture was originally the show's main focus, but this has broadened to include entertainment, food, crafts, lifestyle including 700 trade stands, food and refreshments, fashion and entertainment.[5] Described in some sources as "the biggest one-day event of its kind" in Ireland, the Tullamore Show has previously attracted 60,000 annual visitors.[6]

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  2. ^ "Show Map". tullamoreshow.com. Tullamore Show FBD National Livestock Show.
  3. ^ "Record crowds flock to Offaly for the Tullamore Show". Agriland.ie. August 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "UFU Watch: Trip to Tullamore Show". News Letter. Belfast. 27 July 2002. p. 17. Gale A89706262 – via Gale OneFile.
  5. ^ a b "Tullamore Show & FBD National Livestock Show Agri Show Trade Exhibition Family Ireland Agriculture FBD Insurance". tullamoreshow.com.
  6. ^ "Outstanding in its field: Tullamore Show back to its best as 60,000 make a day of it". www.independent.ie. 2022-08-15. Retrieved 2023-07-31.