Dates for the Diary
We hope this page helps with your planning for this year's agricultural shows, whether you are a regular exhibitor or just enjoy watching high quality livestock competitions. Details of each event can be obtained from the relevant website.
A list of wool events is shown below the list of shows.
Agricultural Shows 2023
This information is subject to change. Please check dates and details on the show’s website.
Shows with Portland classes are shown in bold.
May
1st North Somerset
6th Neilston Agricultural Show
10th / 13th Balmoral Show, Northern Ireland
13th Ayr Show
18th /20th Devon County Show
20th Fife Show
20th / 21st Welsh Smallholders
21st Woodhall Spa Country Show
27th Heathfield and District Agri Show
27th Cothi Bridge Show
27th Northumberland County Show
27th Great Harwood Show
27th / 28th Hertfordshire County Show
29th Sherborne Castle Show, Portland Breed Classes
31st / 1st June Suffolk Show
31st / 1st June Staffordshire County Show, Portland Breed Classes, and PSBG Premier Show
June
1st / 3rd Royal Bath and West Show
3rd Kenilworth show, Portland Breed Classes
4th Rutland Show
9th / 11th South of England Show, Ardingley
10th Cumberland Show
16th /18th Three Counties Show, Portland Breed Classes
20th / 21st Royal Cheshire County Show
23rd Aberystwyth & Ceredigion Show
21st / 22nd Lincolnshire Show
22nd / 25th Royal Highland Show
25th Malton show
25th Blaston Show, Portland shield given in the Rare-Breed class
25th Derbyshire county Show (may be Portland classes)
28th / 29th Royal Norfolk Show
30th / 1st July Omagh show
July
1st / 2nd Cotswold show
1st Skelton Show
1st Hanbury Countryside Show
Leicestershire County show (to be Confirmed)
8th Liskeard Show
8th Newport Show
8th Tendring Show
8th / 9th Royal Isle of Wight County show
9th / 10th Ashby Show
11th / 14th Great Yorkshire Show
14th / 15th Caithness show
15th Alrewas Show
16th Bishops Wilton show
19th Driffield show
22nd Penrith show
22nd Sutherland show
22nd Banchory show
22nd Mid Devon Show
22nd Aldborough and Boroughbridge show
24th / 27th Royal Welsh Show
25th /27th New Forest & Hampshire show, Portland classes (Southern Premier Show)
25th Ryedale show
26th Nantwich show
27th Launceston Show
27th Shropshire County Agri Show
29th / 30th Heckington Show
30th Totnes and District Show
30th / 31st Turriff show
August
1st / 2nd Fermanagh County show
2nd North Devon Agri Show
3rd Cartmel Agri Show
3rd Burwarton show
5th Brecon County show
5th Osmotherley show
5th Garstang Show, Preston
5th Berwickshire County show
5th Cockermouth Show
5th Emley show, West Yorkshire
5th Dumfries show
9th Camelford Agri Show
9th Vale of Glamorgan show
9th Ashover show
10th Grantown show
10th Oakhampton show, Devon
2nd week Aberfeldy show and Games (The Atholl & Breadalbane Agri show)
11th / 12th Royal Manx Agri show
12th Ellingham and Ringwood show, Portland breed classes
12th Halifax Agricultural show
12th Mid-Argyll show
12th Sloe Llanfyllin show
12th Chertsey show
13th The Peeblesshire Agricultural Society show
13th Tullamore show
13th Ripley Show
13th Dalston Show
16th / 17th Gillingham and Shaftesbury show
16th / 17th Pembrokeshire Agri show
17th Brough Agri show
18th Dunster show
19th Gargrave show, Yorkshire Dales
19th Ashbourne show
19th Fillongley show
20th Mid Somerset show
20th Mirfield Agri show
20th Monmouthshire show
24th Holsworthy and Stratton show
24th Melplash Show, Portland breed class
26th Wensleydale show
26th Moffat show
26th / 27th Egham Royal show
26th Weardale show
27th /28th Edenbridge and Oxted Agri show
28th Reeth show
28th Glendale show
28th The Aylsham Norfolk show
31st Bucks County show
September
2nd Alresford Agri show, Hampshire
2nd Morton in Marsh show
2nd / 3rd Dorset County show, Portland breed classes
2nd / 3rd Wolsingham show, County Durham
8th / 9th Melton Mowbray Show and Sale, Portland breed classes
9th Bowes Agri show, County Durham
9th Findon sheep fair and village festival, Portland breed classes
9th Frome Agriculture and Cheese show
9th Henley Farm and Country show
9th The Romsey show
9th Hodder Valley show
9th Usk show, Monmouthshire
9th / 10th Stanhope show
13/14th Westmorland County Show, Portland Breed classes
16th / 17th Royal Berkshire show
21st Flintham show, North Yorkshire
23rd Stokesley show, North Yorkshire
24th Nidderdale show
30th Grandsden show
Wool Events 2023
4th/5th March -Yorkshire Yarn Festival
Date to be confirmed- Edinburgh Yarn Festival
11th/12th March - Dornoch Fibre Fest
18th/19th March - Fibre Quest Fernhill Farm, Somerset
25th March - Perth Fest of Yarn
26th/27th March - East Anglia Yarn Festival, Norwich NR6 6JA
1st/2nd April - Spring into Wool, Leeds LS17 8GS
April - National Wool Show, Coventry
22rd/23th April - Wonderwool Wales, Royal Welsh Showground LD2 3SY
11th/12th May - Buxton Wool Gathering, Derbyshire SK17 6BE
13th/14th May - Wool @ Junction 13, Staffordshire ST19 5RE
10th June - Cambridge Yarn Festival
Dates to be Confirmed - Leeds Wool Festival, Leeds LS12 2QF
10th/12th June - Darlington Wool Fair, Darlington
TBC June - The Wool Monty, Fly DSA Arena, Sheffield
10th/11th June - Woolly Weekend, The Weavers’ Workshop Norfolk
TBC July - Yarningham, Birmingham B13 8QY
29th/30th July - Summer Wool Festival, Bedfordshire MK45 2NU
12th August - Cambridge Yarn Festival
TBC August - Popup Wool show, Wirral, CH62 5DH
2nd/3rd September - Southern Wool Show, Berkshire RG14 7PN
Southern Wool Show
9TH/10tH September - Perth Festival of Yarn, Perth PH2 8HE
17th Septermber - Fibre Festival, The Pavillion Centre, Royal Cornwall PL27 7JE
16TH/17th September - Llandovery Sheep Festival, Carmarthenshire, Wales
17th September - Kernow Yarn and Fibre Festival, The Pavilion Centre, Royal Cornwall Showground PL27 7JE
23rd September - Yarndale, Craven Castle Mart, Gargrave Road, Skipton.
30th September to 1st Oct - Masham Sheep Fair, Masham, North Yorkshire HG4 4DZ
23rd Sept to 1st Oct, Shetland Wool Week
5th/10th October - The Knitting and Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace, London
5th/8th October - The Kelly House Woolly Weekend, Devon, PL16 OHH
5th/8th October - The Glasgow school of Yarn
TBC - Bakewell Wool Gathering, Derbyshire DE45 1AH
TBC - The Kendal Wool Gathering, Cumbria LA9 4DL
TBC - Yarn Folk Wool Festival, Northern Ireland
TBC - Stitch Fest South West, Newton Abbot racecourse, Devon
13th/16th November - Cambridge Yarn Festival
16th/19thth November - The Knitting and Stitching Show, Harrogate HG1 5LA
18th November - Cambridge Yarn Festival