Thropton Show

25/08/2026

☕✨ Prettiest Tea Towel 🌸🧺

Floral, colourful, embroidered, or beautifully patterned — enter your prettiest tea towel into the show and let this everyday favourite become a little work of art!

23/08/2026

🎨Climate Change Drawing or Painting✨🌱

Use your imagination, colours, and creativity to create a drawing or painting inspired by climate change — from protecting nature to showing the world we want for the future. Let your art make people stop, think, and be inspired!

22/08/2026

🥕Giant Veg🌱

Got a garden giant? Whether it’s a monster marrow, a mega carrot, or a potato with ambitions, bring your biggest vegetable to the show and let’s see who can grow the true heavyweight champion of the garden! 🏆😂
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21/08/2026

🎟️ THROPTON SHOW TOMBOLA 🎟️

We’re collecting donations from houses around Thropton from 22nd August – 6th September for our Show Tombola.

We’d be very grateful for bottles, chocolates, gifts, games or any other suitable prizes. 🎁

📍 Donations can also be dropped at Rockwood House (please leave in the porch) or Thropton War Memorial Hall on Monday mornings.

Thank you for your support!

21/08/2026

🚜 Vintage Tractors Wanted! 🚜

We’re delighted to have a number of vintage tractors coming along to this year’s show!

If you have a vintage tractor and would be interested in bringing it along, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us a message via our page for more information.

21/08/2026

✨Embroidered Cross Stitch💛

Every stitch tells a story — enter your cross stitch work into the show and share your patience, creativity, and beautiful handcrafted detail with everyone.

20/08/2026

🥔🌱 4 Varieties of Potatoes 🌱🥔

Show off the range from your garden by entering four different varieties of potatoes into the show — a great way to celebrate colour, flavour, and growing success!

14/08/2026

🧶👶 Handknitted Baby Hat 💛✨

Tiny stitches, big heart — enter your handmade baby hat into the show and share your creativity, skill, and love of traditional crafting

13/08/2026

🧀4 Cheese Scones🧀

Freshly baked, golden, and full of flavour — whether you like them classic, extra cheesy, or with a twist, enter your cheese scones into the show and let your baking do the talking!

12/08/2026

It’s that time again…. Paper copies will be available shortly but for the mean time… check out our website for a copy of the brochure ✨⭐️

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Our main ring is a whirlwind of tradition and high energy. You can feel the tension during the Cumberland Wrestling, marvel at the speed of the Simonside Fell Race as runners tackle the rugged terrain, and join in the cheers for the fan-favourite Dog Rally. For those who prefer a test of steady nerv...