Ellesmere A&P Show

27/05/2026

📢 TRADE APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR 2026! 📢

​Are you looking for the perfect "shop window" to showcase your business, products, or services? 🌾✨

​The Ellesmere A&P Show is back on Saturday, 17th October 2026, and trade site applications are officially open! 🎪 With crowd numbers easily surpassing 10,000 family, agricultural, and consumer visitors, this is an incredible opportunity to get your brand in front of a massive, captive audience.

​⚠️ Key Details:

🗓️ Show Date: Saturday 17th October 2026
⏳ Applications Close: 5th July 2026
📍 Location: Leeston Showgrounds

​Don't miss out on securing your spot! Sites fill up quickly, and allocations are made after the closing date.

​👉 Apply online today: https://www.ellesmereshow.co.nz/trade-applications

​Got questions? Drop us a line at [email protected].

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20/05/2026

🐑 Ellesmere Ewe Hogget Competition 2026 is TOMORROW! 🌾

​The judging kicks off Friday morning, and the full timetable is locked in. If you want to come along for a look, this day is all about viewing some top-tier stock and catching up with the community.

​🚗 How to join: Meet us at the Southbridge Pub at 9:15 AM to head out with the group, or use the timetable below to catch up with the tour at one of the stops throughout the day!

​We’ll be wrapping things back up at the Southbridge Pub from 5:45 PM for the prize giving at 6:00 PM. See you out there! 🙌

​(See full stop times in the image below)

19/05/2026

🚜 CALLING ALL ELLESMERE FARMERS! 🚜

​The clock is ticking for the 30th Ellesmere Winter Feed Competition, and the final deadlines are right around the corner! If you haven’t got your entries in yet, here is exactly where things stand as of today:

​❌ Silage Entries: Now CLOSED.
🌾 Silage Sample Collection: TOMORROW (Thursday, 21st May)! Make sure your samples are ready to go.
⏳ All Other Entries (Crops & Pastures): You have until this Sunday, 24th May to enter your standout Fodder Beet, Kale, Swedes, Cereals, or Autumn Saved Pasture!

​With 15 different categories, let’s see how your winter feed stacks up against the best in the district. 🐄🐑

​📝 THE DETAILS:

​Entry Fee: Just $10 per entry (Max 4 entries per farm).

​How to Enter: Email your entry form to [email protected].

​Payment: Bank transfer to Ellesmere A&P Association (BNZ 02-0860-0010241-00) with ref "Winter Feed", or pay cash on the night.

​🗓️ WHAT'S NEXT:

​Judging Days: Tuesday 26th & Wednesday 27th May (Locations/times coming soon—public welcome!).

​Prize-giving: Friday, 29th May at 7:00 PM (A&P Committee Room).

​Got a last-minute entry or questions about tomorrow's silage collection? Give the team a shout:

📞 Will Millar: 0273552827
📞 Tim Green: 0273122174
📞 Tim Ridgen: 027 2796457

​Let’s show the region what you’ve grown, Ellesmere! 🌾🌾

26/04/2026

🚜 CALLING ALL FARMERS! 🚜

Are you ready to see how your winter feed stacks up against the best in the district?

The 30th Ellesmere Winter Feed Competition is officially here, and it's time to get those entries in!

Whether you’ve got a standout paddock of Fodder Beet, top-tier Grass Silage, or the cleanest Autumn Saved Pasture, there is a category for you.

🗓️ THE KEY DATES
- Silage Entries Close: Monday, 18th May
- Silage Sample Collection: Thursday, 21st May
- All Other Entries Close: Sunday, 24th May
- Judging Days: Tuesday, 26th May & Wednesday, 27th May
- Prize-giving: Friday, 29th May at 7:00 PM (A&P Committee Room)

🌾 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Classes: 15 different categories, including Kale, Swedes, Cereals, and various Silage/Bailage types.

Entry Fee: Only $10 per entry.

Entry Limit: To ensure high-quality judging, there is a maximum of 4 entries per farm.

Judges: We are thrilled to have Alister Moorhead (Agricom) as our Main Judge, joined by Farmer Judge Jeremy Wi******er.

📝 HOW TO ENTER
Simply fill out the entry form and email it to [email protected].

Payment can be made via bank transfer to the Ellesmere A&P Association (BNZ 02-0860-0010241-00) with the reference "Winter Feed," or paid in cash on the night of the prize-giving.

Public Welcome!

Come along on the judging days to see the top crops in the region. Locations and times will be released soon.

For more details, get in touch with:
📞 Will Millar: 0273552827
📞 Tim Green: 0273122174
📞 Tim Ridgen: 027 2796457

Let’s see what you’ve grown, Ellesmere! 🌾🐄🐑

26/03/2026

Our 2027 AGM is about to get underway.

Pictured is our Top Table with outgoing 2026 Ellesmere A&P Show President Tracy McIlraith, Vice President Alistair Barnett and Junior Vice Andrew Christey.

A huge thank you to our committee, Past Presidents, A&P members and members of the public who have come out on this cold night to give Tracy a great send off and celebrate some of our special award recipients.

11/03/2026

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Ellesmere Agricultural and Pastoral Association will be held at the Ellesmere A&P Showgrounds, Leeston, on Thursday 26 March 2026 at 7.30 pm.

Business to include Motions to Amend the By-Laws:

- To align the Association’s By-Laws with current membership practices.

- To replace public notification requirements with notification to financial members only.

For any further information please contact the General Secretary – [email protected]

04/03/2026

The countdown is on!

Have you got your ticket to Country in the Country yet???

Country in the Country 2026 The is BACK and your 2026 Headliner is KAYLEE BELL! Join us with your country loving family and friends for the ultimate summer festival experience in the heart of the Selwyn District, Leeston. Full Lineup: (Headlining) Festival Highlights:...

18/02/2026

ELLESMERE A&P ASSOCIATION

NOTICE OF A.G.M

NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Ellesmere A. & P. Association will be held at the Ellesmere A & P Show Grounds, Leeston, on Thursday 26th March 2026 at 7.30pm.

Please contact the Secretary on [email protected] for any inquiries.

28/11/2025

If your looking for somthing unique to do with the family today, head on down to Foster Park Rolleston to be part of HIIT For Hope world record attempt! Selwyn Parenting Network have all the deats bellow! Make sure your there by 12.15 to be in the record zone!

🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♀️🏃

Selwyn , at Foster Park HIIT For Hope isn’t just an event…
it’s a chance to spend the day together,
to make memories,
and to be part of something bigger.

Once you’re through the gate
💥 everything in the Family Fun Zone is FREE:
• 🚧 20-metre family fun obstacle course
• 🏰 HUGE four-piece bouncy castle
• 🅱️Ball Rush arena
• 🏹 Soft archery for all ages
• 🚲 Pedal Mania rides
• 💅 Nail painting for kids
• 🌈 Indoor soft play zone
• 🍼Plunket comfort area for nursing parents
🎨 Facepainting

Kids 15 and under get in FREE.
Adults are just $15
16 to 18-year-olds and over-60s are only $10.

It’s basically a mini Children’s Day inside the whole HIIT for HOPE Record Attempt and all money raised is going towards charitable Mental Health projects
and initiatives…. plus various food vendors, live events and incredible atmosphere… all in one place…. Foster Park…
AND the moment your kids will talk about for years to come 🫶🏼🙌🏼

Let’s make a memory together.

09/11/2025

You've waited long enough 😍🐎🐑🏅

The winner of the 2025 Ellesmere A&P Show viral video competition is:

Project M with their video; "Being at the show, is the the best thing about the show" . We loved your concept and how you captured the essence of the show, it paired perfectly with Lainey Wilson's song Good Horses and we are so stoked to give you a double pass to see her live in Christchurch on February 8th!

We had a very close second, so the committee decided Elizma Van Zyl s video "Being at the Ellesmere Show feels like coming home" also deserved to win and have awarded them a double pass to our very own local country show Country in the Country !

Congrats to you both and amazing effort! Please get in touch so we can get your prizes to you before the performance dates.

And dont forget you can get your own tickets to Country in the Country online or by popping into Crate and Barrel Leeston