Turriff District Agricultural Association was delighted to win the Northern Lights Aberdeenshire Tourism Initiative Award in 2008. The award recognises and celebrates excellence in the tourism industry.
We look forward to the 148th Turriff Show to be held on Sunday 5th and Monday 6th August 2012. The trade stand area continues to expand and the new area allocated for arts and crafts on the east side of the Showfield is popular with exhibitors and Show visitors.
We would expect about 800 horse and pony entries and 40 goats on the Sunday, and 450 cattle including the National Hereford Show, 450 sheep and 40 Clydesdale horses on the Monday. In addition there is fur and feather classes and an Open Dog Show on the Sunday with the rabbit and cavy sections now affiliated and upgraded to 2 star status. The poultry and a Companion Dog Show are on the Monday.
There are over 250 trade stands, a renowned food fayre and indoor shopping mall, exhibition hall with a ‘lifestyle theme’ and cookery demonstrations, a special forestry area and a special educational area for children plus Codona’s funfair.
The Industrial Marquee is one of the largest in the country with over 1800 home based craft exhibits plus an excellent horticultural show.
Each day has an extensive ringside entertainment programme with many special attractions including Inchperfect – two highly enthusiastic and talented young trial stunt riders, with breath-taking skill and balance, sheep racing under the watchful eye of New Zealander Stuart Barnes, fine sulky trotting, pony carriage driving (Sunday) and Turralympics, Turriff Shows very own version of the Olympic Games!
