50 FREE Things To Do at the Coates Newcastle Show

The 50 Free Experiences

Animals & Agricultural

Entertainment & Live Shows

  • Bucking Bull Rodeo

  • Camel Racing

  • Cattle Competition

  • Poultry Display

  • Goats Competition

  • Horse Show Jumping

  • Horses Competition

  • Tent Pegging (Horse Event)

  • Working Dogs Competition

  • Post Cutting Competition

  • Farmyard Nursery

  • Honey Competition & Display

  • Bee Display

  • Woodchop Competition

  • Wood Working Displays

  • Snaffle Bit Competition

  • Live Bands

  • Live Radio Broadcasts (Giveaways & Promotions)

  • Marching Bands

  • Entertainment Stage

  • Grand Parade

  • Fireworks

  • Gravity FMX Show

  • Dinkum Dinosaur Show

  • Reptile Show

  • Super Heroes (Roaming)

  • The Luke Combs Experience

  • Newy Con – Pop Culture Convention

  • Dance Groups

  • Star Struck Young Talent

  • Outback Jack Show

  • Epic Fire Show

Education & Displays

Competitions & Interactive

  • Army Display

  • Police Display Cars

  • Police Jet Ski Display

  • Rural Fire Display

  • Emergency Services Displays

  • McCarrolls Car Display

  • Vehicle Displays

  • Newcastle United Jets Meet & Greet

  • Model Trains

  • Photography Display

  • Horticulture Display

  • Fizzics Science Show

  • Newcastle University 3D Interactive Selfie Stand

  • Newcastle University AI Workshops

  • Newcastle University Science & Engineering Challenge

  • Art Competition

  • Cookery & Cake Competition

  • Handcraft Competition

  • Exhibitions

  • Makers Market Demonstration

  • Add Icing & Decorating Competition

  • Preserves Competition

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We acknowledge the Awabakal and Worimi Peoples, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Newcastle Show is held. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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