Online entries now open for 2025!
Welcome to the heart of the Canning Show! As one of WA’s largest and most accessible annual exhibitions of its kind, our event is a creative wonderland for every member of our community, no matter their age. We believe it should be easy and rewarding to showcase your talents, learn a new skill, or simply share your passion. It’s a joyful celebration that inspires everyone and rewards your talent, efforts, and imagination.
With over 650 classes, and dedicated youth categories.
This Year’s Special Themes
In addition to our regular classes, we are excited to introduce our 2025 themes for this year’s People’s Choice Awards, offering seven special prizes of $100 each, as voted by Show attendees.
This year’s themes are:
- Cooperative: This theme is a tribute to a member-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise that benefits the community. Get creative with our tribute to two of WA’s most prominent cooperatives: lobsters and bananas!
- Halloween: Get creative with all things spooky and fun!
You can enter a creation for any of the following main classes (there’s plenty more to choose from), as well as the special People’s Choice categories:
🥠 Home Cooking
🍉 Fruit & Vegetables
🌻 Flowers
🌿 Herbs
🎨 Painting & Drawing
📸 Photography (now with amateur & pro sections)
🥚 Home & Dairy Produce
🐝 Honey
🧶 Sewing, Knitting, Crochet, Toys & Dolls
📿 Handicrafts
🪴 Hobby Ceramics
🛠 Industrial Arts
Key Exhibition Information
Key Entry Dates
| Section | Online Entries | Paper & Email Entries | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youth Entries (open to ages 17 and under) | Sunday 19th Oct by 11pm | Friday 17th Oct by 4pm | $1 |
| Youth Entries for flowers, fruit and vegetables | Friday 24th Oct by 11pm | Friday 24th Oct by 4pm | $1 |
| General Entries | Sunday 19th Oct by 11pm | Friday 17th Oct by 4pm | $2 |
| General Entries for flowers, fruit and vegetables | Friday 24th Oct by 4pm | Friday 24th Oct by 4pm | $2 |
How to Enter: We encourage everyone to enter online. It’s the easiest and quickest way, and it allows you to keep track of your entries and results. You can find detailed instructions and direct links to the online portal on our website.
Who Can Enter: Anyone can enter, regardless of age, experience, or where you’re from. While most classes are for amateurs only, we also have a couple of professional sections to award talented artisans.
Prizes & Recognition: There is over $19,000 in cash prizes to be won, plus trophies, sashes, and award certificates. Our Exhibition Champions will also receive a complimentary invite to an exclusive gala dinner on Saturday, November 16.
Entry Fees & Process: Entries are just $1 for youth and $2 for adults. Our online entry system makes it easy, and printed forms are also available.
Judging & Exhibition: Your entries will be anonymously and independently judged by experts in their field, and all entries are displayed for everyone to enjoy as part of the Canning Show Exhibition. Your name will only be revealed if you win a prize!
Classes & Themes: With over 650 classes to choose from, you can enter new or old creations (as long as they haven’t won a prize before). This year also includes our expanded People’s Choice Awards, offering a $100 bonus reward in seven special classes that celebrate our Cooperative and Halloween themes.
Dropping Off Exhibits
| Section | Delivery Day & Time | Judging |
|---|---|---|
| All entries (excluding perishables) | Sunday 26th Oct 1pm – 4pm & Monday 27th Oct 9am – 11am or 3pm – 6pm | Begins Tuesday 28th Oct |
| Perishable Items: Flowers, fruit, vegetables, nuts, herbs, dairy, eggs and home cooking. Preserves, jams, pickles and | Thursday 30 Oct 3:30pm – 6:30pm & Friday 31st Oct 7am – 8:30am | Begins Friday 31st Oct at 9am |
| Country Exhibitors, schools and groups | By arrangement | Begins Friday 31st Oct at 9am |
Class Changes for 2025
| Youth | Adults | Home & Dairy Produce | Home Cooking | Sewing, knitting, crochet, toys and dolls | Handicrafts | Photography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • New 8 & Under Cooking section. • New biscuits added for 9–12 and 13–17 years. • New Savoury Scroll class (13–17 yrs). | • Fruit & Veg: Overall points winner gets a ribbon. • Flowers: Gerbera “New Vogue” added. • Herbs: Stem expectations defined. • Horticultural Council Awards: Rules added for Geraniums, Pelargoniums & Hanging Containers. Ribbons awarded at Presentation Evening. | • Preserves split into Preserves & Conserves. • New class: Flavoured Yoghurt. • Wines removed; new Honey classes added. | • Baking class numbers refreshed; new classes include Banana Bread, Sweet Filled Pie, ANZAC & Choc Chip Biscuits. • Cake Decorating adds Sugar Art Topper & Floral Display. | • Updated definitions for Accessories, Socks, Gloves, etc. | • Clearer expectations for Glasswork & Scrapbooking. • New classes: Decorative Pebble/Sea Glass Picture, Miniature Kit. • Folk Art is now a standalone class. • New section: People With Disability. | • New Agriculture class in all sections. |