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Cheap tickets now live for Canning Show 2024, promising to be BIGGER, BETTER and have MORE FREE FUN, plus Exhibition launches with $14,000+ & prizes galore to reward efforts from ALL!

Bigger. Better. More FREE fun! Lock the dates, grab your cheap tickets, and get ready to smile wider than ever at the CANNING SHOW 2024.

After more record-breaking attendances and new venue launches saw nearly 20,000 smiles last year, one of Perth’s premier community events, Canning Show, is now set to again take fun to the next level over 3 Sessions on Friday 1 & Saturday 2 November 2024.

Cannington Exhibition Centre & Showgrounds will again celebrate expanding venues, with the completed refurbishment of the Cyril Vickery Pavilion adding new spaces for a line-up that will showcase even:

🎉 MORE FREE entertainment (pretty much EVERYTHING except sideshow rides, food and drinks)

🎉 MORE Sideshow Wonderland ride options for all ages

🎉 MORE food & drinks vendors

🎉 MORE markets

🎉 MORE animals

🎉 MORE activated areas, venue spaces, shade & aircon

PLUS, all for unbeatable-value, cheap-entry tickets, and without the lines and waits of other shows.

Enjoy two nights of fireworks and fiery performances and a massive mix of all the fun, thrills, unique experiences, education, and inspiration that make the Canning Show an unmissable event for ALL ages, backgrounds, and interests. Get excited for a big first line-up announcement coinciding with ridiculously cheap-priced tickets being released and an updated Canning Show Exhibition revealed and ready to enter and reward over $14,000 in cash prizes to amateurs!

 

🟡🔴🟢🟣 LINE-UP – HIGHLIGHTS:

🦄 Offering 100s of things to do and 1000s of things to see, much of it FREE FUN, expect outdoor fields and all-new venues full of entertainment, discoveries, and carnival faves for all ages.

1st line-up announcement includes:

🎪 New additional venues spaces with the Cyril Vickery Pavilion addition & expanded activated grounds

🚀 More FREE entertainment

🎢 Expanded Sideshow Wonderland with Rides & thrills for ALL ages

🎆 Fireworks Spectacular presented by Westfield Carousel & mix94.5 (both nights)

🐪 Special ‘Camelids’-themed activities, entertainment & unique experiences (think alpacas, llamas, camels, Arabian nights, pyramids etc)

🎮 Evolve Perth hosting a new ‘Pop Culture Zone’ – featuring gaming consoles, board games, cosplay exhibitions, pop culture trivia & more

🔥 Key main stage entertainment to thrill, including Dangerous Delights’ fiery spectacles (both nights), contortionist Lollipop Lyra, magician extraordinaire Magic Dale & many more TBA

🦎 More animals with a new reptile area, animal petting zoo, farm animals, roving alpacas & llamas

👧 Expanded Oasis-themed Stay & Play Zone including The Mega Sandpit presented by Pyramid

🍔 Expanded food & drink offerings with over 25 vendors

🎁 Heaps of Showbags

😈 Explosive Pro Wrestling exhibition matches to bring the smackdown!

📻 mix94.5 Road Runner Fun Zone (featuring games such as Inflatable Soccer, Skill Tester, Cornhole, prizes & more)

🦋 Face painting, glitter fairies, and caricatures for a small donation to Cancer Council

🎳 Carnival games

⭕ Fliptease Light-Up Hula-hooping & workshops

💰 An even bigger exhibition (with $14,000+ in cash prizes, an additional $1,000 special prizes from Westfield Carousel, plus around $20,000 in prizes all up) – https://canningshow.com.au/exhibition

🛒 More markets

💦 More shade and airconditioned areas to keep cool, and free water from Water Corp

👾 West Coast Lego Group zone including competitions and hands-on creative builds

🎸 Live music (hit cover bands and original)

🪩 DJs & Silent Disco

🧚 Roving performers & stiltwalkers

🧞‍♀ Stage & kids performances

🧪 Interactive edutainment

💃 Community showcases

🎨 Demonstrations & hands-on activations

🦄 Unique experiences galore

PLUS more when the full program drops closer to the Canning Show!

 

🟡🔴🟢🟣 TICKET PRICES

Tickets remain ridiculously cheap, PLUS:

⚠️ Quicker you buy tickets, the cheaper they are

⚠️ LIMITED RELEASES OF EACH – available til allocation is exhausted or sessions reach capacity and sell out

🎫 Early Bird 🎫 Strictly limited LUCKY DUCK PASSES – SOLD OUT

🎫 1st Release 🎫

Group of 4 – $5 per ticket

Single Pass – $10

🎫 2nd Release 🎫

Group of 4 – $6.25 per ticket

Single Pass – $12.50

🎫 3rd Release🎫

Group of 4 – $7.50 per ticket

Single Pass – $15

🎫 FINAL RELEASE🎫

These tickets will be the ONLY available tickets when Canning Show begins, or may be released before if prior release tickets run out, or run out if Sessions reach capacity!!

Group of 4 – $8.75 per ticket

Single Passes – $17.50

🎫 ALL RELEASES 🎫

Concession – $10 (unless allocation runs out)

2 & Unders – FREE (unless allocation runs out)

⚠️⚠️ PLEASE NOTE ⚠️⚠️

  • ALL TICKETS INCUR BOOKING FEES
  • COMPANION CARDHOLDERS can have their companions come free (show card upon entry), though they themselves will need to purchase a ticket.
  • 2 & UNDER: FREE (though essential to register with a ticket from Eventbrite)
  • CONCESSION: Includes Kids/Youths aged 3 to 17 years old, students (including school or TAFE or university), seniors, pensioners, healthcare, disability cardholders etc. Please bring the relevant ID
  • GROUP OF 4 PASS: Valid for up to ANY 4 people, no matter how old they are or whether Concession or not. Eg 1 Adult & 3 Kids, 2 Adults & 2 Kids, 2 Adults & 1 Student & 1 Pensioner etc)

🟡🔴🟢🟣 TO PURCHASE A TICKET:

STEP 1: Choose a SESSION by clicking ‘Select a date’ (3 different, non-transferable sessions to choose from over the course of the festival)

STEP 2: Select your tickets (please note ID will be required upon entry for relevant final release Concession tickets)

STEP 3: Bring printed or email copies of your tickets to the event and your ID for admission

STEP 4: Enter your selected Session and get ready for a mountain of FUN!

 

🟡🔴🟢🟣 SESSIONS

PICK ONE:

The Show will is held over three different Sessions, with each Session having a limited capacity to keep lines down and fun up!

🎪 SESSION 1: Friday 1 November (5-10PM)

🎪 SESSION 2: Saturday 2 November (9AM-4PM)

🎪 SESSION 3: Saturday 2 November (5-10PM)

PLEASE NOTE Tickets are non-transferable (neither between sessions nor purchasers) and ONLY available through Eventbrite.

It’s part of how we keep ticket prices so ridiculously cheap, and prevents scams!

 

🟡🔴🟢🟣 TICKETING OVERVIEW/FAQ

TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE – ONLY from Eventbrite (avoid online scammers).

NO GATE SALES – except online during the Sessions for a higher price. Please contact the office if online purchases are not possible.

HURRY #1 – Faster you purchase tickets, the more you save.

HURRY #2 – We limit our capacity to be comfortable, safe and enjoyable, and sessions may sell out.

TICKETS ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE between Sessions, so choose carefully.

TICKETS ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE between People, unless you purchase Final Release tickets.

BRING YOUR ID – Concession pass ticket holders must bring ID as they may be checked at the gate.

REFUNDS will only be made if the event is canceled.

ANY ABUSE of ticketing will see tickets canceled.

CAHRS MEMBERS – Current members will be mailed 2 x free Single Passes.

 

🟡🔴🟢🟣 EXHIBITION

Providing a creative wonderland with community heart for over 110 years in various formats is the Canning Show Exhibition, with the Information Booklet Schedule available NOW in both printed and online formats.

🏆 ANYONE can enter, no matter where you are from, your age or level of experience. However, most classes are for amateurs only, the competition focusing on celebrating, promoting, rewarding and encouraging diverse interests, passions, talents and efforts, plus inspiring others in diverse communities. There are a couple of professional sections as well, awarding talented artisans.

🏆 Around $14,000 in cash prizes rewarded to the best exhibits, plus trophies, sashes, award certificates, special prizes and more.

🏆 Plus, an extra $1,000 of NEW prizes will be awarded, thanks to key sponsor Westfield Carousel.

🏆 Share in a prize pool now totaling around $20,000 in value!

🏆 Exhibition Champions receive a complimentary free invite to an exclusive, gala dinner Exhibition Awards event on Saturday 16 November.

🏆 650+ Classes to enter, covering Youth; Fruit & Vegetables; Flowers; Home & Dairy Produce; Honey; Home Cooking; Sewing, Knitting, Crochet, Toys & Dolls; Handicrafts; Hobby Ceramics; Painting & Drawing; Photography; and Industrial Arts.

MORE INFO HERE: https://canningshow.com.au/exhibition

 

🟡🔴🟢🟣 THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS

MAJOR PARTNERS: 🎈 Lotterywest 🎈 City of Canning 🎈 Westfield Carousel

MEDIA PARTNERS: 🎈 mix94.5

SPONSORS & MAJOR SUPPORTERS:

🎈 West Australian Showmen’s Association Inc 🎈 Pyramid Construction WA 🎈 Lions Club of Canning City 🎈 Carlisle Events Hire 🎈 Bunnings Warehouse Cannington 🎈 Humpy Camels

Plus more amazing generous partners HERE – please support them and their community spirit!

 

🎆 🎆🎆 ⓂⓄⓇⒺ ⒾⓃⒻⓄ:

FOLLOW THE EVENT HERE

PLUS:

WWW.CANNINGSHOW.COM.AU

TERMS & CONDITIONS HERE

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❤️ Run by not-for-profit organisation Canning Agricultural, Horticultural & Recreational Society, the Canning Show actually loses money EVERY YEAR. But that’s okay with us… In fact, it’s great – it means we are doing what we strive to; giving back to diverse communities, educating, inspiring, entertaining, showcasing, amazing, and spreading joy! We also run Cannington Exhibition Centre & Showgrounds, with over 450 events a year that help to enrich the community ❤️

MORE INFO HERE: https://cahrs.com.au/about-us/

A certified fave Perth event, the award-winning, record-breaking, unique family-friendly festival CANNING SHOW returns in 2024, with more venues, more space, more entertainment, and MORE FUN…

 

Better than just having fun at the Show – YOU can also be one of the reasons why others enjoy it, responsible for people leaving filled with inspiration and admiration. Yes, everyone’s invited to enter the Canning Show Exhibition.

 

The fun competition celebrates, promotes, rewards, and encourages diverse passions, talents, and first-time attempts, plus aims to inspire others in the community with just how easy it is to have a go.

Providing a creative wonderland with a community heart, the Canning Show makes it easy for anyone to ignite their creativity, learn and practise new skills, or showcase their existing talents, whilst potentially being rewarded.

From 2 to 100-year-olds, we can’t wait to showcase thousands of Canning Show Exhibition entries!

 

CANNING SHOW EXHIBITION 2024:

 

CANNING SHOW 2024 expands again including MORE FREE FUN, and we’re also thrilled to announce the Exhibition has expanded too!

This special Exhibition is one of WA’s largest and most accessible annual showcases of its kind, providing the perfect platform for amateurs to show off, learn or enjoy a wide array of arts, crafts, hobbies, creations, garden produce.

With 650+ classes for everyone to enter, a few changes to get excited about this year include:

  • The earliest we have ever had online entries open, giving you time to fill your winter with creativity and planning your exhibits for the spring 2024 Canning Show!
  • Expansion of People’s Choice Awards, with 6 new Camelid-themed classes, each awarding a $100 cash prize to the exhibits in each class that receives the most votes from Canning Show attendees. Voting boxes will be open for all 3 sessions of the Show, nearby the relevant exhibits.
  • An extra $1,000 of NEW prizes will be awarded, thanks to key sponsor Westfield Carousel. Look for quirky chances to win money by baking scones, making a recycling artwork piece or one of the other special ‘Bonus Prizes’ on offer.
  • These are additional to an increased major prize pool of around $14,000 in cash prizes on offer.
  • Share in a prize pool now totaling around $20,000 in value!
  • By popular demand, David Austin Roses classes have been added to the Flowers section.
  • Overhaul of Painting & Drawing section, including 5 new classes on offer covering water colour and acrylic work.
  • Photography exhibits move to the new Canning Agricultural Pavilion, providing more space for more entries and better showcasing of exhibits.
  • Key dates and the word version of the Schedule are available to view and download via Showday online – click the ‘Documents’ tab. The full Exhibition Info/Schedule of entries will also be available ASAP, in both online and printed formats.

 

 

KEY FEATURES SUMMARIZED:

  • One of WA’s largest annual exhibitions of its kind, showcasing a wide array of arts, crafts, hobbies, creations and produce.
  • Online entries make entering easy (though printed entry forms and Schedules also available soon).
  • ANYONE can enter, no matter where you are from, your age or level of experience. However, most classes are for amateurs only, the competition focusing on celebrating, promoting, rewarding and encouraging diverse interests, passions, talents and efforts, plus inspiring others in diverse communities. There are a couple of professional sections as well, awarding talented artisans.
  • Around $14,000 in cash prizes rewarded to the best exhibits, plus trophies, sashes, award certificates, special prizes and more.
  • Exhibition Champions receive a complimentary free invite to an exclusive, gala dinner Exhibition Awards event on Saturday 16 November.
  • Entries still only $1 (Youth) / $2 (Adults).
  • Over 650 Classes to enter, covering Youth; Fruit & Vegetables; Flowers; Home & Dairy Produce; Honey; Home Cooking; Sewing, Knitting, Crochet, Toys & Dolls; Handicrafts; Hobby Ceramics; Painting & Drawing; Photography; and Industrial Arts.
  • Expanded number of People’s Choice Awards (voted by the public), offering $100 bonus rewards in seven special classes celebrating a Camelids theme (camels, alpacas, llamas etc).
  • Unless breaking any By-Laws, ALL entries are exhibited as part of the Canning Show Exhibition; it’s by and for the community.
  • Independently judged by experts in their field.
  • Your entries are anonymous, unless you win a prize where your name will be revealed so you can revel in the admiration.
  • You can enter new or old creations/produce, as long as it hasn’t won a prize before.

 

HOW TO ENTER:

  • We encourage people to enter online. It’s easier and quicker, plus you can better keep track of your Exhibition entries and results – not just this year but also previous ones.
  • Find out more on how to enter online here.
  • Read the deadlines and info in the Schedule Of Entries, released soon.
  • For most classes (except for cooking, fruit and veg, plants etc), first deadline is for entry forms to be submitted by Friday 20 October
  • Can email completed entry forms to admin@cahrs.com.au or drop off in person at Cannington Exhibition Centre during Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.30pm
  • Drop-off of exhibits closer to the Show (refer to Schedule Of Entries)
  • Find the By-Laws here.

 

THEN…

Get your exhibition entries ready to submit closer to the Show, and get ready to enjoy the CANNING SHOW!

Expect the best value, inspiring and fun-packed weekend to excite all ages, including Fireworks both nights, Sideshow Wonderland rides, Carnival games, the Stay & Play Zone, Showbags, Farmland animals, Food World, music, face painting, camel rides, performers and much, much more. Plus, much of it comes FREE, included with tickets!