What’s your talent?
Whether you want to showcase a lifelong hobby or spark some friendly rivalry with your neighbours, friends or family, this is your stage! By entering, you join a proud legacy dating back to our every first show in 1909. We may have traded cattle for crafts, but every entry is still celebrated with the same local pride.
Today, we are proud to be one of WA’s largest and most accessible exhibitions. With entry fees of only $1 for youth and $2 for adults, we want to ensure that absolutely everyone can join in the fun.
What can you enter?
From home cooking and thriving plants to sewing, painting, and photography, our 650+ categories celebrate every kind of talent. Plus, we have dedicated Youth Classes (ages 17 and under) to showcase the incredible capabilities of our younger creators.
All entries will be displayed proudly at the Canning Show, where you can finally see whose fudgy brownies earned the ultimate family bragging rights this year. Along with the glory, there is a share of $19,000 in cash prizes to be won, plus fantastic prizes donated by generous local businesses.
Youth
All classes available exclusively to those under the age of 18
People’s Choice
Theme: Grown in the Orchard!
In addition to our regular judged classes, the People’s Choice is a special category where the public gets to vote for their favourite exhibit right at the Show!
Be inspired by the orchard: Look closely at the colours, flavours, and textures. Explore the gnarled bark of an old tree, the split-second of falling fruit, or the buzzing life in the blossoms. Whether through a lens, a paintbrush, or a craft, show us how you see the orchard.
Sewing, Knitting, Crochet, Toys & Dolls
Including machine sewing, hand embroidery, quilting, patchwork, machine knitting and hand-crafted toys and beautifully dressed dolls.
Painting & Drawing:
Fine arts, mixed media, and illustration.
Photography
Dedicated categories for both professional and non-professional photographers.
Hobby Ceramics
Specific classes for students, amateurs, and professionals.
Flowers & Plants
From prize-winning blooms to unique potted displays.
Fruit & Vegetables
From sun-ripened berries and vibrant citrus to fun, oversized, and misshapen garden oddities.
Herbs
Potted and cut herbs
Home & Dairy Produce
Celebrate the harvest with preserves, conserves, eggs, honey, dairy, and home brew.
Home Cooking
Everything from traditional baking, savoury bakes, and fresh bread to spectacular decorated cakes.
Handicrafts
A massive variety including jewellery, china painting, glass, scrapbooking, card making, textiles, diamond dot, Lego, and mosaics.
Industrial Arts
Honouring traditional skills in leatherwork, metalwork, and woodwork.
Community Groups & Schools
Classes available for schools and community groups