Rotherham Show
Rotherham Show has been held for many years and is reckoned to be best free show in the North of England. Clifton Park is taken over for a few days and is a spacious site close to the middle of town with roof for all sorts of displays, shows and events. Major parking areas are out on Herringthorpe Playing Fields but there's a shuttle bus between.
For more information please call Kate Butler on 44 (0)1709 336946.
In advance of the show a variety of files in PDF format will be available from Rotherham Council including information about trade stands, charity stands, prices etc. Prior to the show the following leaflets will be available in PDF probably about July/August of the same year- scroll down the page a bit.
Rotherham Show 2011
The 32nd show was held on the weekend of 10 & 11 September 2011, open on both days from 10am - 6pm.
The attractions included Rotherham Arts, Jazz and Folk Festivals, the Cultural Diversity Festival, the Colourscape Festival, Northern Hamster Show (Sunday), Vintage Vehicle Rally, Fun Fair, Stalls and Refreshments, Events in the Rother FM Man Area.
Saturday Events
From 10am & throughout the day: Horticultural Show, Yorkshire Rat Club, The Prince's Trust and Rotherham Youth Enterprise, Funfair, Rotherham Diversity Festival, Military Displays, Colourscape, new Garden House and Walled Garden, Trade Stands and Exhibitions, Refreshments
- 10.00am - 4.30pm Vintage Vehicle Static Display Bandstand area
- 10.00am - 5.00pm Fun Dog Show Activity Area
- 10.00am - 5.00pm Archery Activity Area
- 10.30am - 4.30pm Range of activities including sampling food Clifton Park Museum cooked on Victorian Range
- 11.00am - 4.00pm Redroad FM 102.4 Bandstand area
- 12 noon Welcome to the Show by the Mayor of Rotherham, Councillor S. Wright
- 12 noon Opening of Horticultural Show
- 12.30pm - 1.00pm Tricky Tikes Terrier Racing Main Arena
- 1.00pm - 5.30pm Folk Festival Music Marquee
- 1.10pm - 1.35pm The Pre Hee Men Main Arena
- 1.45pm - 2.15pm Phoenix Falconry Flying Display Main Arena
- 2.30pm - 300pm Tricky Tikes Terrier Racing Main Arena
- 3.10pm - 3.40pm The Pre Hee Men Main Arena 3.50pm - 4.20pm Phoenix Falconry Flying Display Main Arena
- 4.00pm - 4.20pm Presentation of Awards - Vintage Vehicle Rally Bandstand Area
Sunday Events
From 10am & throughout the day: Horticultural Show, Hamster Show, The Prince's Trust and Rotherham Youth Enterprise, Funfair, Rotherham Diversity Festival, Military Displays, Colourscape, new Garden House and Walled Garden, Trade Stands and Exhibitions, Refreshments
- 10.00am - 5.00pm Fun Dog Show Activity Area
- 10.00am - 5.00pm Archery Activity Area
- 10.00am - 4.30pm Vintage Vehicle Static Display Bandstand area
- 10.30am - 4.30pm Range of activities including sampling food Clifton Park Museum cooked on Victorian Range
- 12 noon - 1.00 pm Gardeners' Question Time Garden Room/House
- 12 noon - 3.45 pm Festival of Brass: Bandstand
- 12 noon Thurcroft Colliery Band
- 1.00 pm Whiston Brass Band
- 2.00 pm Maltby Miners' Welfare Band
- 3.00 pm Dinnington Colliery Band
- 12.45pm - 1.00pm Nottinghamshire Police Pipe Band Main Arena
- 1.00 pm - 5.00pm Jazz Festival Music Marquee
- 1.15pm - 1.35pm Blackrock Llama Display Team Main Arena
- 1.50 pm - 2.20pm Tom and Tilly's Wacky World of Tomfoolery Main Arena
- 2.30pm - 2.45pm Nottinghamshire Police Pipe Band Main Arena
- 3.00pm - 3.20pm Blackrock Llama Display Team Main Arena
- 3.00pm - 3.20pm Horticultural Show Awards by the Mayor Horticultural Marquee and Deputy Mayor of Rotherham
- 3.35pm - 4.05pm Tom and Tilly's Wacky World of Tomfoolery Main Arena
- 4.00pm - 4.20pm Vintage Vehicle Rally Awards by the Mayor Bandstand Are