Royal Show Agricultural Guide 2018

of action-packed enjoyment!
day’ – will also see a number of
exhibitors, including the funfair,
offering special packages.
Events to look forward to:
• The ECR Royal Rock Concert,
featuring Matt Gardiner,
Matthew Mole, and Mi Casa.
• The Royal Symphony Concert,
with a performance of the
full KZN Philharmonic Orchestra
on the theme of “The World’s
Most Beautiful Music”, featuring
Federico Freschi and oboist
Myfanwy Price, and conducted
by Naum Rousine.
• The RSG Concert, featuring
Armand ‘The Singing Cowboy’,
Elizma Theron, Brendan Peyper
and Refentse.
• The Royal Hindvani Extravaganza
and Bhangra, with
a varied programme of dance,
comedy and music.
• The uMgungundlovu Youth
Festival, in conjunction with
Gagasi FM, featuring Kwaito legend
L’vovo.
• The Powasol Enduro-X
series under the auspices of
Motorsport South Africa.
• A full programme of equestrian
events, including Boerperd,
Jumping, Dressage, Children’s
and National Showing Classes.
• The Standard Bank Gold
Cup Parade, where the crème
de la crème of South Africa’s
cattle and smallstock will be
paraded in the Main Arena prior
to the presentation of awards.
• The KZN Dog Agility and Dog
Jumping Championships.
• The return of the Harvard
aerobatic display, the ‘Puma Flying
Lions’.
• The Royal Title Tournament,
a medieval combat tournament
where participants with authentic
weapons and armour will
battle it out for honours.
• A drone competition, with
South Africa’s top drone pilots.
• The Coca-Cola ‘Monster
Flight Night’, where Freestyle
Motocross riders will perform the
latest tricks on a huge rig that
includes pyro-technics.
• The Royal Demolition Derby,
where a team of professional
stock car racers will take each
other on, with the last vehicle
running becomiing the winner.
• The return of the Karkloof
Canopy Zipline, and the province’s
largest fun-fair.
The Royal Show also hosts
KZN’s largest display of construction
and materials handling
equipment, complementing
a broad mix of over 400 commercial,
industrial and servicesector
exhibits.
As is traditional, the Show will
include a meaningful presence
of cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits
and birds, which appeal not only
to those directly involved in agriculture,
but to the public at large.
In this regard, the sheep and
cattle expos provide “city folk”
with displays and demonstrations
intended to impart information
and satisfy curiosity.
The Mercury Hall of Fine Living
will be hosting a food and
culinary display.
Events of this type would not
take place without the support
of numerous volunteers and
sponsorship from the business
sector, and here I would especially
like to acknowledge with
appreciation our partnership
with Coca-Cola, First National
Bank and East Coast Radio.
Affording visitors with an allinclusive
package of enjoyment,
education, information and
entertainment, the 2018 Royal
Show is sure to meet expectations.
We look forward to welcoming
you.
Terry Strachan
CEO, Royal Agricultural
Society
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