RNA Queensland Show - Ekka

After such a challenging year, the Royal Queensland Show look forward to bringing you a COVID Safe event for the community to enjoy

The Ekka will be the biggest event staged in Queensland since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Since December 2020, they have worked very closely with Queensland Health to safely bring the country and city back together.

There is wonderful community sentiment for the show, which has been held annually since 1876, with the exception of 2020.

Exhibitors, competitors and the public can’t wait for the historic 'Comeback Ekka'.

All the unique Ekka traditions the public know and love will be back.

The Ekka showcases the best of Queensland, attracting more than 21,000 competition entries from woodchop to giant vegetables, 10,000 animals from beef cattle to cats and dogs, world-class live entertainment, awardwinning food and wine, carnival rides and showbags, family shopping, educational activities and much more.

Competitions, exhibits, animals, food, sideshow alley, kids’ carnival, fashion parades, showbags and entertainment will be on offer once again.

To ensure we can all come back together safely again a series ofCOVID Safe measures will be introduced.

Since last year the RNA has been working closely with Queensland Health and there are a series of measures we will introduce this year to ensure the people of Queensland come back together safely.

These include:

Capped daily numbers

Online tickets only

Real time crowd monitoring – indoor pavilions

Roving COVID Safe Marshalls

Increased hygiene and cleaning measures

High touch areas – round the clock cleaning by Hygiene Officers

More than 70 per cent of Ekka is outdoors, from our main arena to baby animal nursery, sideshow alley, kids’ carnival areas and many competition venues, which are not subject to the indoor number restrictions.

The 2021 Ekka will take place from 7 to 15 August – with the Ekka Public Holiday on Wednesday 11 August.

The biggest change at Ekka this year will be how people can buy their admission tickets – you must

buy your tickets online. There will be no tickets on sale at the gate.

To ensure RNA manage capped daily numbers, the public must nominate the day they wish to come to the show and disclose full details for contact tracing.

The RNA will always act in the best interests of public health, which has been their top priority in planning this Comeback Ekka. It is also up to the community to do the right thing too, so if you are feeling unwell and displaying COVID-like symptoms please, don’t come to the 2021 Comeback Ekka.

The RNA is delighted to be able to bring the country and the city together again at this year’s Comeback Ekka.

After its historic cancellation last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the "People’s Show" is back and organisers have planned a COVID Safe event for the whole community to enjoy.

Make sure to secure your tickets online - visit www. ekka.com.au

7 - 15 August 2021

Brisbane PUBLIC HOLIDAY 11 August TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY