Two days of the 166th Great Yorkshire Show have been sold out - with a limited number of remaining tickets expected to be sold soon, organisers have confirmed.
The event will take place from Tuesday, July 8 to Friday, July 11, with tickets for Wednesday and Thursday sold out.
A limited number of tickets are remaining for Tuesday and Friday - though these are close to going too.
Held at the Great Yorkshire Showground, in Harrogate, the annual event celebrates farming, food and rural life, attracting around 140,000 visitors and featuring 8,500 animals across various competitions.
Rachel Coates, show director, said: "It is shaping up to be an absolutely brilliant Great Yorkshire Show, with so much for everyone to enjoy.
"The showground is looking fantastic and final preparations are well underway.
"If you haven’t got your ticket yet, don’t wait any longer as we are very close to selling out on Tuesday and Friday."
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The show celebrates everything from independent food producers in the Great Yorkshire Food Hall to livestock in the show rings, with specific sections for cheese and dairy, hives and honey, and forestry.
New in 2025, the Young Farmers Lawn will host the 'Britain’s Fittest Farmer' competition, organised by Farmers Weekly, on Tuesday.
Farmers will showcase their physical prowess in a series of challenging tasks.
The event will also highlight advanced technology in agriculture, with a Farm Machinery Demonstration Ring near Brown Gate and a larger Innovation Zone.
The Atkinson Action Horses will be the main ring attraction, performing daily.
A new exhibition recounts the story of Wensleydale sheep, a breed named at the Great Yorkshire Show nearly 150 years ago.
The exhibition will feature pieces made from the wool of native, rare breed Wensleydale sheep and is located next to the Ariat GYS Stage.
The Ariat GYS Stage will also host a daily GYS Fashion Show and chat shows with celebrity farming guests, including Helen Skelton, Rob and Dave Nicholson of Cannon Hall Farm, Matt Baker MBE, and Peter Wright from The Yorkshire Vet.
The show will also include talks on the Countryside Voices stage and demonstrations on countryside management, with top chefs showcasing their skills at the Great Yorkshire Food Theatre and Game Cookery Theatre.
The Battle of the Butchers competition will highlight top butchery skills, while competitive horse-shoeing will be featured in The Forge.
Additional highlights include the Great Yorkshire Pole Climbing Championships and the Art Show showcasing regional artists.
The show will host five national breed shows, featuring Aberdeen Angus, Longhorn, and Charolais cattle, and Zwartbles and Kerry Hills in the sheep section.
The Northern Region Shepherd of the Future competition, organised by the National Sheep Association, will also be part of the event.
New to the equine rings this year are Suffolk Punch and British Miniature horses.
The show will enhance its digital platforms this year with a new GYS App and a new YouTube series focused on exhibitors and contributors.
The YouTube series, 'Great Yorkshire Show: Behind the Scenes', will feature TV presenters Christine Talbot, Jon Mitchell, and Duncan Wood, joined by farming YouTuber and TikTok star Joe Seels, covering every aspect of the show.
The nightly episodes on the Great Yorkshire Show YouTube channel will feature class winners, society award winners, and behind-the-scenes footage with staff and volunteers.
Free shuttle buses, operated by The Harrogate Bus Company, will run daily during the show every 10 minutes from Harrogate Bus Station to the showground’s White Gate, starting at 7.30am.
The last bus departs the showground at 7pm.
Tickets for Tuesday and Friday of the Great Yorkshire Show are available, subject to availability, at greatyorkshireshow.co.uk/ticket-information.
Tickets can only be bought in advance and will not be available on the gate.
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