2024
Main Ring Entertainment
09.30 Judging of Cattle and Heavy Horses
12:00 Tractor Push Competition
12.30 Main Ring Event - Pig Racing
1.00 Heavy Horse Singles
1.30 Main Parade & Prizegiving
2.00 Heavy Horse Teams
2.30 Vintage Tractors & Vehicles
3.00 Main Ring Event - Pig Racing
3.30 Tractor Push Competition
3.30 Pig Racing
4.00 Fancy Dress Horse & Rider Competition
4.15 Pet Fun
4.30 Children’s Tug Of War and Fun Races
5.00 Close
12:00 Tractor Push Competition
12.30 Main Ring Event - Pig Racing
1.00 Heavy Horse Singles
1.30 Main Parade & Prizegiving
2.00 Heavy Horse Teams
2.30 Vintage Tractors & Vehicles
3.00 Main Ring Event - Pig Racing
3.30 Tractor Push Competition
3.30 Pig Racing
4.00 Fancy Dress Horse & Rider Competition
4.15 Pet Fun
4.30 Children’s Tug Of War and Fun Races
5.00 Close
Main Ring Attraction 2024: Harrower's Pig Racing
This year we welcome back past Chairman Craig Harrower and his wife Jane to entertain us all with their fabulous Pig Racing.
This main ring attraction is for young and old and brings a smile to everyone’s face! Especially when it all goes a bit pear shaped, but this is all part of the fun. The pigs don’t always behave on the day!
They generally work with 20 pigs, which range in size, and run 5 heats with 4 numbered pigs in each heat. At the end of the 5 heats the loosing pigs run back up to the trailer and then we have our ‘Grand Pig Finale’ with the winners of each heat competing against one another in the Final, also running back to our trailer.
Everyone is welcome to join in and get up close to the action by standing on either side of the track and if you fancy a "flutter" and choose the winning pig you might win a wee prize.
Let's see if our compare John is faster than them this year too.
This main ring attraction is for young and old and brings a smile to everyone’s face! Especially when it all goes a bit pear shaped, but this is all part of the fun. The pigs don’t always behave on the day!
They generally work with 20 pigs, which range in size, and run 5 heats with 4 numbered pigs in each heat. At the end of the 5 heats the loosing pigs run back up to the trailer and then we have our ‘Grand Pig Finale’ with the winners of each heat competing against one another in the Final, also running back to our trailer.
Everyone is welcome to join in and get up close to the action by standing on either side of the track and if you fancy a "flutter" and choose the winning pig you might win a wee prize.
Let's see if our compare John is faster than them this year too.
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Main Ring Attraction: Vintage Tractors, Fire Engines & Cars
Come and see a fantastic display of vintage vehicle parade in the main ring.
Our Vintage Tractors will have competed in classes varying from Best Presented Implement to Best Maintained Ferguson to Best Unrestored Working Tractor.
Our Vintage Tractors will have competed in classes varying from Best Presented Implement to Best Maintained Ferguson to Best Unrestored Working Tractor.
Main Ring Attraction: Children's Fancy Dress On Horseback
Drymen Show is delighted to announce that we will be running our Children's Fancy Dress On Horseback Competition again in the main ring on show day.
We've had some fantastic outfits over the past few years with prizes awarded; 1st Prize is £25, 2nd £15 and 3rd £10 and everyone gets a rosette
This year's theme is the Olympics in recognition of the forthcoming Games in Paris later this year, so if you fancy entering and dressing up then please enter on the day with the Light Horse Secretary.
We've had some fantastic outfits over the past few years with prizes awarded; 1st Prize is £25, 2nd £15 and 3rd £10 and everyone gets a rosette
This year's theme is the Olympics in recognition of the forthcoming Games in Paris later this year, so if you fancy entering and dressing up then please enter on the day with the Light Horse Secretary.
Main Ring Attraction: Children's Races & Tug Of War
What better way to end the day with races in the main ring followed by lots of sweets!
Main Ring Attraction: Heavy Horses
Band Stage
Sponsored by Timage Quality Haylage (www.timagescltland.co.uk) who provide our band stage and ran by local's Denver Chalmers and Robert Reid we are pleased to advise the following acts on our now infamous Band Stage with more to be announced.
Local Loch Lomond Ukelele Orchestra will also be delighting us with their tunes again. Made up of 50 locals of differing ages and abilities it's been a great community initiative helping people to come together to learn a musical instrument, sing and enjoy themselves.
Local Artists - Denver Chalmers of Acoustic Station, Joe Quinn of The Ocajunals and Mark David will also entertain us with some fantastic live music and great tunes
Local Loch Lomond Ukelele Orchestra will also be delighting us with their tunes again. Made up of 50 locals of differing ages and abilities it's been a great community initiative helping people to come together to learn a musical instrument, sing and enjoy themselves.
Local Artists - Denver Chalmers of Acoustic Station, Joe Quinn of The Ocajunals and Mark David will also entertain us with some fantastic live music and great tunes
Pet's Tent, Learning Zone and Royal Highland Educational Trust (RHET)
Drymen Show is pleased to announce the return of our Pet and Rabbit Tent, which is a great hit for families every year.
It's in the usual place at the top end of the Main Ring, a real destination point now for children as it also hosts RHET and our Learning Zone.
This year we'll be focussing on sheep and wool as a topic with lots of intresting facts and things to do associated with them both.
We'll also have lambs, calves, sheep, goats, rabbits and maybe a pig and donkey for you to have a look and even a pet a few of them.
It's in the usual place at the top end of the Main Ring, a real destination point now for children as it also hosts RHET and our Learning Zone.
This year we'll be focussing on sheep and wool as a topic with lots of intresting facts and things to do associated with them both.
We'll also have lambs, calves, sheep, goats, rabbits and maybe a pig and donkey for you to have a look and even a pet a few of them.
RHET is an educational charity of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS).
The purpose of RHET is to bring farming and the working countryside and its practices to life for young people. We work with partners to provide and deliver world leading learning opportunities for all Scotland’s young people aged 3 to 18 about, in and through the Scottish agricultural environment and the countryside.
RHET aims to provide the opportunity for every child in Scotland to learn about food, farming and the countryside and to create a wider understanding of the environmental, economic and social realities of rural Scotland.
The purpose of RHET is to bring farming and the working countryside and its practices to life for young people. We work with partners to provide and deliver world leading learning opportunities for all Scotland’s young people aged 3 to 18 about, in and through the Scottish agricultural environment and the countryside.
RHET aims to provide the opportunity for every child in Scotland to learn about food, farming and the countryside and to create a wider understanding of the environmental, economic and social realities of rural Scotland.
SWI (Rural Tent) & Open Classes For Baking, Floral Art And Craft
Drymen Show wouldn't be the show it is without the fantastic displays of creativity and skills on show in our SWI (Rural) Tent.
For all visitors make sure you pop in before or after judging to see the exhibits and join in their raffle.
Within the SWI Tent we also host our Open Classes for anyone not in the SWI.
For all budding bakers, crafters and flower arrangers please see below posters letting you know how to enter this years competitions
Bake Off: A Banana Loaf
Flower Arrangement: Any arrangement in a kitchen utensil
Craft: A friendship bracelet in any craft
Men's Classes: A small bottle of homemade wine, A jam filled sponge and Any small item carved in wood
For all visitors make sure you pop in before or after judging to see the exhibits and join in their raffle.
Within the SWI Tent we also host our Open Classes for anyone not in the SWI.
For all budding bakers, crafters and flower arrangers please see below posters letting you know how to enter this years competitions
Bake Off: A Banana Loaf
Flower Arrangement: Any arrangement in a kitchen utensil
Craft: A friendship bracelet in any craft
Men's Classes: A small bottle of homemade wine, A jam filled sponge and Any small item carved in wood
Craft Tents & Walking Stick Demonstration
Make sure to visit our 2 craft tents to have a look and maybe even purchase some fantastic home made crafts from local producers.
In one of the craft tents you can also see our walking stick competition. Ran by West Calder Stick Makers Club there will also be demonstrations throughout the day showing how these fantastic sticks are made.
Classes are
1. Plain Horn Walking Stick
2. Fancy Horn Walking Stick
3. Plain Wood Walking Stick
4. Fancy Wood Walking Stick
5. Thumb Stick
6. Leg Cleek
7. Novice
8. Any Other Stick
In one of the craft tents you can also see our walking stick competition. Ran by West Calder Stick Makers Club there will also be demonstrations throughout the day showing how these fantastic sticks are made.
Classes are
1. Plain Horn Walking Stick
2. Fancy Horn Walking Stick
3. Plain Wood Walking Stick
4. Fancy Wood Walking Stick
5. Thumb Stick
6. Leg Cleek
7. Novice
8. Any Other Stick
Nursery & School's Tent
Every year Drymen Show helps celebrate the creative work of our local nursery and school children by running our Schools Competition and then displaying all entries in our School's Tent.
Make sure you pop in to see everyone's fantastic work.
SCHOOLS: Buchanan, Drymen, Aberfolye, Balfron, Buchlyvie, Fintry, St Joseph's, Gartocharn, Killearn and Strathblane.
NURSERIES: Aberfoyle, Fintry, Croftamie, Gartocharn Balfron and Killearn
Make sure you pop in to see everyone's fantastic work.
SCHOOLS: Buchanan, Drymen, Aberfolye, Balfron, Buchlyvie, Fintry, St Joseph's, Gartocharn, Killearn and Strathblane.
NURSERIES: Aberfoyle, Fintry, Croftamie, Gartocharn Balfron and Killearn
Birds Of Prey
Drymen Show is delighted to have the Falconer Martin McCulloch from KG Hawks at our show again this year with a stand to allow you to meet their birds closer up.
Located in Skelmorlie on the west coast of Scotland, KG Hawks have numerous highly trained birds and offer a wide range of services.
They are highly committed to conservation and education with years of experience within the educational system from teaching nursery and school children to special needs children and adults.
They also use their birds to explain the effects of man on the habitats of the birds and the impact this has on the environment.
Located in Skelmorlie on the west coast of Scotland, KG Hawks have numerous highly trained birds and offer a wide range of services.
They are highly committed to conservation and education with years of experience within the educational system from teaching nursery and school children to special needs children and adults.
They also use their birds to explain the effects of man on the habitats of the birds and the impact this has on the environment.
Breed Boards
Drymen Show with the support of the Royal Highland And Agricultural Society have created 19 Breed Boards which will be situated throughout the show to help inform and educate visitors on the various breeds being shown.
Each board has been signed off by the relevant Breed Society's and contains a picture and key facts about the breed.
If you miss them at our show don't worry we share them with the other 4 locals shows also; Gargunnock, Stirling, Doune and Dunblane and Braco.
See how many you can find.
Each board has been signed off by the relevant Breed Society's and contains a picture and key facts about the breed.
If you miss them at our show don't worry we share them with the other 4 locals shows also; Gargunnock, Stirling, Doune and Dunblane and Braco.
See how many you can find.
School 5-A-Side Football Competition
We are delighted to be hosting our inter school 5-A-Side footabll competition again this year for both girls and boys, which has new sponsors and trophies this year and is always fantastic fun.
Pitches are found at the top of the show, beyond the Petr's Tent and Clydesdales.
SCHOOLS: Buchanan, Drymen, Aberfolye, Balfron, Buchlyvie, Fintry, St Joseph's, Gartocharn, Killearn and Strathblane
Pitches are found at the top of the show, beyond the Petr's Tent and Clydesdales.
SCHOOLS: Buchanan, Drymen, Aberfolye, Balfron, Buchlyvie, Fintry, St Joseph's, Gartocharn, Killearn and Strathblane
Sheep Shearing Demonstration
Courtesy Of Douglas Steel and only if weather permits we'll be happy to demonstrate sheep shearing at the sheep pens later on in the afternoon.
You may even fancy a go yourself!
You may even fancy a go yourself!
FUN FAIR
The best fun ever!!
Free Prize Draw
Buy one of our programmes at the show and have the chance to win....
£100 Cash or
A bottle of 18 Year Old Glengoyne Whisky or
A hamper from Drymen Bakery & Deli
Just full out the Free Prize Draw entry slip on Page 1 and put it in one of the Free Prize Draw Boxes found in the Secretary's Tent
Beer Tent
Sponsors Tent
School Tent
Draw will be made at 3pm and announced by the compares at the Main Ring. Good Luck
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Photo Competition
Following the success of our photo competition last year, Drymen Show is delighted to announce it's return this year.
We would love to get as many photos of the show this year, to post on Facebook, on our web site and use in some of our publicity material going forward.
We'd therefore love you to send us your photos from the day and the best 3 photos in each category, as decided by the Committee, will be posted back here on Facebook for you to judge the winners, who will get family passes for next year's show.
There are 2 categories:
- Animal Magic - The best photo of any animals at the show
- Show Time - The best photo that captures what Drymen Show is all about.
Just a couple of rules:
- No rude photos please!!!
- If your photo directly includes children please ask the consent of their parents, guardians or carers.
Looking forward to seeing them all.
We would love to get as many photos of the show this year, to post on Facebook, on our web site and use in some of our publicity material going forward.
We'd therefore love you to send us your photos from the day and the best 3 photos in each category, as decided by the Committee, will be posted back here on Facebook for you to judge the winners, who will get family passes for next year's show.
There are 2 categories:
- Animal Magic - The best photo of any animals at the show
- Show Time - The best photo that captures what Drymen Show is all about.
Just a couple of rules:
- No rude photos please!!!
- If your photo directly includes children please ask the consent of their parents, guardians or carers.
Looking forward to seeing them all.
