The Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) is Queensland's largest and most loved annual event, attracting on average 400,000 people. Ekka will run for 9 days from the Saturday, 9th - Sunday, 17th August 2025.

The Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) is Queensland's largest and most loved annual event, attracting on average 400,000 people. Run by the RNA and staged at its original birthplace, the Brisbane Showgrounds, the Ekka brings the country and city together for …

Year Dates (August) Public holiday (August) 2025: 9th - 17th: 13th 2026: 8th - 16th: 12th 2027: 7th - 15th

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, educational activities and much more.

Australia-first million dollar night show Ekka NITES wows the crowd each night of show. Queensland beats New South Wales in the 2014 Ekka Rodeo. The Ekka runs over two full weekends for the first time in the show's history. British stars from the 'Inbetweeners' and Miss World Australia, Courtney Thorpe, visit Ekka

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their continuing connection to land and as custodians of stories for millennia. We are inspired by this tradition in our work to share and preserve Queensland's memory for future generations.

The Royal Queensland Show (Ekka) is Queensland's largest and most loved annual event, attracting on average 400,000 people. Run by the RNA and staged at its original birthplace, the Brisbane Showgrounds, the Ekka brings the country and city together for …

The Royal Queensland Steakhouse presented by Kilcoy Global Foods is a fine dining restaurant like no other. WHERE: Channel 7 Pavilion foyer. WHEN: Open from 12 noon daily for lunch and dinner throughout the nine days of Show . MENU

Royal Queensland Show Fellowship In 2026, the Ekka will mark its 150 th anniversary and as part of this incredible legacy, the State Library of Queensland has announced a new Ekka Fellowship in partnership with the RNA.

In 2024, the nine-day Show will be held from Saturday 10 August to Sunday 18 August, running over two full weekends. Since 1875, the RNA has been dedicated to championing agriculture and is honoured to stage Queensland’s largest event on behalf of the community each year.