Tuesday 29th March 2016 - The Sydney Royal Easter Show Olympic Park Homebush Bay

On the 30th March it was a wrap for this annual event. There were advantages and disadvantages of attending The Sydney Royal Show on it's second last day.

Advantages
- not too crowded - school holidays had not started yet
- being the 2nd last day there were a  lot of bargains especially discounted Show Bags

Disadvantages
- I think it rained on and off for most of the day
- a lot of popular things had sold out( an entire Show Bag stand was sold out)

It seems to be the same activities and displays every year - The District Displays, the Woolworths Food Dome, The Lifestyle Pavilion, The Sheep, The Goats, The Cows, The Ducks, The Chickens , The Eggs, The Wool, The Food Farm, The Working Diary, The Farmyard Nursery, The Horses, The Alpacas, The Pigs, The Dogs, The Other Domestic Animals, The Rides, The Floral and Garden Displays/Competitions, The Arts and Crafts Displays/Competitions, The Cake Decorating and Sugar Art Displays/Competitions, The Photography Displays/Competitions, The Show Bags, The Rides and Other Amusements,  The Scone and Cake Making Displays/Competitions, The Wood Chopping, The Sheep Shearing Demonstrations etc etc.........

There were plenty of places to eat and drink and quite a variety of food and drink options ranging from Pizza,  Pies, Sausages , Hotdogs, Toasted Cheese Sandwiches,  Lemonade, Water, Coffee, Tea etc to more gourmet options such as Fresh Oysters, Prawns, Salmon, Alcohol, Pastries.

I found most of my time was spent just traveling to and from the Olympic Park venue and walking around trying to see everything. I only purchased 1 pie for lunch at The Food Farm and 1 Show Bag(the Agricultural Show Bag) this year as everything was so expensive even after discounts.

People complained how expensive entry to The Easter Show was getting. A  pre purchased Show Link ticket from Woolworths cost me over $40. Gone are the days when kids and parents were loaded with Show Bags to take home with them. Most families I observed had a maximum of 2 Show Bags per child. My workmate opted not to even attend the Easter Show this year with her kids.

I rated The Royal Easter Show a 6/10 not much was new and because I got ripped off with the Show Bag I purchased that day. Also for being crash tackled by Sprocket the non gender specific Crash Test Dummy who ran away and had to be called back (thanks for the blurry photo attached!). May not be attending next year's show.