The 120th Seymour Show held at Kings Park has shown the event has only gone from strength to strength since it settled at the location last century.

“It was very successful,” show secretary Pam Beerens said.

“We’re yet to get final figures, but it’s looking as though we had a bigger crowd than what we’ve had for a while. You could probably say a record crowd because it’s the most we’ve ever had.

“Competition entries-wise, we’ve surpassed last year, so we’re in front on that as well.”

The long-awaited festivities kicked off on the afternoon of Friday, October 3, with a stellar performance by Tallarook band The Skerricks ending the night before fireworks lit up the Seymour sky.

The event then went into the following day, providing district students with a thrilling way to end the school holidays.

While the team behind the annual show takes a breather from the weekend’s antics, Ms Beerens said it should be proud of itself for making the event a success.

“All our volunteers have worked really hard and I think we’ve pulled it off,” she said.

“It’s about 187 years that we’ve been around for, so there’s been a lot of volunteer hours in that time.

“We put it on for the community and hopefully the community appreciate it. It’s for them and our volunteers work very hard to achieve that.”

Some highlights from the weekend were the cattle, pygmy goats and sheep shearing, along with the multitude of rides, Eljay Freestyle Entertainment’s motorbike moves and the many food vendors present.

“Overall, the executive is very happy with the way it’s all gone,” Ms Beerens said.

“We’ve had some new volunteers, which is nice, and younger ones who’ve indicated they’ll be happy to come back again next year.

“It was good to see everybody positive about it.”

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