Events

The Royal Highland Show is unquestionably one of the UK's premier agricultural shows. The Show is run by The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland which was founded in 1784 to promote the regeneration of rural Scotland. Occupying a three hundred acre site right next to Edinburgh Airport on the western fringe of Scotland's Capital City, the event is an annual must for the major herds, flocks and studs across the UK as well as being firmly in the calendar of all farmers and countryside people. On average over 150,000 people attend the Show over its four day run in June. There are displays of more than 5,000 animals, including cattle, sheep and horses along with the largest craft show in Scotland. An exciting programme of competitions including Show Jumping, Sheep Shearing, Heavy Horse Driving and Farriery. There is an Equestrian Area with the most comprehensive collection of clothing, stabling and equipment suppliers in Scotland. The Show also offers the largest trade exhibition of agricultural machinery in Great Britain in tandem with a sizeable acreage devoted to the car and motor sector.