There is a time of the year when only a hotdog on a stick covered in a cornmeal batter and dipped in tomato sauce will do. It’s an item that I just do not see any of time of the year (and for that I am quite grateful) but it also means that along with bunny shaped chocolate, hot cross buns and Christmas pudding, I look forward to it every year. To me it signals the beginning of Easter and the Easter Show, an annual event held in Sydney at Olympic Park. And Dear Readers, settle in with a cup of tea or coffee this lovely Easter Monday because this is a big post with 80 photos!
From left to right: Laura, Olivia and Eloise at the back
We were running slightly late, we were both bone tired from the day before and tried to locate Liss, A and their 3 frills to no avail. The map we are given is one a large double sheet of newsprint and she tells me that they are in the Paddington pavilion. Unfortunately all of the pavilion names do not appear on the map and we end up discarding it. I need a bathroom and there’s an enormous queue at the ladies but when times are desperate one will wait (not without a few of us checking out whether the men’s are free). Seven phone calls and countless SMSs later we finally locate Liss, A and the three girls who are all proudly sporting “I Milked a Cow” badges.
Oh hai!
Eloise feeds a goat “He’s my favourite” she declares.
There are goats and goat judging and the chance for people to pet little piglets (which are so adorable, I want to grab one under my arm and abscond with it!). We visit the working dairy where people can watch a dairy in action and we see the chicks, ducks and all sorts of animals with some roaming free for everyone to pat and feed. For $1 one can purchase a cup of food to feed them (although the goat that Eloise was feeding above seemed to like the hay).
There are also educational displays including computer games where children can help muster livestock by controlling the sheep dog as well as displays like the one above which show children (and adults) which parts of the cattle are used for what cuts and when you flip open the circles, it reveals a picture of the cut of meat.
I don’t think roosters can read
After each pavilion visit you get your Easter Show Passport stamped and when you’ve finished collecting all the stamps, you can win a prize (although I did forget about it! completely after getting my first stamp).
Dagwood Dog $5
It’s time for lunch and the girls are getting peckish so they try their first ever Dagwood Dog. We all know how unhealthy they are for you but the pervading smell of grease and deep frying that is present throughout the whole day is hard to resist especially when you see faces as happy as these.
Don’t you just love the unselfconsciousness of youth? I’d love to see an adult do this!
Time for something a bit healthier and that means following the alluring aroma of freshly cooked corn. We order ours with butter, salt and pepper and they’re very hot off the press. They’re juicy and sweet though and it feels good eating a vegetable when we know what’s coming up for dessert 
Corn cob $4
Liss and I go off in search for other food and there’s all sorts of chocolate dipped fruit and fairy floss as well as rides and showbag stands for the most popular showbags.
I’m dying to try the Twisty chips that we saw earlier. We watch a man with the drill slicing the potatoes which has everyone transfixed and the line is long-and exasperating. Today one register is broken so we line up for 15 minutes only to reach the front of the queue to find out that it’s just the queue for pickup and that the register is broken! Arrgh! But once we get in the payment line and order the Twisty fries we don’t have to wait long. I am surprised at the price -$9 for the fries and $1 if you want a special sauce (garlic & parsley, sour cream, cheese, chilli con carne and sweet chilli). A touch on the expensive side although the serving is large and could feed two. We order the chilli con carne sauce which is not really a chilli con carne as there’s no beans or beef, it’s more like a sweet Italian pasta sauce.
Twistys Chips $10
You will get stopped multiple times if you walk around with something like this
Kvetching about the price aside, they’re quite good although some plates that come off the line look worse than others. Ours actually doesn’t look too bad but like some of the food here, they take them off the assembly line a little bit before the time that they’re ready in order to feed the hungry hordes and these chips would have been a lot better if they were crunchier and cooked for a bit longer as they’re a little soft and greasy. Still, the girls adore them.
Oooh chip worms!
Liss and A need some proper food and A has had his eye on the Bavarian Grill since he first set his eyes on it. They buy some sausages in buns and they’re relatively good value at $7 each although the onions haven’t seen enough of the grill and aren’t sweet and soft as they should be.
Weisswurst with onion and sauerkraut $7
Kransky with onion and cheese $7
Did I mention dessert? The item we missed out on eating last time was going to be ours as we were all eager to give this a go. Most people are ordering the poffertjes from this stand but we order some deep fried cheesecakes. “Oh look, isn’t that gross!” a girl comments holding a Dagwood dog as we watch them fry it and we have to chuckle at the irony given her lunch. After a few minutes we get our deep fried cheesecake.
Deep fried cheesecake $8
The slice of deep fried cheesecake is coated in a beer batter type of batter and deep fried. Inside it’s something like a Sara Lee frozen cheesecake but it is actually surprisingly good and everyone loves it, even Mr NQN who doesn’t like deep fried food. It’s like a super fresh donut and they give us two generous scoops of ice cream to go with it and every single morsel is gone.
Piggyback time with Mr NQN to work off some of the lunch!
We take a seat to watch the Racing and Flying pigs which was one of the shows that we missed out on seeing last year. They are adorable and they work the crowd up for the short show.
Not really…
Frozen Coke $7
We’re thirsty so we go for a large frozen coke which is rather steep at $7 a pop.
Phew, only just!
Eloise just makes it on a lot of the rides but surrounding us were kids in various levels of distress and tears when they realised that they couldn’t reach the height needed! The girls go on their rides and we bid farewell to them while A takes them home and Liss stays back to check out the food.
A mini Ferris Wheel
Ducks with …hats? These three ducks herded by a single dog were the Destiny’s Child of the show and caused a sensation everywhere they waddled.
Mr NQN and I have a look and see what is available in the Food Dome and the Graze area which is the area where “International” food is sold. There’s Mexican, Wood Fired pizza, Italian, Seafood, Indian and Spanish-Thai. Spanish Thai? Yes a stand sells both.
A snowie stand with six different flavour toppings. Best business plan ever at $8 a pop!
My Little Cupcake Stand
Robert Gordon spoons $2 each and red star cupcake liners $5
Inside the food dome, there are many of the same stands as there were last year (in fact they’re even in the same position as they were last year). There is the My Little Cupcake stand where I buy some Robert Gordon spoons at $2 each (great prop!) and cupcake liners.
The Macro wholefoods showbags
The stand that I always hit at every food festival is Yumi’s dips. They were selling 3 dips with crackers for $7 or 5 dips with 2 packets of crackers for $10 I ended up buying 8 of these (buyer’s tip: the smoked trout mousse and tuna mousse retail for $5.19 so the deal is great value!) and I start a new addiction in Liss.
Mick’s Bakehouse with their award winning pies. Sadly they had sold out of these before we had the chance to get one 
Lavender House which also sells organic culinary lavender by mail order at 50grams for $16.
Lemon Myrtle is one of my favourite flavours and they were offering free tasting of the lemon myrtle & honey yogurt and lemon myrtle ice cream. I bought Mr NQN the lemon myrtle yogurt for something a bit healthier.
They were also giving out these little fridge thermometers which help show if your fridge is at the correct temperature.
The Best in Show bags-I was going to get one of the cheese packs but really wanted a soft cheese like a goat’s cheese in it and they didn’t have any.
And the nice people at Le Spice who were advertisers on NQN are selling generously sized ziplock sachets of their spices in packs of four for $15. They kindly gave me some fabulous spice bags to try for my next BBQ! 
Le Spice BBQ spices
The safari biltong at Jim’s Biltong was good-like a cross between pastrami and jerky (which I sometimes find too dry).
The Newcastle Pudding Lady stand-she’s there on the right. There are some fabulous 50% off specials on the Christmas puddings which last for another two years and develop a better taste over time.
The taste.com.au stand is a sampling stand where they offer samples of new supermarket items. We tried the Abbots Village bread with the Sole Mare tuna, a new barbecue sauce and some Ayam sago dessert and the items sampled change each day.
Woodchopping
Whilst outside, for the blokes, there is some woodchopping entertainment.
And at 1pm, 3pm and 5pm there is also the Psycho Sideshow which is grisly but entertaining. Behind half closed eyes, I watch a man carry a woman on a trolley by attaching fish hooks to his eyeball sockets-argggh my eyes!!
Then we see a parade that winds itself around the grounds including dancing Pirates, some very friendly waving Storm Troopers and a marching band.
Seafood basket $15.50
After hours wandering around the show Liss and I get some dinner from the Graze section. She opts for the Seafood Basket from the Seafood and Eat It stand. It’s pretty cold by the time we find a table and rather disappointing as everything is cooked so far in advance. A shame as I had some gorgeous salt and pepper calamari from them last year at another festival.
Curry selection $11.90 plus samosa $3.50
The Indian stand offered a choice of three curries with rice. I chose butter chicken, spinach and potato and a lamb curry. The lamb curry sauce was good but the lamb was quite tough. I liked the spinach sauce but I much prefer the paneer cheese instead of potato and butter chicken is great. Liss doesn’t like the lamb samosa and I prefer vegetable samosas as the lamb mince tastes a bit muttoney.
Haha! Facebook addicts…
Energy fortified, we plunge back into the Food Dome where we have a look at the cakes. Did I mention how gorgeous these creations are? No well take a look at these beauties-all edible!
I adored this peacock one…
Just look at the detail in the tail feathers!
And of course there were plenty of Alice in Wonderlands this year.
And this amazingly well done dog!
Then it’s time for a little dessert from the Irrewarra Natural ice cream stand. The milk used in this ice cream is from Jersey cows that graze on biodynamic land while the fruit used in it is unsprayed fruit. Liss tries the banana and the chocolate one and we try the mango and blackberry. Whilst they’re very, very creamy the fruit flavour isn’t very strong in the blackberry or mango but the banana one is the pick of the bunch tasting like real, caramelised bananas. The chocolate one tastes more of cocoa rather than chocolate.
Mango and blackberry ice cream $6.50
With our feet too weary to walk much further we take a cursory glance into the showbags stand but even a hardened shopper like me doesn’t buy anything. The brands I like don’t seem to do showbags However if they were to revive the Wonder Woman showbag that I bought when I was young I’d be there in a flash!
Pros: It’s fun, especially for kids. The food dome is good and most exhibitors are generous (but there are some food exhibitors that charge $2-$3 for a small cup sample). The medal winning food is always fantastic.
Cons: well we all know that it’s expensive. $8 for a snow cone and $10 for twisty chips and the rides means that it can get expensive. Very similar to last year’s stands in the food dome. If you are meeting someone, do so at the beginning as the map is not that useful.
I asked Liss about how much they spent as a family of five and she gave me the following breakdown. Each girl had a limit of 1 showbag and 1 ride each and they brought their own morning tea.
Entry (1 family pass+1 child) $115.50
Rides – $40 (2 x merry go round, 1 bouncing harness)
Showbags $72 (2 x Barbie, 1 x Fairies, 1 purina for Dougall)
Food: 15+8+10.50+18.50+12 =64
Parking $20
Kite $15
(we brought our own morning tea and drinks except for 2 bottles of water)
Total = 346.20
NQN and Mr NQN received entry tickets to the Easter Show.
Sydney Royal Easter Show
From April 1st-April 14th
Showground Road, Olympic Park, NSW
http://www.eastershow.com.au
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Wow! What a day! You sure know how to celebrate Easter in Sydney! (though that fried cheesecake may be too much even for sweet-lover me) Chicago Easters are usually spent eating overpriced prix fixe brunch meals and commenting on the weather (“How wonderful to have a sunny Easter!” or “What a bummer it’s raining today!”). Luckily, yesterday was the former.
Happy Easter!
We went yesterday and it was such a fun time. I realise now how much we missed though!
Thank you, Lorraine. I’ve never been to the Easter Show but this truly made me feel like I was there with you, from morning until night!
That Peacock Cake deserves to go on a non-wreckie post on Cake Wrecks
But even after seeing all the diverse foods on offer… I still think the goat photo at the beginning is my absolute favourite of the day!
Sigh. Thank you, Lorraine! I’m not going to the show this year, but I feel like I’ve had a wonderfully comprehensive visit with this fab blog post of yours! The only reason I had for going was to see the winning cakes, so I’m extra grateful for your photos.
I think last year we spent about the same money as your friends, and like them, only had a few things to show for it at the end of the day!
The baby goats and jumping pigs are very cute. It is unfortunate that the show is so expensive as all kids should be able to go. I still haven’t been to the Sydney Show. Maybe next year.
Oh! Enjoyed very much all the pictures…it looks like that the fair was a lot of fun
Boy that looks like a fun day!!! I LOVE the ‘carny’ corn as I call it!
I went to the easter show on Sunday with my little cousins! I got the twisty fries too – had to wait ages & ages, but they were so good! I missed out on seeing the flying pigs
Definitely a fun day out, despite the hole in my wallet afterwards! 
Wow, after that mammoth post I feel like I’ve been to the Easter Show, so thankyou!
The Easter Show really isn’t my thing (and it’s expensive!)- I took my children three years ago and maybe will take them again next year. We take our own food because of the expense, so we miss out on some of the fun I suppose.
I would love to see those ducks and their ‘sheep’ dog though!
oh I love the photos! Your report made me chuckle so much!
Another con: Your feet will ache for days afterwards… lol.
Another pro: The showbag contents of the bags we bought was excellent – lots of long-term value.
These pictures are AMAZING! Here we are in the US giggling about the “Deep fried cheesecake: latest craze from the USA”. Oh, honey. Americans will deep fry ANYTHING. LOL.
However, my Renaissance Faire favorite is Sin on a Stick, a frozen chocolate dipped cheesecake. That and a little mead stuffed down your corsetted boobies, and you’re all set. (Mine usually tucked into my Thai silk body wrap…no cleavage here. LOL)
Oh my!
Thanks for such a comprehensive dawn to dusk report
The show looked like so much more than I thought it would be. So many different things to see and do.
Will make plans to go next year!
SSG xxx
those twisted chips look like they’d keep me satisfied for the whole day. what a mega post and funny seeing pigs fly
i always wonder how much the Easter Show actually represents the real country now or if it’s just a really commercial day out. i’d still want to visit it though. looks like a lot of fun — especially for the kids and the adults young at heart.
Lorraine what an awesome post. I love the Easter Show. I dont think I will make it this year. The Deep Fried Cheese Cake made my eyes water. OMG thats pretty instense. I want one ehehe.
The Royal Easter Show is a lot of fun. It’s been many years since I went.
This post is so much fun! I actually felt like I was right there enjoying it all. The cakes were my favorite part — you’re right, that peacock one is stunning!
Thanks for all the photos. The Show is waayyy too crowded and expensive for me.
eek- dagwood dogs- but the kids look like they enjoyed. The cakes were AMAZING.
Those ducks! They’re darling!
Looks like a long day was had…
Thanks for the post. I miss the Easter Show so much now that I live in Hobart. Last year I was in Sydney at Easter so I had a showassaince but I’ll have to make do with your post instead. I never miss the CWA stall in the Food Pavillion. They make the best scones! Oh plus Bruno’s coffee (Brunelli’s).
What an awesome way to spend a day (and a paycheck)! I’m intrigued: what are showbags?
Deep fried cheesecake and ducks with hats! I’m completely delighted. Looks like it was an amazing day.
Great post! Its such a shame its so expensive. I know a lot of people with kids who have never been cause its just too expensive. Ive havent been since i was a child for the same reason.
this is an awesome posting.. The baby is so cute deserve a kiss between her eyes… Love cute children… This is a very interesting and fun day to spend Easter Holiday…
The cakes are so amazing… my God what beauty and detail work…
I work at a large catering company where it takes 2 of us 7hrs every few weeks to cook up mini dagwood dogs- we use cocktail franks- these are “gourmet” snacks and get charged at $3 each They are immensely popular.I guess some people just never grow up!
Deep fried cheesecake…. hmmmm. Still not decided if I will go this year or not, but deep fried cheescake……..
I enjoy your blog! thanks for sharing~
Kim
Scottsdale, Arizona
I loved this. This is why I really, really enjoy your blog. You don’t just dwell in those snobby 5-star gourmet dishes. You do have them, but you also are so real, with such simple festivities as such, and delighting in the low-key, yet exquisitely pleasant joys of corn dogs!
By the way, I think if I were there, I would totally be bankrupt buying all the little cute stuff. That cakes are AMAZING. Esp the peacock one!
Where are the STORMTROOPERS!!!!
I’ve never been to the Royal Easter Show and now I know what exactly I’m missing! This post was by far the most comprehensive I’ve seen… I dont know how you do it Lorraine!
Great post!
Phew, what a day! I missed out on the flying pigs again this year, but after seeing your video, all I can say is “Is that all?”. Loved the dressed-up ducks – the ones we saw were in hot pink and also a sensation (jaw dropping!).
I love your woodchopping photos, such an action-packed event. I still haven’t posted on my visit yet, I have lots of photos, too!
Thanks Lorraine for sharing your Easter Show outing with all of us. I usually go once every 2-3 years and really enjoy the tiring but great day out. I confess I spend most of my time in the Food Dome and just love sampling everything.In the end one’s stomach is in a state of confusion ( or should that read turbulence haha ) with savoury, sweet, sour, all mixed up in no particular order! Did you go to the Oyster stand? They’re very fresh and quite reasonable. After I’ve had my fill , I then venture outside to walk it all off and watch the woodchopping, dance troupes etc. I remember last year I had to buy two shopping trolley bags ( I think that’s what they’re called) because I had bought so many jams, sweets, relishes etc. I tend to get somewhat carried away lol
oh those fries… they look delicious, even if they weren’t quite perfect
i haven’t been to the show in years because Oh isn’t a fan, but this is making me want to go and soak up that fun atmosphere.
Thanks for sharing, I’m going tomorrow so will be looking out for more things now!
7 bucks for a coke! Ridiculoso! But it looked fun – I mean, ah, the sweet siren call of deep-fried anything…And the fun stalls.
Apparently in America those hot dogs are called “corn dogs” which for some reason just tickles me. I mean: corn dog. A dog of corn. OK, maybe that’s just me *shuffle*
Always curious to see what traditions people have when it comes to Easter Show food.
For me, there isn’t an Easter Show that goes by without a cob of corn.
Love the creativity and the level of detail with the cakes that are on show each year.
Too many of the animal shows make me sad
haha- looks like you had a ball! Those dagwood dogs…I want one! Check out those well dressed ducks. Expensive though.
Deep fried cheesecake?! :/
hold the phone–mr nqn doesn’t like deep-fried foods? how can that be?
what a lovely day ya’ll had. i haven’t eaten a corndog or curly fries (those are my names for ‘em) in ages but i clearly need to remedy that. thanks for sharing your pictures!
Love the photos of the kids eating the Dagwood Dogs! I am yet to try one but hey, when in Rome as they say. I can’t believe that even Macro have a show bag when I thought that by definition, show bags are meant to contain chocolate, chips and other unhealthy goodies.
wooooahh I think I put on 15kg just reading that post. So much delicious fried food!
Sadly, I eat so many hotdogs during that year (that’s what happens when you’re a football fanatic) so I try and eat somewhat healthily when I go to the show.
I booked into the restaurant overlooking the main arena last year and had a good honest meal of beef, mash and vegies with some wine while I watched the equestrian.
I’m not going to the show this year, but your post is making me change my mind…hhhmmm
Went to the show today as my grandfather has a perpetual trophy awarded in his honour for his years spent showing horses.
I ate some of the very worst food I have ever eaten in my life (and not in a good way).
Had the most abysmal meal in the restaurant in the Member’s stand for lunch. Absolutely shocking, both in quality and taste and an enormous ripoff to boot. The same can be said for the meal last year which I had hoped was a one off bad experience.
I am now home consoling myself by eating too many macadamias bought from the nut roasters in the food hall (which are delicious).
Overall we felt the show somewhat dissapointing this year. Can’t put my finger on exactly what, but it just wasn’t the same.
1. an easter show? wow.
2. THEY SELL POFFERTJES IN AUSTRALIA??? holy moly. i LOVE poffertjes. what i would do for a plate right now…
So glad I missed seeing the deep fried cheesecake! I did look for the curly fries though, it seemed they had more stands last year but even I am not prepared to queue so long for fried potato, LOL! The Good Food Showbag was extremely good value for $10 but I was a bit disappointed with the food pavilion this year, seemed to be the same old from last year and I wasn’t really inspired to try much, however the lemon myrtle icecream was wonderful!
Ducks with hats!!!!! I would love to take Ted to something like this, I suppose our equivalent would be the Royal County Showground events that are held in the summer. That battered sausage on a stick is very appealing, I would probably get ketchup on my face like that kid.
Looks like a wonderful day and everyone seems very happy.
Well, I loved the tour! And all the food and fun. Must admit I would be a goner for the twisty chips! Don’t think I have ever seen a corn dog as BIG as that one.
And the flying pigs video made me laugh out loud.
Loved seeing all the cakes. Aren’t people talented?
All in all, a fun (albeit expensive) day!
I dont know where to begin…end …no way .this beautiful walk with u thru the whole fair ….is amazing….i want every little thing in ur beautiful pics …loved walking thru the fair with ya sitting right here in the comfort of my seater…..i walked the fair…..wafted the deliciousness of those hot dogs and still have candy all over me…..
and thank u for a wonderful time…..
bdw …ur little angels are adorable:-)))
Mmmh, fried cheesecake (then I come from the land of the deep fried mars bar; lovely but hellaciously sweet).
I think half the fun of going to “the shows” is the dreadful fried food – and once a year’s perfectly healthy, right?
Those kiddies with the food on thier faces look so cute. I want food on my face too. Cake, I think
… apple cake LOL
*kisses* HH
Deep-fried cheesecake? My heart be still! Oh man, nothing like festival/fair food to bring out the kid in all of us.
Yay I am so happy you tried the deep fried cheesecake – you are a very dedicated blogger NQN
This is a very impressive post, I feel exhausted just reading it! I could do it all with ease when I was 10 though, must be all the fuel from the dagwoods.
Goats! Dagwood dogs (yum!) and flying pigs. This post has everything.Which Pie from Mick’s won the prize – they have some ‘nice, different unusual’ flavours eg lasagna pie. I can bring you one the next time I come to sydney if you like.
Wow. I can’t stop looking at the ducks with hats. I so badly want some ducks with hats in my house, strutting around looking dapper.
What a fun event! I would love a taste of that deep fried cheese cake!
That is one amazing show! And the deep fried cheesecake… I have never heard of that and I am very intrigued. I do agree that such shows can be expensive to go to though.
What a great day! I especially love the cupcake shop. You had to have had a fun time there!
Aw you’ve made me quite nostalgic for my childhood. I only went to the Royal Easter Show in Sydney a few times when visiting but I LOVED the Royal Show in Adelaide where I grew up. Showbags!!!!!
Hi Elizabeth-Hehe thankyou! I hadn’t been for years until last year and I forgot how much fun it was !
Happy Easter and I’m glad you had a sunny Easter!
Hi fat mum slim-There’s so much isn’t there! We missed out on a lot too!
Hi Hannah-Aww thankyou so much Hannah! What a lovely thing to say!
Haha yes! Isn’t it purty? Hehe he’s a cutie isn’t he!
Hi Celia-you’re more than welcome!
The cakes were a real highlight (although they do make me feel woefully inadequate). Yes it can be expensive with kids!
Hi Mark-yes I know what you mean. It’s a big day out if you eat there but I guess there’s a lot that’s free. but who can resist eating a dagwood dog?
Hi Juliana-Thankyou so much! It was lots of fun!
Hi Lisa-hehe yes the carnies and carnie folk!
Hi Betty-Ahhh cool! Yes the line was long for them wasn’t it! yes we had a ball and I bet it was fun going with your cousins!
HI arista-Hehe you’re welcome!
Ahhh well my parents never liked the food there so we usually took our own too 
Aren’t they gorgeous?
Hi Liss-Oh yes the feet! Mine were killing me!
Oh good to hear! But you did a lot of research which was good 
Hi oakley-I know, so it is? I remember reading about a guy that deep fries butter!
Ooh I’d LOVE to attend a Renaissance Faire! It sounds like so much fun! I saw it on Playboy Mansion. LOL!
Hi Sydney Shop Girl-You’re welcome!
Yes it’s huge! I lament not having enough time or energy to see more. xxx
Hi Simon-yes if you eat the whole thing you might but you’d be missing out on all the other deep fried goodness!
Well it’s probably a bit of both but there’s plenty of people from the country.
Hi Katherine-Thankyou very much! hehe water in a good way? It was really good I promise!
Hi Mary-It is I agree!
Hi Faith-Thankyou!
Aww you are so sweet Faith! Isn’t it gorgeous? I wanted to touch it!
Hi Clare-You’re welcome!
Hi gastronomygal-You’ve got to love “seasonal produce” like Dagwood dogs
Aren’t they! 
Hi Tina-It really was such a long day but a fun day
Hi Lucy-You’re welcome!
Oh yes we missed out on that one-what a shame! 
Hi Michelle-Thankyou! Oh showbags are bags are bags made by brands which have branded items in them. They’re supposed to be good value when compared to buying the items separately (although value can vary)
Hi lisa-hehe it was! every day should have both really
Hi Bam-Thankyou!
I know, I wish the prices were better although then they’d have to move to an even bigger place! 
Hi Arlette-Thankyou so much Arlette! aren’t they adorable? I know, I wonder how long they took them?
Hi reb-Ahhh really! Yes you know if I saw them I’d probably want one too!
Hi Sara-Hehe it’s something to definitely contemplate!
Hi Kim-thankyou so much Kim and hello to Scottsdale, AZ!
Hi sophia-Thanks so much! Aww you are so sweet! I love all food!
I know, I wonder if you could buy those cakes!
Hi Reemski-At the EASTER SHOW!!!!
Hi trissa-thankyou very much! I thought I was mental after I edited 80 photos
HI Belle-I know, it’s very short isn’t it! Oh yes I wonder how many ducks they had wandering around! Your photos were fabulous!
HI Matilda-You’re more than welcome
Hehe yes that’s where the action is for a foodie 
I know what you mean, your stomach asks you “What on earth are you doing to me” but one just keeps scoffing! 
Oh wow, you’re a good shopper!I always wish I had one of those! 
Hi emma-Hehe it’s good to go once every few years I think and to see what is new but yes you need a partner in crime
Hi Camilla-thankyou!
I hope you had a good time!
Hi Sasa-Yes even service stations charge about half of that
yes the smell of it is everywhere! Hehe not at all-it is funny! 
Hi Simon-Yes although I need to bring along floss when I eat corn!
Hi Fiona-Oh which ones do you mean?
Hi Adrian-hehe we did!
Yep all of those deep fried goodies-I’m clutching my heart!
Hi grace-I know, wierd huh
Oh yesiree you should Grace! 
Hi Madamwu-Aren’t they gorgeous! haha that’s so true!
Hi Marlo-Hehe it’s better to put on a virtual 15kg than a real 15kg
Ahh we didn’t even get there! Must investigate in the future! 
Hi Highlands Foodie-Oh no, what a shame. At least there’s the food dome huh?
I was a bit disappointed that there were the same stands but I suppose that always happens.
Hi clearlytangled-They seem to be a festival favourite
Aren’t they gorgeous?
Hi Moya-hehe why? That was da bomb! Yes I was hoping for different stalls myself too.
Hi Sarah-Ooh do you get those dagwood dogs there too?
I bet they’re great events!
Hi Katie-I think everyone had a ball!
Hi Barbara-Thankyou so much!
hehe is that not a normal size? Yes they’re so talented, I was blown away by the cakes! 
Hi sugar plum fairy-Thanks very much! that’s so sweet of you to say
they’re not mine but I agree they are adorable! 
Hi wenchie-You know I’ve never tried a deep fried Mars Bar? Crazy huh?
I know, that’s exactly the way I feel! 
Hi Heavenly Housewife-hehe I do too!
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Hi Carolyn-I agree, I love acting like a kid!
Hi Alex-thankyou! Hehe either that or crazy
Yes I think so, we had a lot of energy to go showbag shopping
Hi jetlagmama-Yep all of them!
I’m not sure, there was such a crowd it was hard to get the photo! Ooh lasagne pie? No way! Oooh you know I don’t think I could ever refuse an offer as kind or as delicious! 
Hi Conor-Hehe aren’t they cute! Why don’t all ducks have hats?
Hi 5 Star Foodie-It was! It’s definitely worth trying!
Hi Su-yin-Oh I thought most cities had them! who knew!
Yes it’s definitely something to try-we were amazed at how good it was! 
Hi Mardi-Ahhh wonderful!
I wonder what the Adelaide one is like! Ahh yes is there a kid that doesn’t love showbags? 
I thought they were the bees knees!
Ducks with hats! Wooooo!
Love all the photos – good to see what the Easter Show is like these days. I still haven’t managed to drag Barry to his first show. One day, one day..
I went to the show for the first time this year. We spent most of our time in the food pavillion!
We did manage to see Robo-Saurus (what a let-down), and I was “forced” by my friend to try deep-fried cheese when they discovered I’d never had it.
I was very proud that it was the only “food on a stick” that I consumed!
How was the Common Ground Cafe this year?I find it excellent usually.
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