11 February 2023
Darkan Sheepfest: Saturday 11 February 2023
BEST PET SHEEP IS BACK! Make sure to watch our video tutorial below on how to take out the win! Judged Events are – Best Name Best Looking Best Behaved Then your pet sheep could be sashed ‘SUPREME PET SHEEP CHAMPION’! It’s really easy to enter! 1) Just post your pet sheep selfie or photo …
Darkan Sheepfest has proudly chosen to support Rural Aid as our 2023 Mental Health Organisation.
Welcome to Darkan Sheepfest.
Act Belong Commit Darkan Sheepfest will be held on Saturday 11th February 2023. The focus of the show this year is to put ‘WOOL – Back on the Table’. Continuing the conversation about this fabulous natural fibre that is at the forefront of our local agricultural industry. The show will be seeking support by asking you to work with, wear, and help others to learn more about wool.
In the past five years, the community of Darkan and visitors to the town have enjoyed a resurgence of the agricultural show after a 60-year absence. The idea of Sheepfest was to pay tribute to the sheep and wool industry that the town has been built on.
The show continues to be a back-to-basics show. There are no fancy rides or show bags, and no expensive admission costs; just a fun day out for the whole family to enjoy!
Act Belong Commit Darkan Sheepfest highlights what communities can do when they work together, volunteer, and shine a light on what makes living in the country so great.
Darkan lies in the heart of the Shire of West Arthur and has a long and proud history of producing fine wool, tasty meat and excellent breeding stock.
Darkan Sheepfest is an event that showcases our community: to compete for shearing glory, to present fine sheep flocks for judging, to share fun and laughter with children, to explore fashion, food and markets.
But most of all it provides an opportunity for city and country people to come together and enjoy a good old country show.
Best of all it is only a gold coin donation on entry!
BEST PET SHEEP IS BACK! Make sure to watch our video tutorial below on how to take out the win! Judged Events are – Best Name Best Looking Best Behaved Then your pet sheep could be sashed ‘SUPREME PET SHEEP CHAMPION’! It’s really easy to enter! 1) Just post your pet sheep selfie or photo …
Free Kids Entertainment! Fleece Judging! Sheep Dog Demo! Wool Fashion Show! Sport Shear Comp! Log Chop Demo! Best Pet Sheep! Farm Boot Foot Race! Market Stalls Galore! Wool Handling Competition! Young Farmers Challenge! Ewe Hogget Competition! Hillman Farm Skydivers Sunset Dive! Live Band & Baa! Proudly supporting Rural Aid.
We couldn’t be prouder of some of our younger Act Belong Commit Darkan Sheepfest ‘Wool Work Force’ who have been hard at work over the weekend. The biggest colouring in they’ve ever done in a day and the itchiest they have ever been! The filling of our roadside wool bales (albeit with harvest chaff!) is …