photo of a little girl in a pink dress and farm boots leading a sheep with a matching flower

About

Welcome to Darkan Sheepfest.

Darkan Sheepfest will be held on Saturday 14 March 2026.

In recent 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.   

After being in recess in 2025 Sheepfest returns in 2026. The show continues to be a back-to-basics show.  There are no fancy rides or show bags, and no expensive admission costs; in fact entry is free for a fun day out for the whole family to enjoy! 

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. 

Kids have fun at Darkan Sheepfest!

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 is free entry to all!

Fashion Parades at Darkan Sheepfest feature locals as models
photo of a man dressed in white chopping the log he is standing on with an axe, with another man holding a microphone and commentating, at Darkan Sheepfest 2023.
Log Chopping featured at the 2023 Darkan Sheepfest
photo of a young shearer wearing reed shearing singlet preparing a sheep for shearing at the Darkan Sheepfest 2023. There is a timer and there are other shearers and competition judges on the board as well.
All levels of shearing, from Novices to Seniors are included in the Darkan Sheepfest Shearing Competition