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The Castlewellan Show Annual General Meeting recently took place on 25th November, bringing together committee members, volunteers and supporters to reflect on another successful year and to plan for the 2026 show. A highlight of the evening was a fantastic presentation from guest speaker Ann Brown from Hedgerows Ireland. Ann delivered an engaging and informative talk on the […]

The Castlewellan Show 2025 brought a vibrant celebration of rural life to Castlewellan Forest Park on Saturday, 19 July 2025, welcoming thousands of visitors for a full day of agriculture, entertainment, and family-friendly activities. Blessed with tremendous weather and strong crowds, the one-day show once again proved why it remains one of the most anticipated […]

Excitement is already building for the Castlewellan Show 2025 following a successful launch event held on 29 May 2025. The launch brought together sponsors, supporters, organisers, and members of the local community to officially begin preparations for this year’s show, which takes place at Castlewellan Forest Park. The evening provided a fantastic opportunity to highlight […]

The Castlewellan Show Annual General Meeting took place on 4th December, bringing together committee members and supporters to reflect on the past year and look ahead to another exciting show in 2025. A highlight of the evening was an insightful address from guest speaker Mrs Ellen Moorehead, Northern Ireland Regional Coordinator of the National Sheep Association. Ellen delivered […]

The 2024 Castlewellan Show, held on Saturday 13 July in Castlewellan Forest Park, proved to be another outstanding celebration of rural life, agriculture and community spirit. With strong attendance, great competition and plenty of family entertainment, the event was widely regarded as one of the biggest and best shows to date. Visitors travelled from near and far […]

Excitement is building for this year’s Castlewellan Show, with just six weeks to go until the much-anticipated event takes place on Saturday 13 July at Castlewellan Forest Park. The organising committee officially launched the 2024 show at a special launch evening held on Tuesday 28 May, where supporters, sponsors and members of the local community gathered to celebrate the return […]

Castlewellan Show welcomed delegates from 15 different countries as part of the Charolais World Congress tour of the UK, we spoke to a few delegates and the said they were very impressed with the show and also the drive to the show, they couldn’t believe we even had a castle in our showgrounds. We had […]

Castlewellan Agricultural Show are honoured to have had The Cecil & Molly Robinson Perpetual Cup, for the most promising young handler in the beef section presented by show Vice President Mrs Molly Robinson at our show – the first recipient of the cup is Miss Grace Elwood with her British Blue Heifer. The Cup is […]

Sun, Show & Smiles….. There was everything to smile about at the 53rd Annual Castlewellan Agricultural Show held in the magnificent Forest Park in Castlewellan by kind permission of Newry, Mourne & Down District Council. After a 2 year break due to covid the show came back with blast, welcoming around 20,000 visitors there was […]