Schools at the Kingston Show

The Kingston Agricultural Show offers plenty of ways for local children to get involved - from art, craft and cooking competitions to the Rural Schools Challenge. Our Schools Toolkit brings together everything teachers and families need to participate in the 2026 Show.

Children’s Competitions

Preschool to Grade 6
Classes include painting, drawing, photography and decorated boots. Junior cooks can enter decorated muffins, teddy bear biscuits and more.
Free entries | $100 Art & Craft school prize

Rural Schools Challenge

Grades 3 to 6 | Teams of five
A fun, hands on team challenge combining problem- solving, teamwork and practical agricultural activities.
Perpetual trophy and ribbons to be won

Colouring-in Competition

Three age groups
Young artists can get creative with this year’s Your Local Show colouring sheet with a winner selected from each of the three age groups.
3 family passes up for grabs

Downloadable resources

Communications Pack
Ready-to-use content to help you promote the Show

Download Comms Pack

Competition Schedule
All competition classes, age groups, judging and prize information

Download Program

Rural Schools Challenge Information
Everything you need to nominate and prepare your school team

Download Challenge Info

Colouring in Competition
Ready-to-print colouring-in sheet for students

Download Colouring Sheet

Schools at a Glance Flyer
A handy guide to share with families and display around your school

Download Flyer

2026 Show Poster
Print and display at your school

Download Show Poster

• Share Show information with staff and your school community
• Promote the Show through your newsletter, Facebook page etc
• Display the Show Poster and School at a Glance Flyer
• Encourage students to enter competitions
• Submit entries by the relevant deadlines
• Clearly label entries with the student’s name, school, grade and category/class
• Nominate a Rural Schools Challenge team
• Come along on Show Day and celebrate your students’ achievements

How your school can get involved

FAQs

  • Children can enter any or all classes in their age group.

  • Children’s cooking competitions: Free
    Children’s Arts & Crafts: Free
    Cardboard Tractor competition: Free
    Colouring-in competition: Free
    Rural Schools Challenge: $10 per team - can be paid on the day

  • All entries must have the student’s name, school, grade and category/class firmly attached to the front or side of the entry.
    Note if the entrant is home schooled.

  • Cooking: All entries are to be delivered to the Morrish Pavillon by 8.30am on Sat 5th Dec.
    Arts & Crafts: All entries are to be delivered to the Showgrounds between 8.30am and 5pm on Tue 1st Dec.
    Cardboard Tractor: Children and their entries are to be in the Morrish Pavillon by 10.30am on Sat 5th Dec.
    Colouring-in sheet: Return entries by 5pm on Fri 27th Nov to your local daycare, kinder, school or library within the Hepburn Shire or email a scanned copy to secretary@kingstonagsociety.org.au

  • Entries can be collected from the Morrish Pavillon after 4pm on Saturday 5th December.

  • Head to the Kingston Agricultural Society webpage - https://www.kingstonagsociety.org.au/programs

  • For the Children’s Arts & Crafts competition, a $100 prize will be awarded to the school with the highest aggregate points across all classes. Points will be awarded as follows:
    - 1 point for each entry
    - 5 points for 1st place
    - 4 points for 2nd place
    - 3 points for 3rd place
    - 10 points for Best exhibit in each age group

  • Teams of five students of mixed genders and may be selected from grades three, four, five and six.

  • Adults: $10
    Children under 16: Free
    Kingston Ag Society Members: Free
    EFTPOS & cash sales are available at the gate

  • We’re here to help, happy to answer any questions and provide support. Contact Claire Rowlands 0408 054 756 or via email to showenquiries@kingstonagsociety.org.au

Key Dates - 2026

Monday 23 Nov
Rural Schools Challenge nominations close

Friday 27 Nov
Colouring-in competition entries due

Tuesday 1 Dec
Art & Craft entries due by 5pm at the Morrish Pavilion

Saturday 5 Dec - Show Day!
Cooking entries due by 8.30am - deliver to the Morrish Pavilion
Cardboard Box Tractor entries due by 10.30am
Rural Schools Challenge at 2pm
Collect exhibits after 4pm