Suffolk, on show. The Suffolk Show, 2 & 3 June 2027
Two days of champion livestock, heavy horses, show jumping, Suffolk food and hundreds of stands, at Trinity Park, Ipswich, in the May half-term.
Gates open at 7am on Wednesday 2 June, in 225 days. Under-15s and parking are free.
Two days that fill Trinity Park
In 2025, 82,828 people came through the gates at Trinity Park. Judges in 12 rings worked through more than 1,000 livestock entries and 950 equine entries, show jumping drew a record 159 entries, and more than 800 tradestands made it the region’s largest pop-up shopping event.
What’s on at the Suffolk Show
Each year brings new displays around a programme that has run for generations. This is what 2026 held, to give you a feel for 2027.
Heavy horses, show jumping and the Grand Parade
The Collins Grand Ring runs from breakfast until early evening. Its heavy horse section is respected across the country, and in 2026 the Show welcomed six-horse teams, one of only two shows in Britain to stage them.
- Show jumping, including the Suffolk Grand Prix area trial
- Heavy horse turnouts, from single horses to six-horse teams
- Double harness scurry driving and the coaching display
- The Grand Parade of champions, then a parachute display to close
Champion livestock, judged in front of you
More than 500 livestock classes for cattle, sheep, pigs and goats, and more than 350 for horses and ponies, fill the rings over the two days. Watch the champions prepared, then see the inter-breed winners crowned.
- Suffolk’s own breeds, from Suffolk sheep to Red Poll cattle, in the rings
- Young handlers showing cattle and sheep
- Farming Live: working farm machinery and a different crop’s story each year
- Farm4Future: the technology and careers shaping Suffolk farming
A big day out for children, most of it free
Under-15s go free, and so does most of what they will want to do inside. In 2026 the Show listed 100 free things to do, from stroking a lamb to climbing aboard a fire engine.
- Farm Discovery Zone: farm animals, the straw pyramid, pedal tractors and cows milked in the Dairy Den
- Sports Village: American football, rugby and cycle speedway to try
- Emergency Services Zone: fire engines, an RNLI lifeboat and free CPR lessons
- An under-5s change and play area, and wristbands for children at every entrance
Eat your way round Suffolk
Meet the producers in the Adnams Food & Drink Experience, graze your way down Greene King Eat Street, or put your feet up at Adnams Beach Eats while the children play in the sand. Picnics are welcome too.
- Cookery Theatre demonstrations every hour, 10am to 4pm, on both days
- Suffolk producers to taste and buy from in the food hall
- Local and artisan street food on Greene King Eat Street
- Ale, wine and gin at the Adnams beach bars
Hundreds of stands, and a flower show
Browse boutique fashion on Fifth Avenue, homeware on Lifestyle Avenue and handmade work in the Rural Crafts area. Then wander the Glasswells Flower and Garden Experience, where a free plant crèche looks after anything you buy.
- Fifth Avenue’s boutiques and Lifestyle Avenue’s homeware
- The Rural Crafts area and the Art Exhibition
- Show gardens by Suffolk nurseries, and 22 built by Suffolk primary schools
A day in the Collins Grand Ring
Wednesday’s timetable as the SAA published it for the 2026 Show, from the first show jumping round to the last. The 2027 ring programme follows closer to the Show.
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Suffolk Show 2027 tickets
Earlybird prices are on sale now for a limited time. A day ticket is valid for either day, and your e-ticket goes to your phone, so there is nothing to print.
| Ticket | Earlybird | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Adult, 19 to 64 | £38 | £42.50 |
| Senior, 65 and over | £33 | £37 |
| Young person, 15 to 18 | £15 | £17 |
| Child, 14 and under | Free | Free |
| Two-day adult, 19 and over | £57 | £60 |
A carer goes free with a disabled visitor: add a free carer ticket when you book. Parking is free for everyone.
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Once you are through the gates, most of the Show costs nothing more. In 2026 the Show listed 100 free things to do. Draw a ticket for some of them.
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Watch cows being milked in the Dairy Den.
- Watch cows being milked in the Dairy Den.
- Watch BMX riders pull heart-stopping tricks in the President’s Ring.
- Meet giant tortoises and marvel at their size.
- Climb aboard a fire engine in the Emergency Services Zone.
- Have a go at American football with the Ipswich Cardinals.
- Make sausage rolls in the Farm Discovery Zone.
- Try a skateboard session in the Sports Village.
- Sit in the tractor simulator in the Farm Discovery Zone.
- Learn CPR with the East Anglian Air Ambulance.
- Code a driverless tractor in Scratch at Farm4Future.
- Climb aboard an RNLI lifeboat and quiz the crew.
- Climb the famous straw pyramid.
- Bounce on the tractor bouncy castle.
- Watch the farriery competitions.
- Watch the Parade of Hounds in the Trinity Ring.
- Have your fingerprints made into a keyring with Suffolk Constabulary.
- Watch thatchers at work in the Countryside Area.
- Race around on the pedal tractors.
- Watch the ferrets in the Countryside Ring.
- Watch the Red Devils parachute into the Grand Ring on Thursday.
Plan your visit
Trinity Park, Ipswich
Felixstowe Road, Ipswich IP3 8UH, beside the A14 and A12 at the Seven Hills roundabout.
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Follow the yellow AA signs to the Red car park at the Bucklesham entrance or the Blue car park at the Foxhall entrance. Around 120 signs guide you in, and they beat sat nav on Show days.
By train, bus or bike
Ipswich station is four miles away. In 2026, Ipswich Buses ran a shuttle from the station on both days at standard fares. Cyclists have their own bike park at Gate 1.
Gates open at 7am
Livestock judging starts early, so arrive in good time for the best of it. In 2026 the tradestands opened from 8.30am to 6pm.
Dogs are welcome
Well-behaved dogs on leads can go everywhere except the Ringside Club and the food hall. Water bowls sit beside the drinking water taps.
Access and mobility
A carer goes free with a disabled visitor. There is a Changing Places toilet, viewing areas by three of the main rings, and scooters and wheelchairs to book through Event Mobility.
Good to know
There are no cash machines, so bring a card. Every entrance hands out wristbands with space for your phone number, in case a child wanders off.
Every ticket helps a Suffolk child meet a farmer
The Suffolk Agricultural Association is a charity, and the Show helps fund its year-round education programme for Suffolk schools.
In 2025, 4,498 children from 74 schools spent a day at the School Farm and Country Fair, and 427 secondary pupils met the people behind their food at the Food and Farming Student Day. In one week of February 2026, 72 farmers drove their tractors into 115 school playgrounds.
The volunteers who run these days hold the King’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK.
Teachers: the 2027 School Farm and Country Fair is on Thursday 15 April, with travel grants for schools. Applications close on Friday 4 December. Apply for your school (opens in a new tab)
Take part in 2027
Four ways to be more than a visitor.
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Become a member
Both Show days, forward parking and the Ringside Club, plus reduced prices for SAA events. Membership for 2027 goes on sale on 1 December.
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Enter the Show
More than 500 livestock classes and 350 equine classes, plus flower arranging and the Inventive Farmer Competition.
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Book a tradestand
More than 800 businesses traded at the 2025 Show. Space is usually filled by the end of March, so apply early.
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Sponsor the Show
Put your name in front of 80,000+ visitors. Packages start at £825 plus VAT and can include hospitality in the ringside Sponsors’ Lounge.
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Nearly 200 years of the Suffolk Show
The Suffolk Agricultural Association was founded in 1831 and held the first Suffolk Show in 1832. The Show moved around the county until 1960, when it settled at Trinity Park in Ipswich. In 2032 it marks its 200th anniversary.
Suffolk’s own breeds, the Suffolk Punch, the Suffolk sheep and the Red Poll, stand as life-size sculptures at the entrance to Trinity Park, and all three can be seen at the Show.
- 1831 The SAA is founded
- 1832 The first Suffolk Show
- 1960 A permanent home at Trinity Park
- 2032 The Show turns 200
Hire Trinity Park
Between Shows, the showground hosts conferences, exhibitions, festivals, tipi wedding receptions and Christmas parties, run by Trinity Park Events, the SAA’s events company.
Questions before you go
When is the Suffolk Show 2027?
The 2027 Suffolk Show is on Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 June at Trinity Park, Felixstowe Road, Ipswich IP3 8UH. Gates open at 7am on both days. The dates fall in the May half-term for Suffolk’s council-maintained schools, which runs from Monday 31 May to Friday 4 June 2027, so children can come without missing a day of school.
How much are Suffolk Show tickets?
Earlybird day tickets for 2027 cost £38 for adults aged 19 to 64, £33 for seniors aged 65 and over and £15 for young people aged 15 to 18. Children aged 14 and under go free. A two-day adult ticket costs £57. Earlybird prices last for a limited time, against a standard adult price of £42.50. A carer goes free with a disabled visitor.
Do children go free?
Yes. Children aged 14 and under go free to the 2027 Show. Add a free child ticket for each child when you book online, so everyone in your group has a ticket to scan at the gate. Inside, the Farm Discovery Zone, the Sports Village and dozens of other activities cost nothing extra.
Is parking free?
Yes, parking is free. Follow the yellow AA signs to the Red car park at the Bucklesham entrance, to the east, or the Blue car park at the Foxhall entrance, to the north. Both have spaces for disabled visitors. Around 120 road signs guide you in on Show days, so follow them rather than your sat nav.
Can I bring my dog?
Yes. Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome across the showground, except in the Ringside Club and the food hall. Water bowls sit beside the drinking water taps, which are marked on the visitor map. Please never leave a dog in a car, and clean up after it.
How do I get there by train or bus?
Ipswich railway station is four miles from Trinity Park. In 2026, Ipswich Buses ran a shuttle from the station to the showground on both days at standard fares, and regular services run from Ipswich town centre. Coaches park at Gate 1, where coach drivers are admitted free, and there is a taxi drop-off on Murrills Road.
Can I buy tickets on the day?
Yes, you can pay at the gate on Show days, at full price. Buying online in advance is cheaper, and your e-ticket’s barcode is scanned straight from your phone, so there is nothing to print. Day tickets are valid for either day, but each can only be used once.
Is the Show accessible for disabled visitors?
Disabled visitors pay the standard admission price and one carer goes free with a free carer ticket; a disabled child under 15 and their carer both go free. Bring the documentation the SAA lists for the gate. There is a Changing Places toilet on Main Avenue, accessible toilets in every block, viewing areas by three of the main rings and a quiet Access for All area run by the Suffolk East Federation of Women’s Institutes. Scooters and wheelchairs can be booked in advance through Event Mobility.
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