Pre-Entry Competitions

We’re thrilled to offer online entry again in 2025. Save time on filling out details by clicking the link below. You can enter many different classes eg: horses and craft exhibits in the same sitting! Easy Peasy! If technology’s not your thing we’d love to see your entry forms - either emailed to fostershow@gmail.com, posted to PO Box 150, Foster VIC 3960 or in the entry drop off box at Foster Foodworks.

Entries close Wednesday 19th February 2025

Horses

  • We are excited to see horse competitions back at the Foster Showgrounds in 2024! Foster Show offers a relaxed country atmosphere with horses centre stage on the football oval for everyone to see.

    Find the schedule here

    Find your Equine Participant Waiver here

Exhibit Shed & Stadium

  • Each year our community comes together to showcase what they’re good at whether it’s baking, crafting or growing beautiful flowers or delicious veggies. Get involved and celebrate your hobbies!

    Find your exhibit shed & floral art schedule here

    Find your creative arts schedule here

Photography

  • A digital photography competition with a huge range of categories to encourage photographers of all interests and skill levels to get involved. Please note entries are to be submitted on a USB to Paragreen Real Estate by 5pm Friday 14th February 2025.

    Find the entry form here
    Find the schedule here

Pumpkin Growing

  • We want to see your biggest and best dressed pumpkins! Seeds were distributed in September 2024 but this year a big pumpkin grown from any seed is eligible to enter. If your green thumb didn’t prevail this season, why not enter the Best Decorated Pumpkin instead?

    Find the schedule here

Show Ambassadors

  • We’re proud to acknowledge our talented and driven, young locals through the VAS Rural and Junior Ambassador Program. If you or someone you know are passionate about agriculture or our local community we’d love to meet you!

    Find the schedule here

Poultry & Eggs

  • We want to see the Robbie Allan Pavilion full of birds this year so have made competition entry FREE in 2025! There’s a backyard chook class for those not experienced in showing and a decorated egg class – you don’t even need to own a chook to enter this one!

    Find the schedule here

Beef Cattle & Cattle Parading

  • Classes for halter broken beef cattle to showcase your breed’s qualities. Cattle parading classes judged on the exhibitor’s handling ability rather than the animal’s physical attributes.

    Find the schedule here

Donkeys & Mules

  • Donkey & Mule competitions run every second year at the Foster Show. We look forward to seeing them back in action at our 2026 show!

Scarecrow Competition

  • The Schreurs Scarecrow Competition is open to individual or group entries. We’re looking for the most creative scarecrow, with an emphasis on incorporating repurposed/recycled materials.

    Find the schedule here

Calf Classic

  • Inspired by the local Calf Club competitions from the 1930-80's, we can't wait to see lots of enthusiastic young calf owners with their calves for our first ever Foster Show Calf Classic! This is a low pressure competition and will be a great opportunity to learn from other experienced cattle owners/handlers.

    Find the schedule here

On Farm Challenges

We know there’s some exceptional local producers and our show is a celebration of agricultural excellence. Our On Farm Challenges take the competition to the producer with judges visiting farms for our On Farm Beef and Dairy Challenges and silage analysis results being submitted for comparison and judging in the lead up to show day.

On Farm Beef Challenge

On Farm Dairy Challenge

Silage and Bale Art

  • The photography exhibit was a visual feast. The pics captured the heart and soul of Gippsland life. It was like flipping through a photo album of the region's story—fascinating and beautiful.

Have a go, enter the show!