ANIMALS
If you're an animal lover, this is the page for you! The South Downs Show will be packed with animals, so if you want to watch sheep dancing, or take a selfie with an alpaca, you can't miss this event!
The animals below will be around throughout the whole weekend - they can't wait to meet you!
please note
Timings and performances may be subject to change on the day due to the heat, particularly later in the afternoon. Any changes will be announced at the show, in consultation with performers, with the welfare of both people and animals as the priority.
DANCING SHEEP SHOW
If you've never seen sheep dancing before, you'll fall about laughing! The music plays and the sheep join in with the dancing - swaying from side to side in time with the music if they wish!
The team likes a bit of audience participation too, so you'll have a great time!
Learn all about sheep breeds and their wool and watch the demonstrations on sheep shearing.
REGULAR SHOWS OVER THE WEEKEND
WILD IN THE COUNTRY Ferret Racing
Providing a unique, fun and interactive performance which delights every crowd, genial compere Malachy de Lacy and his band of ferrets of the day will offer several racing heats to run throughout the weekend.
SEVERAL RACES EACH DAY
Dunreyth Alpacas
Come and meet the Dunreyth Alpacas and their owners! Learn all about the wonderful animals, the hypoallergenic properties of alpaca fleece, and of course...have the chance to take a selfie with the fluffy friends!
The Dog AND SHEEP SHOW
Due to animal health concerns, the Dog and Duck show this year will now be the Dog and SHEEP Show.
The highly popular Dog and Duck show tours the UK countryside shows in the summer season. Stuart and his team have travelled to over 100 countries working with wildlife, and their passion for dogs has enabled him to gain an incredible understanding of everything about them and their behaviours.
In the Dog and Sheep Show, Stuart and his amazing team use both trained and in-training sheep dogs to herd sheep, amusing and educating the audience about common dog behaviour issues and about how these can be resolved.
The show explains how untrained and poorly behaved dogs still have a programmed natural instinct, giving the audience a new understanding of the way of the Dog.
Rare Breeds
-Clumber Spaniels
A display of rare breed dogs and their owners to come and meet and ask questions and find out information.
The Reptile Academy
Immerse yourself in a fully interactive Reptile Ranger experience, getting up close and personal to a range of cold-blooded friends including snakes and lizards. Learn about the animal ambassadors at The Reptile Academy whilst on their exhibition at The South Downs Show, in a fun, educational and pro-welfare environment.
10 species of reptiles to handle
View tree frogs and bull frogs
Come inside the gazebo and meet a range of reptiles.
A new tortoise enclosure this year - a larger creep of red footed tortoises and our larger Leopard tortoise
Talks and demonstrations throughout the day
Food pouches for children to to feed some of the animals
Such an awesome attraction and EVEN BIGGER than last year!
