The Show

A local newspaper is running a Family Show at the site of the former Royal Agricultural Society's (RAS) Showground Grand Arena now known as the Entertainment Quarter. It is an 'alternative' show to Sydney's much larger annual Royal Easter Show which has been staged since 1823 and was moved by the RAS from the former Showground to new grounds at Sydney Olympic Park in 1998.

I wasn't aware of the 'Family Show' until I stumbled across it when I arrived to see a movie at the Entertainment Quarter on Easter Monday. I was stunned by the numbers in attendance. The area was packed, particularly with families. Here is a glimpse of the crowds.

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The light towers in the distant left are part of the adjacent Sydney Cricket Ground. The clock tower just to the right of centre sits atop the old grand stand at the northern end of the former RAS Grand Arena. That stand has been converted to offices with its glassed in top tier visible.