2025 South Stoke and Midford Show

Saturday 13th September 2025

Save the date for the 51st show.

What is the Show?

The show is an early-autumn highlight, where villagers and their families can get together. It has taken place each year since it was founded in the seventies by Joan Carey-Jones. There is plenty to enjoy about this traditional show, whether you choose to compete or just come along to enjoy viewing the many exhibits. If you haven’t been before this is a prime opportunity for you to take part – there are 56 different ways to show off your skills!

You can show off your vegetables and fruit, your cake or jam making skill, art and crafts, photography and much more. There is silverware to be won: cups and shields for class-winning entries. It’s also a sociable village occasion, to chat, laugh, have tea and cake, maybe a glass of fizz or something from the Packhorse Pub, and much more. You may even win a prize-winning entry in the auction that rounds off the afternoon.

Find out about last year’s show.

We will deliver programmes to houses in South Stoke and Midford in mid August, and some programmes will be available in the Packhorse Inn and the church. Or you can download your programme from this website.

You can download the 2025 show programme here. It contains the rules, full details of all the classes you can enter and more.

You can download the entry form, and children’s colouring page here.

Information in Advance of the Show

There are the usual classes for flowers, fruit, vegetables, cookery, photography and handicrafts with special classes just for the under twelves. There are fifteen cups to be won, including the Silver Jubilee Cup for the family with the highest points, so there is something for everyone to share and enjoy!

• Please submit entry forms by 9pm on Thursday 11 September 2025.
• Bring your entries to the village hall between 9am and 11am on Saturday 13 September (Or, new this year, between 5pm and 7pm on Friday 12 September)
• Show opens at 2.30pm – for teas, cakes and bubbly
• 3.45pm – prizes awarded
• 4pm – auction

Full details in the programme.