What's on this year!
19-20 October 2024
2024 Event Guide
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Highlights
Hawkesbury Kelpie Working Dogs
Noah’s Racing Pigs
BIGGER! Komatsu Demonstrations Area – try before you buy & excavator simulator.
NEW! Telstra Tech Alley
NEW! Hutcheon & Pearce Fun Zone – Pedal Tractors and Big Putts Challenge
Camel Rides with Bushfield Farm Camels
Helicopter Rides with Snowy Mountains Helicopters
Yass Antique Machinery Club
Snake Demonstrations – with Geoff Coombe’s Living with Wildlife, in collaboration with ACT Snake Removals.
Drone Displays with Drones for Hire
Golden Gumboot Challenge
Photo and Art Exhibition
Village Green Stage
Opening Ceremony with local politicians at 0945 on Saturday Morning
Saturday
Merici College Dance Troupe
Tanamasi Drums
Derryth & Dino
Telstra Talk – Rural Connectivity with Regional Tech Hub
Shindig
Cloggers
Sunday
Dazzle Dance
Trev Tak
Twilight Jazz
Leila King
Children's Fun
Children’s Farmyard Animals & Petting Zoo
Kid’s Farm Trail
Pony Rides
Children’s Amusements & Rides
FREE Face Painting (3-12 year olds)
Kid’s Tennis
Babydoll Sheep and Livestock
Information for Visitors
Here is some useful information to help you plan your visit to the Murrumbateman Field Days.
VISITOR FACILITIES
Murrumbateman Field Days are set in pleasant, gently undulating recreational grounds with full amenities including:
- Sealed road to grass/gravel parking with accessible parking.
- Catering facilities, including vegetarian and gluten-free options.
- Parcel pickup service located at the south gate – phone 0490 907 381 ($10-20).
- EFTPOS facilities for ticket sales at the entry gates (no cash accepted at the entry gates).
- ATM’s by ATM-To-Go available outside the Recreation Hall.
- Full sanitary facilities including accessible toilets (including one located in the public toilets outside the west gate).
- Comfortable parents room, provided by MECCA.
- Courtesy Bus for Murrumbateman Village.
Check out the visitor FAQ's below.
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When is it on?
Murrumbateman Field Days is held on the third weekend of October.
Saturday 19 October, 2024, 8:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday 20 October, 2024, 8:00am to 4:00pm
How do I buy tickets?
Tickets are available online, see the home page or click the link below (in very feint text!) – ticket sales.
Tickets can be bought at the gate but payment is by card/phone/electronic means only.
There are no cash ticket sales at the gate.
To note – cash is accepted across the site by exhibitors and food vendors.
Is there a parking fee?
Parking is FREE.
Accessibility
A map is available on our visitor’s page which identifies locations for:
- Accessible parking
- Drop off zone for mobility impaired or aged visitors
- Accessible toilets
The event site is outdoors with gravel, dirt and bitumen roads and grassed areas. Ground conditions can vary with the weather.
Scooter hire is available again in 2024. See the visitors page for details.
Are dogs allowed at Murrumbateman Field Days?
Here in the country, we all love our dogs, but due to public health and safety issues we do not allow dogs on the site. For the safety of your pets and the safety of other visitors, please refrain from bringing your four-legged friend/s along.
Of course, working dogs that are competing and guide, medical aid or assistance dogs are welcome. Medical aid and assistance dogs may need documentation.
Will there be ATM facilities at the site?
Yes, there will be ATMs available, the positions are marked on the map of the site.
Will there be catering available?
Yes, a range of catering will be available over the two days at the Village Green, and scattered sites throughout the grounds. Most of the catering at the Field Days is provided by community groups from local schools and sporting groups, Rural Fire Service, Murrumbateman Lions, and churches.
What are the conditions of entry?
Murrumbateman Field Days management reserves the right to refuse entry or eject any patrons deemed to be intoxicated or otherwise acting in a manner which may be deemed offensive at its own discretion.
Will my photograph be taken?
By entering the Murrumbateman Field Days event, all visitors consent to be photographed or filmed at the event and grant usage rights of any photographs taken to be used for promotional purposes at the discretion of Murrumbateman Field Days management and staff. Please advise the photographer if you do not wish to be photographed or filmed.
What is the official program?
We have some great exhibitors, both returning and new. Musicians and performers will also be there to keep everyone entertained. Make sure you get a copy of the Field Days program when you enter the event – it will have the full program, a list of exhibitors with maps that have all the attractions and exhibitors marked.
Is there a Parcel Pickup facility?
Sutton Primary School will offer a delivery service for a small fee – all funds raised go to the school. Contact details will be advised closer to the event.
Is there a Parenting Centre?
The Parents Room, perfect for changing and feeding, has been provided by our local childcare centre MECCA and is in the Recreation Hall – check signs or the site map.
Will police be present?
Police will again be on the grounds this year for the Murrumbateman Field Days.
Is there a licensed area?
| This year beer and wine will be available in the Murrumbateman County Inn, just over the road of the west gate. Stamps in and out of the Field Days are available. |
Is there a lost property stand?
Lost property can be left at the Murrumbateman Field Days Information Office. A map will be available online before the event.
