Animal Nursery - Celebrating 60 Years
Make magical memories to last a lifetime as you pat and feed your farmyard favourites. Get up close to goats, lambs, piglets and more, and you can even get a cup of feed for $2 to handfeed the animals.
Animals & Farm Experiences
Get up close with lots of cute and cuddly animals at the Melbourne Royal Show!
Sixty years of cute and cuddly connections at the Animal Nursery
In 2024, the iconic Animal Nursery is celebrating an incredible 60 years.
A Show-favourite among generations of visitors, this year’s anniversary promises to be the best yet with a one-year-only special experience...stay tuned to find out more.
In addition to this new surprise experience, the Animal Nursery will host over 300 farm favourites to enjoy feeding time and meet some of the cutest, cuddliest goats, rabbits, and piglets!
More Animals & Farm Experiences
All your favourite animal and farm experiences with even more to be announced soon
PURA Milking and Shearing Experience
Every day there are four PURA Milking Shows for you to try milking a cow, plus four Sheep Shearing Shows for you to test your skill on the shears and learn more about how Australia produces some of the world’s most sought-after wool.
Clydesdales & Blacksmithing
Watch majestic Clydesdales do circle work around various farming displays and hear from the people who care for them. Plus, watch farriers in action as they show off their blacksmithing skills and make horseshoes.
Working Dogs Demonstrations
Watch Kelpies in action as they demonstrate their impressive farm and livestock rounding-up skills! See these intelligent, speedy working dogs in action, rounding sheep into a pen just as they would on the farm.
See Animals and Exhibitors Compete for a Coveted Blue Ribbon
Explore the Blue-Ribbon competitions at the Melbourne Royal Show.
From competitions like Woodchopping and Art, Craft and Cookery, to hundreds of animals including cattle, sheep and alpacas, and more, competitors will compete for blue-ribbon glory and the chance to win at the Show.
Head to the dedicated Horses in Action Arena to join in the excitement of one of Melbourne Royal’s favourite traditions, the Garryowen Equestrienne Turnout, celebrating its 90th Anniversary this year.