Main Arena Events
2027 Main Arena Timetable will be published in the official Show Programme available to purchase at the show from one of the programme stands. Timetable of events will also be posted and available to view at each arena. Line-up for all displays will be the same Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th April 2027. Programme subject to change.
The OMG FMX Team
Headlining the Main Arena this year are The OMG FMX Stunt Team. They will be performing twice per day on both Sat 24th & Sun 25th!
The OMG FMX Stunt Team are a fresh, record breaking, edge of your seat stunt team with many years of FMX and stunt riding experience.
The team tours all over the UK and beyond, performing to people of all ages and inspiring them to follow their dreams and encourage them to get involved in the FMX and stunt community. They have had the honour of performing on many TV shows and National west end productions including one night at the London Palladium, Britain’s Got Talent, The One Show, CBBC-My Life, Channel 5 Circus Kids and ITV Game of Talents UK.
Don’t miss this spectacular show in the Main Arena!
Horseboarding UK Championships
Horseboarding UK will be visiting the East Anglia Game Fair for the 15th time in 17 years. This staple of the show never fails to impress as teams from across the country take on the unique challenges of the Euston Arena and fight for one of the oldest cups in the championship.
The East Anglia Cup was first founded in 2011 back when the show used to take place at the Royal Norfolk Show Ground and Horseboarding UK was little more than a twinkle in the eye of history. In a time before anyone could have imagined the journey it would take them, The East Anglian Game & Country Fair shared the vision and gave support to this new idea.
Over the last 17 years Horseboarding UK has gone from strength to strength over many a hard earned mile around the country, Europe and now the world performing at some of the biggest equestrian events in the world resulting in more and more groups approach the UK for advice on how to set up and run their own competitions.
From Australia to America people have tried to emulate something that started right here in the UK with one of its very first performances at the East Anglian Game Fair where today you can see the undisputed best teams in the world. Teams who have perfected the art of racing against the clock in three attempts to get the fastest time possible all under the watchful eye of the most experienced horseboarding production team in the world.
A main arena display not to be missed!
Hywel Morgan
World and European Casting Champion, Hywel Morgan will be entertaining crowds with a Fly Fishing demo in the Main Arena. Hywel first stepped onto a casting platform at just 4 years old. Since the age of 14 he has regularly given demos at shows all over the UK. He is the only World Fly Casting Champion who demonstrates and has developed a wonderfully relaxed and humorous way of informing and educating the audience about the fascinating world of Fly Fishing. Hywel will also offer ‘have a go’ fly tying and casting tuition and demos on the Black Bourne River.
Fens Falconry
Fens Falconry is a private bird of prey centre located in Wisbech, Cambs. They provide hands on experience days, flying demonstrations and educational visits for schools, community groups and clubs.
They have attended the East Anglian Game & Country Fair many times and is a team favourite. The amazing location and atmosphere lends itself perfectly to the beauty and skills of the Fens Falconry team of birds flying in the main arena. The aim is to amaze and entertain with birds diving, hovering, soaring and gliding with an entertaining commentary!
British Scurry & Trials Driving
Get ready for some fast-paced carriage driving action as British Scurry & Trials Driving returns to the East Anglian Game & Country Fair on 24th & 25th April 2027.
British Scurry & Trials Driving sees horse and pony combinations race against the clock through a course of obstacles and cones, where speed, accuracy and skill all count. With competitors and combinations of all shapes and sizes, it makes for an exciting and entertaining main arena display for the whole family.
Expect plenty of speed, close competition and a few flying balls as the BSTD teams battle it out in the main arena!
White Woofers Hound Parade
A newly established and family-friendly trail hunt. The Waveney & Norfolk Harriers comprises the ‘White Woofers” who trail across North Norfolk and a Stud Book Harrier pack of hounds who Trail across South Norfolk and Suffolk. They lay trails using a stinky sock, the hounds find and run after it, and the riders follow the hounds!
Watch the spectacle in the main arena over the show weekend.
Mid Norfolk Gun Dogs
The Mid Norfolk Gundog Club was formed over 26 years ago by a group of friends determined to improve the training, husbandry and breeding of working gundogs as well as the expertise of handlers.
Don’t miss their demo in the Main Arena – A taste of shoot day, demonstrating the different roles of a gundog, from flushing birds, sitting on a peg with a gun, to picking up at the end, with a unique opportunity to photo all the dogs sat up in a line without leads or handlers at the end of the demonstration.
Visitors are also welcome to talk to the Club Members at their stand on 2nd Ave South opposite the Gun Dog Scurry Arena.
Hamilton Bloodhounds
The Hamilton Bloodhounds are based in Easton, nr Woodbridge, Suffolk. (There has been a pack here for 150 years). Previously Easton Harriers, hence the green coat, we converted to the Bloodhounds in 2019.
Today we have 9 1/2 couple of our bloodhounds. James Chadwick (Master Huntsman) on Sam and Sam Merchant on Monet.
Masters; James Chadwick (Master and Huntsman), Natalie Smith, Penny Watts, Lydia Freeman.
Bloodhounds are trackers rather than hunters. Their large ears direct scent towards their noses. Bloodhounds are said to have noses up to three times more sensitive than those of average dogs, helping them track human scent. Hounds bay when following runners’ scent. Unlike ‘trail’ hunting, runners drag nothing: the hounds follow human scent alone.
Before tracking, runners spend 10–15 minutes in the trailer with the hounds, allowing them to learn the runners’ unique scent for the day.
A special display not to be missed!
Simon Whitehead – Pakefield Ferrets
Simon Whitehead is a unique character amongst modern day Britain, if not the world. He is one of a small band of people that make their entire living from rabbits. He is a traditional warrener and author of many books which include the acclaimed ‘Ahead of the Game’. This is a book that delves into the history, harvest, preparation and cooking of wild rabbit. This forms the provenance of his demonstrations which are both educational and amusing!
In-between demonstrations Simon, his ferrets and dogs are on hand for interaction with the public and the static display is always a hive of activity as they are many questions to be answered, ferrets to be held and stories to be told. As ferreting is normally carried out in unsociable surroundings and often in solitude, Simon uses the arena demonstrations and static display to explain and illustrate why ferreting in the true sense of the word with ferreter, their ferret’s, dog and nets are fast becoming a more sought-after figure in the countryside and towns of the UK. The ferreter is the epitome of the organic and environmentally friendly hunter/gatherer and as such a supplier of first class organic, free range meat for the table. The world is moving on, technology is changing our society, but it is refreshing to find Simon trying to not only make people realise and understand why we ferret but more importantly, get newcomers into the countryside to continue such a fine tradition.
A raconteur of some repute, Simon can display, demonstrate and educate this traditional craft that has survived the growth in technology, showing why the Pakefield Ferrets motto of “ensuring the tradition of ferreting IS continued for further generations” is long remembered after the show has closed.