With perfect spring weather and a thirst for entertainment fuelled by lockdowns and cancellations, crowds poured into the Noosa Country Show last weekend, doubling the numbers seen when it last ran in 2019.
Show society president Charlie Pattison said the show pulled in more than 10,000 people over its two days, compared to 5000 last time round.
“I’ve been told by a lot of people who have been coming for 20 years, they’ve never seen so many people, it’s never been so good,“ he said.
Charlie said the rodeo on Saturday night attracted 2000 people and the Monster Truck show, a huge drawcard on Friday night, had people five to six rows deep around the arena.
He said the pony club food store had sold out by 1pm and had to send out for supplies, and he’d received a letter from the Showmen’s guild thanking them for a great show.
“They were over the moon,“ he said.
“I think a lot of it has to do with not having anything on for almost two years and there’s been a lot of people coming into the town.“
Charlie praised everyone who had contributed to the show and said their volunteers, many new to the show, had worked hard and were thrilled with the outcome.
“They were just driving round with huge smiles on their faces,“ he said.
Charlie said the show society aimed to bring all the stewards together in a couple of weeks to start early on making it even better next year.
