This year, the Bundaberg Show marked an incredible 132 years of bringing the community together – a tradition that has stood the test of time.

Alongside our other much-loved regional shows in Gin Gin and Childers, these events have been part of local life for generations.

From showbags and sideshow alley to livestock, rides and family memories, they continue to capture the spirit of our region year after year.

Take a step back in time and explore how our shows have grown and evolved.

Check out photos from the history of our region’s shows below:

Bundaberg Show

(Above) An aerial shot of the Bundaberg Show in 1975. Photo: Picture Bundaberg, Bundaberg Regional Libraries, Bundaberg Library collection, bun06424.

(Above) The Bundaberg Show in the 1960s. Photos: Picture Bundaberg, Bundaberg Library collection, bun06009

(Above) The Bundaberg Show in 1959 – horse trotting in the arena. Photo: Picture Bundaberg, R. W. Nash collection, bun01401.

(Above) Nurses selling tickets at the 1945 Bundaberg Show. and Mary Baldwin and Grandma Jensen at the Bundaberg Show. Photos: Picture Bundaberg Shirley Kidd collection, bun00434 and Round collection, bun0036.

Childers Show

(Above) The Apex Club float at the Childers Show, 1970.

The Isis District celebrated the Captain Cook Bicentenary year with the theme running through the annual show, held 1-2 June, 1970.

The capsule, lodged in a solid concrete cairn, had been sealed by members of the Childers Bicentenary Committee on August 22, 1970.

It was opened on 21 August, 2020. Photo: Picture Bundaberg.

(Above) Sideshow alley at Childers Show, 1970. Photo: Picture Bundaberg, Childers Time Capsule collection, bun07309.

Gin Gin Show

(Above) Cane exhibit at the 1935 Gin Gin Show. Photo: Picture Bundaberg, Doug-Rattray, bun01053, 1935.

(Above) Gin Gin Show 1904. Photo: Picture Bundaberg (bun01096)

To view more historic photos, head to the Bundaberg Regional Libraries’ website here.