Kangaroo Valley is on shut-down as school children, locals and weekenders head to the country village to get involved in the annual show.
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The show is taking place on Friday and Saturday, February 15-16 at the Kangaroo Valley Showground.
Kangaroo Valley Agricultural and Horticultural Association publicity officer Karen Barker said there were a number of events specially dedicated for children including bike races, the egg-throwing competition and the pony club.
She said seeing the children and the older generation come together at the show were her favourite parts.
"There are a few families that feel strongly about supporting the younger generation coming through with dairy and beef cattle. I'm not a local but I can feel that here," Ms Barker said.
Show president Harold Sharman said his favourite part of the show was the junior judging of the cattle and the pavilion.
"We're the only show in the coast that does this [junior beef judging] because there's only one lot of cattle like this in this Group Five [our local zone] area," he said.
"We host that event and those people that win are entitled to go to the Sydney Royal Show.
"I like to see the young people from schools with cattle and talk to them and do something for them."
Ms Dalton said the millennial generation were also embracing the community lifestyle offered at the show.
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"There's definitely a demographic of people, [Millenials], that have chosen a particular lifestyle. They're educated and they say, 'I want to live this clean and beautiful community lifestyle'. They're just embracing it and jumping in," she said.
We don't want it to get too big and miss the whole point of being an agricultural and horticultural show.
- Kangaroo Valley Agricultural and Horticultural Association publicity officer Karen Barker
"It's really beautiful for us, as older people, to watch. It's an honest and genuine thing."
"And they're putting their hands up for next year's show already," said Mr Sharman.
Highlights for the show representatives include the camel rides, champion breeds dog show, poultry pavilion, talent quest and live music at the bar.
The show will host an "inspiration station" on Saturday, where a number of experts will be available to chat, including Peter Garrett and local farmers.
Ms Dalton said there were many generous people in the community that contributed to the show, which she said grows every year.
"[The show] doesn't change too much which is something that's really important to us as a community," she said.
"We don't want it to get too big and miss the whole point of being an agricultural and horticultural show,"
Gates open 8.30am - 11pm on Friday and 8am - 11pm on Saturday.
Tickets cost $20 for adults and $10 for children.