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Our Annual Flower & Produce Show for 2026 will be on
Saturday 15th August 2026
The show is held at Ardleigh Village Hall, Station Road, Ardleigh, CO7 7RS The show is open to the public from 2:00 pm with prize giving at 4:15pm |
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Our show is an open show, so anyone can enter - you do not need to be a member of the society nor do you need to live in the village (exception for Division One which is for Ardleigh Residents only). There is a prize for the New Exhibitor with the most points across the whole show, so if you haven't entered before have a go.
Schedules will be available from Craft Nurseries, Harwich Road, Ardleigh and Ardleigh Convenience Store, Colchester Road, Ardleigh from mid May or you can download it from this page (see below).
Entries forms must be received no later than 18:30 on Wednesday 12th August 2026. Entry forms can be delivered or posted (with entry fee) to 4 Chapel Croft, Ardleigh CO7 7TQ (there will be a poster in the window) or scanned & emailed to ArdleighHorticultural@gmail.com. If you email your entry form and do not receive confirmation of receipt within 24 hours, please contact the Show Secretary on the phone number in the schedule. Entry fees for forms emailed MUST be paid in full for the classes identified on the emailed form when entries are staged on Friday evening or Saturday morning. NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED
Below are the Show Schedule and Entry form for the 2026 Show.
There is also a list of the changes made to the classes for 2026 show (compared to 2025 Show Schedule)
One of the classes for Children aged 5 to 8 years of age, is to "Download and colour the picture from our website" - we hope to have this picture available to download from early 2026.
Ardleigh Annual Show Schedule 2026 (Booklet format)
Ardleigh Annual Show Schedule 2026 (not booklet format)
List of differences between 2025 and 2026 classes
Advice for first time exhibitors at Ardleigh Show