Kiama Show organisers were greeted with warm weather conditions as the community flocked to the long-running event.
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The 169th annual Kiama Show took place on Friday and Saturday at Kiama Showground.
The show schedule listed more than 1000 classes spread over the horse, cattle, woodchop, rodeo, Illawarra Youth Challenge, Pet Show and Pavilion sections.
Kiama Show Society president Michael Brennan said the 2017 event had been a “very successful show”.
He said the warm conditions were welcome after the “weather wasn’t too kind to us” at last year's show.
“Both days were about equivalent to each other (in gate numbers), but on Friday we were well up on last year.
“On Saturday it was so hot maybe a few people decided not to turn up, but we were very happy with the number of people who came through our gates.
“The good weather does help when you’re running a show.”
Mr Brennan said Kiama was “the oldest show on the coast”.
Mr Brennan said the exhibits had again been a strong point of the show.
“The Pavilion is really up there with any of the shows; it’s a great place to display the exhibitions.
“The Pavilion was of a very high standard, which The Pavilion always is.
“It was up there with the best we’ve ever had.
“The cattle numbers were down, but the quality was excellent.
“We had a very good wood-chop too… Some of the best axemen around.”
The two-day entertainment program included the Lumberjack Show, ARD FMX stunt motorbikes, CWA cooking and John Garbriel gardening demonstrations, and the Alkazar Circus tent.
Friday's schedule also included the Illawarra Cattle Show, the Pet Show, Kiama Show Games and the rodeo also made a return to the Friday night.
The Kiama Showgirl Competition is the local stage for The Land Sydney Royal Showgirl Competition.
Participants in the 2017 Kiama competition were Taylor Reid, Andria Binkins and Stephanie Panecasio.
Kiama resident Ms Panecasio, 22, who recently completed a Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies was announced as the 2017 winner on Friday evening.
She works as a freelance journalist and runs a literacy program at a school in Kanahooka.
Mr Brennan said the Show Society would soon turn its attention to making the 170th edition of the show one to remember.
“That will be a big one,” he said.
“It’s (170 years) a wonderful achievement for a small committee and community.”
