Celebrating 250 Years of Parbold’s Canal Heritage, this is the 2025 show tent category list. We hope there’s something for everyone!
2026 CATEGORY LIST
All children’s categories are open to all ages except where otherwise specified.
| Category | Description | Judging Criteria |
| BAKING | | |
| 1. Celebration Cake | Bake your ‘signature cake’ decorated with music in mind. Let your imagination go wild. Extra points for decoration on your delicious bake ( No cream) | Best tasting and decorated cake |
| 2. Biscuits | Cookies or biscuits. We don’t mind. Just let the taste shine through. | Best tasting biscuits |
| 3. A savoury bake | Not got a sweet tooth? No problem Let us be the judge on your favourite savoury dish. | Best tasting savoury bake |
| 4. Jams and chutney | A ‘jammin’ good time can be had by all. Lets show off your talents with home made preserve or chutney. | Best tasting jam or chutney |
| CRAFTS | | |
| 5. Knitting and crochet | A creative and knitted or crocheted piece | Most creative & knitted or crocheted piece |
| 6. Creative crafts | Perhaps you can craft in other ways. Can you create a craft piece based on your musical tastes? | Most creative craft piece. |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | | |
| 7. In the Spotlight | Capture the raw energy of your local Stars Dramatic performances Maybe a Portrait fit for a Rock Star | Most creative photograph |
| 8. Through My Eyes | Images of our inspirational environment | |
| CREATIVE WRITING | | |
| 9. A verse of a song | Rock and Raw can you write an edgy bold verse or even whole song? Perhaps you are more Pop Perfection? Are you a Soulful Spirit or even more of a traditional Folk story teller? | Most creative verse |
| 10. Write a song | Most creative song | |
| HORTICULTURE | | |
| 11. Vegetables | Radishes, lettuce, tomatoes or new potatoes? Why not enter your veg straight from your garden? | Best looking vegetables |
| 12. Flowers arrangement | All Rock Stars love to be adored. Show them your love with an arrangement fit for a Star. | Most creative flower arrangement. |
| 13. Home grown Flowers or plants | Let us see what you have grown. Any home grown plants or flowers are a delight to see. | Best looking home grown flowers or plants |
| CHILDREN’S CATEGORIES | | |
| BAKING | | |
| 14. Celebration Cake (Ages 6 to 16) | Bake your signature celebration cake and make it musical. Maybe in the shape of a guitar or even cover it with musical notes just use your imagination | Best tasting (No cream) |
| 15. Cupcakes | Celebrate music by decorating your favourite cup cakes with instruments or all thing rock star | Best decorated |
| 16. Biscuits | Rock stars love their tea breaks and they love their biscuits as well. What kind of cookie or biscuit would you make for them? | Best tasting |
| HORTICULTURE | | |
| 17. Sunflowers | Sunflowers really are the rock stars of the flower world. They are always eye catching and bright. Can you grow the tallest in Show? Or maybe the largest flower head? | *Tallest *Largest flower head |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | | |
| 18. Music is my passion (6 to 16) | Take a photo of someone you know playing a musical instrument or dressed up like their favourite Rock/Pop Star | *Best image taken *Most creative photograph |
| CREATIVE WRITING | | |
| 19. Rock Band Name | Can you design a name for a new Rock Star or a new Rock Band that is simply the best name ever? | Most Creative Name |
| 20. Verse (Ages 6 to 16) | Do you enjoy writing? Maybe you could write a verse of a song that you always have in your head | Most creative Verse |
| 21. Rap | Could you be a Rapper at the Show? Rap songs are a good way to express things important to you. | Most creative Rap |
| 22. Whole Song (Ages 6 to 16) | Can you write a verse and a chorus Maybe a song that you would like to sing or would like your favourite artist to sing for you? | Most creative Song |
| ART, DESIGN & TECH | | |
| 23. Drawing | Colour in sheet OR Draw your favourite Rock Star | Most creative Drawing |
| 24. Painting | Create a painting inspired by all things musical | Most creative painting |
| 25. Lego Duplo | All Rock Stars need lots of transport for their equipment. Can you build them the best vehicles? Can you build a Stadium fit for a Rock Star? | *Best transport model *Best model |
| 26. Model Making | All Rock Stars need musical instruments. Using any material can you create a musical instrument? | Best model |