It is now just six weeks until the county's spectacular annual showcase returns to the Norfolk Showground in Costessey on June 24 and 25.

The UK’s largest two-day agricultural event attracts around 80,000 visitors each year, to sample the finest Norfolk food and drink, enjoy live performances and entertainment, and see 3,000 animals in the traditional livestock and equestrian competitions.

And this year, the key theme of "Celebrating Culture and Collaboration" will be at the heart of the programme across the showground.

It includes the Carnival of Cultures - the biggest carnival procession ever staged at the show, giving both days a "vibrant, colourful and joyous finale".

The African Choir of Norfolk will return to the Royal Norfolk Show in June 2026 (Image: James Bass Photography)

Performing arts groups including African Choir of Norfolk, Norwich Cuban Salsa, Fine City Samba, International Drummers, Rosy May, Kenninghall Morris, Norwich Pageantry Group, the Garage and hundreds of school children will make their way to the Grand Ring to perform "Umoja" - adopted as the show's first-ever theme tune.

Named after the Swahili word for unity or togetherness, the "uplifting" anthem was written by electronic music group Addictive TV, using recordings of musicians across the world from its Orchestra of Samples project, with vocals by Obase-Aboli and Anna Mudeka.

Polly Lutkin with a Simmental bull named Fircovert Peacock, the supreme beef champion at last year's Royal Norfolk Show (Image: Denise Bradley)

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