Nine reasons you can’t miss the Robin Hood Game and Country Show at Ipswich’s Trinity Park

Watching exciting jousting tournaments (Image: Archant)

1) Kids go free when you book your tickets at www.robinhoodcountryshow.co.uk

2) There’s plenty of family entertainment, from fun dog shows to arena events. The Stampede Stunt Display Team, who just competed in the World Dzhigitovka Championships in Russia, will perform a series of spectacular jousting displays in the main arena. Many of the tricks they performed in Russia are unseen in the UK. There will also be ferret racing and falconry.

3) Aside from the entertainment, there will be more than 100 trade stands selling everything from food, handmade crafts and gifts to beauty productions, homeware, toys and beauty products.

4) You can bring your dog, as along as they’re kept on a lead at all times and you clear up after them. They can even challenge for the dock diving world record in K9 Aqua Sport’s world famous dock diving pool. The All About Dogs section enables your four-legged friend to try agility, fastest recall, scurry and flyball and Conquest K9.

Watching exciting jousting tournaments (Image: Archant)

5) Enjoy live music courtesy of Back Porch Band.

6) Learn about round-pen horse training, herd behaviour and leadership skills, from Hamilton Stud. They will perform several demonstrations and you’ll get to meet their Rocky Mountain horses, an American breed which originated in the state of Kentucky.

7) The Kid’s Zone is fun for all the young Robin Hood’s out there. It’ll be filled with inflatables, fairground rides and bungee trampolines.

8) Come face-to-face with animals of all shapes and sizes, from parrots and ferrets to heavy horses and sheep.

9) The Deben Archery Club will be at the show, teaching all aspiring Robin Hoods how to hit the bullseye.

Gates open at 9.30am-5pm.