Kent Showground Kent Showground The Kent Showground, formerly (and still colloquially) known as the Kent County Showground is an area of land in Detling, Kent, England, north of the county town of Maidstone. Stretching along the north side of the A249 from the top of Detling Hill on land that formerly comprised RAF Detling, it is home to the Kent County Agricultural Society which hosts the venue's best-known event, the Kent County Show, each July. However the venue also hosts many other fairs, conferences and events throughout the year. The site covers over and has been an event site for over 50
Kent County Show amalgamation of the Mid Kent and East Kent Show Societies. The Society’s primary objective was to host an annual agricultural show. This led to the very first Kent County Show being held that year at Wombwell Park in Gravesend. The show was declared by Gravesend's mayor of the time as "the greatest advertisement the town had been privileged to enjoy." The official programme listed details of a band and smoking concerts with a sports gala and carnival as a Saturday night grand finale. There were 833 livestock entries and 15,000 people turned out to watch the prize cattle, sheep, pigs,