Win tickets to the Irish Game Fair and Country Lifestyle Festival

Expect horses and dogs galore as well as birds of prey, snakes, spiders, chinchillas, guinea pigs, baby ferrets, rare breeds of pheasants and hens and more curious creatures such as Dalmation rabbits and curly-haired pigs!

any of these animals can be petted at the show, so it’s a hands-on experience and a great learning opportunity for the kids.

One of Ireland’s largest Medieval living villages will be there to take you back in time plus you'll see armies of Dragoons and spectaular maurading Vikings this year too.

There's also fantastic displays of canine control from international gundog teams, the Irish International Gundog team, dog agility displays and Keith Mathews the Dog Guru, all wowing the audience with their uncanny canine training skills.

This year the theme is ‘Year of the Horse’ celebrating all types of breeds and the work they do, from tiny Shetland ponies to elegant Friesian carriage-driving horses plus hunters, running horses, hackneys.

Look out for the amazing Cochise Stud dancing horses and the US Horse Whisper, Franklin Levinson who puts on a magnificent display of equine control.

If food and shopping is your thing, there’s an even bigger tented shopping village with all the finest country food, drink and fayre. For the serious country sports participants the main Game Fair offers some of the best sporting competit i ons and prizes in Ireland.

For more information visit www.irishgamefair.com

Competition

The Ballymena and Antrim Times has 10 pairs of tickets to the Irish Game Fair and Country Lifestyle Festival at Shane's Castle on June 26 and 27 to give away.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply answer the following question and send your answer, along with your name, address and telephone number to Irish Game Fair competition, Ballymena and Antrim Times, 22-24 Ballymoney Street, Ballymena, BT43 6AL.

Q. Where is the Irish Game Fair and Country Lifestyle Festival taking place?

Normal Morton Newspapers competition rules apply. Closing date for entries is Tuesday, June 15.