Thousands descended on the Botanical Gardens once more on Saturday, as the 2016 Bermuda Agriculture Exhibition celebrated its third and final day.

After missing out last year, when the Government cancelled the annual Bermudian fair for financial reasons, the island showed its ardent support for the event.

This year’s “Ag Show” mixed traditional and modern-day elements — featuring everything from farmyard animals and children’s art exhibits to hip-hop performances and Bollywood dancing.

And, of course, the crowds watched on as highly trained horses and dogs were put through their paces in the Exhibition Ring.

With barely a drop of rain all day, Saturday’s weather proved perfect for families to wander around — with excited youngsters experiencing the thrill of both meeting new animals and eating copious amounts of candy.

And the event’s volunteer staff had nothing but positive things to say about their experience at this year’s fete, which launched on Thursday morning.

“Not having the Ag Show last year was a great miss,” said Leo Simmons, president of the Bermuda Poultry Fancier Society.

“The interest is here, you can tell by the diversity of people coming along. It’s one of the biggest community events on the calendar, and it’s like the start of the summer season.”

Mr Simmons added that young visitors to the Jack King Building had greatly enjoyed learning about poultry during their time at the show.

“The children have loved it and they’ve been very inquisitive,” he said. “They think we’ve painted some eggs on display blue, but they’re actually from Ameraucana chickens, which lay blue eggs.”

Lucia Peniston, treasurer of the society, added: “We’ve had a lot of enquiries from people wanting to know where they can get some of these birds. It’s good to see people having that interest.”

Steven Antonition, president of the Bermuda Orchid Society, commended event organiser the AG Show Ltd charity, which has assumed sole responsibility for the community fair after last year’s blip. “It has been run really well this year, I haven’t seen any hiccups at all,” he said. “It’s been busier than I’ve seen in the past as well.”

BOS member Walter Carlington added: “We have orchids from around the world on show. I’ve enjoyed the partying, the plants and the learning experience.”