MORE than 65,000 people are expected to flock to the Three Counties Showground for the Malvern Autumn show next month.

The event, on Saturday and Sunday, September 23 and 24, is an annual celebration of harvest fun and family entertainment.

Diana Walton of the Three Counties said: “The show is an all-inclusive celebration of the season championing gardening, growing and gathering, rural life and our country’s quirky character.

“It’s a feast of family entertainment featuring everything from record-breaking giant veg to vintage village fun, competitive pole climbing to circus skills and the last major Royal Horticultural Society flower show of the season.

“We’ve got celebrity chefs ready to share their top tips on how to make the most of the produce at this time of year, alongside horticultural experts advising on readying the garden for the end of the season.”

Headlining the food and drink pavilion this year will be Great British Menu host Andi Oliver and Great British Baker Selasi Gbormittah.

Award-winning author and grower Mark Diacono returns to host the cookery theatre, which will also feature the Raymond Blanc Cookery School as well as local chefs and producers.

Topping the horticultural line-up is Gardeners’ World stalwart Carol Klein, writer and presenter Alys Fowler, and celebrity florist Jonathan Moseley.

British cut-flower growers are celebrated with renowned floral designer Jonathan Moseley hosting demonstrations in the Autumn Floral Fiesta.

And the UK National Giant Vegetables Championship features 29 different classes including two junior classes. Last year’s show saw four world records broken.

The Power of Pollinators is a brand-new feature highlighting the vital role that bees, bumblebees and other pollinators play in both our gardens and in the wild.

And the Orchard Pavilion has a new vine section featuring producers from the surrounding three counties, a festival of perry and the apple and pear show.

One of the UK’s largest harvest pavilions hosts 30 national plant societies, including the National Vegetable Society staging its national championships, and the Grow to Show section which boasts over 1,500 entries this year.

And family activities include the junk ball run, circus and garden games and treehouse tales.