Fast Facts

2019 Ekka Fast Facts

• 220,000+ Dagwood Dogs eaten
• 180,000+ Strawberry Sundaes eaten
• 1620+ volunteers help put the show on
• $220 million+ - amount Ekka generates for the Brisbane Economy
• 3,500+ jobs created
• 380+ retailers
• 550 exhibitor stands
• 40,000+ cheese toasties (two tonne of butter and four tonne of cheese)
• 210,000+ schooners of beer
• 43,000+ cans of rum
• 6,000+ award-winning steaks
• 3 tonnes + of fireworks used each night
• 39,500 + glasses of wine
• 8,000 + tasting plates of award-winning steak and lamb
• 4,100m3 + of sawdust and sand used as animal bedding
• 3,500 + corsages made

Most popular showbags… the Bertie Beetle showbags were the clear show favourites, with more than a quarter of a million sold. Other best-sellers included the Kinder Surprise, Nerf, Elsa, Toy Story, Stranger Things and Harry Potter showbags.

Digital Ekka... the Ekka website had 3.5 million page views and 810,000 plus users; the Ekka App had 31,000 downloads; Facebook had almost 100K followers with engagement up 100%. There were 104K photos posted to Instagram featuring the #Ekka hashtag, 18.3K Instagram followers, as well as 43.5K Twitter impressions.