THE 2022 COBAR Show has been hailed a great success according to organisers, with this year welcoming the return of many ag show favourites.

Run on Friday May 20 and Saturday May 21, there was plenty to do and see for Cobar residents and visitors of all ages.

Cobar Show Society Treasurer Kym Miller said numbers were considered slightly down on previous years, likely due to cold weather on Friday night, however still pretty solid.

"We reckon there was probably an attendance of 2000 over the two days," Mr Miller said.

"We hardly get anyone on Saturday, mostly families and competitors, however 2000 represents about 50 per cent of the Cobar population which is pretty good considering our main workforce is at the mines which run 24/7."

Mr Miller said the event saw many things return to the show for the first time in many years, including a competitive shearing event, with a prize pool of around $6000, and cattle.

"I'd say our biggest success start was the horse events which had a record number of horses in a long time and was very good timing because the Shire had recently put in some new stables," he said.

"We unfortunately had to cancel the barrel rac because it was a bit too slippery but the show jumping was of good quality and very competitive."

Mr Miller said the secret behind so many new events making a resurgence at the show because the committee is made up of a collection of hardworking individuals who wanted to continue encouraging community involvement at agricultural shows in addition to the more cliched sideshows and rides.

Show Committee president Caden Mackay, who took over from the longstanding previous president in January, said the majority of the committee were of a younger generation with a handful of experienced show runners.

"Most of our committee were born and raised in Cobar and there were still a handful of senior people in the committee, I call them 'books of knowledge' because it was great to have their support and know if we were doing the right or wrong thing," Mr Mackay said.

"It was great to promote things other than mining in Cobar, like cattle.

"We have bulls in our local area that have gone to the Sydney Royal Easter Show because we didn't have a way to showcase them locally but with new committee member Kate Evans coming on board, we had a way to showcase them in their local area."

"I think it came together because all the committee had to branch out and get involved," Mr Mackay's wife Simonne said, who is also on the committee and in charge of the pavilion.

For Mr and Mrs Mackay, their personal highlight of the show was to see the event connect with so many local businesses while ensuring the show remained family-oriented.

With another successful year behind them, the committee can now have a breath of fresh air before refocusing their efforts to future events, which Mr Miller said would be better than ever.

"This is the last year of the show in its existing format because we are about to undergo a massive redevelopment of the facility, including building a new 88 place long day care and a ward oval pavilion," Mr Miller said.

"So it was great to see the old show out in a good way so, if not next year, the year after, we will have a massive new showground to hold the event in future."