Giant Vegetables

Giant Vegetables are a popular feature at Malvern Autumn Show! Be amazed by the size of enormous squashes, marrows and pumpkins, and meet the exclusive community of growers who tend to their produce all year to win a Guinness World Record. The CANNA UK National Giant Vegetables Championship is something that needs to be seen to be believed.

Guinness World Record Winning Vegetables

Enter a world of monstrous legumes, larger than life fruits and hefty roots. Rivalry between competitors is always fierce with super-sized and often record breaking celery, leek, parsnip and cabbages.

Junior growers who have also caught the bug take part in classes for giant sunflower heads.

Adjudicators and representatives from the Guinness World Records attend the championship each year and we see many world records broken for the heaviest or the longest vegetables. Seven Guinness World Records and one UK/EU records were awarded at the 2025 show.

Heaviest Aubergine Competition

Think you’ve got what it takes to grow the UK’s heaviest aubergine? CANNA UK is inviting growers from across the country to enter the 2026 Heavyweight Title Fight competition, with a £1,000 prize fund up for grabs at the Malvern Autumn Show. Simply register to receive your official competition seed delivered directly to your door, then nurture your aubergine to championship size before the big weigh-in this September. Click here to find out more: Heavyweight Title Fight is back | CANNA UK

Very Important Growers (VIG) Area

Very Important Growers (VIGs) are easily identifiable with dedicated lanyards and had have access to a designated area within Kildare Hall.

Those keen to learn more about growing impressive vegetables are encouraged to visit the CANNA team in the hall, where their experts will be available for friendly, informative chats.