▁was ▁located ▁at ▁Edinburgh ’ s ▁Can ong ate ▁on ▁a ▁site ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament . ▁From ▁this ▁point ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁the ▁show ▁moved ▁around ▁the ▁towns ▁and ▁cities ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁R HA SS ’ s ▁eight ▁elect oral ▁areas ▁- ▁Per th , ▁St ir ling , ▁Str ath c ly de , ▁Aber de en , ▁L oth ian , ▁B orders , ▁Dum f ries ▁& ▁Gall ow ay ▁and ▁High land . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁the ▁Ing list on ▁site ▁became ▁the ▁permanent ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁show , ▁opening ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁The ▁move ▁to ▁a ▁permanent ▁location ▁has ▁helped ▁the ▁show ▁develop ▁beyond ▁its ▁original ▁rem it , ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁Scottish ▁food , ▁coun tr ys ide ▁and ▁its ▁far ming . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁the ▁show ▁operated ▁Sunday ▁to ▁Wed nes day , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁later ▁changed ▁to ▁Th urs day ▁to ▁Sunday , ▁over ▁the ▁second - last ▁week end ▁in ▁June , ▁with ▁Liv est ock ▁compet itions ▁being ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁Th urs day ▁and ▁Friday . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁show ▁held ▁at ▁In ver ness , ▁the ▁Royal ▁title ▁was ▁best owed ▁on ▁the ▁event ▁by ▁King ▁George ▁VI . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁show ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁foot ▁and ▁mouth ▁crisis . ▁