The Irish TV event of the year is happening tonight and is being billed by Ryan Tubridy as "the most colourful toy show yet".

The theme of this year's show is The Jungle Book. More specifically, the Disney animated version from 1967 that includes such songs such as 'The Bare Necessities' and 'I Wanna Be Like You'.

Speaking to RTE, Ryan Tubridy said: "The opening sequence this year will be a big, mammoth production," says Ryan Tubridy. "It's The Jungle Book. It's jazzy, it's brassy, it's sassy, and it's the most colourful of all the openings I can recall.

"The set's great, the music – you know the songs – you'll all be able to sing along and tap your feet. It's magnificent."

This year's Toy Show features the biggest ever number of participants ever as Ryan will be joined by more than 320 children from all over Ireland, including 72 who will perform with him in the show's opening number.

RTE predict that as many as 1.5 million viewers will be watching the show at home, which would make it the most watched programme of the year.

And while we're on the edges of our seat with anticipation for the show, these kids aren't giving anything away about what to expect tonight....

These kids are well drilled and giving nothing away about tonight's performances on the Toy Show #LateLateToyShow pic.twitter.com/W6xTI0BUrm

— Entertainment on RTÉ (@RTE_Ents) December 2, 2016

Tune in with the rest of us at 9.35pm on RTE One.