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Schedule

The 2025 ABGA & JABGA National Show will take place at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Schedule subject to change

May 28th - Office Move In (Wed) 

  • 12 PM - Office Staff Move in


May 29th- Tack Unload & Early Pass Move in (Thur) 

  • 10 AM - 4 PM Early Pass Move In* (Committee and Early Pass Holders ONLY)

  • 12 PM - 4 PM Optional Tack Unload 

 

May 30th - JABGA & ABGA Move in Day (Friday) 

  • 6 AM - 4 PM JABGA & ABGA Move-In Day

  • Welcome Event

 

May 31st – Contest and Meat Goat Eval

  • 6 AM - 8 AM JABGA Move-In

    • All JABGA exhibitors must be in place by 8 AM

  • 6 AM - 12 PM ABGA Only Move-In

  • 8 AM - 12 PM JABGA Check In

  • 11 AM - 1 PM Market and Commercial Weigh In

  • 12 PM - Meat Goat Evaluation Record Books due to Office    

  • 12 PM - Fun Activity, Boot Scramble 

  • 1 PM - Stock Show University – Sponsored by Sullivan Supply

  • 2 PM - Judging Contest with Senior Reasons Following 

  • 1 PM - 5 PM - Public Speaking, Sales Talk and Skill-a-thon open 

  • 5 PM - Meat Goat Evaluation – Live Class

  • 6 PM - Fitting Contest

 

June 1st – Market Showmanship, Market/Commercial Show, Breeding Showmanship, PeeWee Showmanship (Sun) 

  • 8 AM - Market Showmanship – OLDEST to YOUNGEST

  • Market Wethers to follow Showmanship

  • Lunch

  • Commercial Does following the lunch break

  • Presentation of Premier Exhibitor

  • 5 PM or 30 min following Commercial Does

    • Breeding Showmanship- YOUNGEST to OLDEST

  • 7 PM Meat Goat Eval Load Out

 

June 2nd– Bred & Owned Show, Percentage Show, Costume Contest (Mon)

  • 6 AM - Noon ABGA Goats Move In (All ABGA Animals in by Noon)

  • 8 AM - JABGA B&O Show

  • Lunch- Costume Contest & Invitational Sale Preview

 

June 3rd – JABGA Fullblood Doe & Buck Show (Tue) 

  • 8 AM - JABGA Fullblood Doe & Fullblood Buck Show

  • Lunch  - Pee Wee Showmanship

  • 7 PM- Invitational Sale Online Sale & ABGA Members Banquet

 

June 4th – ABGA Buck Show, JABGA Awards Ceremony (Wed) 

 

  • 8 AM – JABGA Percentage Doe Show

  • Lunch

  • ABGA Buck Show

  • 5 PM – JABGA Awards Ceremony

 

June 5th– ABGA Fullblood Doe Show (Thur) 

  • 8 AM – ABGA Fullblood Doe Show 

  • Lunch - Old Timers Showmanship

  • Coni Ross class before the Fullblood Doe Grand Drive

 

June 6th – ABGA Percentage Show & Move out (Fri) 

  • 8 AM – ABGA Percentage Doe Show


June 7th – All Animals out by 8am


For more information or questions, contact nationalshow@abga.org

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