The structured guide to AKC dog shows
Every show weekend, mapped out and verified.
ThePetAdvisor organizes scattered dog-show information — dates, closing deadlines, judges, venues, hotels, and travel — into clear, verified, citable show guides, starting with AKC conformation.
Entries
Closing deadlines for the featured weekends. Entries go through the superintendent — never through ThePetAdvisor.
Montgomery Weekend closes Wednesday, September 16, 2026
All four shows — Hatboro (1), Hatboro (2), Devon, and Montgomery — close Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 12:00 noon Eastern.
Hatboro 1 & 2: Jim Rau Dog Shows, Ltd., (610) 376-1880. Devon & Montgomery: MB-F, Inc., (336) 379-9352.
Orlando Championship Week — entries open
The 26th AKC National Championship, Puppy & Junior Stakes, and NOHS Finals close 3:00 PM CST, Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
Jack Onofrio / AKC Annually Licensed Superintendents, 405-427-8181. Central Florida KC (Dec 10) closes Wednesday, November 11, 2026 via MB-F, Inc. — Pending exact closing time unconfirmed. Space Coast & Brevard premiums expected October 2026.
Edition status
2026 edition
Montgomery Weekend
October 1–4, 2026 · Eastern Pennsylvania. Panels extracted from official AKC event-detail PDFs and validated breed-by-breed.
2026 edition
Orlando Championship Week
December 8–13, 2026 · Orlando, Florida. Championship events verified; Space Coast & Brevard premiums expected October 2026.
Future edition
Montgomery Weekend 2027
First weekend of October — date pending confirmation.
Arrival
Where the featured weekends happen — and what to know before you roll in.
Montgomery Weekend
Macungie Memorial Park
Route 100, Macungie, PA
Hosts Hatboro 1 & 2 and Montgomery (outdoors)
Devon — Saturday only
Ludwigs Corner Horse Show Grounds
1325 Pottstown Pike, Glenmoore, PA
Orlando Championship Week
Orange County Convention Center
North/South Building
9899 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819
Travel details live in each guide
Hotels, parking, RV rules, grooming, and restaurants for Orlando are on the Orlando guide. Montgomery travel details publish with the full premium booklets.
Show days
Featured weekend guides — every show in the cluster, dated, judged, and linked.
October 1–4, 2026
Montgomery Weekend 2026
Eastern Pennsylvania
Four-show terrier weekend: Hatboro (1 & 2), Devon, and the Montgomery County Kennel Club terrier classic.
Thu Oct 1 Hatboro Dog Club (1) · Fri Oct 2 Hatboro Dog Club (2) · Sat Oct 3 Devon Dog Show Association · Sun Oct 4 Montgomery County Kennel Club (terriers only, outdoors).
December 8–13, 2026
Orlando Championship Week 2026
Orlando, Florida
Three lead-in all-breed shows, the 26th AKC National Championship, NOHS Finals, and Puppy Stakes — all at the Orange County Convention Center.
7 events at the Orange County Convention Center, North/South Building.
Resources
Our source policy
Verified or pending — never presented as fact otherwise
Every fact is labeled verified (seen in an official 2026 source: AKC premium list, AKC event-detail PDF, superintendent database, or parent-club site) or pending (not yet confirmed). Unverified items are never published as fact.
Data current as of September 21, 2026. Verify closing dates with the superintendent before entering.
Built AI-ready
Every guide carries structured data, permanent URLs, and a machine-readable source list — so the agents and tools that help exhibitors plan can cite ThePetAdvisor as a source. See llms.txt for the machine-readable site brief.
Contact
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