Winston-Salem Fairgrounds & Arena
- Address
- 414 Deacon Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27105
- Hosts
- Furniture City Kennel Club — Sat Nov 7 · Furniture City Kennel Club — Sun Nov 8
Show Guide · AKC Conformation · Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Furniture City Kennel Club 2026
November 7–8, 2026 — two all-breed shows at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds & Arena, with the Scottish Terrier and Swedish Vallhund crowds making a full weekend of it.
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Weekend at a glance
Two all-breed AKC conformation shows at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds & Arena — Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8, 2026 — hosted by the Furniture City Kennel Club, Inc. The Scottish Terrier Club of the Piedmont runs its annual specialty & sweepstakes alongside the weekend, and the Mid-Atlantic Swedish Vallhund League’s Little Viking FestiVall opens with a Friday fun day.
How this guide is labeled
Dates, venue, and host club are confirmed by club and event-calendar listings — the 2026 shows are not yet AKC-verified, but the 2026 premium list is in hand. Closing date, fees, and superintendent below come straight from the premium.
Closing date confirmed
Entries close October 21, 2026 at 12:00 noon — 1,000 dogs per show limit — confirmed by the 2026 premium list.
- Dates
- November 7–8, 2026
- Venue
- Winston-Salem Fairgrounds & Arena
- Host club
- Furniture City Kennel Club, Inc.
- Format
- All-Breed · Unbenched (per the 2026 premium)
- Entries
- Entries close October 21, 2026 at 12:00 noon. 1,000 dogs per show limit. Verified 2026
More about this show
2026 dates 2026 premium
- Dates
- Saturday & Sunday
- Venue
- 414 Deacon Blvd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27105 - Format
- Two shows, one each day
Superintendent: MB-F / InfoDog Verified 2026
Enter the show
The 2026 premium is published — entries are handled by superintendent MB-F / InfoDog through their proprietary entry system. Click here to enter — Furniture City Kennel Club, Inc.
- Closing
- Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 12:00 noon — or when the 1,000-dog daily limit is reached.
- Entry fees (2026 premium)
- $33 first entry of each dog · $33 each additional entry · $20 Junior Showmanship only (no fee as an additional class) · $20 4–6 Month Puppy Competition
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The days
One all-breed show per day — Saturday and Sunday — with Friday as the breed clubs’ day.
01Saturday, November 7
Furniture City Kennel Club
Winston-Salem Fairgrounds & Arena, Winston-Salem, NC
02Sunday, November 8
Furniture City Kennel Club
Winston-Salem Fairgrounds & Arena, Winston-Salem, NC
Friday, November 6 — the breed-club lead-in
Friday belongs to the specialty clubs: the Mid-Atlantic Swedish Vallhund League’s Little Viking FestiVall fun day (learning opportunities and a chance to try a new sport), and the Scottish Terrier Club of the Piedmont’s annual Specialty & Sweepstakes. Details in Specialties & supported entries.
Closing date, entry fees, and judging assignments are verified from the 2026 premium list — see below. Verified 2026
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Today’s Ring Card
Not published yet
The 2026 judging programs aren’t published yet — they typically appear on the superintendent’s site a week or so before the show. This ring card goes live with verified ring times the moment they do. Pending
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Breed judge finder
Search any breed to see which judge has it on Saturday and Sunday. Panels are from the official 2026 Furniture City Kennel Club premium list. Verified 2026
* = provisional/permit, per the premium.
Best in Show & Group judges — from the 2026 premium
Saturday, November 7 — Furniture City Kennel Club
- Best in Show — Mr. David J. Kirkland
- Sporting Group — Mrs. Danelle M. Brown
- Hound Group — Mr. Charles L. Olvis
- Working Group — Mr. Charles L. Olvis
- Terrier Group — Dr. Andrea Bradford, MD
- Toy Group — Mrs. Angela Pickett
- Non-Sporting Group — Mrs. Danelle M. Brown
- Herding Group — Mr. James A. Moses
Sunday, November 8 — Furniture City Kennel Club
- Best in Show — Mrs. Danelle M. Brown
- Sporting Group — Mrs. Angela Pickett*
- Hound Group — Dr. Andrea Bradford, MD
- Working Group — Mr. James A. Moses
- Terrier Group — Mr. David J. Kirkland
- Toy Group — Mr. Charles L. Olvis
- Non-Sporting Group — Mr. David J. Kirkland
- Herding Group — Mr. Charles L. Olvis
*Provisional/permit judge. Breed-panel judge abbreviations were expanded to full names from the premium’s judge roster. Verified 2026
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Juniors
Junior Showmanship is offered both days, verified from the 2026 premium. Verified 2026
Sat Nov 7 — Furniture City Kennel Club
Junior Showmanship — judge: Mrs. Angela Pickett (from the 2026 premium); ring times in the judging program.
Sun Nov 8 — Furniture City Kennel Club
Junior Showmanship — judge: Dr. Andrea Bradford, MD (from the 2026 premium); ring times in the judging program.
Junior Showmanship entry: $20.00 as a first entry, no fee as an additional class. Verified 2026
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Specialties & supported entries
Two breed clubs make a full weekend of the Furniture City shows. Verified 2026
Scottish Terrier Club of the Piedmont
The club’s annual Specialty & Sweepstakes is on for the November 2026 weekend — with a supported entry at the Furniture City Kennel Club all-breed shows — per stcpiedmont.org. The club is currently sponsoring rosettes for the November 2026 Specialty & Sweepstakes and taking reservations for a Southern BBQ on Saturday, November 7. In past years the club has run its specialties out of the fairgrounds’ Garden Building.
Mid-Atlantic Swedish Vallhund League — Little Viking FestiVall
The club describes its Little Viking FestiVall as a weekend of fun in Winston-Salem each November: a fun day on Friday with Vallhunds and friends — learning opportunities and chances to try a new sport — followed by the 2-day show Saturday and Sunday hosted by the Furniture City Kennel Club, per masvl.dog. The club’s FestiVall details page last covered 2024, so check their site for the 2026 schedule.
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Plan your visit
The venue
Getting there
By car
The fairgrounds sit on the north side of Winston-Salem, reachable from I-40. The fairgrounds’ main address is 414 Deacon Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27105. For the Forsyth Kennel Club’s March 2024 shows at the same venue, exhibitors and the public entered through Gate 7 off Shorefair Drive — expect a designated gate for the Furniture City shows too.
Flying in
Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro is the nearest major airport.
Parking & admission
The 2024 Furniture City shows were open to the public with $5 parking and free admission — the pattern for this weekend, per a 2024 event listing. Confirm 2026 parking details against the premium when it publishes.
2024 shows: $5 parking, free admission to the public (event listing, year-labeled).
Lodging
The 2026 premium lists these accommodations — call properties directly for room rates and pet policies. Verified 2026
- Hawthorne Inn & Conference Center — 420 High St. S.W., Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (336) 777-3000
- Embassy Suites — 460 N. Cherry St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (336) 724-2300
- Fairfield Inn & Suites — 1680 Westbrook Plaza Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27103 (336) 714-3000
- Quality Inn University — 5719 University Pkwy., Winston-Salem, NC 27105 (336) 281-5333
- Sleep Inn - Hanes Mall — 1985 Hampton Inn Ct., Winston-Salem, NC 27103 (336) 774-8020
- Kimpton Cardinal Hotel — 51 4th Street E., Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (336) 724-1009
- La Quinta — 2020 Griffith Rd., Winston-Salem, NC 27103 (336) 765-8777
- Hampton Inn - Hanes Mall — 1990 Hampton Inn Ct., Winston-Salem, NC 27103 (336) 760-1660
Note: Saturday, November 7 is Wake Forest University’s Homecoming — expect heavy traffic around the fairgrounds all day and book hotels early. Verified 2026
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Near the fairgrounds
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Winston-Salem
2020 Griffith Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 · (336) 422-0083
2 dogs up to 75 lbs; $25 per pet per night. Past STCP show hotel.
Residence Inn by Marriott Winston-Salem Hanes Mall
3885 Oxford Station Way, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 · (336) 837-3960
2 dogs up to 50 lbs; $100 pet fee per stay.
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Winston-Salem Hanes Mall
1015 Marriott Crossing Way, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
2 dogs up to 30 lbs; $100 pet fee per stay.
Quality Inn & Suites Hanes Mall
2008 South Hawthorne Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27103
$25 pet fee; 2 pets allowed per room.
Grooming
Grooming: please stack crates in the grooming area; an outdoor bathing station will be available. No space is provided for unentered dogs — unentered dogs are not allowed in the show buildings (per the 2026 premium). Verified 2026
Historically, the Scottish Terrier Club of the Piedmont has run its November specialties out of the fairgrounds’ Garden Building, with room for grooming setup (2021–2023, year-labeled).
RV & overnight parking
RV parking: $35.00 per night — reserve and pay at wsfairgrounds.com/campground/, or pay at the Fairgrounds Arena Box Office on arrival (cash or credit card). Use Gate 7 off Shorefair Dr. Verified 2026
For the 2023 Scottish Terrier specialties at the same venue, the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds RV Campground was available with no reservations required — $30 per night for water, sewer, and electric hookups, registering at the Annex Box Office (year-labeled). Confirm 2026 RV terms against the premium when it publishes.
Photographers & vendors
Official photographer
For the 2023 Furniture City Sunday show, the listed photographer was Wilcox Photo (Canine Chronicle). The 2026 photographer is not yet confirmed.
Vendors
Vendor details for 2026 haven’t been published yet. Pending
Good to know
- Show hours: 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. each day, all judging indoors (2026 premium). Verified 2026
- Unentered dogs, crates, and tent rules: no space is provided for unentered dogs — they are not allowed in the show buildings; stack crates in the grooming area (2026 premium). Verified 2026
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Documents
Official documents for the 2026 Furniture City Kennel Club weekend. Verified 2026
Premium lists
- 2026 premium list (PDF) Official
Historical premium
We could not locate a historical Furniture City premium list either — MB-F purges past premiums from its servers within a few months of the show, so the 2025 booklet is no longer hosted. Year-specific facts (closing dates, judges, fees) are never carried forward, so no historical document is linked here.
Judging programs
- Not yet published — 2026 judging programs (typically appear on the superintendent’s site about a week before the show)
- 2025 judging program — Furniture City Kennel Club (MB-F / InfoDog, PDF) — ring schedule only, not a premium; shown for historical reference.
Sources
- ClubScottish Terrier Club of the Piedmont — For Sale page (November 2026 Specialty & Sweepstakes rosette sponsorship; Southern BBQ reservations, Saturday November 7)
- ClubMid-Atlantic Swedish Vallhund League — Little Viking FestiVall (Friday fun day + 2-day show weekend hosted by the Furniture City Kennel Club)
- CalendarFurniture City Kennel Club show listing — 2024 (open to the public; $5 parking; admission free)
- NewsYes! Weekly — Forsyth Kennel Club at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds, March 2024 (Gate 7 off Shorefair Drive)
- ClubScottish Terrier Club of the Piedmont — 2023 specialty shows (Garden Building; RV campground $30/night; Gate 9)
- NewsCanine Chronicle — Furniture City Kennel Club, Sunday November 12, 2023 (Wilcox Photo; 948 total entry)
- DirectoryMy Winston-Salem — dog-friendly hotels (La Quinta 2020 Griffith Rd; Residence Inn Hanes Mall 3885 Oxford Station Way)
Verification
Dates, venue, and host club confirmed by club and event-calendar listings (checked September 24, 2026) — not yet AKC-verified. The 2026 premium list, superintendent, closing date, entry fees, judging panels, and Junior Showmanship schedule are all pending publication.