Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

Westminster opens Saturday with its Canine Celebration day at the Javits Center; conformation and Junior Showmanship run Monday and Tuesday, February 1–2 — daytime breed judging at the Javits Center and evening group judging plus Best in Show at Madison Square Garden — with the evening competition streaming live on Netflix for the first time.

Dates

January 30–February 2, 2027

Venues

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center — daytime

TV

Netflix — evening group judging & Best in Show, live Feb 1–2

Entries

Superintendent: MB-F, Inc. via InfoDog plus mail
official premium list (PDF)

Best in Show judge

Espen Engh (Norway)

More about this show

Verified 2026 151st details still being published · Dates & club verified via AKC

Dates

Saturday through Tuesday

Venues

Madison Square Garden, 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY — evenings

TV

Daytime breed judging streams on Tudum.com & westminsterkennelclub.org

Entries

Entries close Friday, November 20, 2026, 3:00 P.M. EST
2027 premium list:

Scale: WKC projects over 3,000 champion dogs across 200 breeds

Enter the show

Entry fees are per dog, per show.

Entry fees

Conformation entry $125.00; Junior Showmanship no fee (2027 premium list)

Entry window

Entries close Friday, November 20, 2026, 3:00 P.M. EST

Premium list

2027 premium list (PDF) — official, via MB-F/InfoDog

Judging panel

Best in Show judge confirmed: Espen Engh (Norway). Evening group judges announced: Monday — Ken Murray (Hound), Seiichiro Ishimaru (Toy), Patricia Sosa (Non-Sporting), Marilyn VanVleit (Herding); Tuesday — Kathy Lorentzen (Sporting), Dana Cline (Working), Clay Coady (Terrier). Junior Showmanship finals judge: Lisa Gallizzo (Flemington, NJ 08822). Full panel at westminsterkennelclub.org/judges Verified 2026

Superintendent

MB-F, Inc. — infodog.com

Entries are handled by superintendent MB-F, Inc. via InfoDog (infodog.com), plus mail-in entry.

Saturday, January 30 — Canine Celebration day

Westminster's Canine Celebration day returns for its fifth consecutive year at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Daytime: Masters Agility preliminaries, Flyball, and the Demonstration Ring (doors 7:00 AM, judging from 7:30 AM; all guests exit at 4:30 PM). Evening: Masters Agility Finals, 7:00–9:00 PM — a separate ticket, currently marked sold out on the club's ticket page. The Masters Agility Championship will be taped and streamed at a later date, not live. Verified 2026

Sunday, January 31

No official programming is listed for Sunday, January 31 — the club's ticket page covers January 30, February 1, and February 2 only. Pending

Monday–Tuesday, February 1–2 — conformation

Daytime breed judging takes place at the Javits Center; evening group judging and Best in Show take place at Madison Square Garden. Junior Showmanship prelims run Monday, February 1 and Tuesday, February 2 in the daytime, with the 93rd Annual finals held Tuesday evening at Madison Square Garden. Verified 2026

Evening group lineup — announced

Monday night — Hound

Mr. Ken Murray (Island Lake, IL)

Monday night — Toy

Mr. Seiichiro Ishimaru (Tokyo, Japan)

Monday night — Non-Sporting

Mrs. Patricia Sosa (Madisonville, LA)

Monday night — Herding

Mrs. Marilyn VanVleit (Salem, OR)

Tuesday night — Sporting

Mrs. Kathy Lorentzen (Chesanin, MI)

Tuesday night — Working

Mr. Dana Cline (Albany, GA)

Tuesday night — Terrier

Mr. Clay Coady (Paradise Valley, AZ)

Best in Show

Espen Engh (Norway)

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Verified judges for the 151st Westminster.

Judging panel: Best in Show judge confirmed: Espen Engh (Norway). Evening group judges announced: Monday — Ken Murray (Hound), Seiichiro Ishimaru (Toy), Patricia Sosa (Non-Sporting), Marilyn VanVleit (Herding); Tuesday — Kathy Lorentzen (Sporting), Dana Cline (Working), Clay Coady (Terrier). Junior Showmanship finals judge: Lisa Gallizzo (Flemington, NJ 08822). Full panel at westminsterkennelclub.org/judges Verified 2027

Junior Showmanship details for this weekend are not yet verified. Pending

No specialty shows or supported entries have been verified for this weekend. Pending

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Tickets for all events are on sale now through westminsterkennelclub.org. Javits Center daytime events and Madison Square Garden evening events are ticketed separately — a Javits ticket does not grant MSG access, and vice versa. MSG evening events are sold through Ticketmaster, which also offers 2-day evening passes. The club has not published 2027 face-value ticket prices — watch westminsterkennelclub.org for the official price list. Pending

Saturday daytime (Javits)

Canine Celebration: Masters Agility preliminaries, Flyball, Demonstration Ring. Doors 7:00 AM; judging 7:30 AM; all guests exit 4:30 PM

Saturday evening (Javits)

Masters Agility Finals, 7:00–9:00 PM — separate ticket; currently marked sold out on the club's ticket page

Monday–Tuesday daytime (Javits)

Breed judging; ticket details on westminsterkennelclub.org

Monday–Tuesday evenings (MSG)

Group judging Monday; Junior Showmanship finals, remaining group judging, and Best in Show Tuesday. 2-day evening passes available via Ticketmaster

Junior Showmanship finals

The 93rd Annual Junior Showmanship finals take place Tuesday, February 2 at Madison Square Garden and stream live on Netflix; the judge is Miss Lisa Gallizzo (Flemington, NJ 08822)

Javits daytime events

Group sales and ADA-accessible/companion information: tickets@westminsterkennelclub.org

Madison Square Garden evenings

Accessible seating through Ticketmaster or accessibilityservices@msg.com / 888-609-7599. Groups of nine or more: 212-465-6080 or Group.Sales@msg.com

Getting there

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center — 429 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10001. Entrances are on 11th Avenue between 35th and 39th Streets; rideshare drop-off at 38th Street and 11th Avenue. Transit: 7 train to Hudson Yards; MTA buses M34, M42, M50, M12, M11; NY Waterway ferry; Citi Bike. The Javits Center has no dedicated guest parking — nearby garages are listed on the Javits Center site. Verified 2026

Madison Square Garden — 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY 10001, directly above Penn Station (1, 2, 3, A, C, E trains at 34th Street–Penn Station). Verified 2026

Lodging

The club has not yet announced partner hotels for the 151st edition — partner hotel listings will be posted at westminsterkennelclub.org when available. Pending

About the club

Established in 1877, the Westminster Kennel Club is America’s oldest organization dedicated to the sport of dogs. The show is the second-longest continuously held sporting event in the United States — after the Kentucky Derby — and has been the longest nationally televised live dog show since 1948.

Watch it

The 151st edition moves Westminster to Netflix — the club's first-ever streaming partnership, replacing FOX Sports.

Evening competition

Group judging and Best in Show, live on Netflix, February 1–2, 2027 Verified 2026

Daytime breed judging

Streamed live on Tudum.com and westminsterkennelclub.org Verified 2026

Broadcast start times

Not yet published Pending

At the completed 150th edition, television coverage ran on FOX Sports (FOX, FS1, FS2).

Official documents for this weekend. The 2027 premium has not been published yet.

• 2027 premium list (PDF) — official, via MB-F/InfoDog Official

The 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show ran January 31 and February 2–3, 2026, with daytime breed judging at the Javits Center and evening group judging plus Best in Show at Madison Square Garden. Best in Show: Penny, a Doberman Pinscher (4-year-old bitch), handled by Andy Linton; Best in Show judge David Fitzpatrick. Reserve Best in Show: Cota, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever (Sporting). Group winners: Sporting — Cota (Chesapeake Bay Retriever); Hound — Zaida (Afghan Hound); Working — Penny (Doberman Pinscher); Terrier — Wager (Smooth Fox Terrier); Toy — Cookie (Maltese); Non-Sporting — JJ (Lhasa Apso); Herding — Graham (Old English Sheepdog). These are 2026 results, for reference only. Television coverage was on FOX Sports (FOX, FS1, FS2). Verified 2026

Westminster was held at Madison Square Garden through 2020. The club moved to the Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, NY for 2021–2022, then to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens for 2023–2024. Since 2025 the show has split venues: daytime breed judging at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, with evening group judging and Best in Show at Madison Square Garden. Verified 2026

• Officialwestminsterkennelclub.org — dates (January 30–February 2, 2027), venues (Javits Center for daytime; Madison Square Garden for evening group judging and Best in Show)
• OfficialOfficial 151st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show × Netflix announcement (PDF), May 13, 2026 — evening group judges, Junior Showmanship finals judge, over 3,000 champion dogs / 200 breeds, broadcast and ticketing details
• Officialwestminsterkennelclub.org — buy tickets — ticket types, Saturday daytime/evening schedule, Masters Agility Finals sellout status, group and accessibility contacts
• Officialwestminsterkennelclub.org/judges — Best in Show judge: Espen Engh (Norway); complete 151st panel (page may not yet be fully published)
• Officialjavitscenter.com — Javits Center address (429 11th Avenue, New York, NY 10001), entrances, transit
• Officialmsg.com — Madison Square Garden — venue address (4 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY 10001)
• PressFOX Sports press release, January 26, 2026 (150th edition coverage reference)