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American Rabbit Breeders Association (ARBA) Convention is coming to Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville KY., October 26th - 30th.
ARBA Schedule (This schedule is subject to change at anytime)
Thursday, October 24, 2024
6 PM - Showroom Open to accept animals until midnight
NO ANIMALS WILL BE ACCEPTED BEFORE 6:00 PM
Friday, October 25, 2024
7 AM - Showroom Open to accept animals until midnight
1:00 PM - Youth Department check-in for Royalty contestants (Broadbent Arena)
10:00 PM - ARBA Youth Department check-in for contests closes
Saturday, October 26, 2024
ARBA Youth Department contest check-in opens
8:45 AM - Cavy Judges' Conference (Meeting room W2)
9 AM - ARBA judges' exam at ARBA booth
10:00 AM - ARBA member registration begins for JUDGES ONLY (West Wing)
ARBA Youth Judging contest begins in the youth area (Broadbent Arena)
ARBA booth opens in the Open Showroom (West Wing)
2026-2030 standard of perfection change process information meeting
Breed Club presidents and Breed Chairs (New Market Hall)
11 AM - ARBA Youth Breeed identification contest begins in the Youth Area (Broadbent Arena)
Youth educational project check-in begins (West Hall A)
ARBA member registration begins for ALL members (West Wing)
12 PM - ARBA Youth team judging and team breed identification contest begins in the Youth Area (Broadbent Arena)
ARBA judges luncheon (West Hall W1)
1 PM - ARBA judges conference (West Hall W1) open to all members. For credit, all judges and registrars must be present for both open and closing roll calls ends at 4:00 PM.
2 PM - All youth educational materials MUST BE in place (Broadbent Hall)
3 PM - Entries close
Check-in closes. All packets must be picked up and all substitutions made.
4 PM - ARBA judges conference only licensed judges may attend. Session ends at 5:00 PM.
4:15 PM - Crossroads rabbit and Cavy shows meeting with breed chairman & breed secretaries (Meeting Room W4)
5:00 PM - ARBA booth closes.
Commercial judging begins (Broadbent Arena)
Sunday, October 27, 2024
6 AM - Showrooms open
7:30 AM - Non-Denominational services (West Hall)
8 AM - Royalty contest-written test (Broadbent Arena)
Judging begins - Open (West Wing)
ARBA member registration continues
9 AM - Judging begins - Youth (West Wing)
10 AM - 4:00 PM - Booth contest judging
Youth contest - Judging call backs posted (Broadbent Arena)
Youth royalty oral interview schedule posted (Broadbent Arena)
10 PM - Showrooms close
Monday, October 28, 2024
6 AM - Showrooms open
7 AM - Judging begins (West Wing)
9 AM - Cavy new breed/variety presentation to the ARBA Cavy standards committee (West Wing)
10 AM - ARBA royalty oral interviews
Call backs for ARBA youth judging contest (West Hall A)
11 AM - ARBA general meeting (Cavy Headquarters)
12:30 PM - Cavy Best in Show judging-Youth & Open
2 PM - Rabbit Best in Show judging-Youth & Open
5:30 PM - Cash bar opens-KY Derby Museum
6:00 PM - Showrooms close
7:30 PM - ARBA Banquet-KY Derby Museum
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM - Youth activity TBD
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
7:00 AM - Showrooms Open
8:00 AM - New breed and variety presentation to the ARBA standards committee (West Wing)
Rabbit hopping exhibition (Pavilion)
Domestic and international health check & certification begins
USDA APHIS international document certification begins
12:00 PM - Youth scholarship raffle drawing
Health checks and certification ends
6:30 PM - ARBA Youth Banquet-Crowne Plaza
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
6:00 AM - Showrooms open
7:00 AM - Release of animals
12:00 PM - Showrooms closes
BY 12 PM ON THE 30TH ALL RABBITS AND CAVIES MUST BE OUT OF COOPS, AND ALL EXHIBITORS OUT OF THE SHOWROOM.
A secured holding area will be provided for late departures.
The show committee, at their discretion, will dispose of any animals left in the building.
All booths must be torn down and out of building.