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Show Dates

NYR&CBA Sweepstakes show season begins July 1st and ends June 30th. Sweepstakes awards are given at the NY State Convention in the Fall. Shows advertised here are hosted by NYR&CBA member clubs and sanctioned as such.

The public is welcome to attend any show at no cost.

NY Show Catalogs Online
ARBA Show Dates Forms & Info
NY State County Fair List


All shows are Open & Youth Double Shows, Unless Noted

Click on the Club’s NAME & if available, the catalog will open
(or visit the catalog tab above)

For Directions, click on the name of the City

To view dates for previous shows, click here and scroll to the “Archived Catalogs” section at the bottom of the page.


2023-2024 SHOW SEASON: UPCOMING SHOWS

OCT 21-22, 2023
NYS CONVENTION SHOW (Grand Finals) – Triple Show Weekend
CORTLAND COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
updated 9/10/23

NOVEMBER 4, 2023
Heart of NY RBA FULTON

March 17, 2024
PANDEMIC PALOOZA – TBD

MARCH 23, 2024
Empire/CNY – FULTON

APRIL 13, 2024
CATSKILL RBA – OTISVILLE

APRIL 20, 2024
CATTARAUGUS CNTY RBA – LITTLE VALLEY

APRIL 27, 2024
CAPITAL DISTRICT – FONDA

MAY 11, 2024
FINGERLAKES RBA – PALMYRA

May 18, 20224
NYS OLD TIMER’S CLUB – SYRACUSE

MAY 25, 2024
CHAUTAUQUA CNTY RBA – DUNKIRK

JUNE 1, 2024
MOHAWK RBA – FRANKFORT

JUNE 8, 2024
LAKE EFFECT – SANDY CREEK

JUNE 15, 2024
TARBA – CORTLAND


2024-2025 SHOW SEASON

JULY 13, 2024
TWIN TIERS RABBIT CLUB ***TRIPLE SHOW***- BATH

AUGUST 24, 2024
NYS OLD TIMER’S CLUB – Single RABBIT SHOW at the NYS FAIRSYRACUSE

AUGUST 25, 2024
NYS OLD TIMER’S CLUB – Single CAVY SHOW at the NYS FAIRSYRACUSE

SEPT 14, 2024
ERIE CANAL RBA – ALBION

SEPT 21, 2024
NIAGARA FRONTIER RBA – BATAVIA

SEPT 28, 2024
NORTH COUNTRY – BRIDGEPORT

OCT 5 & 6, 2024
NYS CONVENTION SHOW (Grand Finals) – Triple Show Weekend
LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED

OCTOBER 26-30, 2024
ARBA CONVENTION – LOUISVILLE, KY

March 8, 2025
PANDEMIC PALOOZA – AUBURN

MARCH 25, 2025
Empire/CNY – FULTON

APRIL ?
CATTARAUGUS CNTY RBA – OLEAN

APRIL 12, 2025
CATSKILL RBA – OTISVILLE

APRIL 26, 2025
CAPITAL DISTRICT – FONDA

MAY 10, 2025
FINGERLAKES RBA – PALMYRA

May 17, 2025
NYS OLD TIMER’S CLUB – SYRACUSE

MAY 24, 2025
CHAUTAUQUA CNTY RBA – DUNKIRK

JUNE 7, 2025
MOHAWK RBA – FRANKFORT

JUNE 14, 2025
TARBA – CORTLAND

JUNE 21, 2025
LAKE EFFECT – SANDY CREEK


2025-2026 SHOW SEASON

JULY 12, 2025
TWIN TIERS RABBIT CLUB ***TRIPLE SHOW***- BATH

AUGUST 23, 2025
NYS OLD TIMER’S CLUB – Single RABBIT SHOW at the NYS FAIRSYRACUSE

AUGUST 24, 2025
NYS OLD TIMER’S CLUB – Single CAVY SHOW at the NYS FAIRSYRACUSE

SEPTEMBER 13, 2025
ERIE CANAL RBA – ALBION

SEPT 20, 2025
NIAGARA FRONTIER RBA – BATAVIA

SEPT 27, 2025
NORTH COUNTRY – BRIDGEPORT

March ?, 2026
PANDEMIC PALOOZA – AUBURN

MARCH ?, 2026
Empire/CNY – FULTON

APRIL ?, 2026
CATTARAUGUS CNTY RBA – OLEAN

APRIL 11, 2026
CATSKILL RBA – OTISVILLE

APRIL 25, 2026
CAPITAL DISTRICT – FONDA

MAY 9, 2026
FINGERLAKES RBA – PALMYRA

May 16, 2026
NYS OLD TIMER’S CLUB – SYRACUSE

MAY 23, 2026
CHAUTAUQUA CNTY RBA – DUNKIRK

JUNE 6, 2026
MOHAWK RBA – FRANKFORT

JUNE 13, 2026
LAKE EFFECT – SANDY CREEK

JUNE 20, 2026
TARBA – CORTLAND

2026-2027 SHOW SEASON

SEPT 19, 2026
NIAGARA FRONTIER RBA – BATAVIA

SEPT 26, 2026
NORTH COUNTRY – BRIDGEPORT


County Fair Information

Links to NY State’s List of COUNTY FAIRS
Please note that not all the Fairs have rabbit shows.
You must contact the Fair to determine if a show will be held.

FAIR – Click Name for link (were available)LOCATIONPHONE
Alton (Chenango County)

Allegany County

Altamont (Albany & Schenectady Cntys)

Belmont Stakes Fair

Boonville (Oneida County)

Broome County

Caledonia (Livingston County)

Cattaraugus County

Cayuga County

Chautauqua County

Chemung County

Chenango County

Clinton County

Cobleskill “Sunshine” (Schoharie Cnty)

Columbia County

Cortland County Fair Board

Delaware County

Dutchess County

Erie County

Essex County

Fonda (Montgomery County)

Franklin County

Genesee County

Genesee Valley Breeders (Livingston)

Goshen Historic Track (Orange County)

Gouverneur (St. Lawrence County)

Greene County Youth

Hemlock Lake (Livingston County)

Herkimer County

Jefferson County

Lewis County

Livingston County

Long Island (Queens, Nassau & Suffolk)

Madison County

Monroe County

Naussau County

New York State Fair (Onondaga Cnty)

Niagara Co. Youth

Oneida County Fair

Onondaga Co. Youth

Ontario County

Orange County

Orleans County Youth

Oswego County

Otsego County

Rockland County Youth

Saratoga County

Schaghticoke (Rensselaer County)

Schuyler County Youth

American Institute

Seneca County

Steuben County

Sullivan County Youth

Tioga County

Trumansburg (Tompkins County)

Ulster County

Yorktown Grange Fair

Warren County Youth

Washington County

Wayne County

Wyoming County

Yates County
Alton

Angelica

Altamont

Elmont

Boonville

Whitney Point

Caledonia

Little Valley

Weedsport

Dunkirk

Horseheads

Norwich

Plattsburgh

Cobleskill

Chatham

Cortland

Walton

Rhinebeck

Hamburg

Westport

Fonda

Malone

Batavia

Avon

Goshen

Gouverneur

Cairo

Hemlock

Frankfort

Watertown

Lowville

Caledonia

Old Bethpage

Brookfield

Rochester

Long Island

Syracuse

Lockport

Boonville

Syracuse

Canandaigua

Middletown

Knowlesville

Sandy Creek

Morris

Thiells

Ballston Spa

Schaghticode

Watkins Glen

New York

Waterloo

Bath

Grahamsville

Owego

Trumansburg

New Paltz

Yorktown Hghts

Warrensburg

Greenwich

Palmyra

Pike

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NYS Fair Regulations
New York State law prohibits giving away “pets as prizes”, selling or giving away animals that are less than 8 weeks old, and outlaws the dying of animals. Please review all regulations set forth by the NYS Dept. Of Agriculture & Markets, Division of Animal Industry at NEW YORK STATE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE & MARKETS.

Under Article 26, Section 358-a of the NYS Agriculture and Markets Law, live animals are not allowed to be given away as prizes in any game, drawing, contest, sweepstakes or other promotion.

The exceptions are purebred livestock (domesticated sheep, goat, horse, cattle or swine inclusive) and fish. Animals can also be given away as part of a bona fide education program. Enforcement is carried out by peace officers or agents of an incorporated SPCA

NY CLS Agr & M §§ 354 (2000) §§ 354. Sale of baby chicks and baby rabbits

1. No person shall sell, offer for sale, barter or give away living baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl or baby rabbits unless such person provides proper brooder facilities where appropriate for the care of such baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl or baby rabbits during the time they are in the possession of such person. For the purposes of this section, a baby rabbit shall be a rabbit of less than two months of age.

2. No person shall sell, offer for sale, barter or display living baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl or baby rabbits which have been dyed, colored or otherwise treated so as to impart to them an artificial color. 2-a. No provision of subdivision two shall be interpreted or applied to prevent or restrict teachers and qualified instructors of youth under the guidance and supervision of the New York state cooperative extension service from using eggs for non-profit educational purposes or from observing fowl hatched from such eggs for non-profit educational purposes.

3. No person shall sell, offer for sale, barter or give away living baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl or baby rabbits under two months of age in any quantity less than six.

4. A violation of the provisions of this section is a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or by both.

NY CLS Agr & M §§ 358-a (2000) §§ 358-a. Live animals as prizes prohibited

1. For the purposes of this section “livestock” shall mean any domesticated sheep, goat, horse, cattle or swine.
2. No person shall give or offer to give away any live animal other than purebred livestock or fish as a prize in any game, drawing, contest, sweepstakes or other promotion, except when any live animal is given away by individuals or organizations operating in conjunction with a cooperative extension education program or agricultural vocational program sanctioned by the state education department.
3. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations which provide guidelines, conditions and requirements when any live animal is given away under the exceptions provided for in subdivision two of this section.
4. Any person who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to civil penalty of not more than two hundred fifty dollars or in lieu thereof shall be guilty of a violation punishable solely by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars.

Amd S358-a, Ag & Mkts Proposed Bill that would prohibit exchange of live animals for nominal consideration, or offering to do so, in the circumstances of a game, contest, sweepstakes, or other promotion, subject to existing exceptions for certain programs.