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 7-11, 2023
100th Annual ARBA Convention
Louisville, KY
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 FAIR – SYRACUSE
AUGUST 25, 2024
NYS OLD TIMER’S CLUB – Single CAVY SHOW at the NYS FAIR – SYRACUSE
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 FAIR – SYRACUSE
AUGUST 24, 2025
NYS OLD TIMER’S CLUB – Single CAVY SHOW at the NYS FAIR – SYRACUSE
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) | LOCATION | PHONE |
| 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 Penn Yan | (607) 334-9198 (585)593-1180 (518) 861-6671 (718) 845-9394 (315) 942-2251 (607) 692-4149 (716) 538-2168 (716) 938-9146 (315) 834-6080 x34 (716) 366-4752 (607) 734-1203 (607) 334-9198 (518) 561-7998 (518) 234-2123 (518) 392-2121 (607) 753-3109 (607) 865-4763 (845) 876-4001 (716) 649-3900 (518) 962-8650 (518) 853-3313 (518) 483-0720 (585) 948-9609 (716) 226-8850 (845) 294-5333 (315) 287-3010 (518) 622-9820 (585) 367-3370 (315) 895-7464 (315) 782-8612 (315) 367-8333 ( 585) 538-2168 (516) 571-7600 (315) 899-5867 (595) 334-3005 (866) 666-3247 (800) 475-FAIR (716) 433-8839 – (315) 424-9485 (716) 394-4987 (845) 343-4826 (585) 589-5561 (315) 387-3834 (607) 263-5289 (845) 429-7085 (518) 885-9701 (518) 753-4411 (607) 535-7161 (212) 838-6727 x632 (315) 539-9501 (607) 776-4801 (845) 292-4641 (607) 687-1111 (607) 387-6504 (845) 255-1380 (914) 962-3900 (518) 623-2448 (518) 692-2464 (315) 597-5372 (716) 493-5626 (315) 536-3830 |
| 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. |