2026 Calendar

To add your show to the Livestock Show Calendar, please e-mail your show name,
location, date and contact information to info@gajrlivestockfoundation.org.

Chattooga County Agricultural Fair
Aug. 27-30, 2026, Chattooga County Ag Center, Summerville, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Aug. 19, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Rebecca Thomas

Dooly County Young Farmer Labor Day Showdown (Swine Show)
Sept. 4-6, 2026, Georgia National Fairgrounds, Perry, Ga.
Entry deadline: Aug. 27, 2026. Download show info.
For more info contact Chipper Jones at 229-938-9968 or Philip Gentry at 478-397-5436. 

White County Dairy Heifer Show
Sept. 5, 2026, White County Agriscience Center, Cleveland, Ga.
Entry deadline: Aug. 21, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Meg Dickerson at 706-809-0320.

Peach State Labor Day Throwdown (Goat & Lamb Show)
Sept. 5-6, 2026, Georgia National Fairgrounds, Perry, Ga.
Entry deadline: Aug. 31, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Ryan Talton at 706-897-0087 or Lindsay Morgan at 478-508-6855.

Glitz & Glamour Showcase Jackpot Hog Show
Sept. 5-6, 2026, Madison County Ag Center, Danielsville, Ga.
Entry deadline: Aug. 29, 2026. Download show info.
For more info contact Keith Pankey at 706-273-8795 or Michelle Pankey at 770-367-0075.

Polk County Livestock Promotion Fair
Sept. 9-19, 2026, Polk County Fairgrounds, Cedartown, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Sept. 18, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Jeannene Powell at 678-988-8410, Donnie Smith at 706-252-1760 or Jordan Atkins at 770-883-7963.

Straight from the Hart EMC Goat Show
Sept. 11, 2026, Hart County Ag Center, Ga. 

Sweet as Honey Lamb, Goat & Wether Dam Show
Sept. 11-12, 2026, Honey Ridge Agricenter, Guyton, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Sept. 10, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Meredith Arrington at 912-429-9496, Todd Wall at 912-329-1029 or Anna Barry at 912-667-9979.

Gwinnett County Fair Livestock Shows
Sept. 11-27, 2026, Gwinnett County Fair, Lawrenceville, Ga.
Entry deadline: Sept. 6, 2026. Register online
For more info visit www.gwinnettcountyfair.com

Jackson Empower FFA Patriot Swine Show 
Sept. 11-12, 2026, Jackson County Ag Facility, Jefferson, Ga.
Entry deadline: Aug. 31, 2026. Download show info.
For more info contact Jeremy Bagwell at 678-677-6870 or Michelle Hill at 706-870-5229.

ATCO Pig Pickin’ 
Sept. 12, 2026, Atkinson County High School, Pearson, Ga.
Entry deadline: Sept. 11, 2026. Download show info.
For more info contact Whit Stewart at 660-641-2499, Amanda Wooditch at 912-347-5466 or Jody Stone at 229-356-2184.

Battle of Currahee Market Goat and Lamb Show
Sept. 12, 2026, Ferman Gregory Ag Center, Eastanollee, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Aug. 31, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Melody Housley.  

T-Town Showdown Lamb Show
Sept. 12, 2026, Upson-Lee Ag Center, Thomaston, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Aug. 29, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Josh Rabalais at 478-954-7111.

Moo Moo Classic
Sept. 12, 2026, Screven County Ag Center, Sylvania, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Sept. 4, 2026. Download show info.
For more info contact Zach Weaver.

Chattahoochee Mountain Fair Livestock Show
Sept. 13-16, 2026, Habersham Fairgrounds, Clarkesville, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Aug. 28, 2026. Download show info.
For more info email.

South Georgia Cattle Jackpot
Sept. 19, 2026, Ware County Ag Center, Waycross, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Sept. 4, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Eric Hickox at 912-286-0935.

Apple Capital Hog Show
Sept. 19, 2026, Gilmer County Ag Ed Center, Ellijay, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Sept. 11, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Katelyn Smith at 770-560-2812. 

Atlantic Coast Classic Lamb & Goat Show
Sept. 19, 2026, Screven County Ag Center, Sylvania, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Sept. 4, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Zachary Weaver at 912-425-1594, Nancy Sell at 912-682-8349 or Cali Smith at 912-536-3279. 

Southwest Georgia Invitational Steer & Heifer Show Battle of the Buckles
Sept. 26, 2026, Seminole County Ag Center, Donalsonville, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Sept. 11, 2026. Download show info.
For more info contact Wes Pace at 229-220-1233, Levi Dunn at 229-220-6932 or Victoria Fleet at 229-400-2341.

Dawson FFA Alumni Double Down Goat & Lamb Show
Sept. 26, 2026, Roger D. Slaton Agriscience Center, Dawsonville, Ga.
Entry deadline: Sept. 21, 2026. Download show info.
For more info contact Keith Pankey at 706-273-8795.

Final Drive on 75 & Ben Hill FFA Fall Classic Swine Show
Sept. 26-27, 2026, Ben Hill County Ag Pavilion, Fitzgerald, Ga.
Entry deadline: Sept. 22, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Harry Tucker at 229-450-2001, Jon Conley at 229-388-5414 or Billy Cromer at 229-392-4888. 

Madison County Fair
Sept. 29 – Oct. 2, 2026, Madison County Fairgrounds, Comer, Ga.
Entry deadline: Sept. 18, 2026. Download show info.
For more info contact Josh Whitworth

Kiwanis Coweta County Junior Beef Show
Oct. 2, 2026, Coweta County Fairgrounds, Newnan, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Sept. 11, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Lowell Kissinger at 770-823-1800.

Coweta County Commercial Dairy Heifer Show
Oct. 3, 2026, Coweta County Fairgrounds, Newnan, Ga. 
For more info contact Stephanie Butcher at the Coweta County Extension office at 770-254-2620 or click here

Madison County Open Beef Show
Oct. 3, 2026, Madison County Fairgrounds, Comer, Ga.
Entry deadline: Sept. 19, 2026. Download show info.
For more info contact Angie McGinnis Grindle at 706-540-0404.

Georgia National Fair
Oct. 8-18, 2026, Georgia National Fairgrounds, Perry, Ga.
New entry deadline: Aug. 1, 2026.
For more info visit georgianationalfair.com

Georgia National Fair Invitational Beef Cattle Show
Oct. 16-18, 2026, Georgia National Fairgrounds, Perry, Ga.
Entry deadline: Sept. 11, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Carole Knight at 706-542-8892 or Todd Claxton at 912-253-3957.

Georgia Bred Showpig Association Fall Show
Oct. 18, 2026, Georgia National Fairgrounds, Perry, Ga.
Entry deadline: Oct. 6, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Teri Tankersley at 706-340-6703.

Georgia-South Carolina State Fair Livestock Show
Oct. 15-26, 2026, Augusta, Ga.
For more info click here.

Polk County Young Farmers Cattle Battle Show
Oct. 31, 2026, Rockmart High Ag Center, Rockmart, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Oct. 26, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Chris Jones at 770-314-6623, Jordan Atkins at 770-883-7963, Jennifer Smith at 706-766-4520, Jakamron Ammons at 770-639-9019 or Kate Meek at 816-820-1284.

Beef on Broadway Steer & Heifer Show 
Nov. 7, 2026, Mort Ewing Newton Co. Ag Center, Covington, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Oct. 22, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Earnest Nichols at 770-314-6061 or Casey Hilsman at 404556-7515. 

D-Ville Beef Classic
Nov. 7, 2026, Roger D. Slaton Ag Center, Dawsonville, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Oct. 31, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Keith Pankey at 706-273-8795.

MAC Attack Cattle Show
Nov. 7, 2026, MAC Building, Hazlehurst, Ga.
Entry deadline: Nov. 6, 2026. Download show info.

Fannin County FFA Alumni Rockin’ the Ridge Market Hog Show
Nov. 13-14, 2026, Fannin County Ag Facility, 43 Station Ridge, Blue Ridge, Ga.
For more info contact Tim Nicholson at 706-455-2710.

Rockout in Rockmart
Nov. 14, 2026, Rockmart High Ag Center, Rockmart, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Nov. 2, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Chris Jones at 770-314-6623, Jordan Atkins at 770-883-7963, Jennifer Smith at 706-766-4520, Jakamron Ammons at 770-639-9019 or Kate Meek at 816-820-1284.

ABAC Sigma Alpha Emerald Exhibition (Dairy, Swine & Beef Cattle)
Nov. 21-22, 2026, Georgia National Fairgrounds, Perry, Ga.
Entry deadline: Nov. 1, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Abby Joyner at 706-871-2431 or Sierra Tinsley at 864-867-3817 or email

Small Town Showdown Swine Show
Nov. 21, 2026, Ferman Gregory Ag Center, Eastanolleee, Ga.
Entry deadline: Nov. 14, 2026. Download show info

Ice Ice Baby Breeding Doe & Breeding Ewe Show
Nov. 27-28, 2026, Jackson Co. Ag Center, Jefferson, Ga.

Coastal Cattle Classic
Nov. 27-28, 2026, Bulloch County Ag Arena, Statesboro, Ga.
Entry deadline: Nov. 21, 2026. Download show info

Alpha Gamma Rho Christmas Classic Cattle Show
Dec. 5, 2026, Auburn University Beef Teaching Unit, Auburn, Ala.
Entry deadline: Dec. 4, 2026. Download show info.
For more info contact Ridge Newell at 334-320-5519 or email.

Dawson County FFA Alumni Mooey Christmas Classic Commercial Dairy Show
Dec. 5, 2026, Roger D. Slaton Ag Center, Dawsonville, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Dec. 1, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Cassidy Samples.

Oglethorpe Christmas Classic
Dec. 5, 2026, Oglethorpe County Ag Center, Crawford, Ga. 

Lake Hartwell Pig Classic
Dec. 5, 2026, Hart County Ag Center, Ga. 

The Wildcard Jackpot Swine Show
Dec. 5, 2026, Cook County Livestock Pavilion, Adel, Ga. 
Entry deadline: Nov. 30, 2026. Download show info
For more info contact Brandy Albert at 941-306-7064. 

GJLF Expo
Dec. 9-12, 2026, Georgia National Fairgrounds, Perry, Ga.

Fannin County Young Farmer Breeding Ewe & Breeding Doe Show 
Dec. 12, 2026, Fannin County Ag Center, Blue Ridge, Ga. 

Magnolia Classic ABGA Show 
Jan. 8-10, 2027, Covington, Ga. 

South Georgia Showdown (Breeding Doe & Ewe Show) 
Jan. 9, 2027, Moultrie, Ga. 

West Central Georgia Steer & Heifer Show
Jan. 16, 2027, Upson-Lee Ag Center, Thomaston, Ga.
Entry deadline: Jan. 11, 2027. Download show info.
For more info email or call 706-975-6826.

Hog Heaven Show
Feb. 11, 2027, Ga.

Georgia Junior National Livestock Show 
Feb. 17-21, 2027, Georgia National Fairgrounds, Perry, Ga. 
Download rule book.