The cattle calendar
63 cattle fairs, festivals, pasture days, races and shows of the year, with the breeds at the centre of each. Dates are worked out afresh every day; those marked "about" follow the moon or local calendars and can shift by a day.
November 2026
about 6 to 15 Nov 2026Royal Agricultural Winter FairToronto's November farm fair, held since 1922, with Canada's national dairy and beef shows under one roof.
about 11 to 13 Nov 2026Canterbury A&P ShowChristchurch's November farm show, the largest A&P show in New Zealand, ending on the city's Show Day holiday.January 2027
about 9 to 24 Jan 2027National Western Stock ShowSixteen January days of cattle judging, sales and rodeo in Denver, held since 1906 and one of the oldest stock shows in the West.
about 15 Jan to 6 Feb 2027Fort Worth Stock Show and RodeoThree weeks of cattle shows and rodeo in the old stockyards city of Fort Worth, Texas, held since 1896.
about 17 Jan 2027Jallikattu at AlanganallurThe best-known jallikattu of Tamil Nadu, held near Madurai in the Pongal week, when young men try to hold on to a running bull's hump.
March 2027
about 2 to 21 Mar 2027Houston Livestock Show and RodeoThe largest livestock show and rodeo in the world, three weeks each March in Houston, with youth cattle shows at its heart.
about 19 to 30 Mar 2027Sydney Royal Easter ShowThe Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales's great show, around Easter at Sydney Olympic Park, with its grand parade of cattle.
about 29 Mar 2027Savika at EastertideIn the Betsileo highlands of Madagascar, young men wrestle zebu bulls in contests often held around Easter and Pentecost.
May 2027
about 2 to 8 May 2027Beef AustraliaA week-long gathering of the Australian beef industry at Rockhampton, Queensland, held every three years.
about 8 to 9 May 2027Combat de Reines, the national finalIn May, the best fighting cows of the Valais meet at Aproz to decide the queen of queens, the reine des reines.
about 19 to 22 May 2027Balmoral ShowNorthern Ireland's main agricultural show, four days each May at Balmoral Park near Lisburn, with large cattle classes.
about 8 to 9 May 2027Combat de Reines, the national finalIn May, the best fighting cows of the Valais meet at Aproz to decide the queen of queens, the reine des reines.
about 19 to 22 May 2027Balmoral ShowNorthern Ireland's main agricultural show, four days each May at Balmoral Park near Lisburn, with large cattle classes.June 2027
about 16 to 19 Jun 2027FieldaysNew Zealand's great farm show at Mystery Creek near Hamilton, four days each June in the heart of dairy country.
about 17 to 20 Jun 2027Royal Highland ShowScotland's national farming show, four days each June at Ingliston near Edinburgh, with the Highland, Angus and Galloway breeds.
about 18 to 20 Jun 2027Kafkasör bull wrestlingThe summer pasture festival above Artvin in northeastern Turkey, where village bulls wrestle head to head on the meadow.July 2027
13 to 16 Jul 2027Great Yorkshire ShowFour days of farming each July at Harrogate, where Yorkshire shows the Shorthorn and its other breeds.
about 15 to 25 Jul 2027Exposición Rural de PalermoThe Argentine Rural Society's July show in Buenos Aires, held since 1875, where the champions of the pampas are judged.
about 19 to 22 Jul 2027Royal Welsh ShowFour days each July at Llanelwedd near Builth Wells, the gathering of Welsh farming and the show ring of the Welsh Black.
about 15 to 25 Jul 2027Exposición Rural de PalermoThe Argentine Rural Society's July show in Buenos Aires, held since 1875, where the champions of the pampas are judged.
about 19 to 22 Jul 2027Royal Welsh ShowFour days each July at Llanelwedd near Builth Wells, the gathering of Welsh farming and the show ring of the Welsh Black.August 2027
about 7 to 15 Aug 2027EkkaThe Royal Queensland Show in Brisbane each August, where the tropical cattle of the north come to the city.
about 12 to 22 Aug 2027Iowa State FairThe great Midwestern farm fair in Des Moines, famous for its life-sized cow sculpted in butter and its crowded cattle barn.
about 28 Aug to 5 Sept 2027ExpointerNine days of livestock judging and sales at Esteio near Porto Alegre, the leading farm show of southern Brazil.
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Jallikattu Alanganallur: Mahendrabalan, CC BY 3.0, source
- Karapan Sapi Final: Ivuvisual, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kafkasor Bull Wrestling: hursitakinci, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Savika Easter: Obiniaina RANDRIANADRASANA, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- National Western Stock Show: Pdubs.94, CC BY 4.0, source
- Fort Worth Stock Show: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Houston Livestock Show: No machine-readable author provided. W0lfie assumed (based on copyrigh, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Iowa State Fair: Iowahwyman of English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Royal Agricultural Winter Fair: Matt MacGillivray, CC BY 2.0, source
- Expozebu: Pedroepaulo, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Exposicion Rural Palermo: Unknown, CC BY 2.5 ar, source
- Combat De Reines Final: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bataille De Reines Aosta: Elena Tartaglione, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Royal Highland Show: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Royal Welsh Show: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Salon International Agriculture Paris: Ji-Elle, Public domain, source
- Sydney Royal Easter Show: Clyde works in Granville, NSW, Public domain, source
- Fieldays Mystery Creek: Tom Webb, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ekka Brisbane: Cozzie1996, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Canterbury Ap Show: not stated, Public domain, source