The 2020 ABGA National show will be held at Fonner Park in Grand Island, Nebraska from June 7-12, 2020.
2020 NATIONAL SHOW SCHEDULE
Saturday, June 6: Show Office will be open 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm*
- 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm:Barns open for arrival of animals
- 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm: Scales open for commercial does and market goat
- 7:00 pm: JABGA General meeting and welcome activity Pizza Party
- 8:00 pm: All JABGA animals must be checked-in and paperwork submitted to office
Sunday, June 7: Show Office will be open daily 8 am to 4 pm – Closed 12 pm-1 pm for lunch*
- 8:00 am to 4:00 pm: ABGA arrival (no vehicles allowed inside barn after 12.01 pm – must unload outside the doors)
- 8:00 am to Noon: Public Speaking and JABGA Skillathon Competition
- NOON: Lunch Break and Costume Contest
- 12:45 pm: Opening Ceremonies
- 1:00 pm: Market / commercial doe showmanship (Senior, Intermediate, Junior) Market Show Commercial Doe show
- 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm: ABGA Sales Talk Competition
- 5:00 pm: Elite Doe Sale – Sift to determine sale order (after conclusion of the show)
- 6:00 pm: Sullivan Supply Fitting Demonstration (after the conclusion of the show)
- 7:00 pm: JABGA Luau
Monday, June 8: Show Office will be open daily 8 am to 4 pm – Closed 12 pm-1 pm for lunch*
- 7:45 am: Opening Ceremonies
- 8:00 am: Silent Auction #1 opens – ends Tuesday 6:00 pm
- 8:00 am to Noon: ABGA arrival (no vehicles allowed inside barn – must unload outside the doors)
- 8:00 am: JABGA Breeding Showmanship (Senior, Intermediate, Junior) Followed by JABGA National Bred and Owned Show
- NOON: ABGA show paperwork must be submitted to office; JABGA Lunch Break and Boot Scramble
- 1:00 pm: Resume JABGA National Bred and Owned Show
- 3:00 pm: JABGA Goat Judging contest – Seniors will give reasons following contest
- 6:00 pm: Fitting Contest
Tuesday, June 9: Show Office will be open daily 8 am to 4 pm – Closed 12 pm-1 pm for lunch*
- 7:45 am: Opening Ceremonies
- 8:00 am to 5:00 pm: JABGA Coloring Contest
- 8:00 am: JABGA National Breeding Show
- NOON: Lunch Break and Limbo Contest
- 1:00 pm: Resume JABGA National Shos
- 6:00 pm: Silent Auction #1 Closes; ABGA Ennoblements
- 6:30 pm: JABGA Elite Doe Sale
Wednesday, June 12: Show Office will be open daily 8 am to 4 pm – Closed 12 pm-1 pm for lunch*
Wednesday is Charity Day – Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
- 7:45 am: Opening Ceremonies
- 8:00 am: ABGA Silent Auction #2 opens – ends Thursday
- 8:00 am: ABGA National Show – Percentage Does
- NOON: Lunch Break, End Cap & Pen Decorating Judging
- 1:00 pm: Resume ABGA National Show Percentage pair classes Percentage Get of Sire, Produce of Dam, Breeders Herd
- IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING PERCENTAGE DRIVE: Percentage Doe of Excellence Awards
- 6:00 pm: ABGA General Meeting
- 6:30 pm: ABGA Awards Dinner JABGA Live Auction and Contest Awards End Cap/Pen Decorating Contest Awards
Thursday, June 11: Show Office will be open daily 8 am to 4 pm – Closed 12 pm-1 pm for lunch*
- 7:45 am: Opening Ceremonies
- 8:00 am: ABGA National Show – Fullblood Does
- NOON: Lunch Break Old-timer’s Showmanship
- 1:00 pm: Resume ABGA National Show Specialty Doe Class 5 yrs or older Fullblood Doe Pair classes
- IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING DRIVE: DOE ENNOBLEMENT AWARDS
- 7:30 pm: Judges Roundtable
Friday, June 12: Show Office will be open daily 8 am to 4 pm – Closed 12 pm-1 pm for lunch*
- 7:45 am: Opening Ceremonies
- 8:00 am: ABGA National Open Buck Show
- NOON: Lunch
- 1:00 pm: Resume ABGA National Open Buck Show, Specialty Bucks 5 yrs or older, Best Pair Doe/Buck and Buck, Pair Classes Fullblood, Get of Sire, Produce of Dam, Breeders Herd
- IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING DRIVE: BUCK ENNOBLEMENT AWARDS
Saturday, June 13: All animals must be out of barn by noon.*
*All time are Central Standard Time.