Come See Amazing Cats 😻❤️🎉 at the PURR-FECT Akron, OH Cat Show & Agility Contest Jan. 17 & 18!

Name: Come See Amazing Cats 😻❤️🎉 at the PURR-FECT Akron, OH Cat Show & Agility Contest Jan. 17 & 18!
Start: 2026-01-17T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-17T16:00:00-05:00
Location: John S. Knight Center

Schedule

Sat Jan 17 2026 at 09:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

John S. Knight Center | Akron, OH

🐈 𝗦𝗘𝗘 𝗨𝗣 𝗧𝗢 𝟯𝟱 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗖𝗔𝗧 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗦!
～ 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦 ～
👪 This is a 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬-𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗟𝗬 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 that is fun for all ages!
🏆 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 cats and kittens compete for Best in Show IN EACH of the 4 separate JUDGING RINGS per day!
😻 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 cat coloring books for the first 100 children!
👗 𝗖𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 around lunchtime on Saturday & Sunday! It is always a big crowd-pleaser, showcasing fancy cats in costumes. The contest is for cats that are entered in the show.
❤️ 𝗖𝗔𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗨𝗘 Euclid Beach Cat Project will be on-site and will have kittens/cats for adoption at the show. https://www.ebcatproject.org/
🐈 See 𝗙𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗦 run really fast in hourly agility contests!
🛒 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚 Our Meow Mall has many vendors selling cat-related items including and lots of non-cat-related items. Shop for the furry animals in your life - pet supplies, cat trees, and more!
🐱 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗺𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁! She is an 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 and she loves meeting her fans. https://www.facebook.com/Smudgeyesimagirl
～ 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗦 ～
Saturday, January 17th, 9 AM - 4 PM
Sunday, January 18th, 9 AM - 4 PM
～ 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 ～
John S. Knight Center
77 E Mill St, Akron, OH 44308
Map link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/h2aduKYnhBAQ41bA9
~ 𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 ～
Adult $15 • Seniors 65+ $10
Children 5-12 $10 • Family of 4 $35 (at least 2 kids)
Children 4 and under - Free
Tickets at the door, cash 💵 or 💳 credit/debit cards
FREE PARKING
Come visit over 150 purebred and household pet cats compete for top cat in several different judging rings throughout the day. Meet Maine Coon Cats, Persians, Siamese, Devon Rex, Norwegian Forest Cats, Ragdolls, Bengals, and over 30 other breeds!
Unlike dog shows, each breed is shown in 3 classes, kittens, championship, and premiership plus household pets, at different times. All the cats and kittens are required to be there all day, each day. Lots to see!
The costume contest is on at lunchtime each day, not to be missed.
You can sit and watch cats on the judging table, or walk around and visit with the cats between judging. Each ring is a complete show, so it's like 4 separate shows on Saturday and 4 rings on Sunday at once. No matter what time you arrive you’re bound to see your favorite breed being judged.
𝙈𝙀𝙎𝙎𝘼𝙂𝙀 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨!
🙋 𝗙𝗔𝗤’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄❓
💵 𝘿𝙤 𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬? Please bring cash, credit card, or debit card for admission. Please be aware that some vendors may not accept credit cards.
🎫 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙄 𝙗𝙪𝙮 𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬? You can pay for admission at the door when you arrive. We can accept cash 💵 or credit card/debit card 💳 for admission.
Adult $15 • Seniors 65+ $10
Children 5-12 $10 • Family of 4 $35 (at least 2 kids)
Children 4 and under - Free
🐈 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙚𝙩? 🐱 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗺𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘁! She is an 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 and she loves meeting her fans. https://www.facebook.com/Smudgeyesimagirl Some of the other cats in the show may be petted. Always ask permission first, and always sanitize between cats. There may even be some cats that will be "Pet Me Cats" and these cats just love to be petted so be sure to look for them!
🐾 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙜 (𝙤𝙣 𝙖 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙝, 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙧)? No, only cats pre-registered may enter the show. Our association has rules requiring specific vaccinations, health checks, etc. that cannot be investigated or enforced onto spectators’ cats. It is as much for your cat's safety as those competing cats.
⌚ 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬? Judging is a continuous format all day. All judges see all of the cats entered. Each judge hosts their own mini-show. There is no overall best of the best.
❤️ 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝗲 𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬? Euclid Beach Cat Project will be on-site and will have kittens/cats for adoption at the show. https://www.ebcatproject.org/
📗 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬? Here's the spectator guide to download and read about before you get to the show! https://cfa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CFA-Spectator-Guide.pdf
💸 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬?
~ 𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 ～
Adult $15 • Seniors 65+ $10
Children 5-12 $10 • Family of 4 $35 (at least 2 kids)
Children 4 and under - Free
FREE PARKING
📷 𝘾𝙖𝙣 𝙄 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙨? Photography is permitted but please ask permission first if using a flash or if your camera makes noise when taking a picture. It may scare some cats.
🐱‍👤 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙮 𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬? Our Meow Mall has many vendors selling cat-related items including and lots of non-cat-related items. Shop for the furry animals in your life - pet supplies, cat trees, and more!
😽 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙚? Some exhibitors will have kittens or adults for sale. Sometimes these cats will have come to the show, but others may be waiting at home to find their perfect home. Look for signs that read Cats or Kittens for sale. Please note that all kittens must be 4 months old to be in the show hall except for the rescue.
⌛ 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙄 𝙜𝙤 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬? We recommend planning to arrive at least two hours before the end of the show so you can have time to see everything.
🍴 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚? People food will be available! The food concession is good and 🍔 is on location for lunch. 🍴
😸 𝘼𝙣𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚? Have fun! If you have questions, please ask the exhibitors. Some judges will explain what they're looking for throughout their process. There are several of them all judging at once, so find one that you enjoy best from a handling or speaking perspective and have a seat.
～ 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗦 ～
Saturday, January 17th, 9 AM - 4 PM
Sunday, January 18th, 9 AM - 4 PM
～ 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 ～
John S. Knight Center
77 E Mill St, Akron, OH 44308
Map link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/h2aduKYnhBAQ41bA9
~ 𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 ～
Adult $15 • Seniors 65+ $10
Children 5-12 $10 • Family of 4 $35 (at least 2 kids)
Children 4 and under - Free
FREE PARKING