Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club — October 2026

The Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club holds all-breed shows Friday through Sunday, October 9–11, 2026, indoors at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora, California — with Obedience and Junior Showmanship all three days and 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy on Friday. The club bills the weekend as its annual Barktoberfest All Breed Dog Show, and its website also advertises rally trials, Trick Dog testing, Canine Good Citizen, AKC Temperament Testing, and a Pee Wee Special Attraction on Saturday, October 10 — a release form is required, per the club's Barktoberfest page. The fairgrounds sit in the Sierra foothills of Tuolumne County, in the heart of Gold Country.

Junior Showmanship is offered all three days — Friday, October 9 (AKC #2026413501), Saturday, October 10 (AKC #2026413504), and Sunday, October 11 (AKC #2026413507).

The Pee Wee Special Attraction is held on Saturday, October 10, and a release form is required, per the club's Barktoberfest page.

All-breed shows with Obedience and Junior Showmanship each day, plus 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy on Friday.

Judging assignments weren’t in the sources we checked. Pending

MB-F superintended this three-day run: all-breed shows Friday through Sunday, with Obedience and Junior Showmanship all three days and 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy on Friday.

Superintendent

MB-F, Inc.

Event chair

Sheri Irion

Judging programs for all three days are published by MB-F/InfoDog.

Entries were handled by superintendent MB-F, Inc. — registration is now closed.

Superintendent

MB-F, Inc. — PO Box 22107, Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 · (336) 379-9352 · [email protected]

Closing

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 (Pacific Time)

All-breed fees

$35.00 / $25.00

Obedience fees

$35.00 / $25.00

The venue

The shows are held indoors at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds, 220 Southgate Drive S in Sonora, California — an all-breed weekend in Tuolumne County's Gold Country, in the Sierra Nevada foothills.

• OfficialAKC event calendar — Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club Friday all-breed show (event 2026413501)
• OfficialAKC event calendar — Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club Saturday all-breed show (event 2026413504)
• OfficialAKC event calendar — Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club Sunday all-breed show (event 2026413507)
• ClubSierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club — Barktoberfest announcement and additional weekend offerings

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