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Westminster Kennel Club

January 30–February 2, 2027 — the 151st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show: daytime breed judging and agility at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, evening Groups and Best in Show at Madison Square Garden, streaming live on Netflix.

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Weekend at a glance

The 151st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show — Saturday, January 30 through Tuesday, February 2, 2027, in New York City. Daytime breed judging and agility at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, evening Group judging and Best in Show at Madison Square Garden — and for the first time, the whole thing streaming live on Netflix. Mr. Espen Engh of Norway judges Best in Show on Tuesday night.

The full guide article

Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2027: Everything You Need to Know — the 151st show, the Netflix era, tickets for Javits and Madison Square Garden, the judges, and how to enter.

The show: 151st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, January 30–February 2, 2027 Verification pending
Best in Show judge: Mr. Espen Engh (Norway) — Tuesday, February 2 Verification pending
Entries: Entries close Friday, November 20, 2026, 3:00 PM EST — per the 2027 premium list Verification pending
Entry fees: $125.00 per conformation entry; Junior Showmanship no fee Verification pending
Superintendent: MB-F, Inc. Verification pending
Venues: Javits Center (daytime) / Madison Square Garden (evenings), New York, NY Verification pending
Streaming: Netflix — live; Masters Agility taped Verification pending
Tickets: On sale now — separate tickets for Javits and MSG Verification pending

More about this show

Show dates, venues, Best in Show and announced group judges, and ticket details verified from the Westminster Kennel Club’s official site and the May 2026 Netflix announcement

Superintendent: MB-F, Inc. — infodog.com (Westminster entries: [email protected])

The days

Four days across two venues — the daytime show at the Javits Center, the evening show at Madison Square Garden:

Day	Show
Sat, Jan 30	Canine Celebration (Javits) — Masters Agility Preliminaries, Flyball, Demonstration Ring. Doors 7:00 a.m., judging from 7:30 a.m.; all guests exit at 4:30 p.m. Evening: Masters Agility Finals, 7–9 p.m. (separate ticket — sold out) Verification pending
Sun, Jan 31	No public daytime events announced Pending
Mon, Feb 1	Dog Show Day 1 (Javits) — Junior Showmanship Preliminaries; Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting, and Herding breed judging. Evening (MSG): Monday Night group judging, 7:30 p.m. Verification pending
Tue, Feb 2	Dog Show Day 2 (Javits) — breed judging continues (Sporting, Working, Terrier expected Pending). Evening (MSG): Tuesday Night — remaining Groups and Best in Show, crowned live, 7:00 p.m.

Judges

The 2027 judge slate announced so far, from the Westminster Kennel Club. Verification pending

Best in Show — Tuesday, February 2Best in Show & group judges

Best in Show — Mr. Espen Engh (Norway)

Mr. Engh is a Norwegian judge and breeder, a third-generation Greyhound fancier, and one of the few active judges invited to award Best in Show at both Westminster and Crufts.

Group judges — announcedBest in Show & group judges

Hound Group — Mr. Ken Murray
Terrier Group — Mr. Clay Coady
Non-Sporting Group — Ms. Patricia Sosa

The Sporting, Working, Toy, and Herding group judges have not been announced yet. Pending

Full breed-by-breed panels are in the published 2027 premium list. Verification pending

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How to enter

Westminster is an invitation-based championship show: most entries come from the breed’s Top Five and other qualified champions, with entry by mail to MB-F in Greensboro, NC, or online through InfoDog. The 2027 premium list is published — entries close Friday, November 20, 2026, 3:00 PM EST. Verification pending

Superintendent: MB-F, Inc. (InfoDog) — Westminster entries: [email protected]
Closing: Friday, November 20, 2026, 3:00 PM EST — MB-F Verification pending
Entry fees: $125.00 per conformation entry; Junior Showmanship no fee Verification pending
Premium list: 2027 premium list (PDF) Verification pending

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Juniors

Junior Showmanship Preliminaries are scheduled for Monday, February 1, at the Javits Center. Junior Showmanship is invitation-only: handlers who won Best Junior Handler at seven or more AKC shows between October 1, 2025 and September 30, 2026. Entries close Friday, November 20, 2026, 3:00 PM EST, and there is no entry fee for Junior Showmanship Only. Verification pending

Specialties & supported entries

Westminster is a single-club championship show — no concurrent specialties. Verification pending

Plan your visit

Attend in person

Tickets are on sale now through the club’s official site. Read carefully before buying: the 2027 show uses two separate ticketing platforms — tickets for the Javits Center do not grant access to Madison Square Garden, and vice versa. Saturday’s daytime ticket does not include the Saturday evening Masters Agility Finals (sold separately; currently sold out). MSG offers 2-day passes for the Monday and Tuesday evening events; groups of 9+ can contact [email protected] or 212-465-6080. Verification pending

Getting there

The Javits Center is at 655 W 34th St; Madison Square Garden is at 4 Pennsylvania Plaza (above Penn Station). Both are on Manhattan’s west side, a short ride apart. The nearest airports are LaGuardia (LGA), JFK, and Newark (EWR). Verification pending

Lodging

The club has not announced 2027 host hotels yet. Pending

Plan around the table show, too

The weekend before Westminster, the Progressive Dog Club holds its famous Toy-group table show (January 29–30) in the Grand Ballroom of The New Yorker Hotel — many of the same Toy exhibitors are already in town.

Watch on Netflix

2027 begins a new era: Netflix streams Westminster live.

In May 2026, the Westminster Kennel Club announced a multi-year deal making Netflix the live home of the dog show beginning with the 151st edition. Best in Breed competitions stream live on Netflix’s Tudum platform, and the Masters Agility Championship airs as a taped broadcast. The deal ends a decade on Fox Sports (2017–2026) and, before that, more than thirty years on USA Network and CNBC (1984–2016).

History

America’s second-oldest continuous sporting event — behind only the Kentucky Derby. Verification pending

The Westminster Kennel Club’s first show — the “First Annual New York Bench Show of Dogs” — was held in 1877, with about 1,200 dogs of a few dozen breeds, from pugs to mastiffs. The club took its name from the Westminster Hotel in Manhattan, where its founders — a group of sporting gentlemen — met to talk dogs. The hotel is long gone; the name stuck.

It wasn’t the first dog show in America, but it endured: among U.S. sporting events, only the Kentucky Derby has been held every year for longer.

2026 results — last year, for reference

The 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was held January 31–February 3, 2026. Verification pending

Best in Show: Penny, a Doberman Pinscher, handled by veteran handler Andy Linton — his second Westminster BIS, 37 years after winning with another Doberman, Indy, in 1989. Reserve Best in Show: Cota, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever. The BIS judge was two-time Westminster-winning handler David Fitzpatrick. Other finalists: Zaida the Afghan Hound, JJ the Lhasa Apso, Cookie the Maltese, Graham the Old English Sheepdog, and Wager the Smooth Fox Terrier.

The 150th drew about 2,500 dogs representing 212 breeds and aired on FOX, FS1, and FS2. These are 2026 results, for reference only — nothing carries forward to 2027.

Sources

OfficialWestminster Kennel Club: Buy Tickets — 151st show dates, day-by-day schedule, Javits vs. MSG ticketing, Masters Agility Finals sold out Verification pending
Parade (May 2026): Netflix to stream Westminster beginning 2027 — 151st dates Jan 30–Feb 2, Javits/MSG split, Best in Show judge Espen Engh, group judges Ken Murray (Hound), Patricia Sosa (Non-Sporting), Clay Coady (Terrier)
TV Insider / Bleeding Cool / Awful Announcing (May 2026) — Netflix deal terms: Best in Breed live on Tudum, Masters Agility taped; BIS crowned live February 2, 2027
Associated Press via NPR (Feb 2026) — 150th results: BIS Penny the Doberman (handler Andy Linton), Reserve BIS Cota the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, BIS judge David Fitzpatrick
Fox Sports / AP (Jan 2026) — 150th: ~2,500 dogs, 212 breeds; club founded 1877; Kentucky Derby the only longer-running annual U.S. sporting event

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