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Shows & Events
Where great cats
get their crowns.
FIFe members run shows nearly every weekend somewhere in the world, and once a year the best cats meet at the World Show. Here’s how FIFe shows fit together and what’s coming up on FIFe’s calendar.
Kinds of event.
FIFe’s calendar sorts events into shows and other gatherings. Check each organiser’s own page for entry details and closing dates.
- International showsMost of the calendar
- National showsOn the FIFe calendar
- Special showsOn the FIFe calendar
- FIFe World ShowOnce a year
- General AssemblyAnnual
- Board meetingsExecutive Board
- SeminarsJudges & student judges
The World Show and its winners.
The FIFe World Show is the federation’s main annual event, organised by its members. The first was held in Munich in 1990, and it has run every year since except 2020. It draws well over 1,200 cats each year. The 2026 World Show took place on 24–25 October in the Netherlands, organised by the Dutch member Mundikat.
Since 2024, each World Show names 34 World Winners, one for every Best in Show award: eight in each of the four categories, plus two house cats.
Category 1
- Male
- Female
- Neuter male
- Neuter female
- Junior male
- Junior female
- Kitten male
- Kitten female
Category 2
- Male
- Female
- Neuter male
- Neuter female
- Junior male
- Junior female
- Kitten male
- Kitten female
Category 3
- Male
- Female
- Neuter male
- Neuter female
- Junior male
- Junior female
- Kitten male
- Kitten female
Category 4
- Male
- Female
- Neuter male
- Neuter female
- Junior male
- Junior female
- Kitten male
- Kitten female
House cats
- Longhair
- Shorthair
Before 2024 there were 26 World Winners, because juniors and kittens weren’t divided by sex.
Upcoming shows.
102 shows scheduled on FIFe’s calendar from 13 November 2026 to 21 March 2027, across Europe, Asia and South America.
November 2026
22 shows- 13–14 NovInternational showBangkok, Thailand
- 14–15 NovInternational showsBrno, Czech Republic · Gdynia, Poland · Zagreb, Croatia · Roma, Italy · St Maximin la Sainte Baume, France · Beverwijk, Netherlands · Shah Alam, Malaysia
- 21–22 NovInternational showsGrindsted, Denmark · Warszawa, Poland · Haninge, Sweden · Tallinn, Estonia · Parndorf, Austria
- 28–29 NovInternational showsPoznań, Poland · Västra Frölunda, Sweden · Nousiainen, Finland · Rheinstetten, Germany · Tain-l’Hermitage, France · Nizza Monferrato, Italy · Santarém, Portugal · Surabaya, Indonesia · Shenyang, China
December 2026
17 shows- 5–6 DecInternational showsBudapest, Hungary · Olomouc, Czech Republic · Hårlev, Denmark · Stange, Norway · Moulton, Northants, United Kingdom · Saint James, France · Helsinki, Finland · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Tangerang, Indonesia
- 11 DecInternational showSt Petersburg, Russia
- 12–13 DecInternational showsHardenberg, Netherlands · Łódź, Poland · Kempele, Finland · St Petersburg, Russia · Bari, Italy · San Andrés del Rabanedo, León, Spain
- 19–20 DecInternational showBangkok, Thailand
January 2027
17 shows- 9–10 JanInternational showsVarberg, Sweden · Uppsala, Sweden · Bordeaux-Le Taillan, France · Ostrava, Czech Republic · Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands · Warszawa, Poland
- 16–17 JanInternational showsNiedergösgen, Switzerland · Hadsten, Denmark · Ferrara, Italy
- 23–24 JanInternational showsÖrebro, Sweden · Leamington Spa, United Kingdom · Arlon, Belgium
- 30–31 JanInternational showsPistoia, Italy · Praha, Czech Republic · Riihimäki, Finland · Lisboa, Portugal · Indonesia (city to be announced)
February 2027
24 shows- 6–7 FebInternational showsViničné, Slovakia · Hedehusene, Denmark · Rothenburg, Switzerland · Gniezno, Poland · Indonesia (city not listed)
- 13–14 FebInternational showsUitgeest, Netherlands · Most, Czech Republic · Gdynia, Poland · Verona, Italy · Kurikka, Finland · Graz, Austria · São Paulo, Brazil
- 20–21 FebInternational showsBergen, Norway · Ancona, Italy · Tallinn, Estonia · Altenstadt, Germany · Graz, Austria · Ostrava, Czech Republic
- 27–28 FebInternational showsWarszawa, Poland · Genève/Genf, Switzerland · São Paulo, Brazil · Vienna, Austria · Beuvry, France · Gondomar, Portugal
March 2027
22 shows (to 21 Mar)- 6–7 MarInternational showsKøbenhavn, Denmark · Vienna, Austria · Wrocław, Poland · Førresfjorden, Norway · Mikkeli, Finland · Novegro, Italy · Reykjavik, Iceland · Pontorson/Mont St Michel, France · Minsk, Belarus
- 13–14 MarInternational showsBratislava, Slovakia · Września, Poland · Réguisheim, France · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 13–14 MarScandinavian Winner ShowStange, Norway
- 20–21 MarInternational showsLa Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland · Pardubice, Czech Republic · Leamington Spa, United Kingdom · Trondheim, Norway · Siena, Italy · Campinas, Brazil · Saint Quentin, France · Zagreb, Croatia
Seminars for judges and student judges
The compulsory Student Judges Seminar runs in four evening sessions on 11, 18, 25 and 26 November 2026, and a Judges Updating Session follows on 13 January 2027.
As listed on FIFe’s events calendar on 10 November 2026. Dates can change, so always check the organiser’s page.
Your first show.
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Pick a show
Find one on the calendar above, close to home or worth the trip.
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Check the details
Each organiser publishes its own schedule, entry rules and closing date.
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