Show Calendar

Show Calendar - Next 10 Shows

If you are interested in helping out at a show, or would like to volunteer for any vacant positions, please contact the General Show Secretary.

If you have not entered a show before, please check our FAQs here. Please be aware that the show secretary may not respond to any emails until the week of the show.

You can view the results of previous shows on our show results pages.

Swinford Show * - Sunday 27th April 2025

Venue

Swinford Village Hall, Chapel St, Swinford, Lutterworth LE17 6AZ

Website
Show Secretary
Lisa Clarke
Show Manager
Lisa Irvine
Judging Starts
11am
Varieties Judge
Julie Oliver
Pet Judge
Steve Fairhurst
Sitting In
Sophie Langella
Varieties Steward
Hayley Wainwright & Charlotte Scott
Pet Steward
AJ Black Savage
Kitchen Manager
Sarah Cudbill

This show will have joint variety/pet entries available.
Show includes Kitchen, Raffle.

Varieties Assessment

Ratatat Toys and Things stall

Lilola Creations Stall

Holistic Rat Stall

Scottish show * - Saturday 3rd May 2025

Venue

Rutherglen United Reformed Church Hall, 69 Johnstone Drive, Rutherglen, Glasgow, G73 2QA

Website
Show Secretary
Kasia Zyber
Judging Starts
10.30am
Varieties Judge
Lisa Irvine
Pet Judge
Caroline Watson
Sitting In
Elise MacDonald
Varieties Steward
Fiona Milton & Fiona Sykes
Pet Steward
Liz Spence
Kitchen Manager
Louise Stephens

Dual Entry

Ratcessories stall
Happy Rat Hammocks Stall
Pegs and Pieces Stall

Padworth Village Show* (Sunday Show) - Sunday 4th May 2025

Venue

**Please note change of venue**

Padworth Village Hall
Padworth Lane
Reading
RG7 4HY

Website
Show Secretary
Nicola Goodwill
Show Manager
Angela Corrie
Judging Starts
10.30am prompt
Varieties Judge
Doug Connor
Pet Judge
Sophie Langella
Sitting In
Emma Davis
Varieties Steward
Ashley Hayward

Dual Entry

Bucks Country Show Exhibition (Bank Holiday Monday) - Monday 5th May 2025

Venue

Bucks Country Show, Corner of Penn Street and Horsemoor Lane, Beaconsfield, Amersham, HP7 0PS


The NFRS will be holding an exhibition at this event on this day.

Scawsby 1* - Saturday 17th May 2025

Venue

Scawsby Community Centre, Barnsley Road, Doncaster, DN5 8QQ

Website
Show Secretary
Julie Oliver
Judging Starts
10.30 am
Varieties Judge
Leia Morrison
Pet Judge
Cat Bowling

Ratatat toys and things stall

Harlow * - Saturday 24th May 2025

Venue

Bushfair Playbarn (Behind Bowls Club off Tilegate Road), Bushfair, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6LU

Show Secretary
Abi Thompson
Show Manager
Lisa Irvine
Judging Starts
10.30am
Varieties Judge
Ann Storey
Pet Judge
Joanna Pirch
Sitting In
Jo Wall
Varieties Steward
Sam Swash
Pet Steward
Michelle Hennessy
Kitchen Manager
Nic Goodwill

This show has joint pet/variety entries.
Show includes kitchen, raffle and NFRS promotions.

Rats to be benched by 10.15am.

Please use the car park only at this show, no cars to be driven up to the building at the venue

Yelvertoft Show (*) & Marked Show (*) - Saturday 7th June 2025

Venue

Yelvertoft Village Hall
Lilbourne Rd, Yelvertoft NN6 6LJ

Website
Show Secretary
Katie Cracknell
Judging Starts
11am
Varieties Judge
Julie Oliver
Marked Show Judge
Lisa Irvine
Pet Judge
Lisa Clarke
Varieties Steward
Katie Cross - Varieties, Mart Leimbach - Marked Show

Show includes kitchen, raffle and NFRS promotions.

Rats can be entered into any separate section or all 3 – Variety/Marked/Pets so please be clear when making your entries which section you want each rat to go into.

Rats to be benched by 10.45am latest

Clevedon Show * - Saturday 21st June 2025

Venue

St. Andrews Church Centre, Old Church Rd, Clevedon, BS21 7UE

Website
Show Secretary
Amy Foxford
Judging Starts
11am
Varieties Judge
Marti Leimbach
Pet Judge
AJ Black Savage
Varieties Steward
Stacey Young
Pet Steward
Freeze van der Voort
Kitchen Manager
Angela Corrie

Dual Entry

Show includes Kitchen, Raffle, NFRS Promotions.

Rat Warehouse Stall

Carlisle (Joint with NERS) * - Saturday 5th July 2025

Venue

St. Mark’s Church Hall, Brackenridge, Carlisle, CA3 9TW

Website
Show Secretary
Kasia Zyber for NFRS and Fiona Milton for NERS
Judging Starts
10:45, rats to be benched by 10.30

Joint show with the North of England Rat Society.
http://www.neratsociety.co.uk/html/nextshow.shtml

Each rat may be entered into all three of the standard show sections (NFRS varieties, NERS varieties, NERS pets).

There will be a raffle at this show – donations for prizes are very welcome.

Geoff Izzard Memorial Show ** - Saturday 12th July 2025

Venue

Tendring Agricultural Show, Manningtree, Essex, CO11 2ND

Website
Show Secretary
April Hearnah
Show Manager
Abi Thompson
Judging Starts
10:30am
Varieties Judge
Lilly Hoyland
Pet Judge
Vicky Morley

Large agricultural show with lots to see and do.

This show is dual entry.

***ALL tanks will require a small mouse water bottle.***

*** IMPORTANT – Please read ALL below for information on passes***

This show is part of a large agricultural show. Entry fee online / on the gate, unless you have a pass (limited number available to exhibitors & show workers only by request – see below).

**There are also unloading passes available to bring cars onto the showground that need to be requested separately so please mention if you would like to request one of these too (vehicles have to be off the show ground and in the Tradestand carpark by 9am at the latest and cannot be bought back onto the show ground until after 6pm).**

Volunteers needed to help with PR on the day, please email shows@nfrs.org if you would like to help