York Dog Show at Museum Gardens: £5 tickets
York Museum Gardens will host York’s first city-centre dog show on Sunday, 20 September 2026, from 10am to 4pm. Adult tickets cost £5 and child tickets £2, with admission available through the York Museums Trust online ticketing page.
The event is aimed at dog owners, families and anyone interested in dogs. Its programme brings judged competitions together with training workshops, agility demonstrations, veterinary talks, shopping stalls, professional dog photographers and food and drink.
York Museums Trust is organising the day in partnership with York Dog Park. The organisers describe it as the biggest dog show staged in York city centre, placing the activities in one of the city’s best-known outdoor venues.
Amanda Owen will judge the dog competitions
Visitors can enter their dogs in the show on the day. Announced categories include Handsomest Dog, Fanciest Female, Cutest Puppy and Best Trick, giving owners several ways to take part without the programme being limited to traditional breed judging.
Author and television personality Amanda Owen, known for Yorkshire Shepherdess, will judge the competitions. She said she was excited to meet the dogs and their owners at York Museum Gardens and was looking forward to seeing the entries.
Jocelyn Palmer, senior events manager at York Museums Trust, said the event would bring pet lovers together with experts, businesses, trainers and photographers. The combination of competitions and practical activities is designed to fill the entire six-hour programme rather than concentrate attention on one judging session.
Training, agility and veterinary advice fill the programme
Dog-training workshops and agility demonstrations will run during the day, including bale racing. Visitors will also be able to try activities at the Have-a-Go Dog Park, while professional dog photographers will use the Museum Gardens as a backdrop.
Information stalls and talks from veterinary experts will offer owners access to pet-related guidance. The source announcement does not provide a timetable for individual talks, workshops or demonstrations, so visitors should expect activities to take place at different points across the day.
A pop-up shopping village will feature local vendors selling dog treats, toys and accessories. Food and drink will also be available for human visitors, allowing families and owners to remain at the gardens between competitions and demonstrations.
Admission is online, while show entry happens on the day
There is a practical distinction between entering the event and entering a dog in one of its competitions. Admission is ticketed through York Museums Trust’s online booking system, while organisers say dogs can be entered in the show on the day.
No separate competition fee or advance registration process is stated in the announcement. Transport and accessibility arrangements are also not listed, and the source does not specify whether dogs require their own admission ticket.
The confirmed public opening time is 10am to 4pm on Sunday, 20 September. Published admission prices are £2 for a child and £5 for an adult, with dog-show competition entry handled on the day.
Source: York Museums Trust News
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