Draft Horse Events
For questions about individual events, please refer to the phone number associated with the listing. For additions, corrections or updates to this list, please ask an event committee member to email advertising@drafthorsejournal.com, or call (319) 352-4046 (ext. 1)
Upcoming Advertised Events
JUNE 27-28, 2025 – Belgian Draft Horse Expo, New Haven, IN, (260-385-1422)
JULY 3 – Grundy County Fair Draft Horse Show, Morris, IL (815-793-2446)
JULY 4-5 – Horse Progress Days, Clare MI (517-852-0237)
JULY 4-7 – Calgary Stampede Heavy Horse Show, Calgary, AB, Canada
JULY 6 – Calgary Stampede World Six Horse Hitch Championship, Calgary, AB, Canada
JULY 9-11 – Calgary Stampede Heavy Horse Pull, Calgary, AB (403-585-0601)
JULY 11-13 – Murray County Classic Draft Horse Show, Slayton, MN (605-695-0132)
JULY 25-26 – Olmsted County Fair Draft Horse Show, Rochester, MN (507-421-2520)
JULY 25-26 – RJ Auction Steam Engines, Antiques & Collectibles, Bloomfield, IA (641-722-3357)
JULY 25-27 – Scott County Fair World-Class Hitch Competition Draft Horse Show, Jordan, MN (612-716-4491)
JULY 29-Aug 1 – Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH (330-416-5642)
JULY 29-AUG 3 – Mississippi Valley Fair Tri-State Belgian Show (563-326-5338)
JULY 31-Aug 10 – Wisconsin State Fair, West Allis, WI
AUG 2 – Montana Horse Progress (406-366-4667)
AUG 6-7 – Lake County Draft Horse, Mule & Pony/Haflinger Show (219-730-9283)
AUG 7-16 – State Fair of West Virginia Draft Horse Shows (304-667-9247)
AUG 7-17 – Iowa State Fair, Des Moines, IA (800-545-3247)
AUG 10-12 – 2025 American Shire Horse Association National Show, Des Moines, IA (888-302-6643)
AUG 14-17 – 2025 National Belgian Show, Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis, IN (260-563-3205)
AUG 14-17 – Clydesdale Breeders of the U.S.A. National Clydesdale Show, Des Moines, IA (815-247-8780)
AUG 24 – Bureau County Fair Draft Horse Show, Princeton, IL (815-875-2905)
AUG 27 – Canfield Draft Horse Pig Iron Pulling Derby, Canfield, OH (330-533-4107)
AUG 29-31 – 44th Annual Britt Draft Horse Show, Britt, IA (641-843-4181)
SEP 5 – 137th Annual Sandwich Fair Draft Horse Show, Sandwich, IL (815-786-2159)
SEP 10-12 – Boone County Draft & Quarter Horse Sale, Sedalia, MO (719-431-3137)
SEP 18-21 – Draft Horse Classic at Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley, CA (530-273-6217)
SEP 25-28 – Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, MA (413-205-5016)
SEP 26-OCT 4 - Keystone International Livestock Exposition, Harrisburg, PA (717-787-2905)
OCT 1-5 – Clydesdale Breeders of the U.S.A World Clydesdale Show, Springfield, IL (815-247-8780)
OCT 16-19 – Michigan Great Lakes International, East Lansing, MI (269-964-6700)
OCT 24-25 - Triple Crown Draft Classic, Jerseyville, Ontario, Canada
JULY 6-11, 2026 – World Percheron Congress, St. Paul, MN