How to Watch Crufts 2023 Live? Dates, full schedule, TV channel and how to get tickets for the dog show at the NEC.
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The world famous dog show is organised by the Kennel Club to celebrate ‘every aspect of the role that
dogs play in our lives’. Crufts 2023 is just around the corner, and promises four days of solid joy for
dog lovers.
The world famous dog show is organised by the Kennel Club to celebrate “every aspect of the role that
dogs play in our lives”.
Thousands of dogs take part every year across a range of breeds and events.
Here is everything you need to know about this year’s Crufts, including the full schedule, how to watch
on TV, and how to get tickets.
When is Crufts 2023?
Crufts 2023 begins on Thursday, 9 March and finishes on Sunday, 12 March. It is taking place at the
NEC Arena in Birmingham.
The show is split into four main categories: gundog, working and pastoral, terrier and hound, and utility
and toy.
Here is the full schedule for each day of the show:
Thursday – gundog
8.15am: Agility – Crufts Novice Cup Final (Jumping)
9.25am: Agility – Championships – Intermediate/Large (Jumping)
10.30am: East Anglian Staffordshire Bull Terrier Display Team
11:00am: Freestyle HTM Competition
12:20pm: Break
12:55pm: Agility – Crufts Novice Cup Final (Agility)
1:50pm: Agility – Championships – Intermediate/Large (Agility)
3.10pm: Flyball Competition – Last 16
3:50pm: Freestyle Heelwork to Music Competition Winner
3.55pm: West Midlands Police Display
4.20pm: Break
5pm: Agility – Championships – Intermediate/Large Final
5pm: Junior Warrant Competition Final
6pm: Breeders Competition Final
6.25pm: Gundog Display
6.45pm: Gamekeepers Competition Final
7pm: The Kennel Club 150th anniversary celebration stakes (presentation of painting to 2022 BIS
winner)
7.20pm: Group Judging (Gundog) and Presentation
8.10pm: Programme ends
Friday – working and pastoral
8.30am – 10.00am: Joe Cartledge Memorial International Junior Handling Competition
10.20am – 11.05am: Agility – Crufts Medium ABC and Intermediate/Large Novice ABC Final
(Jumping)
11.00am – 11.55am: Agility – Crufts Singles Heat – S/M/I/L (Jumping)
11.55am: Heelwork to Music Competition
1.10pm: Break
1.30pm: Agility – Crufts Singles Heat – S/M/I/L (Agility)
2.25pm: Agility – Crufts Medium ABC and Intermediate/Large Novice ABC Final (Agility)
3.15pm: Flyball Competition – Last 16 4pm Heelwork to Music Competition Winner
4.05pm: West Midlands Police Dog Display 4.30pm Programme Ends
5.10pm: Agility – Crufts Singles Final. Small, Medium, Intermediate and Large (Agility)
5.55pm: Vulnerable Breed Competition Final
6.20pm: Joe Cartledge Memorial International Junior Handling Final Judging
6.40pm: Group Judging (Working) and Presentation
7.35pm: Group Judging (Pastoral) and Presentation
8.25pm: Programme ends
Saturday – terrier and hound
8.15am: Crufts – International Invitation – Large (Jumping)
9am: Scruffts Semi-Finals 10am Good Citizen Dog Scheme
10.30am: Medical Detection Dogs Display 11am Southern Golden Retriever Display Team
11.20am: West Midlands Police Display
11.50am: Heelwork to Music – Freestyle International Competition
1.15pm: Break
1.40pm: Display tbc
2.10pm: Agility – International Invitation – Large (Agility)
3.10pm: YKC ADOY Finals
3.55pm: Flyball Competition Young Kennel Club Flyball Finals, followed by the Quarter Finals
4.35pm: Break
5.05pm: Agility – International Invitation – Large – Agility Finals
5.45pm: Scruffts Final
6.10pm: Heelwork to Music – Freestyle International Winner
6.15pm: Obedience Champion (Bitch) and Reserve (Bitch) Display
6.30pm: Group Judging (Terrier) and Presentation
7.20pm: Group Judging (Hound) and Presentation
8.10pm: Programme Ends
Sunday – utility and toy
8.45am: Agility – Championships – Small/Medium (Jumping)
9.50am: Rescue Dog Agility
10.10am: Good Citizen Dog Scheme Display
10.40am: Heelwork to Music
10.45am: Dog Activities Display
11.15am: Southern Golden Retriever Display Team
11.35am: Break
12pm: Agility Championships – Small/Medium (Agility)
1.05pm: Medical Detection Dogs Display
1.50pm: Programme ends and Arena to be cleared
3pm: Doors open to ticket holders
4.15pm: Augusta Hebbert, soprano
4.30pm: Agility – Championship – S/M – Final
5.15pm: Flyball Semi-Finals followed by the Finals
5.40pm: Kennel Club Hero Dog Final
5.50pm: YKC Stakes Final and Presentation
6pm: Group Judging (Utility) and Presentation
6.50pm: Group Judging (Toy) and Presentation
7.50pm: Augusta Hebbert, soprano
8pm: West Midlands Police
8.20pm: Presentation of the Police Dog Team Operational and Humanitarian Action of the Year Award
8.20pm: Augusta Hebbert, soprano
8.30pm: Best in Show and Presentation
9pm: Programme Ends
How can I watch Crufts on TV?
Crufts is being shown daily on Channel 4 and More4. You can also watch main arena competitions on
the Crufts YouTube channel.
Here is the TV schedule:
Thursday
3pm – 4pm: Channel 4
6.30pm – 8pm: More4
8pm – 9pm: Channel 4
Friday
3pm – 4pm: Channel 4
6.30pm – 7.30pm More4
7.30pm – 9pm: Channel 4
Saturday
3pm – 6pm: Channel 4
7pm – 9pm: Channel 4
Sunday
3pm – 5.30pm: Channel 4
7pm – 9pm: Channel 4 – Crufts 2022: Best in Show Live
How can I get tickets for Crufts?
You can buy tickets for Crufts 2023 on the Crufts website here.
Adult single-day tickets start at £20, while children under 16 pay £14 and tickets for under-8s are free.
Tickets for Sunday’s Best in Show event start at £22.
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