More than 200 cats from the United States and Canada will compete for the title of Best Cat at the Saintly City Cat Club Annual Championship and Household Pet Cat Show, January 24-25, 2026.
The show will be held at the Saint Paul RiverCentre complex, in the Roy Wilkins Exhibition Hall (lower level), in downtown Saint Paul.
As many as 26 different breeds of cats will be judged in four classes: Kittens, Championship, Premiership (neutered & spayed cats), and Household Pets.
Competitors will include popular breeds such as Persians, Birman and Maine Coon, as well as lesser known breeds such as Bengals, Cornish Rex and Sphynx.
A "King" and "Queen" cat will be caped and crowned from our Household Pet division on Sunday afternoon, by a member of the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royalty.
Each feline finalist will receive a beautiful rosette from Saintly City Cat Club. In addition, finalists will earn points from the Cat Fanciers Association (CFA), the largest cat registry in the world. Points are tallied for the title of Grand Champion, Grand Premier, and for regional and national awards every show season.
Saintly City Cat Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the health and welfare of all felines and to the education of the public on felines. Established in 1974, it is a member club of the Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA).
Anyone interested in entering their cat in the show can contact Entry Clerk Susan Kline (801-645-4730) or Show Manager Linda Mae Baker (651-455-8043) for additional information.
