ESS Specialty & Supported Entry Calendar — 2026
| Date | Day(s) | Show Type | Host Club | Location | Closes | Superintendent | Judge | Sweeps / Futurity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANUARY | ||||||||
| Jan 2 | Friday | Group Show | Chicagoland Sporting Dog Club | Tinley Park, IL | Dec 17 | BaRay Event Services | Michael Faulkner | |
| Jan 2 | Friday | Group Show | Red River Sporting Sociey | Glen Rose, TX | Dec 17 | Onofrio | Dr. Steve Keating | |
| Jan 2 | Friday | Group Show | Southern California Sporting Dog Fancier Concurrent with EESC of San Fernando Valley | Indio, CA | Dec 17 | DogZibit | Stephanie Kaul | Louise Brady |
| Jan 3 | Saturday | Designated Specialty | Great Lakes ESS Breeder Association | Tinley Park, IL | Dec 17 | BaRay Event Servicea | Linda Hurlebaus | Vicki Seiler Cushman |
| Jan 3 | Saturday | Group Show | Chicagoland Sporting Dog Club | Tinley Park, IL | Dec 17 | BaRay Event Services | Angela Pickett | |
| Jan 4 | Sunday | Designated Specialty | Great Lakes ESS Breeder Association | Tinley Park, IL | Dec 17 | BaRay Event Servicea | Desmond Murphy | Karen Fitzpatrick |
| Jan 9 | Friday | Specialty | ESSFTA - Show #1 | Knoxville, TN | Dec 24 | Jim Rau Dog Shows | Dale Ward | Ann LaFernier |
| Jan 9 | Friday | Specialty | ESSFTA - Show #2 | Knoxville, TN | Dec 24 | Jim Rau Dog Shows | Donna O'Connell | Lone Wandel |
| Jan 10 | Saturday | Specialty | American Spaniel Club | Knoxville, TN | Dec 24 | Jim Rau Dog Shows | Stephanie Kaul | |
| Jan 17 | Saturday | Specialty | Chatahoochie ESS Club of Greater Atlanta | Gwinnett County Fairgrounds Lawrenceville, GA | Dec 31 | Executive Dog Show | Donna Ernst | Renee Holt |
| Jan 18 | Sunday | Specialty | Chatahoochie ESS Club of Greater Atlanta | Gwinnett County Fairgrounds Lawrenceville, GA | Dec 31 | Executive Dog Show | Diane Kepley | Tara Darling-Lyon |
| Jan 24 | Saturday | Group Show | Aloha State Sporting Dog Association | Aiea, HE | Jan 7 | Show /Trial Secretary -Linette Barrios | Meghen Riese- Bassel | |
| Jan 24 | Saturday | Group Show | Aloha State Sporting Dog Association | Aiea, HE | Jan 7 | Show /Trial Secretary -Linette Barrios | Dr. Camille McArdle | |
| Jan 29 | Thursday | Group Show | Sporting Dog Association Of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | Jan 14 | Onofrio | Nancy Talbot | |
| Jan 29 | Thursday | Group Show | Sporting Dog Association Of Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | Jan 14 | Onofrio | Darle Heck | |
| Jan 31 | Saturday | Group Show | Sporting Dog Club of Indiana | Indianapolis, IN | Jan 14 | Onofrio | Cindy Lane | |
| FEBRUARY | ||||||||
| Feb 27 | Friday | Group Show | Maryland Sporting Dog Association | West Friendship, MD | Feb 11 | MBF/ Info Dog | Laura Reeves | |
| Feb 28 | Saturday | Group Show | Maryland Sporting Dog Association | West Friendship, MD | Feb 11 | MBF/ Info Dog | James Covey | |
| MARCH | ||||||||
| Mar 1 | Sunday | Group Show | Maryland Sporting Dog Association | West Friendship, MD | Feb 11 | MB-F / Info Dog | Penny DiSiena | |
| Mar 6 | Friday | Supported Entry | ESSFTA- Supported Entry | City of Industry, CA | Feb 18 | Jack Bradshaw Dog Show | Lindy Robey | |
| Mar 7 | Saturday | Designated Specialty | ESSFTA - Concurrent Specialty | City of Industry, CA | Feb 18 | Jack Bradshaw Dog Show | Carl Liepmann | Loran Morgan |
| Mar 7 | Saturday | Supported Entry | ESSFTA Supported Entry | City of Industry, CA | Feb 18 | Jack Bradshaw Dog Show | Jan Paulk | |
| Mar 8 | Sunday | Supported Entry | ESSFTA- Supported Entry | City of Industry, CA | Feb 18 | Jack Bradshaw Dog Show | John Schoeneman | |
| Mar 11 | Wednesday | Supported Entry | Susquehanna Valley English Springer Spaniel Club | York, PA | Feb 25 | Jim Rau Dog Shows | James Taylor | |
| Mar 12 | Thursday | Supported Entry | Susquehanna Valley English Springer Spaniel Club | York, PA | Feb 25 | Jim Rau Dog Shows | Kenneth Buxton | |
| Mar 13 | Friday | Designated Specialty | Susquehanna Valley English Springer Spaniel Club | York, PA | Feb 25 | Jim Rau Dog Shows | James Brown | Rita Gatlin |
| Mar 14 | Saturday | Designated Specialty | Susquehanna Valley English Springer Spaniel Club | York, PA | Feb 25 | Jim Rau Dog Shows | Susan St. John Brown | Carol Collins |
| Mar 15 | Sunday | Supported Entry | Susquehanna Valley English Springer Spaniel Club | York, PA | Feb 25 | Jim Rau Dog Shows | Bonnie Linnell Clarke | |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | Supported Entry | Big Apple Sporting Society | Edison, NJ | Mar 4 | Jim Rau Dog Shows | Dani Rosenberry | |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Designated Specialty | English Springer Spaniel Club of Long Island | Edison, NJ | Mar 4 | Jim Rau Dog Shows | William Alexander | Kelly Shupp |
| APRIL | ||||||||
| Apr 2 | Thursday | Specialty | Williamette Valley ESSA | Albany, OR | Mar 18 | BaRay Event Services | Kim Leblanc | Amanda Judd |
| Apr 2 | Thursday | Specialty | Williamette Valley ESSA | Albany, OR | Mar 18 | BaRay Event Services | Harold Engel | |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Supported Entry | Williamette Valley ESSA | Albany, OR | Mar 18 | BaRay Event Services | Debbie Campbell- Freeman | |
| Apr 4 | Saturday | Supported Entry | Williamette Valley ESSA | Albany, OR | Mar 18 | BaRay Event Services | Grace Fritz | |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Supported Entry | Williamette Valley ESSA | Albany, OR | Mar 18 | BaRay Event Services | Richard Lewis | |
| Apr 8 | Wednesday | Supported Entry | Keystone ESSC | Harrisburg, PA | Mar 25 | Jim Rau | Peggy Beisel-Mcllwaine | |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Group Show | Big Apple Sporting | Harrisburg, PA | Mar 25 | Jim Rau Dog Shows | Neal Goodwin | |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Group Show | Northern California Sporting Group Club | Lodi, CA | Mar 25 | MBF/ Infodog | Rosalind Kramer | |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Group Show | Northern California Sporting Group Club | Lodi, CA | Mar 25 | MBF/ Infodog | Emily Fish | |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Supported Entry | Keystone ESSC | Harrisburg, PA | Mar 25 | Jim Rau | Shawn James Nichols | |
| Apr 10 | Friday | Designated Specialty | Keystone ESSC | Harrisburg, PA | Mar 25 | Jim Rau | Jason Hoke | Tim Terella |
| Apr 10 | Friday | Group Show | Northern California Sporting Group Club | Lodi, CA | Mar 25 | MBF/ Infodog | Wayne Cavanaugh | |
| Apr 10 | Friday | Group Show | Northern California Sporting Group Club | Lodi, CA | Mar 25 | MBF/ Infodog | Harry H (Butch) Schulman | |
| Apr 11 | Saturday | Designated Specialty | Keystone ESSC | Harrisburg, PA | Mar 25 | Jim Rau | Lorraine Bisso | Jacquie Dean |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Supported Entry | Keystone ESSC | Harrisburg, PA | Mar 25 | Jim Rau | Faye Strauss | |
| Apr 23 | Thursday | Group Show | Oklahoma Sporting Dog Club | Tulsa, OK | Apr 8 | Onofrio | Beverly Anderson | |
| Apr 23 | Thursday | Group Show | Oklahoma Sporting Dog Club | Tulsa, OK | Apr 8 | Onofrio | Gary Anderson | |
| Apr 25 | Saturday | Specialty | Three River ESSC | Morgantown, WV | Apr 8 | MBF/ Infodog | Cindy Lane | Sue Riegerix |
| Apr 26 | Sunday | Specialty | Three River ESSC | Morgantown, WV | Apr 8 | MBF/ Infodog | Dr. Steve Keating | Teresa Patton |
| MAY | ||||||||
| May 1 | Friday | Specialty | Wisconsin ESSA | Ixonia, WI | Apr 15 | www.caper-dogs.com | Harry H (Butch) Schulman | Julie Kay |
| May 10 | Sunday | Group Show | Sporting Dog Fanciers of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | Apr 22 | Onofrio | Joyce Vanek | |
| May 22 | Friday | Group Show | Sporting Dog Club of VA | Doswell, VA | May 6 | MB-F / Info Dog | Neal Goodwin | |
| May 22 | Friday | Group Show | Sporting Dog Club of VA | Doswell, VA | May 6 | MB-F / Info Dog | Dani Rosenberry | |
| May 23 | Saturday | Group Show | Sporting Dog Club of VA | Doswell, VA | May 6 | MB-F / Info Dog | Sharon Luckhart | |
| May 24 | Sunday | Group Show | Sporting Dog Club of VA | Doswell, VA | May 6 | MB-F / Info Dog | Kurt Anderson | |
| May 28 | Thursday | Group Show | Gateway Sporting Dog Show | Gray Summit, MO | May 13 | Foy Trent Dog Shows | Ms Kimberly Anne Meredith | |
| May 28 | Thursday | Group Show | Red River Sporting Society | Oklahoma City, OK | May 13 | Onofrio | Betsy Horn Humer | |
| May 29 | Friday | Designated Specialty | ESSCSFV | Ventura, CA | May 13 | DogZibit | Wayne Douglas | Buffie Gonzales |
| May 29 | Friday | Designated Specialty | ESSCSFV | Ventura, CA | May 13 | DogZibit | Mary Dukes | |
| May 29 | Friday | Group Show | Red River Sporting Society | Oklahoma City, OK | May 13 | Onofrio | Michael Woods | |
| May 30 | Saturday | Group Show | Alaska Sporting Dog Association | Chugiak, AK | May 13 | barayevents.com | Vicki Sandage | |
| May 30 | Saturday | Group Show | Rainier Sporting Dog | Olympia, WA | May 13 | barayevents.com | Patricia Robinson | |
| May 31 | Sunday | Group Show | Alaska Sporting Dog Association | Chugiak, AK | May 13 | barayevents.com | TBD | |
| May 31 | Sunday | Group Show | Rainier Sporting Dog | Olympia, WA | May 13 | barayevents.com | Robert Robinson | |
| JUNE | ||||||||
| Jun 19 | Friday | Specialty | Eastern ESSC | RI | Jun 3 | MB-F / Info Dog | Helene Nietsch | Linda Donahue Pray |
| Jun 19 | Friday | Specialty | Eastern ESSC | RI | Jun 3 | MB-F / Info Dog | Susan Willumsen | |
| Jun 20 | Saturday | Group Show | Aloha Sporting Dog Assocation | Aiea, HI | Jun 10 | Private Secretary | Sharol Candy Way | |
| Jun 20 | Saturday | Group Show | Aloha Sporting Dog Assocation | Aiea, HI | Jun 10 | Private Secretary | Barbara Burns | |
| Jun 20 | Saturday | Specialty | Eastern ESSC | RI | Jun 3 | MB-F / Info Dog | Lori Nelson | Janet McMillan Zwirko |
| Jun 20 | Saturday | Specialty | Eastern ESSC | RI | Jun 3 | MB-F / Info Dog | Deborah Hubbard | |
| Jun 27 | Saturday | Specialty | Puget Sound ESSA | WA | Jun 10 | DogZibit | Marissa Clark | Kerry Edinger |
| Jun 28 | Sunday | Specialty | Puget Sound ESSA | WA | Jun 10 | DogZibit | Joan Savage | Megan Armstrong |
| JULY | ||||||||
| Jul 2 | Thursday | Specialty | Dallas-Ft. Worth ESSA Show #1 | Dallas, TX | Jun 17 | MB-F / Info Dog | Stephanie Kaul | Cindy Collins |
| Jul 3 | Friday | Group Show | Red River Sporting Society | Dallas, TX | Jun 17 | MB-F / Info Dog | Karrie Dollar | |
| Jul 4 | Saturday | Specialty | Dallas-Ft. Worth ESSA Show #2 | Dallas, TX | Jun 17 | MB-F / Info Dog | Britt Jung | Megan Hof |
| Jul 11 | Saturday | Group Show | Mile High Sporting Dog Fanciers | CO | Jun 24 | Onofrio | Pluis Davern | |
| Jul 11 | Saturday | Group Show | Mile High Sporting Dog Fanciers | CO | Jun 24 | Onofrio | Pam Lambie | |
| Jul 23 | Thursday | Group Show | Alaska Sporing Dog Association | Palmer, AK | Jul 7 | Baray Events | Kathleen Carter | |
| Jul 24 | Friday | Supported Entry | ESSFTA Supported Entry | Salem, VA | Jul 8 | MB-F / Info Dog | Linda Riedel | Andrea Glassford |
| Jul 25 | Saturday | Supported Entry | ESSFTA Supported Entry | Salem, VA | Jul 8 | MB-F / Info Dog | Rosalind Kramer | Dawn Gabig |
| Jul 25 | Saturday | Supported Entry | Wisconsin ESSC | Waukesha, WI | Jul 8 | MB-F / Info Dog | Richard Powell | |
| Jul 26 | Sunday | Supported Entry | Wisconsin ESSC | Waukesha, WI | Jul 8 | MB-F / Info Dog | Michael Canalizo | |
| AUGUST | ||||||||
| Aug 12 | Wednesday | Group Show | Rainier Sporting Dog | Enumclaw, WA | Jul 24 | Baray Events | James Fehring | |
| Aug 13 | Thursday | Group Show | Rainier Sporting Dog | Enumclaw, WA | Jul 24 | Baray Events | Mrs. Margaret S. Jones | |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Specialty | Puget Sound ESSA | Enumclaw, WA | Jul 24 | DogZibit | Denise Reel | Darcy Cantor |
| SEPTEMBER | ||||||||
| Sep 4 | Friday | Group Show | Carolina Sporting Dog Association | Raleigh, NC | Aug 19 | MB-F / Info Dog | TBD | |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Group Show | Chicagoland Sporting Dog Club | Wheaton, IL | Aug 19 | Baray Events | TBD | TBD |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Group Show | Chicagoland Sporting Dog Club | Wheaton, IL | Aug 19 | Baray Events | Meghen Riese-Bassel | TBD |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Specialty | ESSC of Greater DesMoines #1 | Des Moines, IA | Aug 19 | Onofrio Dog Shows | Grace Fritz | TBD |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Specialty | ESSC of Greater DesMoines #2 | Des Moines, IA | Aug 19 | Onofrio Dog Shows | Thomas Nesbitt | TBD |
| Sep 5 | Saturday | Group Show | Big Apple Sporting Dog Society | Bridgewater, NJ | Aug 19 | MB-F / Info Dog | TBD | TBD |
| Sep 5 | Saturday | Specialty | Great Lakes ESSBA | Wheaton, IL | Aug 19 | MB-F / Info Dog | TBD | TBD |
| Sep 6 | Sunday | Specialty | Great Lakes ESSBA | Wheaton, IL | Aug 19 | MB-F / Info Dog | TBD | TBD |
| Sep 11 | Friday | Group Show | Gateway Sporting Dog Assocation | Gray Summit, MO | Aug 26 | Foy Trent | Linda Robey | |
| Sep 19 | Saturday | Specialty | ESSC of Michigan #1 | Davisburg, MI | Sep 2 | Pam Moore Event Secretary | TBD | TBD |
| Sep 19 | Saturday | Specialty | ESSC of Michigan #2 | Davisburg, MI | Sep 2 | Pam Moore Event Secretary | TBD | TBD |
| Sep 25 | Friday | Group Show | Sporting Dog Club of Central Arkansas | Hot Springs, AR | Sep 9 | Onofrio Dog Shows | Helen Dorrance | |
| Sep 27 | Sunday | Group Show | Sporting Dog Club of Central Arkansas | Hot Springs, AR | Sep 9 | Onofrio Dog Shows | James Ferhing | |
| OCTOBER | ||||||||
| Oct 1 | Thursday | Supported Entry | Twin Cities Voyageur ESSA | Hutchinson, MN | Sep 16 | Baray Events | TBD | TBD |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Designated Specialty | Twin Cities Voyageur ESSA | Hutchinson, MN | Sep 16 | Baray Events | TBD | TBD |
| Oct 3 | Saturday | Concurrent Specialty | Twin Cities Voyageur ESSA | Hutchinson, MN | Sep 16 | Baray Events | Thomas Alexander | Ms. Kristie Howe |
| Oct 3 | Saturday | Supported Entry | Twin Cities Voyageur ESSA | Hutchinson, MN | Sep 16 | Baray Events | Sulie Greendale-Paveza | TBD |
| Oct 4 | Sunday | Designated Specialty | Twin Cities Voyageur ESSA | Hutchinson, MN | Sep 16 | Baray Events | Beverly Andersen | TBD |
| Oct 10 | Saturday | Group Show | Sporting Dog Club of Tennessee | Lebanon, TN | Sep 23 | Onofrio | TBD | |
| Oct 12 | Monday | Specialty | Puget Sound ESS Association | Albany, OR | Sep 16 | DogZibit | Steven Dainard | Christina Marley |
| Oct 13 | Tuesday | Specialty | Williamette Valley ESSA | Albany, OR | Sep 16 | DogZibit | Ruth Kirby | |
| Oct 14–17 | Wed–Sat | National Specialty | ESSFTA | Albany, OR | Sep 16 | DogZibit | Kathy Lorentzen | Robin Novack |
| Oct 15 | Thursday | Specialty | Dallas-Ft. Worth ESSC | Belton, TX | Sep 30 | Onofrio | TBD | TBD |
| Oct 16 | Friday | Specialty | San Antonio ESSC | Belton, TX | Sep 30 | Onofrio | TBD | TBD |
| Oct 17 | Saturday | Specialty | San Antonio ESSC | Belton, TX | Sep 30 | Onofrio | TBD | TBD |
| Oct 22 | Thursday | Group Show | Sporting Dog Club of Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs, CO | Oct 7 | Onofrio | Debbie Campbell- Freeman | |
| Oct 29 | Thursday | Supported Entry | ESSFTA Ft. Wayne | IN | Oct 14 | Baray Events | Steven Dainard | |
| Oct 30 | Friday | Concurrent Specialty | ESSFTA Ft. Wayne | IN | Oct 14 | Baray Events | Libby Naimo | Joao Machado |
| Oct 30 | Friday | Group Show | Sporting Dog Fanciers of New Mexico | Bernalillo, NM | Oct 14 | Onofrio | Joan Luna Liebes | |
| Oct 31 | Saturday | Designated Specialty | ESSFTA Ft. Wayne | Ft. Wayne, IN | Oct 14 | Baray Events | John Naimo | TBD |
| Oct 31 | Saturday | Group Show | Sporting Dog Fanciers of New Mexico | Bernalillo, NM | Oct 14 | Onofrio | Dr. Eric Liebes | |
| Oct 31 | Saturday | Supported Entry | Sporting Dog Club of Indiana | Ft. Wayne, IN | Oct 14 | Baray Events | Meghen Riese-Bassel | |
| NOVEMBER | ||||||||
| Nov 1 | Sunday | Designated Specialty | ESSFTA Ft. Wayne | Allen County Memorial | Oct 14 | Baray Events | Janet Warner | Valerie Stern |
| Nov 1 | Sunday | Group Show | Sporting Dog Fanciers of New Mexico | Bernalillo, NM | Oct 14 | Onofrio | Harry (Butch) Schulman | |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Group Show | Mid Florida Sporting Dog Association | Ocala, FL | Oct 23 | MBF/Infodog | John Lucas | |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Group Show | Mid Florida Sporting Dog Association | Ocala, FL | Oct 23 | MBF/Infodog | TBD | |
| DECEMBER | ||||||||
| Dec 4 | Friday | Specialty | Eastern ESSC | West Springfield, MA | Nov 18 | MBF/Infodog | Judy Harrington | TBD |
| Dec 5 | Saturday | Specialty | Eastern ESSC | West Springfield, MA | Nov 18 | MBF/Infodog | Sioux Forsyth-Green | TBD |
| Dec 13 | Sunday | Specialty | ESSFTA Orlando | Orlando, FL | Nov 18 | Onofrio | Doug Belter | Nancy Talbot |
Show types
National Specialty — The parent club's (ESSFTA's) flagship annual show for the breed — multi-day, with Sweepstakes and the Futurity.
Specialty — A show for English Springer Spaniels only, hosted by a breed club with its own judging and full championship points.
Designated Specialty — The club designates the Springer breed judging at an all-breed or group show as its specialty — wins carry specialty status.
Concurrent Specialty — A separate specialty with its own judging, held on the same day and grounds as an all-breed or group show.
Supported Entry — The club backs the breed entry at another club's show with trophies and prizes — regular breed judging, not a specialty.
Group Show — A show for one AKC group — here the Sporting Group — with breed judging plus group placements.