2025 Daily Schedule

Purchase your admission passes before arriving at the gate with Expo's digital ticket platform. Tickets can be printed at home, scanned from your phone or shared with others in your group via text or email. 

Admission purchased through September 29, 2025 (12 years and older):
$15 daily  |  $40 season

Admission purchased September 30 - October 3 (12 years and older):
$20 daily  |  $50 season

Admission required September 30 - October 3; parking included.

Select a day to see the scheduled events!

As you're planning your trip, make sure to see if admission passes are needed for the days/events you're planning to attend.

Make this Expo schedule your own using the WDE Mobile Event App, available in the App Store and in Google Play. 

Saturday, September 27th, 2025

9:00 AM	World Dairy Expo Youth Fitting Contest (Sale Pavilion)more info
12:00 PM	World Dairy Expo Youth Showmanship Contest (Coliseum)more info
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Dairy Cattle Exhibitor Appreciation Ice Cream Social (The Tanbark)

Sunday, September 28th, 2025

7:30 AM	National 4-H, National Intercollegiate & International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contests (Coliseum)
12:00 PM	International Junior Holstein Show (Coliseum)  Official: Pierre Boulet, Montmagny, Quebec, Canada Associate: Richard Landry, Ste-Brigitte-des-Saults, Quebec, Canada *Beginning with cows
12:00 PM	International Guernsey Show - Heifers (Coliseum)  Official: Mark Rueth, Oxford, Wis. Associate: Tina Vilter McDonald, Signal Mountain, Tenn.
5:30 PM	National 4-H, National Intercollegiate & International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contest Awards Banquet (The Tanbark)  Join fellow participants at 5:30 p.m. for a reception with dinner to follow at 6:30 p.m.
7:00 PM	World Ayrshire Event Sale (Sale Pavilion)more info

Monday, September 29th, 2025

7:00 AM	International Jersey Show - Heifers (Coliseum)  Official: Kelly Barbee, Concord, N.C. Associate: Jon Kingdon, Warwick Township, Ontario, Canada
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Career Connections (Atrium)
12:30 PM	International Ayrshire Show - Heifers (Coliseum)  Official: Gregory Evans, Georgetown, N.Y. Associate: Jean-Philippe Charest, Saint Alexandre, Quebec, Canada
2:30 PM	International Guernsey Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum)  Official: Mark Rueth, Oxford, Wis. Associate: Tina Vilter McDonald, Signal Mountain, Tenn.

Tuesday, September 30th, 2025

7:00 AM	International Ayrshire Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum)  Official: Gregory Evans, Georgetown, N.Y. Associate: Jean-Philippe Charest, Saint Alexandre, Quebec, Canada
7:00 AM	International Jersey Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum)  Official: Kelly Barbee, Concord, N.C. Associate: Jon Kingdon, Warwick Township, Ontario, Canada
8:00 AM	Central National FFA Events (Sale Pavilion & Exhibition Hall)more info
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Trade Show
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Family Lounge, hosted by Dairy Girl Network
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM	FFA Seminar (Trade Center, Dairy Forage Seminar Stage)more info
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Virtual Farm Tour (Mendota 1)
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	FFA Seminar (Trade Center, Dairy Forage Seminar Stage)more info
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Expo en Español (Mendota 1)more info
2:30 PM	International Brown Swiss Show - Heifers (Coliseum)  Official: Allyn “Spud” Paulson, Rockford, Ill. Associate: Brian Olbrich, Harvard, Ill.
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM	WDE Attendee Appreciation Event   New this year, Expo will host nightly attendee appreciation events directly within its Trade Show. Be on the lookout for these events in the Exhibition Hall, Trade Center and Coliseum. Complimentary snacks and beer samplings will be provided!
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Happy Hour (The Tanbark)  Enjoy free beer and snacks during Happy Hour at The Tanbark!
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM	Commercial Exhibitor Party (Exhibition Hall Atrium)  Sponsored by Hoard's Dairyman and World Dairy Expo **For Commercial Exhibitors only
6:00 PM	Top of the World Jersey Sale (The Tanbark)more info

Wednesday, October 1st, 2025

7:00 AM	International Milking Shorthorn Show - Heifers (Coliseum)  Official: Mike Maier, Stitzer, Wis. Associate: Josh Fairbanks, Anamosa, Iowa
7:00 AM	International Brown Swiss Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum)  Official: Allyn “Spud” Paulson, Rockford, Ill. Associate: Brian Olbrich, Harvard, Ill.
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Trade Show
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Family Lounge, hosted by Dairy Girl Network
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Dairy Forage Seminar (Dairy Forage Seminar Stage)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Virtual Farm Tour (Mendota 1)
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Dairy Forage Seminar (Dairy Forage Seminar Stage)
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
2:00 PM	International Red & White Show - Heifers (Coliseum)  Official: Adam Hodgins, Kincardine, Ontario, Canada Associate: Joel Phoenix, Cannington, Ontario, Canada
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Expo en Español (Mendota 1)more info
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM	WDE Attendee Appreciation Event   New this year, Expo will host nightly attendee appreciation events directly within its Trade Show. Be on the lookout for these events in the Exhibition Hall, Trade Center and Coliseum. Complimentary snacks and beer samplings will be provided!
3:00 PM	World Premier Brown Swiss Sale (Sale Pavilion)more info
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Happy Hour (The Tanbark)  Enjoy free beer and snacks during Happy Hour at The Tanbark!
6:00 PM	Recognition Awards Reception & Banquet (The Tanbark)  Join us in celebrating the 2025 Recognition Award honorees. A social hour will be held in The Tanbark beginning at 6:00 p.m. with dinner served at 7:00 p.m. *Tickets are required for this banquet

Thursday, October 2nd, 2025

7:00 AM	International Milking Shorthorn Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum)  Official: Mike Maier, Stitzer, Wis. Associate: Josh Fairbanks, Anamosa, Iowa
7:00 AM	International Red & White Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum)  Official: Adam Hodgins, Kincardine, Ontario, Canada Associate: Joel Phoenix, Cannington, Ontario, Canada
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Family Lounge, hosted by Dairy Girl Network
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Trade Show
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Virtual Farm Tour (Mendota 1)more info
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Dairy Forage Seminar (Dairy Forage Seminar Stage)
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
1:30 PM	International Holstein Show - Heifers (Coliseum)  Official: Aaron Eaton, Marietta, N.Y. Associate: Pat Lundy, Granville, N.Y.
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Dairy Forage Seminar (Dairy Forage Seminar Stage)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Expo en Español (Mendota 1)more info
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM	WDE Attendee Appreciation Event   New this year, Expo will host nightly attendee appreciation events directly within its Trade Show. Be on the lookout for these events in the Exhibition Hall, Trade Center and Coliseum. Complimentary snacks and beer samplings will be provided!
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Happy Hour (The Tanbark)  Enjoy free beer and snacks during Happy Hour at The Tanbark!
5:00 PM	International Reception (Mendota 1-4)  **For International Attendees and Commercial Exhibitors only
6:00 PM	World Classic '24 Holstein Sale (The Tanbark)more info
8:30 PM	Supreme Champion of the Heifer Show Selection (Coliseum)  *time subject to change (begins immediately following the selection of Junior Champion for the International Holstein Show)

Friday, October 3rd, 2025

7:00 AM	International Holstein Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum)  Official: Aaron Eaton, Marietta, N.Y. Associate: Pat Lundy, Granville, N.Y.
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Family Lounge, hosted by Dairy Girl Network
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Trade Show
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Dairy Forage Seminar (Dairy Forage Seminar Stage)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Virtual Farm Tour (Mendota 1)
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Dairy Forage Seminar (Dairy Forage Seminar Stage)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM	Expo en Español (Mendota 1)more info
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM	Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook)more info
4:00 PM	Parade of Champions (Coliseum)more info

*Schedule subject to change