Calgary Cat Association

Hello from the show hall!
Day 2 of the TICA Calgary Cat Show and Shopping Event !
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Kitties 'N Blooms annual TICA Cat Show & Shopping Event

Show day. Come to the Southland Leosure Center.
Cute cats, kittens and wonderful vendors.
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Join us today and tomorrow for the annual CALGARY CAT SHOW!

Join us at Southland Leisure Centre April 18-19, 2026 for our annual Calgary Cat Show & Shopping Event!

Whether this is your first year attending our Kitties 'N Blooms TICA Cat Show or you can't wait to come again, we hope to see you there!

You'll get to see many of the 73 unique cat breeds accepted in TICA as well as your fellow Calgarians' household pets in Alberta's only currently active Cat Show with The International Cat Association (TICA).

Saturday 18 April from 930AM to 5PM
Sunday 19 April from 9AM to 4PM

Spectator Entry Fees - purchase at the door or pre-purchase here https://www.showpass.com/kitties-n-blooms-2026-tica-cat-show-shopping-event-2

Adults (12+) $10.00
Seniors (60+) $5.00
Children (6-12) $5.00
5 and under Free with accompanying adult

Watch cats and kittens as they're assessed and enjoyed by our 9 esteemed TICA Judges flying in from abroad North America to judge in 6 separate Judging Rings each day. Learn what sets each cat breed apart as unique and each individual cat apart as special from the Judges and from the Exhibitors who bring their cats and kittens to show.

You do not want to miss out on our four lunch-time Mini Events this year!
On Saturday during our scheduled 1 hour lunch break
• Join us in Ring 3 to experience esteemed TICA Judge Rob Seliskar presenting Tabby Cats: Stripes & More
• Join us in Ring 5 to experience esteemed TICA Judge Steve Lawson presenting Forest Cats: Maine C**n, Siberian, & Norwegian Forest Cat

On Sunday during our scheduled 1 hour lunch break
• Join us in Ring 3 to experience esteemed TICA Judge Kim Chenault presenting Meet the Breeds: Beauty in Variety
• Join us in Ring 6 to experience esteemed TICA Judge Jay Bangle presenting Pointed Cats: TICA’s Blue-Eyed Beauties

With 100+ Cats and Kittens joining our show each year, you will love walking through the benching area filled with these show cats and their families excited to share all about their beloved kitties with you.

Calgary is home to many wonderful rescues. This year, we are delighted MEOW Foundation and Cats Home Foundation and Boomer’s Haven - Animal Rescue & Sanctuary are joining us. We cover the entry fees for Rescue Kitties because rescue kitties can be show cats too! Come learn about the work rescues do from their Volunteers and who knows!? Maybe you will meet the cat or kitten who will join your family!

We always have a variety of fabulous VENDORS with all 24 spots filled again this year plus 3 generous Corporate Sponsors right next to Judging Ring 1 giving you the purr-fect opportunity to shop for the kitty in your life and for yourself, too! Please bring cash for those select Vendors unable to accept card or virtual payments. Although this is a wonderful place to pick up gifts and supplies for your kitty, please leave any pets at home as we are only able to allow entry to cats registered for the show.

We are an organization run by Volunteers passionate about cats, and we invite you to join us! We are in need of VOLUNTEERS & SPONSORS for a variety of roles listed on our website http://www.calgarycatshow.com/who-sparticipating/ in order to make this event a success. Join us Sunday 19 April at 4PM to help pack up the show hall in Ed Whalen Arena! We deeply appreciate your decision to join us, whether as a Spectator taking it all in, a Volunteer helping things run smoothly, and/or as a Sponsor donating of your resources. THANK YOU!

You'll find lots of information at http://www.calgarycatshow.com/

We can't wait to see you soon at our Kitties 'N Blooms Cat Show and Shopping Event April 18-19, 2026!

Warmly,
the Volunteers & Cat Enthusiasts
of Calgary Cat Association

Come join us TODAY at Southland Leisure Centre to transform the Ed Whalen Arena into our annual Kitties 'N Blooms TICA Cat Show &Shopping Event!

Volunteers are meeting us starting at 11am. We'll have a pizza lunch break and hopefully have enough volunteers to finish seeing up in the mid-afternoon.

All are welcome to volunteer!

Kitties 'N Blooms annual TICA Cat Show & Shopping Event

Welcome to our Cat Breed of the Day: PERSIAN & EXOTIC SHORTHAIR & HIMALAYAN
Information from tica.org/breeds/persian/ Have fun exploring!

AT A GLANCE
The Persian Breed Group includes the Persian, its shorthair counterpart, the Exotic Shorthair, and its colourpointed counterpart, the Himalayan. All three breeds are known for their sweet, flat faces, large, round eyes, fat cheeks, and quiet personality that gets along with everyone.

DID YOU KNOW?
-Persian are seen depicted in hieroglyphics are early as 1684BC
-Persians arrived in the Americas in the early 19th century
-Persians originated in Persia and Turkey

CHARACTERISTICS
Persians, Exotic Shorthairs, and Himalayans are medium to large cats with well-developed muscular bodies that are short and cobby with little short legs. Their heads are round with open sweet expressions much like beautiful pansy flowers. The head is round like a ball, the square body balanced by a short thick tail. Huge round eyes light up the face, the snug nose sits right between the eyes with open nostrils that can breathe freely. Persian and Himalayan cats have long, luxuriant coats that take time and expertise to maintain, while the teddybear looking Exotic Shorthair is affectionately called the lazy person's Persian for its substantially easier to maintain short dense coat and are also considered livelier and more inquisitive than their long-haired counterparts.

->Do you have a Persian, Exotic Shorthair, or Himalayan in your life?
We'd love to see your pictures in the comments!
Tag us in your pics so we can share to stories!

Want to see this cat breed in real life?
With 100+ cats participating in our TICA Cat Shows each year, many of the 73 accepted TICA cat breeds join us, so you just might get the chance!
Mark your calendars: April 18-19 for Kitties N' Blooms 2026 TICA Cat Show & Shopping Event www.calgarycatshow.com

Come back tomorrow to learn about the cat breed known for their wild appearance but gentle nature. What's your guess?

Welcome to our Cat Breed of the Day: RAGDOLL & CHERUBIM
Information from tica.org/breeds/ragdoll/ Have fun exploring!

AT A GLANCE
Ragdolls are a large, affectionate, semi-longhaired cat with captivating blue eyes. They are one of the alrgest breeds in the cat fancy and often like up to their name when carried by their family. Cherubim are the newest member of the Ragdoll breed group, included for the wider range of colours afforded the breed.

DID YOU KNOW?
-Ragdolls were developed by Ann Baker in California USA in the early 1960s
-Ragdolls have what is called a soft bunny coat that sheds minimally and does not easily mat
-Ragdolls officially welcomed Cherubims into their breed group in TICA with their breed standard updated in 2025

CHARACTERISTICS
Ragdolls all have blue eyes and come in 3 patterns: colourpoint (dark points and lighter contrasting body colour), bicolour (colourpoint with white on the back, white belly, and an inverted white V on the face), and mitted (colourpoint with white feet). They have a large, sturdy, muscular body. All Ragdolls will have blue eyes because they are colourpointed cats. Chrubim can be colourpointed traditional solid or tabby colours excluding solid white.

->Do you have a Ragdoll in your life?
We'd love to see your pictures in the comments!
Tag us in your pics so we can share to stories!

Want to see this cat breed in real life?
With 100+ cats participating in our TICA Cat Shows each year, many of the 73 accepted TICA cat breeds join us, so you just might get the chance!
Mark your calendars: April 18-19 for Kitties N' Blooms 2026 TICA Cat Show & Shopping Event www.calgarycatshow.com

Come back tomorrow to learn about the cat breed known for their sweet, flat faces likened to a beautiful pansy. What's your guess?

Welcome to our Cat Breed of the Day: BIRMAN
Information from tica.org/breeds/birman/ Have fun exploring!

AT A GLANCE
Birmans are gentle and affectionate cats and easy to handle

DID YOU KNOW?
-Birmans were nearly wiped out in WWII, continuing through only two remaining named Orloff and Xenia de Kaabaa who worked together to preserve this ancient breed
-Birmans are believed to have descended from Burmese temple cats raised by Kittah priests
-Birmans have a distinctive roman nose that, when viewed in profile, rises in a hill-shape from the forehead to the end of the nose leather

CHARACTERISTICS
Birmans are pointed, semi-longhaired cats with deep sapphire blue eyes. They have white gloves on all four feet and white laces up the back of their hind legs contrasting with the main pointed colour. They have a stocky build, powerful musculature in a medium to medium-large body. Their single coat is long, soft, and almost silky that tends not to mat with regular comibing.

->Do you have a Birman in your life?
We'd love to see your pictures in the comments!
Tag us in your pics so we can share to stories!

Want to see this cat breed in real life?
With 100+ cats participating in our TICA Cat Shows each year, many of the 73 accepted TICA cat breeds join us, so you just might get the chance!
Mark your calendars: April 18-19 for Kitties N' Blooms 2026 TICA Cat Show & Shopping Event www.calgarycatshow.com

Come back tomorrow to learn about the cat breed known for going limp in your arms like a floppy rag doll What's your guess?

Come join us TODAY at Southland Leisure Centre to transform the Joe Kryczka Arena into our Kitties 'N Blooms - Calgary Cat Show & Shopping Event 2025!

Volunteers are meeting at 11AM. We'll have a short pizza break at lunch, and hopefully have enough Volunteers present to finish in the mid-afternoon.

All are welcome to Volunteer! 😻