There are events for Southdown Youth year-around, all across the country!  Please see the ASBA Calendar for a full list of the current events and how to participate. You can also contact the ASBA Director for your region or an AJSA Ambassador who can connect you with Southdown breeders, youth, associations, and events in your state.

Spring Kickoff Junior Show

May 2026
Greenville, Ohio – in conjunction with the National Southdown Sale.
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Southdown Classic (National Southdown Junior Show)

June 2026
Wayne County Fairgrounds, 861 Salisbury Rd., Richmond, IN 47374
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Great Plains Jr. Breeding Sheep Show (Great Plains Junior Regional Southdown Show)

June 2026
Sioux Falls, SD

All-American Junior Show

July 2026
Timonium, MD
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North East Youth Sheep Show (North East Junior Regional Southdown Show)

July 2026
West Springfield, MA

Youth Sheep Expo (Midwest Junior Regional Southdown Show)

July 2026
Greenfield, Indiana
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WI Sheep & Wool Festival (Midwest Junior Regional Southdown Show)

September 2026
Jefferson, WI

Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree (Eastern Regional Southdown Show)

October 2026
Timonium, MD

North American International Livestock Expo Southdown Junior Show

The NAILE is a culmination of ASBA events for the year in a final showdown! Held at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center in Louisville, the NAILE Southdown Junior Show is the final event for futurity participants to receive points and winners of the “Pot ‘O Gold” are announced following the show. Kids can also take part in the Southdown Skillathon and enjoy a Junior Social organized by the AJSA Ambassadors. The NAILE is also home to the ASBA Annual Social and Meeting along with the Stars of Louisville Ewe Sale. Don’t miss this great opportunity to get connected with breeders and families from across America.