Welcome to the 25th Annual Kingston Sheep Dog Trials

For twenty-five years, the Kingston Sheep Dog Trials, held at the beautiful and spacious Grass Creek Park, have been one of Ontario's top seasonal events. The trials routinely attract more than 7,000 spectators, and we hope you will join the many loyal fans this year. In addition to the wonder of watching working border collies move sheep around a course, we have something for everyone: local artisans displaying their wares, great food vendors, and many canine and wildlife attractions. 2012 attractions will include a Birds of Prey show, Jungle Cats, flyball and agility dog demonstrations, K-9 unit demonstrations, a sheep to shawl competition and auction, and a sheep shearing demonstration. (Although the trial is open to the public from August 7 through 12, these side attractions will only be available August 10-12). In addition, the city of Kingston offers visitors a beautiful waterfront, wonderful restaurants, and interesting downtown shops and attractions.

The Nursery Championship for the young dogs will be held on August 7. The two Open trials will be held on August 8 through August 11. The double-lift championship will be held on August 12.

Interested in being a vendor? Download the vendor application here.

Download the 2011 program here.

We hope you enjoy this web site, and ultimately Kingston Sheep Dog Trials themselves. Please let us know what you think!

Congratulations to the Kingston Sheepdog Trials on being named part of the 2011 Top 100 Festivals and Events in Ontario, a select group of the finest festivals and events this province has to offer. This marks the fourth straight year that the trials have been thus honored.