Official Schedule
Select a day to see the scheduled events!
Saturday, September 30th, 2023 |
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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 |
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*Schedule subject to change
Sunday, October 1st, 2023 |
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7:30 AM | National 4-H, National Intercollegiate & International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contests (Coliseum) more info |
12:30 PM |
International Junior Holstein Show (Coliseum) Official: Callum McKinven, Canton de Hatley, Quebec, Canada
Associate: Matt Mitchell, Speedwell, Tenn. more info |
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. more info |
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*Schedule subject to change
Monday, October 2nd, 2023 |
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7:00 AM |
International Jersey Show - Heifers (Coliseum) Official: Mike Duckett, Rudolph, Wis.
Associate: Kevin McGriskin, Melancthon, Ontario, Canada more info |
12:00 PM |
International Guernsey Show (Coliseum) Official: Kevin Hartmann, Mulberry Grove, Ill.
Associate: Ted DeMent, Kenney, Ill. more info |
2:00 PM |
International Ayrshire Show - Heifers (Coliseum) Official: Kurt Wolf, Guttenberg, Iowa
Associate: Steve Searles, Pine Island, Minn. more info |
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*Schedule subject to change
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 |
|
7:00 AM |
International Jersey Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) Official: Mike Duckett, Rudolph, Wis.
Associate: Kevin McGriskin, Melancthon, Ontario, Canada more info |
8:00 AM | Central National FFA Events (Sale Pavilion & Exhibition Hall) more info |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Family Lounge, hosted by Dairy Girl Network (EH2 WDE Family Lounge) |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Trade Show |
9:00 AM |
International Ayrshire Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) Official: Kurt Wolf, Guttenberg, Iowa
Associate: Steve Searles, Pine Island, Minn. more info |
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | FFA Seminar (Mendota 2) 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) more info |
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Knowledge Nook Session: "New Rumen-Protected Amino Acid Technologies for Lactating Dairy Cows" (Knowledge Nook) |
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | FFA Seminar (Mendota 2) more info |
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook) more info |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Expo Seminar (Mendota 1) more info |
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Maximizing Total Annual Forage With Triticale" (Knowledge Nook) |
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "New Standard Tests Can Verify Disease Resistance Claims" (Knowledge Nook) |
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 |
International Brown Swiss Show - Heifers (Coliseum) Official: Chris Lahmers, Marysville, Ohio
Associate: Richard "RT" Thompson, Darlington, Wis. 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) more info |
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 |
7:00 PM | Top of the World Jersey Sale (The Tanbark) more info |
7:30 PM | World Ayrshire Event Sale (Sale Pavilion) more info |
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*Schedule subject to change
Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 |
|
7:00 AM |
International Milking Shorthorn Show - Heifers (Coliseum) Official: Brandon Ferry, Hilbert, Wis.
Associate: Mike Gregory, Hebron, Ill. more info |
7:00 AM |
International Brown Swiss Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) Official: Chris Lahmers, Marysville, Ohio
Associate: Richard "RT" Thompson, Darlington, Wis. more info |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Family Lounge, hosted by Dairy Girl Network (EH2 WDE Family Lounge) |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Trade Show |
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM | Knowledge Nook Session: "New Standard Tests Can Verify Disease Resistance Claims" (Knowledge Nook) |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Dairy Forage Seminar (Dairy Forage Seminar Stage) more info |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Virtual Farm Tour (Mendota 1) more info |
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Maximizing Total Annual Forage With Triticale" (Knowledge Nook) |
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "From Start to Finish: The Value of Life Cycle Feeding and Probiotics" (Knowledge Nook) |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Expo Seminar (Mendota 1) more info |
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Double Team Forage & Silage Sorghums" (Knowledge Nook) |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Dairy Forage Seminar (Dairy Forage Seminar Stage) more info |
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "New Perspectives: Managing Hoofcare & Digital Dermatitis" (Knowledge Nook) |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Expo en Español (Mendota 1) more info |
2:00 PM |
International Red & White Show - Heifers (Coliseum) Official: Phillip Topp, Botkins, Ohio
Associate: Tanner Schmaling, Elkhorn, Wis. more info |
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "What Are Our Top Producing Herds Doing?" (Knowledge Nook) |
3:00 PM | World Premier Brown Swiss Sale (Sale Pavilion) more info |
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Nutritional Mitigation of Stress and its Impacts on Dairy Cow Health" (Knowledge Nook) |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Happy Hour (The Tanbark) Join fellow attendees and exhibitors in The Tanbark for Happy Hour more info |
7:00 PM |
Recognition Awards Banquet (The Tanbark) Join us in celebrating the 2023 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 more info |
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*Schedule subject to change
Thursday, October 5th, 2023 |
|
7:00 AM |
International Red & White Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) Official: Phillip Topp, Botkins, Ohio
Associate: Tanner Schmaling, Elkhorn, Wis. more info |
8:00 AM |
International Milking Shorthorn Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) Official: Brandon Ferry, Hilbert, Wis.
Associate: Mike Gregory, Hebron, Ill. |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Trade Show |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Family Lounge, hosted by Dairy Girl Network (EH2 WDE Family Lounge) |
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Double Team Forage & Silage Sorghums" (Knowledge Nook) |
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) more info |
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Reduce Your Risk: Successfully Manage Your Milk Components when Changing Forage Sources" (Knowledge Nook) |
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "From Start to Finish: The Value of Life Cycle Feeding and Probiotics" (Knowledge Nook) |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Expo Seminar (Mendota 1) more info |
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Digitizing Dairy Barn Design" (Knowledge Nook) |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Dairy Forage Seminar (Dairy Forage Seminar Stage) more info |
1:30 PM |
International Holstein Show - Heifers (Coliseum) Official: Lynn Harbaugh, Marion, Wis.
Associate: Jason Danhof, Waukon, Iowa more info |
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Focusing on Income Over Feed Rather Than Just Price" (Knowledge Nook) |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Expo en Español (Mendota 1) more info |
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "New Perspectives: Managing Hoofcare & Digital Dermatitis" (Knowledge Nook) |
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook) more info |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Happy Hour (The Tanbark) Join fellow attendees and exhibitors in The Tanbark for Happy Hour! more info |
5:00 PM |
International Reception (Mendota 1-4) **For International Attendees and Commercial Exhibitors only |
6:00 PM | World Classic '23 Holstein Sale (The Tanbark) more info |
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*Schedule subject to change
Friday, October 6th, 2023 |
|
7:30 AM |
International Holstein Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) Official: Lynn Harbaugh, Marion, Wis.
Associate: Jason Danhof, Waukon, Iowa more info |
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Trade Show |
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Family Lounge, hosted by Dairy Girl Network (EH2 WDE Family Lounge) |
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
Career Connections (Mendota 4) Looking for something new professionally or struggling with where to begin? Career Connections is your newest free tool to connect with job and internship opportunities in the dairy industry! With Careers Connections, high school and college students as well as young dairy professionals will connect with World Dairy Expo's commercial exhibitors, sponsors, Dairy Cattle Show exhibitors and non-exhibiting farms. At World Dairy Expo, a free networking event will be held on Friday, October 7 at 9:30 a.m. to connect job and internship seekers with hiring companies and farms. A list of currently featured opportunities can be found by selecting "More Info" below.
more info |
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) more info |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Virtual Farm Tour (Mendota 1) more info |
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook) more info |
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Digitizing Dairy Barn Design" (Knowledge Nook) |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Expo Seminar (Mendota 1) 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) more info |
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook) more info |
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 |
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*Schedule subject to change
Official Schedule
Select a day to see the scheduled events!
Saturday, September 30th, 2023 |
|
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 |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Schedule subject to change
Sunday, October 1st, 2023 |
|
7:30 AM | National 4-H, National Intercollegiate & International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contests (Coliseum) more info |
12:30 PM |
International Junior Holstein Show (Coliseum) Official: Callum McKinven, Canton de Hatley, Quebec, Canada
Associate: Matt Mitchell, Speedwell, Tenn. more info |
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. more info |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Schedule subject to change
Monday, October 2nd, 2023 |
|
7:00 AM |
International Jersey Show - Heifers (Coliseum) Official: Mike Duckett, Rudolph, Wis.
Associate: Kevin McGriskin, Melancthon, Ontario, Canada more info |
12:00 PM |
International Guernsey Show (Coliseum) Official: Kevin Hartmann, Mulberry Grove, Ill.
Associate: Ted DeMent, Kenney, Ill. more info |
2:00 PM |
International Ayrshire Show - Heifers (Coliseum) Official: Kurt Wolf, Guttenberg, Iowa
Associate: Steve Searles, Pine Island, Minn. more info |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Schedule subject to change
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 |
|
7:00 AM |
International Jersey Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) Official: Mike Duckett, Rudolph, Wis.
Associate: Kevin McGriskin, Melancthon, Ontario, Canada more info |
8:00 AM | Central National FFA Events (Sale Pavilion & Exhibition Hall) more info |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Family Lounge, hosted by Dairy Girl Network (EH2 WDE Family Lounge) |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Trade Show |
9:00 AM |
International Ayrshire Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) Official: Kurt Wolf, Guttenberg, Iowa
Associate: Steve Searles, Pine Island, Minn. more info |
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | FFA Seminar (Mendota 2) 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) more info |
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Knowledge Nook Session: "New Rumen-Protected Amino Acid Technologies for Lactating Dairy Cows" (Knowledge Nook) |
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | FFA Seminar (Mendota 2) more info |
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook) more info |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Expo Seminar (Mendota 1) more info |
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Maximizing Total Annual Forage With Triticale" (Knowledge Nook) |
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "New Standard Tests Can Verify Disease Resistance Claims" (Knowledge Nook) |
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 |
International Brown Swiss Show - Heifers (Coliseum) Official: Chris Lahmers, Marysville, Ohio
Associate: Richard "RT" Thompson, Darlington, Wis. 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) more info |
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 |
7:00 PM | Top of the World Jersey Sale (The Tanbark) more info |
7:30 PM | World Ayrshire Event Sale (Sale Pavilion) more info |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Schedule subject to change
Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 |
|
7:00 AM |
International Milking Shorthorn Show - Heifers (Coliseum) Official: Brandon Ferry, Hilbert, Wis.
Associate: Mike Gregory, Hebron, Ill. more info |
7:00 AM |
International Brown Swiss Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) Official: Chris Lahmers, Marysville, Ohio
Associate: Richard "RT" Thompson, Darlington, Wis. more info |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Family Lounge, hosted by Dairy Girl Network (EH2 WDE Family Lounge) |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Trade Show |
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM | Knowledge Nook Session: "New Standard Tests Can Verify Disease Resistance Claims" (Knowledge Nook) |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Dairy Forage Seminar (Dairy Forage Seminar Stage) more info |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Virtual Farm Tour (Mendota 1) more info |
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Maximizing Total Annual Forage With Triticale" (Knowledge Nook) |
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "From Start to Finish: The Value of Life Cycle Feeding and Probiotics" (Knowledge Nook) |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Expo Seminar (Mendota 1) more info |
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Double Team Forage & Silage Sorghums" (Knowledge Nook) |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Dairy Forage Seminar (Dairy Forage Seminar Stage) more info |
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "New Perspectives: Managing Hoofcare & Digital Dermatitis" (Knowledge Nook) |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Expo en Español (Mendota 1) more info |
2:00 PM |
International Red & White Show - Heifers (Coliseum) Official: Phillip Topp, Botkins, Ohio
Associate: Tanner Schmaling, Elkhorn, Wis. more info |
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "What Are Our Top Producing Herds Doing?" (Knowledge Nook) |
3:00 PM | World Premier Brown Swiss Sale (Sale Pavilion) more info |
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Nutritional Mitigation of Stress and its Impacts on Dairy Cow Health" (Knowledge Nook) |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Happy Hour (The Tanbark) Join fellow attendees and exhibitors in The Tanbark for Happy Hour more info |
7:00 PM |
Recognition Awards Banquet (The Tanbark) Join us in celebrating the 2023 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 more info |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Schedule subject to change
Thursday, October 5th, 2023 |
|
7:00 AM |
International Red & White Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) Official: Phillip Topp, Botkins, Ohio
Associate: Tanner Schmaling, Elkhorn, Wis. more info |
8:00 AM |
International Milking Shorthorn Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) Official: Brandon Ferry, Hilbert, Wis.
Associate: Mike Gregory, Hebron, Ill. |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Trade Show |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Family Lounge, hosted by Dairy Girl Network (EH2 WDE Family Lounge) |
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Double Team Forage & Silage Sorghums" (Knowledge Nook) |
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) more info |
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Reduce Your Risk: Successfully Manage Your Milk Components when Changing Forage Sources" (Knowledge Nook) |
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "From Start to Finish: The Value of Life Cycle Feeding and Probiotics" (Knowledge Nook) |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Expo Seminar (Mendota 1) more info |
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Digitizing Dairy Barn Design" (Knowledge Nook) |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Dairy Forage Seminar (Dairy Forage Seminar Stage) more info |
1:30 PM |
International Holstein Show - Heifers (Coliseum) Official: Lynn Harbaugh, Marion, Wis.
Associate: Jason Danhof, Waukon, Iowa more info |
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Focusing on Income Over Feed Rather Than Just Price" (Knowledge Nook) |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Expo en Español (Mendota 1) more info |
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "New Perspectives: Managing Hoofcare & Digital Dermatitis" (Knowledge Nook) |
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook) more info |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Happy Hour (The Tanbark) Join fellow attendees and exhibitors in The Tanbark for Happy Hour! more info |
5:00 PM |
International Reception (Mendota 1-4) **For International Attendees and Commercial Exhibitors only |
6:00 PM | World Classic '23 Holstein Sale (The Tanbark) more info |
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
*Schedule subject to change
Friday, October 6th, 2023 |
|
7:30 AM |
International Holstein Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) Official: Lynn Harbaugh, Marion, Wis.
Associate: Jason Danhof, Waukon, Iowa more info |
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Trade Show |
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Family Lounge, hosted by Dairy Girl Network (EH2 WDE Family Lounge) |
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
Career Connections (Mendota 4) Looking for something new professionally or struggling with where to begin? Career Connections is your newest free tool to connect with job and internship opportunities in the dairy industry! With Careers Connections, high school and college students as well as young dairy professionals will connect with World Dairy Expo's commercial exhibitors, sponsors, Dairy Cattle Show exhibitors and non-exhibiting farms. At World Dairy Expo, a free networking event will be held on Friday, October 7 at 9:30 a.m. to connect job and internship seekers with hiring companies and farms. A list of currently featured opportunities can be found by selecting "More Info" below.
more info |
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) more info |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Virtual Farm Tour (Mendota 1) more info |
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook) more info |
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session: "Digitizing Dairy Barn Design" (Knowledge Nook) |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Expo Seminar (Mendota 1) 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) more info |
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session (Knowledge Nook) more info |
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 |
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*Schedule subject to change
