2025 Daily Schedule
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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.
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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 Guernsey Show - Heifers (Coliseum) |
12:00 PM | International Junior Holstein Show (Coliseum) |
5:30 PM | National 4-H, National Intercollegiate & International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contest Awards Banquet (The Tanbark) |
7:00 PM | World Ayrshire Event Sale (Sale Pavilion)more info |
Monday, September 29th, 2025
7:00 AM | International Jersey Show - Heifers (Coliseum) |
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Career Connections (Atrium) |
12:30 PM | International Ayrshire Show - Heifers (Coliseum) |
2:30 PM | International Guernsey Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) |
5:00 PM | Dairy Shrine Reception and Awards Banquet (Mendota 1-4) |
Tuesday, September 30th, 2025
7:00 AM | International Ayrshire Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) |
7:00 AM | International Jersey Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) |
8:00 AM | Central FFA Events (Sale Pavilion & Exhibition Hall)more info |
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 |
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | FFA Seminar (Trade Center, Dairy Forage Seminar Stage)more info |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Virtual Farm Tour - Hurtgenlea Holsteins (Mendota 1) |
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | FFA Seminar (Trade Center, Dairy Forage Seminar Stage)more info |
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Knowledge Nook Session - MWI Animal Health (Knowledge Nook) |
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session - Nedap (Knowledge Nook) |
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session - CRV USA (Knowledge Nook) |
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session - Diamond V (Knowledge Nook) |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Expo en Español - “Mejores Prácticas de Manejo para el Optimo Bienestar Animal Durante el Período de Transición” (Mendota 1) |
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session - CATTLEytics (Knowledge Nook) |
2:30 PM | International Brown Swiss Show - Heifers (Coliseum) |
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | WDE Attendee Appreciation Event |
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session - MagnaWave (Knowledge Nook) |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Happy Hour (The Tanbark) |
5:15 PM - 7:30 PM | Commercial Exhibitor Party (Exhibition Hall Atrium) |
6:00 PM | Top of the World Jersey Sale (Sale Pavilion)more info |
Wednesday, October 1st, 2025
7:00 AM | International Brown Swiss Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) |
7:00 AM | International Milking Shorthorn Show - Heifers (Coliseum) |
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Tanbark Talk: CDCB Industry Meeting (The Tanbark)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 - 10:15 AM | Knowledge Nook Session - Global Ingredients Corporation (Knowledge Nook) |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Virtual Farm Tour - MoDak Dairy, Inc. (Mendota 1) |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Dairy Forage Seminar (Dairy Forage Seminar Stage) |
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Knowledge Nook Session - GEA Farm Technologies, Inc. (Knowledge Nook) |
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session - VAS (Knowledge Nook) |
11:30 AM | OZOLEA Non-Antibiotic Strategy to Manage Udder Health Issues: A Keystone of Milk Production (Mendota 3) |
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session - Federal Bureau of Investigation (Knowledge Nook) |
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Introducing MilkGenius (Waubesa)more info |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Dairy Forage Seminar (Dairy Forage Seminar Stage) |
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session - Novonesis (Knowledge Nook) |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Expo en Español - "La Ciencia y arte del ordeño" (Mendota 1) |
2:00 PM | International Red & White Show - Heifers (Coliseum) |
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session - Holstein Association USA (Knowledge Nook) |
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | WDE Attendee Appreciation Event |
3:00 PM | World Premier Brown Swiss Sale (Sale Pavilion)more info |
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session - GLC Minerals (Knowledge Nook) |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Happy Hour (The Tanbark) |
6:00 PM | Recognition Awards Reception & Banquet (The Tanbark) |
Thursday, October 2nd, 2025
7:00 AM | International Milking Shorthorn Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) |
7:00 AM | International Red & White Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) |
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM | Tanbark Talk: No-Feed, Successful Results: A New Era in Robotic Milking (The Tanbark)more info |
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Beyond the Barn: How U.S. Dairy Genetics Leads the World (Mendota 3) |
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Progressive Farmer Panel: Innovation, Strategy and the Future of Dairy Farming (Mendota 2) |
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 - smaXtec Inc. (Knowledge Nook) |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Dairy Forage Seminar (Dairy Forage Seminar Stage) |
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Virtual Farm Tour - Norm-E-Lane (Mendota 1) |
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Emerging Diseases in Dairy Cattle (Mendota 2) |
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Knowledge Nook Session - MWI Animal Health (Knowledge Nook) |
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session - Novonesis (Knowledge Nook) |
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Tanbark Talk: U.S. Farm Report LIVE! (The Tanbark)more info |
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session - Intelligent Dairy Solutions (Knowledge Nook) |
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Dairy Policy in the Trump Era: The First 250 Days (Mendota 2) |
1:30 PM | International Holstein Show - Heifers (Coliseum) |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Dairy Forage Seminar (Dairy Forage Seminar Stage) |
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session - Bialtec (Knowledge Nook) |
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Expo en Español - "El liderazgo comienza con nosotros" (Mendota 1) |
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session - Datamars (Knowledge Nook)more info |
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | WDE Attendee Appreciation Event |
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Knowledge Nook Session - Monarch Tractor (Knowledge Nook) |
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Happy Hour (The Tanbark) |
5:00 PM | International Reception (Mendota 1-4) |
6:00 PM | World Classic '25 Holstein Sale (The Tanbark)more info |
8:30 PM | Supreme Champion of the Heifer Show Selection (Coliseum) |
Friday, October 3rd, 2025
7:00 AM | International Holstein Show - Cows/Groups (Coliseum) |
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Trade Show |
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Tanbark Talk: Becoming an Employer of Choice: Strategies for Hiring and Retention (The Tanbark) |
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Family Lounge, hosted by Dairy Girl Network |
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 - Wagner Farms Inc. (Mendota 1) |
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Knowledge Nook Session - VES-Artex (Knowledge Nook) |
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 - 3:00 PM | Expo en Español - "Efectos Multigeneracionales del Estrés Térmico en Vacas de Leche" (Mendota 1) |
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