CAT SHOW ENTRY INFO
How To Enter
Make sure you get confirmation from the Entry Clerk. Submitting is not sufficient. Confirmation that is received and processed by the Entry Clerk is a must to make sure you are in the show. Entries must be submitted by 8:59 pm PDT the Monday before the show. If you have questions on how to enter your cat, please contact Linda Acomb at 760-468-0831 (cell) or email at [email protected]
All cat must be entered using the CFA online system.
entries.cfa.org/onlineEntry.php
This is not available until about 2 months before the show.
Make checks payable to: San Diego Cat Fanciers
Option to pay using PayPal
The club is not responsible for PayPal fees. You will not incur a fee if you use your PayPal balance or bank account for domestic transactions and Send Money to friends and Family. Using a credit card or failure to Select Send money to friends and family will cause a fee to be charged that you will be responsible to pay.
PayPal Directions:
Log on to your PayPal account
Select Pay or Send Money
Select Send money to friends and family
enter amount
in the memo section please reference your cat(s)
and hit Enter Key.
Parking & Hotel Informations
Parking: Parking for the San Diego Show is through the Solana Gate on Via de la Valle which is near the back of the fairgrounds (not the Jimmy Durante Blvd. entrance). From the freeway, stay on Via de la Valle for less than 3/4 mile and turn left at the Solana Gate sign (no traffic signal). Special vendor parking rates are available to all exhibitors for $20 for the weekend and will have in and out privileges at the Solana gate only. You must request the pass at this gate before the public hours and during the first time that you enter (when the gate has a person there). If you come for early Friday check-in, it may be available then.
Motel 6 Carlsbad Beach
(approx. 14 min from show hall)
750 Raintree Dr
Carlsbad. CA 92011
$89.99 Per night ( 1 Queen or 2 Full Beds)
$99.99 Per night- 3 Adults
$109.99 Per night- 4 Adults
(Taxes are not included in the rates above)
No pet fee
800-544-4866
reference San Diego Cat Show 2026
Block rooms 50- first come, first served
Must be reserved by January 10, 2026
Extended Stay America
(approx. 15 min from show hall)
9880 Pacific Heights Blvd
San Diego, CA 92121
$109- $129 Per Night
(Taxes are not included in the rates above)
$25 Pet Fee Per Night
877-701-3383
Reference San Diego Cat Show 2026
Block rooms 30- first come, first served
Block of Rooms expires on Dec 24, 2025
Del Mar Fairgrounds Map
Have an RV/Motorhome or 5th Wheel?
There is camping space behind the show hall to stay overnight. Make your reservations early since space is first-come, first-served. The rates are cheaper than motels in the area. Pick the RED LOT for the area behind our show.
https://www.camplife.com/campground/Del+Mar+Fairgrounds+RV+Park