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AFFens in bloom at the Cherry Blossom Cluster
AFFens in bloom at the Cherry Blossom ClusterPremium Lists
- Chesapeake Toy Dog Club Shows 1 & 2 - April 17 - Friday
- Cherry Blossom Cluster with Designated National Specialty on Saturday - April 18-19 - Saturday and Sunday
- ACA Concurrent Specialty - April 19 - Sunday
Schedule of Events
- Thursday, April 16 - Meet and Greet at 5 pm at the Hampton Inn - Guests Welcome RSVP by April 5 SallyAnn Tietsworth
- Friday, 17 April 2026 – Ring 2
- Chesapeake Toy Dog Club #1 - 10:45 am Judge Kevin Lind 18 (5-8(3-2))
- Chesapeake Toy Dog Club #2 - 11:45 am Judge Junko Guichon 18 (5-8(3-2))
- Judges Education: 1–4 pm -- Lunchroom
- Saturday, 18 April 2026 – Ring 2
- Puppy Sweepstakes - 10:30 am Judge Billy Miller 3 (1-2)
- Veteran Sweepstakes - 10:30 am Judge Billy Miller 1 (1-0)
- ACA National Specialty - 11 am Judge Cameron Reigel 18 (5-8(2-2)1)
- 12–1:30 pm BYO Lunch & Grooming Seminar -- Affen Grooming Area
- 6–8 pm Banquet & Annual Meeting w/Awards -- Bluestone Restaurant
- Sunday, 19 April 2026 – Baltimore County KC - Ring 2
- Baltimore County Kennel Club
• Regular classes 11 am Judge Joy Lynnw Huntley 15 (5-7(2-1)0) - Concurrent Specialty
• Junior Showmanship - 11:45 am Judge Rebecca Cross 1
• Sweepstakes - 11:45 am Judge Rebecca Cross Puppy 3 (1-2) Veteran 1 (1-0)
• Regular classes - 12 pm Judge Geraldine Kelly 18 (5-9(2-2)0)
- Baltimore County Kennel Club
Order Specialty and Club items
2026 Host Hotel
Hampton Inn & Suites
11 Texas Station Court, Timonium, MD 21093
410-628-2800
PROPERTY FEATURES:
- Guest rooms featuring King Standard or Double Queen rooms
- Mini refrigerators available in each room
- Hot Breakfast Buffet available daily
- Complimentary use of exercise facilities
- Complimentary business center ▪ Indoor Pool
- Complimentary Wi-Fi
- Onsite laundry room featuring complimentary washers & dryers
- Please note that there are no portable or rollaway beds available
Be advised: Hotels are viewed as an extension of the show venue. Due to past abuses by dog show guests, Timonium Area Hotels have been shuttering their doors. Therefore, within reason, please leave your hotel room as close as possible to how you found it upon your arrival. Any complaints we receive from hotel staff about excessive noise or damage to hotel property will have to be handled pursuant to AKC’s Event Committee procedures.
Banquet
Banquet is on Saturday, April 18. There will be a cash bar, appetizers will be layed out on tables during cocktail hour and served family style. Servers will take Salad, Entree, and Desert orders on the evening of the Banquet.
What’s nearby? – Day Trips
- The Liberty Bell & Independence Hall – Philadelphia
- The Smithsonian Museums & National Zoo – Washington, DC
- 9/11 Pentagon Memorial – Arlington, Virginia
- Gettysburg National Park – Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Dutch Country Tours – Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Harpers Ferry National Historic Park – Harpers Ferry, WV
- Hiking – C&O Canal, Appalachian Trail, Catoctin Mountain Park – Maryland
- Manassas National Battlefield Park – Manassas, Virginia
- Wine tasting – Frederick, MD and Leesburg, VA
- Antiquing – US -15 corridor
- …the opportunities are endless!
Things to do in and around Baltimore
- Fort McHenry National Monument – where the Star Spangled Banner was written
- Edgar Allen Poe House & Museum
- The Inner Harbor – enjoy a water taxi and shopping
- B&O Railroad Museum
- National Aquarium
- Maryland Zoo
- Maryland Science Center
- American Visionary and/or Walters Art Museums
- Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park Museum
- Orioles Park & Camden Yards