Hosting and Bidding the National Mini Lop Show (NMLS)
The American Mini Lop Club National Mini Lop Show (NMLS) is hosted in the spring, typically 6 months prior to the fall ARBA Convention, usually in March, April, or May. This is our time to let our Mini Lops shine! It's also a great time to get together with our Mini Lop family of breeders not only to show but to reconnect with friends across the nation.
The NMLS is typically hosted by a local or state Mini Lop club. If you think your club would like to host a NMLS in the future, the AMLRC has put together some guidelines on how to bid on hosting the event.
Below you will find a link to our bid packet and a link to our Rules and Regulations where you will find detailed rules about bidding for and hosting the NMLS. You will also find a Host Club Acknowledgement Form. This must be completed, signed, and returned to the AMLRC once the Host Club has been notified of the acceptance of their bid.
If you have questions about hosting the NMLS, please contact the AMLRC President Daniel Barrett at rabbitjudge975@gmail.com.
The AMLRC will be accepting bids for the 2025 National Mini Lop Show until March 1, 2024.
AMLRC Bid Packet for the National Mini Lop Show
AMLRC National Mini Lop Show Host Club Acknowledgement Form
2024 NATIONAL MINI LOP SHOW - DECATUR, ILLINOIS
The 2024 National Mini Lop Show will be held at the Decatur IL Civic Center the weekend of April 5-6, 2024 (Friday and Saturday). The NMLS will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2024, beginning at 8:00 a.m.
The NMLS event will be in conjunction with the Oren Reynolds Tribute Show and the Rabbit Renegade multiple all-breed shows over the weekend of April 5-6, 2024 (Friday/Saturday). The National Mini Lop Show will be hosted by Rabbit Renegades. There will be an all-breed show on Friday evening following check in; this is the Oren Reynolds Tribute Show (show A). There are three all-breed shows on Saturday (shows B, C, D). Mini Lop breeders may enter all-breed shows A, C, D. All-breed show B runs concurrently with the National Mini Lop Show, therefore anyone entering the NMLS cannot enter show B.
Attendees can arrive Friday, April 5, after 1 p.m. for check in. Check in ends at 6 p.m. Mini Lop exhibitors may check in on Saturday by 7 a.m. No cooping available.
Entries will be taken by email, sent to Rabbit Renegade's Show Secretary. NMLS entries will be $10.00 per rabbit and $4.00 per rabbit for fur. The entry fee includes: use of the facility; show facility insurance; use of show equipment, including set up and take down; use of their judges; show sanctions; show reports; awards.
Judges secured by Rabbit Renegades for this weekend include: Josh Humphries, Daniel Averitt, Bruce Ormsby, Dave Hauser, Ashley Sweeny, Gene Gillespie, Alan Rafferty, Allen Gerhart, David Cardinal, Briony Smith, Joel Marshall. Additional judges TBA. The AMLRC will select judges from this list to judge our NMLS. The judges currently assigned to the NMLS are: Dave Cardinal (O), Mike Avesing (O), Zach Sauer (Y).
Please note, this show is being hosted by the Rabbit Renegades. There may be changes to the show or judging lineup that is out of the control of the AMLRC.
Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
Link to the Rabbit Renegades Show Catalog for the Oren Reynolds Tribute Show Weekend, April 2024
This link is all things for the weekend of April 5 and 6, 2024. Please note, there may be changes to elements of the show. Rabbit Renegades is hosting this event and may make changes as necessary.
Link to the 2024 NMLS Show flier.
How to Enter the 2024 NMLS Show
For additional information, please see the link above for the Rabbit Renegades show catalog.
Link to the Decatur, Illinois Civic Center.
Decatur Civic Center
#1 Gary K Anderson Plaza
Decatur IL 62523
2024 Youth Royalty Competition Application - held at the National Mini Lop Show, Decatur IL, April 6, 2024
If you are a youth and attending the AMLRC National Mini Lop Show, you should enter the Youth Royalty Competition. The competition will be held on Saturday, April 6. Applications are required and must be emailed or postmarked before March 23, 2024. See the link below for the application.
Link to the AMLRC Youth Royalty Competition Application