Crufts 2024: are tickets for next year’s event available yet and when will it take place?

Here’s what we know so far about Crufts 2024
Joe Forte
By Joe Forte
Published 13th Mar 2023, 18:12 BST
Updated 13th Mar 2023, 18:16 BST
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A lagotto romagnolo who “never stops wagging” her tail has been crowned Best in Show at the 2023 Crufts dog show in the first ever win for the breed.

It is the first time a lagotto romagnolo has won Crufts and it rounded off a brilliant few days at Birmingham’s NEC where thousands of dog lovers attended.

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Four-year-old Orca beat more than 19,000 dogs from around the world over the last four days to claim the show’s top honour on Sunday (March 12).

Crufts 2024 will once again take place at the venue where it has been held since 1991: Birmingham’s NEC in Marston Green, but are tickets available for the event yet?

Here’s what you need to know.

Tickets for Crufts 2024

Tickets for the event aren’t on sale yet. Tickets are expected to become available later this year in the summer.

The event will once again take place in March, although exact dates are yet to be announced.

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Thousands of pooches and their owners will once again head to the West Midlands to compete for the prestigious Best in Show prize.

Winner of Best in Show, the Lagotto Romagnolo, "Orca" with handler Javier Gonzalez Mendikote at the trophy presentation for the Best in Show event on the final day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, central England, on March 12, 2023. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)Winner of Best in Show, the Lagotto Romagnolo, "Orca" with handler Javier Gonzalez Mendikote at the trophy presentation for the Best in Show event on the final day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, central England, on March 12, 2023. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Winner of Best in Show, the Lagotto Romagnolo, "Orca" with handler Javier Gonzalez Mendikote at the trophy presentation for the Best in Show event on the final day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, central England, on March 12, 2023. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Full list of 2023 winners

Best in Show: Lagotto Romagnolo - Am Gch Kan Trace Very Cheeky Chic (known as Orca)

Gundog

Winner: Lagotto Romagnolo - Am Gch Kan Trace Very Cheeky Chic (known as Orca)

Reserve: Labrador Retriever - Sh Ch Lapema Masquerade at Sandylands

Working

Winner: Dobermann - Ch Manzart Wise Guy (known as Archie)

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Reserve: Tibetan Mastiff - Fr Ch Rongshai Du Domaine De Toundra

Pastoral

Winner: Old English Sheepdog - Grk Gr Ch Airzeppeline Delia (known as Delia)

Reserve: Border Collie - Etched in Sand by The Lake (known as Lenor)

Terrier

Winner: Wire Fox Terrier - Ch Blanca Vd Schoenen Bergen (known as Blanca)

Reserve: Border Terrier - Ch Otterbobs Tolson

Hound

Winner: Irish Wolfhound - Ch Sade Paris (known as Paris)

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Reserve: Basset Griffon Vendeen (Grand) - Ch Forget-Me-Not V Tum-Tum’s Vriendjes

Utility

Winner: Poodle (Standard) - Ch Huffish Rewrite The Stars with Atastar (known as Jake)

Reserve: Japanese Akita Inu - Sh Ch Dai Kichi Go Shun’you Kensha

Toy

Winner: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel - Ch Ellemich American Express (known as Dublin)

Reserve: Yorkshire Terrier - Ch/multi Ch Royal Precious Jp’s F4 Conan

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