Crufts 2023 TV coverage: Full schedule, when it's on Channel 4 and ...

The World’s most famous dog show – Crufts – has returned for another year to the Birmingham NEC Arena for an event that will span four days, from Thursday, 9 March to Sunday 12, March.

The world famous dog show is organised by the Kennel Club to celebrate “every aspect of the role that dogs play in our lives”.

Thousands of dogs take part every year across a range of breeds and events.

Tickets for the show are still available, however those that would rather watch the event from the comfort of home can do so with rolling coverage online and on TV.

Crufts TV schedule

Crufts is being shown daily on Channel 4 and More4.

Here is the TV schedule:

Thursday

3pm – 4pm: Channel 4 6.30pm – 8pm: More4 8pm – 9pm: Channel 4

Friday

3pm – 4pm: Channel 4 6.30pm – 7.30pm More4 7.30pm – 9pm: Channel 4

Saturday

3pm – 6pm: Channel 4 7pm – 9pm: Channel 4

Sunday

3pm – 5.30pm: Channel 4 7pm – 9pm: Channel 4 – Crufts 2022: Best in Show Live More from TelevisionHow to watch Crufts livestream

You can watch the livestream of the main arena competitions on the Crufts YouTube channel.

Livestreams will start at around 8am and finish at near 8pm, providing constant competition coverage.

Crufts 2023 schedule

Crufts 2023 begins on Thursday, 9 March and finishes on Sunday, 12 March. It is taking place at the NEC Arena in Birmingham.

The show is split into four main categories: gundog, working and pastoral, terrier and hound, and utility and toy.

Here is the full schedule for each day of the show:

Thursday – gundog

8.15am: Agility – Crufts Novice Cup Final (Jumping) 9.25am: Agility – Championships – Intermediate/Large (Jumping) 10.30am: East Anglian Staffordshire Bull Terrier Display Team 11:00am: Freestyle HTM Competition 12:20pm: Break 12:55pm: Agility – Crufts Novice Cup Final (Agility) 1:50pm: Agility – Championships – Intermediate/Large (Agility) 3.10pm: Flyball Competition – Last 16 3:50pm: Freestyle Heelwork to Music Competition Winner 3.55pm: West Midlands Police Display 4.20pm: Break 5pm: Agility – Championships – Intermediate/Large Final 5pm: Junior Warrant Competition Final 6pm: Breeders Competition Final 6.25pm: Gundog Display 6.45pm: Gamekeepers Competition Final 7pm: The Kennel Club 150th anniversary celebration stakes (presentation of painting to 2022 BIS winner) 7.20pm: Group Judging (Gundog) and Presentation 8.10pm: Programme ends

Friday – working and pastoral

8.30am – 10.00am: Joe Cartledge Memorial International Junior Handling Competition 10.20am – 11.05am: Agility – Crufts Medium ABC and Intermediate/Large Novice ABC Final (Jumping) 11.00am – 11.55am: Agility – Crufts Singles Heat – S/M/I/L (Jumping) 11.55am: Heelwork to Music Competition 1.10pm: Break 1.30pm: Agility – Crufts Singles Heat – S/M/I/L (Agility) 2.25pm: Agility – Crufts Medium ABC and Intermediate/Large Novice ABC Final (Agility) 3.15pm: Flyball Competition – Last 16 4pm Heelwork to Music Competition Winner 4.05pm: West Midlands Police Dog Display 4.30pm Programme Ends 5.10pm: Agility – Crufts Singles Final. Small, Medium, Intermediate and Large (Agility) 5.55pm: Vulnerable Breed Competition Final 6.20pm: Joe Cartledge Memorial International Junior Handling Final Judging 6.40pm: Group Judging (Working) and Presentation 7.35pm: Group Judging (Pastoral) and Presentation 8.25pm: Programme ends

Saturday – terrier and hound

8.15am: Crufts – International Invitation – Large (Jumping) 9am: Scruffts Semi-Finals 10am Good Citizen Dog Scheme 10.30am: Medical Detection Dogs Display 11am Southern Golden Retriever Display Team 11.20am: West Midlands Police Display 11.50am: Heelwork to Music – Freestyle International Competition 1.15pm: Break 1.40pm: Display tbc 2.10pm: Agility – International Invitation – Large (Agility) 3.10pm: YKC ADOY Finals 3.55pm: Flyball Competition Young Kennel Club Flyball Finals, followed by the Quarter Finals 4.35pm: Break 5.05pm: Agility – International Invitation – Large – Agility Finals 5.45pm: Scruffts Final 6.10pm: Heelwork to Music – Freestyle International Winner 6.15pm: Obedience Champion (Bitch) and Reserve (Bitch) Display 6.30pm: Group Judging (Terrier) and Presentation 7.20pm: Group Judging (Hound) and Presentation 8.10pm: Programme Ends

Sunday – utility and toy

8.45am: Agility – Championships – Small/Medium (Jumping) 9.50am: Rescue Dog Agility 10.10am: Good Citizen Dog Scheme Display 10.40am: Heelwork to Music 10.45am: Dog Activities Display 11.15am: Southern Golden Retriever Display Team 11.35am: Break 12pm: Agility Championships – Small/Medium (Agility) 1.05pm: Medical Detection Dogs Display 1.50pm: Programme ends and Arena to be cleared 3pm: Doors open to ticket holders 4.15pm: Augusta Hebbert, soprano 4.30pm: Agility – Championship – S/M – Final 5.15pm: Flyball Semi-Finals followed by the Finals 5.40pm: Kennel Club Hero Dog Final 5.50pm: YKC Stakes Final and Presentation 6pm: Group Judging (Utility) and Presentation 6.50pm: Group Judging (Toy) and Presentation 7.50pm: Augusta Hebbert, soprano 8pm: West Midlands Police 8.20pm: Presentation of the Police Dog Team Operational and Humanitarian Action of the Year Award 8.20pm: Augusta Hebbert, soprano 8.30pm: Best in Show and Presentation 9pm: Programme Ends How can I get tickets for Crufts?

You can buy tickets for Crufts 2023 on the Crufts website here, and a limited number of tickets can be bought on the door.

Adult single-day tickets start at £20, while children under 16 pay £14 and tickets for under-8s are free.

Tickets for Sunday’s Best in Show event start at £22.