The entire MIAS show committee thanks you for your support and wishes you an enjoyable and fun-filled weekend with us at the Hale Arena in Kansas City!        Ron Cosner, Event Coordinator

MOPACA invites you to LEARN IT, LIVE IT, LOVE IT with us!

The MOPACA Invitational Alpaca Show (MIAS) and the Mid America Alpaca Challenge will be facilitated in accordance with the current AOA Show Division rules. You do not need to be a MOPACA member to enter.

The MOPACA Invitational Alpaca Show will include:

• Halter Show
• Walking Fleece
• Bred and Owned
• Small Breeder

The Mid America Alpaca Challenge will include:

• Halter Show
• Novice Small Breeder classes (in business 10 yrs or less and no more than 20 registered females.)
  
• Production classes
• Youth Performance classes

Dates:  April 10 - 12, 2026  (Check-in and set up on April 9 - See Thursday's activities here.)

Judges:

MOPACA Invitational Alpaca Show:

• Amanda VandenBosch (Halter Show)
• Kevin O'Leary (Walking Fleece)

Mid America Alpaca Challenge:

• Helen Testa (Halter Show, Production Classes)
• Jacob Hart (Youth Halter, Showmanship and Obstacles)

Location: American Royal Hale Arena  The American Royal is a 14-acre complex located in the historic River Bottoms District 5 minutes from downtown Kansas City.

www.americanroyal.com
1701 American Royal Ct.
Kansas City, MO.
More information and directions are available here.

Registration:  Registration for the Halter Show and Walking Fleece Show opens October 13, 2025. More information is available here.  Key dates are provided here.  Please note, when paying by PayPal that you need to be patient and not rush to re-enter as it takes time for PayPal to process payments.

Fees:  

Registration fees for Halter Show entries, Walking Fleece:

$45 / animal, members

$50 / animal, non-Members

$25 / animal for youth classes

 

Production Classes (Get of Sire, Produce of Dam, Breeders Best Three):

$45 / entry, members

$50 / entry, non-Members

Stalls:  

Members – early bird rate of $145 until 3/15/2026. After 3/15/2026 rate is $155

Non-Members – early bird rate of $160 until 3/15/2026.  After 3/15/2026 rate is $170

Youth – $25 per stall, as long as the stall is only used for youth entries

Vendor Space:

Member $150; Non-member $160

Electricity $25

Tables $10

Chairs $5

Forms and Downloads: 

• Owner of Record Form
• 2026 Sponsor Information
  
• 2026 Exhibitor Schedule

Key Contacts:

Show Coordinator

Ron Cosner
712-541-8938

keighley15@msn.com

Halter Show Superintendent

Buffy Bernard

618-231-600
show.super.buffy@gmail.com

Walking Fleece Show Superintendent

Dawn Browning

859-338-2946

show.super.browning@gmail.com

WI-FI:   Please provide your own method for internet. Hale Arena does not provide WI-FI.

Sponsors:

Sponsors may place an item, e.g., brochure, flyer or small advertising item, at the registration tables or at your set-up. These items must be no larger than 8.5” x 11”. 

Please send a quantity of 120 after February 15th so they arrive no later than March 25, 2026. Boxes or envelopes should be marked “FLYERS” and mailed to:

Jackie King

Suri and Company

6 Clermont Lane

Saint Louis, MO 63124

Items received after March 25 will be returned to Sponsor, Vendor or Member at the show. NO ITEMS ARE TO BE MAILED TO THE AMERICAN ROYAL.

Miscellaneous:

• Food and drink concessions will be available Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
• Smoking and pets are not permitted in the facility.
• As a courtesy to your fellow exhibitors, please do not tear down until the end of the show on Sunday(Tear Down will begin at 3 pm on Sunday)
• If you are not a show exhibitor, no outside sales of animals are permitted at this venue.
  
• No animals or trailers with animals other than those of exhibitors will be allowed at this venue from 7:00 A.M., April 9 through 8:00 P.M., April 12 2026.