Health Requirements
• A Certificate of Veterinary Inspection issued within 30 days of the last day of the show is required for ALL animals entering the Coliseum and is required to check in. Please contact the Wisconsin State Veterinary Office for further information regarding livestock transportation in Wisconsin at 608-224-4872.
• Alpacas must show no evidence of infectious or contagious disease – any animal showing evidence of disease will be asked to leave immediately.
• Alpacas must be wormed seven days before the show.
• Health papers are required upon arrival and before exhibitor receives show packet.
• All alpacas must be officially and individually identified on the health certificate by alpaca name and microchip.
• A veterinarian will be available Friday night during check-in and throughout the show if services are needed. Breeders will be billed directly for any services performed and such services are the sole responsibility of the individual breeder.
• BVD: In response to increased concern over recent diagnosed cases of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) within the U.S. alpaca community, all alpacas arriving at the show must be tested for the presence of an active BVDV infection. Testing is being required to prevent any Persistently Infected (PI) alpacas from entering the facility and being an infective risk to other alpacas.
Check-in
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Prior to the show, you will receive a confirmation email from the Show Superintendent with specific check-in instructions.
Check-in begins on Friday at 12pm, color check begins at 1 pm, at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. All animals must be color checked by 7 pm.
The Coliseum is located on the east side of the Alliant Energy Center grounds on Rimrock Road, on the southeast side of Madison. It is easily accessible from the Beltline (Highway 12-18). The Coliseum is handicap-accessible and also has on-site lighted parking. Animals will be unloaded only at the north entrance of the Coliseum, and vehicles must be moved from the area immediately after unloading. See the Accommodations and Directions page for maps.
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North entrance to the coliseum
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Stalling
To reserve stall space at The Great Midwest Alpaca Festival, you must enter and exhibit at least one alpaca in the show.
• All alpacas entered and exhibited must be stalled.
• 9 x 9 ft stalls - panels will be provided
• 3 alpacas allowed per stall, including crias
• Limit of 5 stalls – includes farm display & stalls included with sponsorship
• Electricity is available – fee payable with online registration. Bring your own extension cords. PLEASE NOTE: if you do not register for electricity in your online registration prior to the show and you request electricity at the show there will be a $100 charge.
• We expect to fill the facility and stalls are limited, so they will be assigned first-come, first-served, according to postmark.
• All stalls must be covered – bare concrete is not allowed in stalls. Cardboard bedding will be provided, however, you may want to bring a mat to place over the cardboard. A vendor will have mats available for sale.
• If you are interested in purchasing bags of cardboard to take home from the show and save on shipping costs, contact Dennis Pace.
• All questions regarding stalling should be directed to Dennis Pace
Farm Displays
• Farm displays are intended to promote your farm or ranch. You may sell alpaca-related items from your farm display but the sales area should not exceed 25% of the total floor area of your farm display. If you require more area for sales, you may purchase a separate (10 x 10 ft) vendor space in the Mezzanine area.
• Please consider donating an item to the Silent Auction.
• Displays are not permitted to extend into the aisles.
