2026 Calendar of Events

***The locations and dates of events are subject to COVID-19 guidelines and venue rules. Please check this page for more information***

Please mark your calendars with the following meetings and events. If you are a member of the Garden State Golden Retriever Club, your participation is vital to keep the Club alive. Make a commitment to attend some meetings this year and support our events. You will enjoy our programs and our refreshments are always tasty.

We invite all our members to attend. As a group we cannot have a successful club without the volunteer efforts of our members and for that we extend a heartfelt thanks!

We look forward to seeing new and old faces; these meetings not only give us an opportunity to educate our members but also provide an opportunity to socialize, share ideas, our successes and of course brag about our wonderful dogs.

The Garden State Golden Retriever Club meets several times per year for informative activities and/or programs planned. Links to the other venues will be provided within the schedule below.

***General Meetings in 2026 will be Virtual Online Meetings Unless Stated Otherwise***
Check your email prior to the meeting for sign-on links

• January
• 6 – Executive Board Meeting – 6:30 PM
• 18 – Annual [Members Only] Member Appreciation and Awards and General Meeting:

  12 PM – 3 PM Redwoods Grill and Bar, 459 Main Street, Chester, NJ – Directions

• February

• 2 – 3 Westminster held in NYC
• 7 & 8 – Meet the Breeds, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, NYC
• 24 – Executive Board Meeting – 6:30 PM
• 24 – General Meeting – 7:30 PM
  
• March
• 24 – Executive Board Meeting – 6:30 PM 
• 24 – General Meeting – 7:30 PM
  
• 28 & 29 – Grooming & Handling Seminar with Amy Comer – 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Ted Blum 4H Center, 310 Milltown Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
• April
• 19 – Super Health Clinic – Washington, NJ
• 15 – 19 – GRCA Eastern Regional – Ocala, FL
• 21 – Executive Board Meeting – 6:30 PM 
• 21 – General Meeting – 7:30 PM
• 25 – Structure Seminar w/Nancy Talbot – Bridgewater, NJ  
• 26 – CCA and Dog Sport Demos – Bridgewater, NJ 
• May
• 23 – Freehold, NJ, Supported Entry
• 26– Executive Board Meeting – 6:30 PM
• 26 – General Meeting – 7:30 PM 
  
• June
• 23 – Executive Board Meeting – 6:30 PM
• 23 – General Meeting – 7:30 PM
• July
• No meetings or events
• August
• 25 – Executive Board Meeting – 6:30 PM 
• 25 – General Meeting – 7:30 PM
  
• September
• 5 – Tuxedo Park Supported Entry & PM Specialty
• 6 – North Branch Cluster, Two Shows Saturday
• 28 – Oct 10 – GRCA National Specialty – Greeley, CO
• 29 – Executive Board Meeting – 6:30 PM
• 29 – General Meeting – 7:30 PM  
• October
• TBD – GSGRC All Breed Obedience Match, Top Dog Training School, Flanders, NJ
• TBD – GSGRC Obedience Goldens Only double trials (AM & PM), Top Dog Training School, Flanders, NJ
• TBD – WC/WCX – TBD
• 27 – Executive Board Meeting – 6:30 PM
• 27 – General Meeting – 7:30 PM
• November
• 10 – Executive Board Meeting – 6:30 PM
  
• December
• 01 – Annual Elections Meeting – 7:30 PM
• January 2027
• TBD – Annual [Members Only] Member Appreciation and Awards and General Meeting:

  Redwoods Grill and Bar, 459 Main Street, Chester, NJ – Directions