ENTER A CLASS
You can enter almost any class at the Northern Ireland Festival. The only exceptions being classes 401-415 where you need to pre-qualify.
SHOW RULES
Click Here to view the General Show rules, the Class Specific Rules, the Jumping Fence Heights and the Horse and Pony Breed Criteria Specifications.
SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS
Sponsor a Championship, get a ring named after you or your company, book a trade stand or place an advertisement in the next show catalogue.
RUN A QUALIFIER
Apply to run a Northern Ireland Festival working hunter qualifying show. Simple, free sign up process. Choose which classes you wish to run.
WHAT IS NIF?
The Northern Ireland Festival is the largest annual horse and pony show on the island of Ireland. The three day show takes place at Cavan International Equestrian Centre.
NORTHERN IRELAND FESTIVAL
Established in 2005, the Northern Ireland Festival has become a firm favourite with competitors and many return year after year. This annual ‘equestrian holiday’ offers a diverse range of jumping and showing classes for a wide variety of horses and ponies.
- Three day show with three ‘black tie’ indoor evening performances.
- Six rings operating throughout the weekend on superb all weather surfaces.
- All the judges are recruited from the Great Britain mainland.
- Includes NI Festival Working Hunter championship finals and HOYS qualifiers.
Latest NIF News
NIF 2026 Judges and Stewards
We are delighted to confirm our 20th Anniversary Judges and Stewards will be: Tracey Brooks, Joanne Dean, Jennifer Burd, Jasean Spraggett, Verity Murray, Beverley Moore, Debbie Spears, Sally Jones Percival, Martin Surman, Mark Sheen, Luke Nicholls, Daniel Tarpey, David Bennett, Zoe Moore Williams, Russell…
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Horse Of The Year Show Qualifiers
NIF 2026 has been chosen to host nine Horse of the Year Show Qualifiers. We are delighted to be one of only ten shows to be hosting the new HOYS Veteran qualifier classes. Further details regarding these new classes will be available in due…
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2026 Timetable Now Available
The timetable for the 2026 Northern Ireland Festival is now available. The 20th NIF is due to take place from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd May. The timetable includes a new M&M Supreme Championship (Sup 3), plus additional classes for performance 40cm, 60cm and…
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