The headline act
The Famous
All-Alaskan Racing Pigs
Pork-belly laughs are a certain result. You may not think of little porkers when sport is the conversation — but these fuzzy racers will make you reconsider the meaning of "professional athlete." And "fast food."
Pure delight
The hundred-yard dash and the fifty-yard high hurdles come to life as you have never experienced them before. When the runners have four legs the starts are even more exhilarating. When you carry around plenty of padding you can really bump and grind in the corners. And when you are a cute little pig, well — you can do just about anything you want.
How a show runs
Eight athletes race four at a time around a hundred-foot track padded with wood shavings. A typical show is three rounds of racing, one surprise feature, and a championship race between the four fastest runners of the day. About twenty minutes, three to five times a day.
The breed for speed
A rare breed, back from the brink
All-Alaskan Racing Pigs features rare heritage breeds. This season you will see Gloucestershire Old Spots — a breed that dwindled to as few as 22 animals in the United States, and still had fewer than 200 breeding animals as late as the 1990s.
Working with American breeders and The Livestock Conservancy, we have helped rebuild the numbers. The recovery is going well: the breed moved from the Critically Endangered list to the Threatened list in 2015. Old Spots were developed in England, so they thrive in the Northwest — they prefer an outdoor life and are excellent foragers.
Fans get to see a heritage breed that represents farm animals as they existed centuries ago. And the pigs love the attention.
Animals and people
Responsible animal care
Catch a show. Check the 2026 schedule for a performance near you. With multiple units traveling the western states, there is usually one within reach.
Hosting something of your own? Check your dates — the search is over.