The show grew in size each year until it became big enough to be held at the NEC, which has been its home ever since.
[citation needed] There are four Adult Open classes for each championship status breed: Champion Male and Female classes for full Champions, the winners being eligible for Grand Challenge Certificates and Pre-Champion Male and Female classes for cats with one or two Certificates, competing for Challenge Certificates.
The Supreme Adult and the Neuter can add the coveted word 'Supreme' to their title.
Numerous activities take place alongside the competition judging.
[citation needed] There are children's activities, such as judging of soft toys, and a large range of stalls selling cat related items, such as cat food, toys, accessories, collectables, books, magazines etc.
There is also a large section of the show hall given over to Club Row, where various cat clubs affiliated to the GCCF have stalls where visitors to the show can come and meet the different breeds of cat and obtain information.