SEPTEMBER 2019 blademag.com 77SHOW CALENDAR^ |^ BY^ BLADE® STAFF
Note: Events with an asterisk (*) have knives and knife accessories as the main/sole focus. Events with two asterisks (**) are
knifemaking seminars or symposiums, cutting competitions, auctions or other knife-related events.AUGUST
AUG. 16-17 BOISE, ID The 6th Annual Idaho Tradi-
tional and Tactical Knife Show, Wyndham Garden.
Contact Idaho Knife Association, Dept. BL9, POB
561, Meridian, ID 83680 [email protected],
idahoknifeshow.idahoknife.com.*
AUG. 16-17 LEXINGTON, KY Central Kentucky
Knife Show, Clarion Hotel Convention Center.
Contact Kathy Litton 502-863-1840 litton711@
aol.com.*
AUG. 23-25 INDIANAPOLIS, IN Indy 1500 Gun
& Knife Show, Indiana State Fairgrounds. Contact
World Class Gun Shows, PO Box 14194, Oklahoma
City, OK 73113 405-340-1333 indy1500.com.
AUG. 23-25 TROY, OH Mid America Hammer-In,
Miami County Fairgrounds. Contact Butch Sheely
419-308-3471 [email protected] and/or
Cindy Sheely 419-832-0400 cindy@americanblade-
smith.com.**
AUG. 29-31 LAS VEGAS The 11th Annual Gather-
ing of the Usual Suspect Network, Planet Hollywood
Resort & Casino. Contact The USN Gathering, Inc.,
Dept. BL9, 14216 SW 136th St., Miami, FL 33186
[email protected] 305-255-9176 ext.
215 usngathering.com.*
SEPTEMBER
SEPT. 15 MARLBORO, MA Marlboro, Massachu-
setts Knife Show, Holiday Inn. Contact Lynn Cain
978-249-6070 [email protected].*
SEPT. 21 CLAREMORE, OK Central States
Hammer-In & Knife Show. Contact Gary Mulkey,
Dept. BL9, 533 Breckenridge Rd., Branson, MO
65616 417-335-0123 [email protected],
mulkeyknives.com.* **
SEPT. 29-30 EASTON, PA Semi-Annual Lehigh
Valley Knife Show, Charles Chrin Community
Center of Palmer Township. Call Bill 484-241-6176
or visit PAKnifeshow.com.*
OCTOBER
OCT. 12-13 TEXARKANA, TX Fall Piney Woods
Hammer-In, W.F. Moran School of Bladesmithing.
Contact Mike Williams at [email protected]
and/or Cindy Sheely 419-832-0400 cindy@ameri-
canbladesmith.com.**
OCT. 19 MIDDLETOWN, MD The W.F. Moran Jr.
Foundation & Museum 5th All Forged Knife Show
& Auction. Contact Nancy Hendrickson 301-305-
8385 [email protected], Charlie Wolf
301-471-2829 cwolf8489@gmai l.com and/or v isit
williammoranmuseum.com.* **
OCT. 26-27 GARDEN GROVE, CA California
Custom Knife Show, Embassy Suites-Anaheim
South. Contact info@californiacustomknifeshow.
com 888-473-2661 californiacustomknifeshow.com.*
NOVEMBER
NOV. 1-3 PORTLAND, OR The 2nd Annual BLADE
Show West, Oregon Convention Center. The latest in
custom and factory knives, awards for same, demos,
seminars and more. For more information visit blade-
showwest.com and/or contact bladeshow.com.* **
NOV. 1-3 PIGEON FORGE, TN Voyles Knife Show,
Smoky Mountain Convention Center, 865-908-3015
https://www.mypigeonforge.com/event/voyles-
knife-show.*
NOV. 2 SAN DIEGO, CA The Art Knife Invita-
tional, Sheraton Hotel San Diego Bayside Tower.
Contact [email protected],
ArtKnifeInvitational.com.*
NOV. 2-3 MT. VERNON, IL The 37th Annual Mt.
Vernon Knife Show, Roland Lewis Community
Building. Contact Nancy Hancock, Dept. BL4, 12193
Turner Dr., Mt. Vernon, IL 62864 618-242-4514
[email protected].*
NOV. 3 MARLBORO, MA Marlboro, Massachu-
setts Knife Show, Holiday Inn. Contact Lynn Cain
978-249-6070 [email protected].*
NOV. 8-10 INDIANAPOLIS, IN Indy 1500 Gun
& Knife Show, Indiana State Fairgrounds. Contact
World Class Gun Shows, PO Box 14194, Oklahoma
City, OK 73113 405-340-1333 indy1500.com.
NOV. 9-10 TULSA, OK Wanenmacher’s Tulsa Arms
Show, Tulsa Fairgrounds. Contact mail@tulsaarms-
show.com, 918-492-0401 tulsaarmsshow.com.
NOV. 22-23 JERSEY CITY, NJ New York Custom
Knife Show, The Westin Jersey City Newport,
Newport Ballroom. For more information visit fifty-
fiftyproductions.net.*DECEMBER
DEC. 8 EUGENE, OR Oregon Knife Collectors
Mini Winter December Show, Lane Events Center.
Contact Dennis Ellingsen 541-484-5564 okca@
oregonknifeclub.org.*2020
JANUARY
JAN. 10-12 INDIANAPOLIS, IN Indy 1500 Gun
& Knife Show, Indiana State Fairgrounds. Contact
World Class Gun Shows, PO Box 14194, Oklahoma
City, OK 73113 405-340-1333 indy1500.com.
JAN. 24-25 LAS VEGAS, NV Las Vegas Custom
Knife Show, Palace Station Hotel & Casino. For
more information visit fiftyfiftyproductions.net/las-
vegas-custom-knife-show-info.*
JAN. 25-26 ST. LOUIS, MO Gateway Area Knife
Club, Carpenters Hall. Contact Steve Markus
314-795-4262 [email protected], gakc.org.*
JAN. 31-FEB. 2 LAKELAND, FL The 42nd Annual
Gator Cutlery Club Custom, Modern & Antique
Knife Show, RP Funding Center (formerly Lake-
land Center). Contact Dan Piergallini 813-754-3908
or 813-967-1471 [email protected], gator-
cutlery.com.*FEBRUARY
FEB. 15 NASHVILLE, TN Tactical Knife Invita-
tional, The Cannery Ballroom. For more informa-
tion call 417-866-6688 or visit fiftyfiftyproductions.
net/tactical-knife-invitational.*
FEB. 22-23 LEWISBURG, PA The 32nd Annual
Keystone Blade Association Knife Show, Country
Cupboard Inn. Contact Arthur Fryling, Dept. BL9, 248
Central Rd., Bloomsburg, PA 17815 570-204-1544.*MARCH
MARCH 6-7 TROY, OH Spirit of the Blade
Custom Knife Show, Miami Co. Fairgrounds
Duke Lund Guard Building. Contact maplewood-
[email protected].*
MARCH 21 LITTLE ROCK, AR Arkansas Custom
Knife Show, Statehouse Convention Center. For
more information call 870-279-7329 or visit
arknife.com.*APRIL
APRIL 3-4 FORT WORTH, TX International
Custom Cutlery Exposition 2020 (ICCE), Stockyard
Station, Stampede Room, Hyatt Place Hotel. For
more information contact ICCE, Dept. BL8, POB
1461, Addison, TX 75001 972-839-1609 info@icce-
show.com, icceshow.com.*
APRIL 18-19 EUGENE, OR The 43rd Annual
Oregon Knife Collectors Association Show,
Exhibit Hall, Lane Events Center and Fairgrounds.
Contact Dennis Ellingsen 541-484-5564 okca@
oregonknifeclub.org.*MAY
MAY 2 BOISE, ID Nordic Knives Invitational
Custom Knife Show, Grove Hotel. For more infor-
mation call Dave Harvey at 208-202-2913 or visit
nordicknives.com/pages/nordic-knives-invitational-
knife-show.*
MAY 2-3 GROTON, CT The 39th Annual NCCA
Extravaganza Knife Show, Mystic Marriott. Contact
Larry Clifford 401-742-6779 [email protected].*JUNE
JUNE 5-7 ATLANTA, GA The 39th Annual BLADE
Show, Cobb Galleria Centre, I-285 & US 41, one exit
off I-75 across from the Cumberland Mall, adjacent
to the Renaissance Waverly Hotel. World’s larg-
est show of handmade, factory and antique knives.
A combined total of nearly 1,000 exhibitor tables
and booths. Join the world’s greatest national and
international knifemakers, cutlery manufacturers,
collectors, collections and knife lovers. Site of the
BLADE Magazine 2020 Knife Of-The-Year® Awards
for factory knives, the BLADE Magazine Cutlery
Hall-Of-Fame© inductions and much more. Host
to BLADE University, the annual ABS meeting and
more. Seminars include the BLADE Show World
Championship Cutting Competitions, how to use,
how to make, youth clubs, etc. Contact BLADE®, c/o
Alicia Newton [email protected].* **
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