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2023-2024 Calendar of Pet Trade Shows and Conventions

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Pet trade shows, conventions and conferences are getting back on their feet and returning to in-person shows again after a few years of primarily virtual events. Whether you are looking for a conference to host a booth to promote your business or to attend as a pet professional, we’ve fetched pet conferences from coast to coast (and even a few international events).

If you are looking for a consumer pet show, don’t miss our calendar of Pet Expos and Dog Events!

Calendar of Pet Trade Shows and Conventions

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Animal Welfare and Rescue Conferences

Animal Care Expo

  • When: May 15-18, 2024
  • Where: San Antonio, Texas

Association for Animal Welfare Advancement Fall Conference

  • When: November 15-17, 2023 November 18-20, 2024
  • Where: Portland, Oregon (2023); New Orleans, Louisiana (2024)

Best Friends National Conference

  • When: July 11-13, 2024
  • Where: Orlando, Florida

Dog Trainer Conferences and Tradeshows

Aggression in Dogs Conference

  • When: September 29-October 1, 2023
  • Where: Chicago, Illinois

APDT/CAPDT Conference

  • When: October 18-20, 2023; 2024 TBA
  • Where: Covington, Kentucky

ClickerExpo

  • When: January 26-28, 2024
  • Where: Virtual

International Association of Canine Professionals (IACP) Annual Educational Conference

  • When: September 5-7, 2024 (with pre-conference activities on Sept. 4)
  • Where: Fort Worth, Texas

The Dog Behavior Conference

  • When: April 21-23, 2023
  • Where: Online

Grooming Tradeshows

All-American Grooming Show

  • When: August 15-18, 2024
  • Where: Shaumburg, Illinois

Groom Expo

  • When: September 7-10, 2023; 2024 TBA
  • Where: Hershey, Pennsylvania

Groom Expo features a trade show, grooming competitions, exhibitions and seminars.

Intergroom

  • When: April 4-7, 2024
  • Where: Secaucus, New Jersey

Pet Boarding

Boarding & Daycare Conference

  • When: November 6-9, 2023
  • Where: Hershey, PA

This national conference is specifically for the pet boarding and daycare industry. The tradeshow features products, speakers and seminars.

International Boarding and Pet Services Association (IBPSA) FLOW Business Conference & Trade Show

  • When: Oct. 1-3, 2023; 2024 TBA
  • Where: Orlando, Florida

Pet Boarding & Daycare Expo West

  • When: May 20-23, 2024
  • Where: Las Vegas

Pet Food Conferences

2024 International Feed Expo

  • When: January 30-Feb. 1, 2024
  • Where: Atlanta, Georgia

Petfood Forum 2024

  • When: April 29-May 1, 2024
  • Where: Kansas City, Missouri

Pet Sitting Conferences and Tradeshows

National Association of Professional Pet Sitters Conference

  • When: March 1-3, 2024
  • Where: Savannah, Georgia

Pet Sitter World Educational Conference

  • When: Oct. 5-7, 2023
  • Where: Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Pooper Scooper Conference

aPaws Annual Conference

  • When: Sept. 15-17, 2023; 2024 TBA
  • Where: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Retail

Global Pet Expo

  • When: March 20-24, 2024
  • Where: Orlando, Florida

Interzoo

  • When: May 2024
  • Where: Nuremberg, Germany

SuperZoo

  • When: August 14-16, 2024
  • Where: Las Vegas, Nevada

Service Dog Conferences

Assistance Dogs International Conference

  • When: September 10-13, 2023; 2024 TBA
  • Where: Zagreb, Croatia. According to the website, “ADI is very excited to announce that the 2023 ADI Conference is going to be a hybrid format with In-Person and Virtual components in Croatia.”

International Guide Dog Federation (IGDF) Biennial Conference

  • When: 2025
  • Where: Warwickshire, United Kingdom

PAWS Psychiatric Service Dog Partners Conference

  • When: April 26–29, 2024
  • Where: Rock Hill, South Carolina

National Service Dogs for Veterans Conference

  • When: 2024 dates TBA
  • Where: St. Louis, Missouri

Veterinary Conferences

American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) Forum

  • When: June 6-8, 2024
  • Where: Minneapolis, Minnesota

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Convention

  • When: June 21-25, 2024
  • Where: Austin, Texas

Connexity® from American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA)

  • When: September 12-14, 2024
  • Where: National Harbor, Maryland

Fetch dvm360® Charlotte

  • When: March 15-17, 2024
  • Where: Charlotte, North Carolina

Fetch Kansas City

  • When: August 23-25, 2024
  • Where: Kansas City, Missouri

Fetch Coastal® Atlantic City

  • When: Oct 14-16, 2024
  • Where: Atlantic City, New Jersey

Vet Show – Chicago

  • When: May 16-17, 2024
  • Where: Chicago, Illinois

Vet Show – New York

  • When: November 2-3, 2023
  • Where: New York City

Vet Show – Wild West

  • When: October 18-21, 2023
  • Where: Reno, Nevada

Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA)

  • When: Sept. 5-7, 2024
  • Where: Charlotte, North Carolina

Veterinary Innovation Summit + NAVC Media eCommerce Summit

  • When: October 9-11, 2023
  • Where: Kansas City, Missouri

VMX – Veterinary Meeting and Expo

  • When: January 13-17, 2024
  • Where: Orlando, Florida

Working Dog Conferences

AKC National Detection Dog Conference

  • When: TBA
  • Where: TBA (The 2022 event was held in August.)

National Narcotics Detector Dog Association (NNDDA) National Training Conference

  • When: May 28 – June 3, 2023; 2024 TBA
  • Where: Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Penn Vet Working Dog Conference

  • When: April 2024
  • Where: TBA + virtual

WSPCA Working Dog Conference

  • When: September 25 – 28, 2023
  • Where: Reno, Nevada

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