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Trade Shows
TransWorld’s National Haunt & Attractions Show
TransWorld produces the biggest and best Halloween and haunted house shows. This show includes four shows in one: Halloween Retail Show, Haunted House Show, Party Show and Inflatable Show. Haunted house seminars are held just prior to the tradeshow. Additionally they produce seminars throughout the week of the show. TransWorld will take place March 16-19, 2008 at The Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas.
Visit their website here: www.tweshows.com/schedule.html
IAAPA Attractions Expo
The IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions) show is the biggest amusement show on the entire planet held every year in November. The show is over 750,000 square feet and offer over 1000 vendors. On average there are about 100 haunt related vendors to choose from. Additionally IAAPA has been producing haunted house seminars each year at their event.
For more information visit them at http://www.iaapa.org
Fun Expo
Held each year in September and usually in Las Vegas, the Fun Expo is the biggest family fun center tradeshow. The tradeshow features tons of seminars for the attraction industry. Several haunted house vendors have been displaying at this show and in addition Fun Expo has produced haunted house seminars.
Visit them at http://www.funexpo.com
Midwest Haunters Convention
MHC is held in Columbus, Ohio each July. Learn from many other haunted house owners, actors and more. MHC has been very aggressive with seminars for haunt owners and now offers a full tradeshow with vendors and more.
Visit them on the web at www.midwesthauntersconvention.com
International Makeup Artist Trade Show
This is held in Los Angeles in June. Make-up artists, vendors, manufacturers and enthusiasts convene for the make-up world’s biggest gathering to discuss, display, discover and collect the best the industry has to offer.
Visit them on the web at www.makeupartistshow.com
Chiller Theatre
This is the biggest horror convention on the planet. If you own a haunted house you can go here and meet celebrities who would come to your haunted house, find interesting horror stuff and more.
Visit them on the web at www.chillertheatre.com
PA Gathering of Haunters
This event takes place in May in Mechanicsburg, PA. The annual Gathering of Haunters offers seminars useful to those in the haunted house industry, vendors selling unique haunted house props that are not available to the general public, and people within the haunted house industry who share various tips and tricks.
Visit them on the web at www.HauntersGathering.com
Face and Body Art International Convention
FABAIC is the annual Face and Body Art International Convention which takes place in May/June in Orlando, Florida. Painters from around the world gather together to experience the largest face and body painting convention in the US. a
For more information visit www.faceandbodyart.net
Horrorfind Weekend
Horrorfind will take place in August 2007 in Baltimore, MD. There are some haunted house seminars, but mostly meet tons of horror celebrities & find interesting horror toys.
Visit them at http://www.horrorfindweekend.com/state/maryland/
HauntCon
HauntCon travels each year to a different city so that attendees can visit haunted houses around the country. On April 24- 27, 2008, it will take place in Houston, TX.
Visit them at www.hauntcon.com
Ironstock Haunt Conference
Ironstock is one of the largest gatherings of its kind recording record numbers of more than 500 haunters. Ironstock has several free seminars and workshops held each summer in Tell City, Indiana.
Visit their website at http://www.theironkingdom.com/Ironstock/
Other Tradeshows and Events
Theme Parks and Fun Centres Show: Dubie, UAE www.themeparksdubai.com
International Gaming & Entertainment Expo Macau www.gaming-exhibition.com
AAM & Museum Expo, late April 2008, Denver, CO www.aam-us.org
E3 Electronic Entertainment Exposition LA www.e3expo.com
AIA, Las Vegas www.aia.org
infocomm, Las Vegas infocomm05.expoexchange.com
IAAPA Asia Show www.iaapaasianexpo.com
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