The following is a list of conventions, trade shows, consumer shows and events scheduled from Aug. 11 through July 31, 2015.
Information was provided by the Anaheim/
Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau, the city of Anaheim, the OC Fair & Event Center, and Visit Huntington Beach.
Our calendar is not comprehensive. Attendance figures are estimates based on prior years’ and other indicators and expectations. They were unavailable for some events. Please check if shows are open to the public before planning to attend.
Single-day events, concerts and professional sports games aren’t included.
For more information about particular shows, contact the Anaheim/Orange County Visitor & Convention Bureau (anaheimoc.org); Anaheim Convention Center (anaheimconventioncenter
.com); the OC Fair & Event Center (ocfair.com); or Visit Huntington Beach (surfcityusa.com).
—Compiled by Kenia Torres
and Dana Truong
• ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Event: SoCal World Guitar Show
Date: Aug. 23-24
Location: OC Fair & Event Center
Event: Orange International Street Fair
Date: Aug. 29-31
Location: Orange
Event: Huntington Beach
Civil War Days
Date: Aug. 30-31
Location: Huntington Beach Central Park
Event: 12th Annual BB Jazz Festival
Date: Sept. 6-7
Location: Huntington Central Park
Event: Toshiba Tall Ships Festival
Date: Sept. 6-7
Location: Ocean Institute in Dana Point
Event: Huntington Beach Surf Contest
Date: Sept. 13-14
Location: Huntington Beach Pier
Event: Gay Days Anaheim
Date: Oct. 3-5
Location: Disney’s Grand
Californian Hotel & Spa
Event: Laguna Beach Plein Air
Painting Invitational
Date: Oct. 12-19
Location: The Ranch at Laguna Beach
Event: Silverado Days
Date: Oct. 17-19
Location: William Peak Park in Buena Park
Event: Halloween Swingthing
Date: Oct. 23-26
Location: Hotel Irvine Jamboree Center
Attendance: 500
Event: JAMZ American Spirit Connection
Date: Nov. 21-22
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 6,000
Event: Christmas Boat Parade
Date: Dec. 17-21
Location: Newport Beach
Event: Craft and Hobby Association
Date: Jan. 9-13
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 12,000
Event: Laguna Beach Musical Festival
Date: Feb. 12-15
Location: Laguna Beach
Event: WonderCon Anaheim
Date: April 3-5
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 50,000
Event: Star Wars Celebration Anaheim
Date: April 16-19
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 35,000
Event: Doheny Blues Festival
Date: May 16-17
Location: Doheny State Beach, Dana Point
Event: VidCon
Date: July 21-26
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 18,000
• AUTOMOTIVE
Event: Society of Automotive Engineers
Date: Sept. 9-11
Location: Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove
Attendance: 250
Event: Orange County International Auto Show
Date: Oct. 2-5
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Event: Rockwell Automation Fair
Date: Nov. 19-20
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 7,800
• FASHION
Event: Style Week Orange County
Date: Sept. 10-20
Location: Irvine Spectrum Center;
Fashion Island; Marketplace
• FOOD/BEVERAGE
Event: Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo
Date: Aug. 17-19
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 12,500
Event: Oktoberfest
Date: Sept. 14-Nov. 2
Location: Old World Beer Garden
in Huntington Beach
Event: Produce Marketing Association: Fresh Summit International Convention & Expo
Date: Oct. 17-19
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 20,000
Event: California Farm Bureau Federation
Date: Dec. 6-10
Location: Hyatt Regency Orange County
Attendance: 850
Event: Celebrate Good Taste
Date: March 5-8
Location: Laguna Beach
• HEALTHCARE/MEDICAL
Event: California Medical Association
Date: Oct. 16-18
Location: Disneyland Hotel
Event: American Society of Healthcare Risk Management Annual Conference & Exhibition
Date: Oct. 26-29
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 2,500
Event: ASHP Midyear Clinical
Meeting and Exhibition
Date: Dec. 7-11
Location: Anaheim Convention Center,
Anaheim Marriott, Hilton Anaheim
Attendance: 20,000
Event: Pri-Med West
Date: April 9-11
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 6,000
• HOME IMPROVEMENT
Event: The 37th Annual OC
Home & Garden Show
Date: Oct. 4-5
Location: OC Fair & Event Center
• MANUFACTURING
Event: MD&M West
Date: Feb. 10-12
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 42,000
Event: North American Association of
Food Equipment Manufacturing
Date: Feb. 19-21
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 20,000
• NONPROFITS
Event: Boy Scouts of America
Date: Aug. 20-22
Location: Anaheim Marriott
Attendance: 1,000
Event: The Salvation Army
Adult Rehabilitation Center
Date: Oct. 10-12
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 5,000
• PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Event: California Hispanic Chambers
of Commerce 2014 Convention
Date: Aug. 13-15
Location: Hyatt Regency Orange County
Attendance: 600
Event: Professionals in Human
Resources Association
Date: Aug. 25-27
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 2,000
Event: International Association
for Near-Death Studies
Date: Aug. 25-31
Location: Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa
Attendance: 200
Event: Brilliant Perspectives Conference
Date: Sept. 4-6
Location: Hyatt Regency Orange County
Attendance: 1,000
Event: Craig Proctor SuperConference
Date: Sept. 12-14
Location: Anaheim Marriott
Attendance: 900
Event: International Flight
Services Association Annual Conference and Expo
Date: Sept. 15-18
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 500
Event: CPCU Society Annual Meeting
Date: Sept. 20-23
Location: Hilton Anaheim
Attendance: 3,500
Event: California Association of Realtors
Date: Oct. 7-9
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 8,000
Event: California Escrow Association
Annual Education Conference
Date: Oct. 23-25
Location: Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa
Attendance: 600
Event: West Coast Franchise Expo
Date: Oct. 23-25
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 5,000
Event: The Special Event
Date: Jan. 6-8
Location: Anaheim Marriott,
Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 5,500
Event: AACC’s Workforce
Development Institute
Date: Jan. 28-31
Location: Marriott Newport
Beach Hotel and Spa
Attendance: 500
Event: California County Superintendents
Educational Services Association
Date: Feb. 10-12
Location: Hyatt Regency Orange County
Attendance: 900
Event: National Society of Black Engineers
Date: March 25-29
Location: Hilton Anaheim,
Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort, Anaheim Marriott
Attendance: 8,000
Event: CMTA Annual Conference
Date: April 14-17
Location: Hotel Irvine
Attendance: 150
Event: IVACON 2015 Learning Without Limits
Date: April 27-May 1
Location: Doubletree Anaheim
Attendance: 200
Event: California Dental Association
Date: April 30-May 2
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 30,000
Event: California School Nutrition Association
Date: May 3-5
Location: Disney’s Grand
Californian Hotel & Spa
Attendance: 250
Event: Business Professionals of America
Date: May 6-10
Location: Anaheim
Attendance: 5,100
Event: American Water Works Association
2015 Annual Conference & Exposition
Date: June 7-10
Location: Anaheim
Attendance: 15,000
Event: Health Occupation Students of America National Leadership Conference
Date: June 24-27
Location: Hilton Anaheim
Attendance: 6,000
• RELIGIOUS GROUPS
Event: Southern California Renewal
Communities Convention
Date: Aug. 29-31
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 7,000
Event: Religious Education Congress
Date: March 12-15
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 40,000
Event: Women of Faith:
From Survival to Revival
Date: Sept. 12-13
Location: Honda Center
Attendance: 800
Event: Religious Conference
Management Association
Date: Sept. 22-23
Location: Anaheim Marriott
Attendance: 100
Event: Sacred Heart Apostolate Inc.
Date: Oct. 2-5
Location: Hotel Irvine Jamboree Center
Attendance: 1,000
• RETAIL/CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Event: Sugar Plum Festivals
Date: Aug. 14-16
Location: Buena Park Downtown
Event: Crossroads of the West Gun Shows
Date: Aug. 16-17; Nov. 29-30
Location: OC Fair & Event Center
Event: Gem Faire
Date: Aug. 22-24; Oct. 17-19; Dec. 12-14
Location: OC Fair & Event Center
Event: 2015 The Magic Begins
With You Annual Convention
Date: Sept. 9-12
Location: Disneyland Resort Hotel
Attendance: 350
Event: Airline Passenger Experience Expo
Date: Sept. 15-18
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 1,500
Event: The NAMM Show
Date: Jan. 22-25
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 94,000
Event: Natural Products Expo West
Date: March 5-8
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 65,000
Event: Nature’s Sunshine Products Inc.
Date: April 9-12
Location: Anaheim
Attendance: 2,000
Event: Fiber to the Home Council
Date: June 27-July 1
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Attendance: 2,000
• SPORTS
Event: IDEA World Fitness Convention
Date: Aug. 13-17
Location: Anaheim Marriott
Attendance: 12,000
Event: Embassy Ballroom Championships
Date: Aug. 27-31
Location: Hotel Irvine Jamboree Center
Attendance: 1,000
Event: Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend
Date: Aug. 28-31
Location: Disneyland Resort
Event: 16th Annual Sand Sports Super Show
Date: Sept. 19-21
Location: OC Fair & Event Center
Event: United Spirit Association
Junior Nationals
Date: Feb. 28-March 1
Location: Anaheim
Event: United Spirit Association Spirit Nationals
Date: March 20-22
Location: Anaheim
Attendance: 33,000
Event: United Spirit Association
Dance Nationals
Date: March 20-21
Location: Anaheim
Event: United Spirit Association Collegiate Championships Nationals
Date: March 22-23
Location: Anaheim
Event: United Spirit Association
All Star Championships
Date: March 28-30
Location: Anaheim
Attendance: 20,000
Event: The American Showcase
Date: April 10-12
Location: Anaheim Convention Center
Event: Tinker Bell Half Marathon Weekend
Date: May 7-10
Location: Disneyland Resort
• TECHNOLOGY/TELECOM
Event: ANS Winter Meeting and
Nuclear Technology Expo
Date: Nov. 9-13
Location: Disneyland Hotel
Attendance: 1,000
