Compiled by John Corrigan PUT IT ON THE SCHEDULE To scope out other events, visit www.ppai.org and click on Events and then select Industry Calendar. DATEBOOK IMPORTANT EVENTS SHAPING THE PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY Wangkun Jia / Shutterstock.com Datebook | Community • OCTOBER 2026 • 61 OCTOBER October 1 GCPPA Fall Expo Gold Coast Promotional Products Association Fort Lauderdale, Florida www.gcppa.org October 1 Fall Showcase 2026 Virginia Promotional Products Association Richmond, Virginia www.vappa.biz October 5 Fall Into Promo Client Showcase Tri-State Promotional Professionals Association Cincinnati, Ohio www.tsppa.org October 6-7 OPPA Client Showcase Ohio Promotional Professionals Association Wadsworth & Powell, Ohio www.oppagroup.org October 6-7 Carolinas Client Connection 2026 Carolinas Association of Advertising and Marketing Professionals Concord & Durham, North Carolina www.caampers.org October 19-21 Women In Merch Ohio Promotional Professionals Association Newark, Ohio www.oppagroup.org October 20 Fall Holiday Showcase Promotional Products Association Midwest St. Charles, Missouri www.ppam.org October 21 2026 PPAMidwest Golf Tournament Promotional Products Association Midwest Kansas City, Missouri www.ppam.org October 22 Fall Holiday Showcase Promotional Products Association Midwest Overland Park, Kansas www.ppam.org October 22 Erie Client Expo Three Rivers Advertising Specialty Association Erie, Pennsylvania www.trasa.net October 27-29 Leadership Development Conference Promotional Products Association International Fort Worth, Texas www.ppai.org October 29 SPPA Holiday Showcase Sunbelt Promotional Products Association Orange Beach, Alabama www.sunbeltppa.org October 6 NEPPA Fall Expo New England Promotional Products Association Andover, Massachusetts www.neppa.com
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