List of Trade Shows, Conventions and Expos Coming to Detroit

At any given time, several Trade Shows, Conventions and Expos are open to the public in the Metro-Detroit area. In the Spring and Summer months, look for:

Auburn Hills: The Palace (Event Calendar):
Highlights include:

• Pet-A-Palooza at The Palace (6/23 through 6/24)
• BCAM All-Star Basketball Festival (8/11)
• 2012 Kellogg’s® Tour of Gymnastics Champions (11/3)

Downtown Detroit: Cobo Center (Event Calendar):
Highlights include:

• Boishakhi Mela (5/12)
• Michigan Republican Party State Convention (5/18 through 5/19)
• Detroit Denali Youth Expo (5/19)
• Star City Games Tournament (6/23 through 6/24)
• National Veterans Small Business Conference and Expo (6/25 through 6/29)
• 2012 Acrobatic Gymnastics National Championship (7/19 through 7/26)
• American Federation of Teachers Biennial Conference (7/20 through 7/31)
• Detroit National Annual WDM Muslim Convention (8/31 through 9/2)
• Detroit Free Press Health & Fitness Expo (10/19 through 10/20)
• Youmacon (11/2 through 11/4)
• Turkey Trot (11/21 through 11/22)

Mt. Clemens: Gibraltar Trade Center (Event Calendar):
Highlights include:

• Building Materials Auction (5/5)
• Macomb Fair & Expo (5/25 through 6/14)
• Honoring Mother Earth POW WOW (6/1 through 6/3)
• Music Equipment Swap Meet (6/16)
• Senior Fun Festival (6/22)
• Macomb County Special Olympics Poker Run (6/24)
• Animation Convention (7/27 through 7/29)
• Truck WARZ (8/4)
• USMA Car Show (6/10; 8/25-26; 9/30)
• The Weekend Public Market (7/20-22;8/24-26;8/31-9/2; 9/28-30)
• Monthly Events:
  • Garage Sale Extravaganza (6/30-7/1; 9/22-23)
  • Gun & Knife Show (5/11-13; 6/8-10; 7/6-8; 8/10-12; 9/7-9)
  • Holistic Festival (5/18-20; 6/23-24; 8/17-19)
  • Mom-to-Mom Sale (5/26-27; 8/4-5)
  • Roller Girl's / Friends Derby (5/19; 7/14; 9/29)
  • Sports, Cards, Antiques & Collectibles Show (5/18-20; 6/16-17; 7/13-15; 8/17-19; 9/14-16)
  • USMA Car Show (6/10; 8/25-26; 9/30)
  • The Weekend Public Market (7/20-22; 8/24-26; 8/31-9/2; 9/28-30)

Novi: Suburban Collection Showplace (Event Calendar):
Highlights include:

• Scrapbook Show (5/10-12)
• Novi Antiques & Appraisal Market (5/11-12)
• Data-Strategy Technology Exchange (5/17)
• Motor City Comic Con (5/18-20)
• Motorcycle Mecca (6/1-3)
• International Indoor Gardening Expo (6/2-3)
• Amerimold 2012 Moldmaking Expo/Gardner Publications (6/13-14)
• Gem & Jewelry Show (6/15-17)
• Gun & Knife Show (7/28-29)
• Michigan Kiwanis Meeting (7/28)
• Rubber Stamp Show (8/11-12)
• Antique Arms Show (9/8-9)
• International Gem & Jewelry Shows (9/12-16)
• Metro Detroit Pet Expo (9/21-23)
• American Sewing Expo (9/28-30)
• Fall Camper Show (10/3-7)
• Fall Remodeling Show (10/4-7)
• Michigan Restaurant Show (10/16-17)
• Automotive Testing Expo (10/22-26)
• Gift of Life Michigan Family Donor Ceremony (10/28)
• Snowmobile USA 2012 (11/2-4)
• AMCON (11/5-7)
• Novi Equestrian Expo (11/9-11)
• Wellness & Epilepsy Conference (11/10)
• Smarter Shows / The Battery Show (11/12-16)
• Great Lakes Art Fair (11/16-18)
• Giant Motorcycle Swap Meets (11/18)
• Michigan Antique Arms Collectors (11/23-25)
• Sports Show Promotions (12/21-23)
• Home Improvement (1/25-27)
• Spring Home & Garden (4/5-7)

Pontiac: Silverdome (Event Calendar):
Highlights include:

• Disc: Detroit Mechanix vs. Kentucky Bluegrass Revolution (5/12)
• Racing: 6th Gear Experience (5/26)
• Disc: Detroit Mechanix vs. The Indy Alleycats (5/26)
• Disc: Detroit Mechanix vs. Columbus Cranes (6/2)
• Disc: Detroit Mechanix vs. The Indy Alleycats (6/17)
• Disc: Detroit Mechanix vs. Columbus Cranes (7/8)
• Disc: Detroit Mechanix vs. Kentucky Bluegrass Revolution (7/21)

Taylor: Gibraltar Trade Center (Event Calendar): Highlights include:

• Downriver Spring Fair (5/4 through 5/20)
• Genesis MMA Cage Fight (5/19)
• USMA Nationals Car Show (7/21 through 7/22)
• Building Materials Auction (9/8)
• Monthly events:
  • Garage Sale Extravaganza (5/19-20; 8/11-12)
  • Gun & Knife Show (5/25-27; 6/22-24; 7/20-22; 8/17-19; 9/21-23)
  • Mom to Mom Sale (6/9-10; 9/15-16)
  • Sports Cards, Antiques & Collectibles (6/1-3; 6/29-7/1; 7/27-29; 8/24-26; 9/28-30)
  • The Weekend Public Market (5/11-13; 6/15-17; 7/13-15; 8/3-5; 8/31-9/2)