Events
Shows and events
Industry shows, public gun shows and range days worth knowing about. Every date below comes from the organizer's own site. If a 2027 date isn't published, the card says so instead of guessing.
- Public
Dallas Safari Club's 2027 Convention & Sporting Expo is January 7–10 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta (Building C). It is a public hunting and conservation show with outfitters, exhibitors and evening banquets.
- Industry only
The day before SHOT Show, manufacturers let invited media and trade buyers shoot new products at the Boulder Rifle and Pistol Club in Boulder City, about 25 miles from Las Vegas. Hours on the official media FAQ are 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Monday, January 18, 2027.
- Industry only
The Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show, run by NSSF, is the firearm industry's main trade show. The 2027 show floor is January 19–22 at The Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum in Las Vegas.
- Public
Safari Club International's 2027 hunters' convention is January 20–23 in Nashville. SCI's own pages, including the convention auction schedule, place the sessions at 201 Rep. John Lewis Way S, the Music City Center.
- Public
A nine-day public hunting, fishing and outdoor show at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, February 6–14, 2027. The official site describes more than a thousand exhibitors across shooting sports, fishing, boats and outdoor gear.
- Public
NWTF Convention & Sport Show 2027
February 11–13, 2027
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, TN
The National Wild Turkey Federation's 2027 Convention and Sport Show is in Nashville at the Gaylord Opryland. The federation's convention page gives the Sport Show as February 11–13, 2027, with convention programming listed from February 9.
- Public
Western Hunting & Conservation Expo 2027
February 11–14, 2027
Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife and the Mule Deer Foundation host this public hunting and conservation show February 11–14, 2027 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. The Expo's own site lists those dates, and later years, as the future schedule.
- Industry only
IWA OutdoorClassics is the main international trade fair for hunting, target sports and the outdoor industry. The 2027 fair is March 4–7 at the Nuremberg exhibition center.
- Public
Wanenmacher's Tulsa Arms Show
April 3–4, 2027
Expo Square (Tulsa Fairgrounds), River Spirit Event Center, Tulsa, OK
Wanenmacher's Tulsa Arms Show is a public collector show at Expo Square in Tulsa, billed by the promoter as the largest gun show by table count. The next date on the official calendar is April 3–4, 2027, with another show November 13–14, 2027.
- Public
The NRA's 156th Annual Meetings & Exhibits are at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, April 22–25, 2027. The association's future-dates list uses those four days; the exhibit hall itself opens Friday, April 23.
- Public
CANCON East is a public fully-suppressed range day at the Clinton House Shooting Complex in Clinton, South Carolina, May 13–15, 2027. The organizer's East page lists VIP access on the 13th and general admission on the 14th and 15th. Manufacturers supply the guns, suppressors and ammunition on the line.
- Public
East Valley Tactical's public suppressed range day lets attendees shoot exhibitor guns and suppressors. Dates not announced yet. The site thanks people who came in October 2026 and says the 2027 dates are still to come. Past events have fallen in more than one month, so this page does not guess a 2027 month.
- Mixed
The Gun Rights Policy Conference is the yearly meeting of Second Amendment lawyers, organizers and writers, co-hosted by the Second Amendment Foundation. Dates not announced yet. Recent conferences have been in September; 2027's dates and location are not posted.
- Industry only
NASGW's expo is where firearm and sporting-goods manufacturers meet the wholesalers who supply dealers. Dates not announced yet. It is usually held in October; the association has not published a 2027 city or venue.
Upcoming law effective dates
The next 90 days. General information, not legal advice. List generated 2026-10-29.