Hello Gregaroo-ga,
Thank you for your flexibility!
The task wasn't easy, but it was entertaining :)
The big problem was the tiny word "top", which requires a ranking.
As I told you in my previous messages, after my search there doesn't
seem to be any ranking available online. The closest to that that I
found was an alphabetic list called "Top 125 Home Shows Calendar 2005"
reproduced by Swimming Pools & Supplies
(http://www.swimmingpoolsandsupplies.com/Home_Shows_2005.html ) by
courtesy of Pool & Spa Living (http://www.poolspaliving.com/ ) . I
couldn't find the original version, though.
That list seemed good, except for the 75 records over your request,
with no way to determine the top 50, since it's sorted alphabetically
by location and not ranked. Other than that it would have fitted your
needs - despite the minor detail of including a few home shows for
Canada, all the rest belong to continental US.
So I decided to try building a rank myself by contacting first hand
sources within my possibilities. Thus, I first phoned the National
Association of Home Builders, but there I would only receive
information regarding their own International Builder's Show. Then,
using their website's search tool for their local affiliate
associations (http://www.nahb.org/local_association_search_form.aspx )
I contacted most of them by phone in order to find the data that would
allow me to rank the list I already had found. Unfortunately, that was
not possible because the state associations were able - at most - to
provide orientation about the attendance/economics within their own
states but, left aside certain events particularly famous nationwide,
they were unable to provide comparative information for different
states. Therefore, building a ranking myself proved to be impractical
within a few-days online search, since the statistical and economical
data required is yet to be dug up.
The alternative - though imperfect - approximation I thought of was to
build up a list for the largest shows in each state. You as I are both
aware that - even though that makes a list of about 50 records of the
most important home show for each state, a *top 50 home shows list for
continental US* is a different thing because, for instance, one
particular state could have 10 home shows larger than the largest ones
of ten other states. Also, in a few cases determining the largest home
show of a state remained impossible for not reaching the right person
to orientate me. Finally, for the states of Minnesota, Utah and
Wyoming either I didn't find information on home shows or it wasn't
relevant enough. However, the list has already reached 60 records.
Now, I hope that the "Top 125 Home Shows Calendar 2005" provided
above, plus the list of the largest home show for each US continental
state posted below, will be useful enough for your purpose - note that
some records will appear in both lists. Please ask for clarification
if needed.
Search keywords:
"top home shows" 2005 OR 2006
"home builders association"
Best regards
Guillermo Arnaudo
The list:
<< 1 >> United States
International Builders' Show®
http://www.buildersshow.com/Home/
January 11-14, 2006
Orlando Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
Phone: 1-800-368-5242
Held by the National Association of Home Builders
(http://www.nahb.org/ ) this is the largest event for the building
industry in America - probably in the world, as they claim.
<< 2 >> Missouri
St. Louis Builders Home & Garden Show
http://www.stlhomeshow.com/docs/2006HGS/HG06_index.asp
Producer: Home Builders Association of Greater St. Louis
Dates: March 16-19, 2006
Location: America's Center & Edward Jones Dome
Show Hours: Thursday, March 16 - Saturday, March 18 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Sunday, March 19 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Held by St. Louis Home Builders Association (http://www.stlhba.com/ ),
according to their home shows website it is "the largest quality
consumer home show in North America" (http://www.stlhomeshow.com/)
<< 3 >> Texas
Sunbelt Builders Show
http://www.sunbeltbuildersshow.com/
November 16 - 18, 2006, at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention
Center in Grapevine, TX
Held by the Texas Association of Builders (http://www.texasbuilders.org/ )
<< 4 >> Connecticut
Residential Construction Show
http://www.residentialconstructionshow.com/
Held on November 19, 2005
Sponsored by the Home Builders Association of Connecticut (http://www.hbact.com/ )
<< 5 >> West Virginia
11th annual 2006 Home Show
http://www.easternwvhomebuilders.org/06%20Home%20Show/06HomeShow.htm
At the Martinsburg Mall on March 3, 4, & 5, 2006
Held by Eastern Panhandle Home Builders Association
(http://www.easternwvhomebuilders.org/ )
<< 6 >> Rhode Island
2006 Home Show, March 15 - 19th at the Rhode Island Convention Center
http://www.ribahomeshow.com/
Sponsored by the Rhode Island Builders Association (http://www.ribuilders.org/ )
<< 7 >> Maine
18th Annual Maine Manufactured Housing Show
http://www.americasbestshows.com/Maine_Manufactured_Housing_Show.shtml
Feb 3 - Feb 5, 2006 at Augusta Civic Center, Exit 112 I-95,
Augusta, ME
Friday: 12:00 Noon - 7:00
Saturday: 10:00 - 7:00
Sunday: 10:00 - 5:00
Held by America's Best Shows (http://www.americasbestshows.com/ )
<< NOTE >> For Maine and the rest of New England: when asked if the
held a home show, the Home Builders & Remodelers Associationn of Maine
(http://userpages.prexar.com/homebuilders/ ) referred me to the
company All Seasons Promotion's website
(http://www.homeshows.com/home.htm ) where there is a schedule for
other home shows for Maine, different than the one posted above, which
I found online. I couldn't determine which ones are larger. In
America's Best Shows website - presumably a competing company - there
are also information for home shows in other New England states.
<< 8 >> Vermont
2006 Vermont Home & Garden Show
April 21st, 22nd, and 23rd
http://www.vthomeandgardenshow.com/
<< 9 >> New Hampshire
New Hampshire State Home Show
http://www.hbranh.com/index.php?page=homeshow
March 10 - 12, 2006 at Radisson Hotel/Center of NH Convention Complex
Manchester, NH
Held by the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of NH (http://www.hbranh.com/ )
<< 10 - 11 >> Massachusetts
6th Annual North Shore Home & Better Living Show 2006
http://www.nebama.com/HomeShow06.pdf
February 11 and 12, at Shriners Auditorium
Held by the North East Builders Association of MA, Inc. (http://www.nebama.com/ )
2006 Worcester Spring Home Show
http://www.worcesterhomeshow.com/spring/
March 9 through 12 at the DCU Center Exhibition Hall
Held by Builders Association of Central Massachusetts.
<< NOTE >> It's quite likely that the largest home show in
Massachusetts be the one held by the Home Builders Association of
Western Massachusetts, but their website was not available
(http://www.hbawm.com/ ) and I couldn't reach the person who would
provide the necessary information. You may want to try Mr. Brad
Campbell at Phone: 413-733-3126 or Fax: 413-781-8416
<< 12 >> Maryland - Virginia - DC
http://www.greaterwashingtonbuildersexpo.com/
2006 Greater Washington Builders Expo will be on Wednesday November 1
at the Dulles Expo Center.
Sponsored by Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Association
(http://www.mncbia.org/ ) and Northern Virginia Building Industry
Association (http://www.nvbia.com/ )
<< 13 - 14 >> Virginia
Mid-Atlantic Home & Garden Show
http://www.tbaonline.org/homeshow/index.php
At The Virginia Beach Convention Center, on March 23-26, 2006
You'll want to know about the Fall Home Show. Information about the
2005 edition at: http://www.tbaonline.org/fallhomeshow/index.php
Both held by Tidewaters Builders Association (http://www.tbaonline.org/index.php )
<< 15 - 16 - 17 >> Delaware
Delaware Home Show
http://www.delawarehomeshow.com/
1.- The Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington
Saturday, March 4 & Sunday, March 5
2.- The Spring Harrington Home Show: the Dover Building at Delaware
State Fairgrounds, Saturday April 8 & Sunday April 9
3.- Fall Show: the Bob Carpenter Center at the University of Delaware;
Friday October 6, Saturday October 7 & Sunday October 8
Held by the Home Builders Association of Delaware (http://www.hbade.org/ )
<< 18 >> North Carolina
Annual Parade of Homes
http://www.hbawake.com/paradeofhomes/
No information for 2006 yet.
Held by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County
(http://www.hbawake.com/ )
<< 19 >> Illinois
2006 Midwest Builders Show® and Conference
http://www.midwestbuildersshow.com/
Midwest Builders Show & Conference 2006
March 15-16, 2006
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Rosemont, IL
Held by Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago (http://www.hbagc.com/ )
<< 20 >> Georgia - Florida
2006 Southern Building Show and Conference
http://www.southernbuildingshow.com/
June 8-10 2006 at Cobb Galleria Center, Atlanta GA
<< 21 >> New Jersey - New York
Atlantic Builders Convention
www.abcconvention.com
April 26-28, 2006
Held by New Jersey Builders Association (http://www.njba.org/ )
<< 22 >> Colorado
New Home & Remodel Show
http://www.hbanco.com/home_&_remodel_show.htm
2006 Show, First National Bank Exhibit Halls,
The Ranch, March 11th & 12th
Held by HBA of Northern Colorado (http://www.hbanco.com/ )
<< 23 >> New Mexico
2006 HBA of CNM Showcase
March 17-19, 2006
Held by Home Builders Association of Central New Mexico http://www.hbacnm.com/
<< 24 >> Louisiana
2006 Habitat Home & Garden Show
http://www.capitalregionba.com/Habitat/
March 4th & 5th 2006 at Baton Rouge River Center (formally The
Riverside Centroplex)
Held by The Capital Region Builders Association
(http://www.capitalregionba.com/CRBA/ )
<< 25 - 26 >> Mississippi
The Home Builders Association of the Mississippi Coast
(http://www.hbamscoast.com/ ) holds a Home & Garden Show
(http://www.hbamscoast.com/hgs.htm ) and a Parade of Homes annually
(http://www.hbamscoast.com/paradeofhomes/ ). There's still no
information for 2006.
<< 27 >> Indiana
Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis - Parade of Homes
http://www.bagi.com/DisplayInfo.asp?Title=Parade%20of%20Homes&Table=BAGI_Events_POH
October 15th, 16th, 22nd & 23rd
Held by the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis
(http://www.bagi.com/Default.asp )
<< 28 >> Georgia
Central Georgia Home Show
http://www.hbawr.com/articles/art.asp?id=326
May 16th, 17th & 18th at the new Miller-Murphy-Howard Building at the
Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry
Held by the Home Builders Association of Warner Robins (http://www.hbawr.com/ )
<< 29 >> Washington
The 62nd Annual 2006 Seattle Home Show
http://www2.seattlehomeshow.com/
February 18th?26th at the Qwest Field Event Center
Held by Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties
http://www.mba-ks.com/
<< 30 - 31 >> Michigan
2005 Spring Home & Garden Show (no information for 2006 yet)
http://www.builders.org/homeshows.html
"April 8 -10 at the Novi Expo Center was a huge success! (...) Keep
visiting www.builders.org for more information on the 2006 Home
Improvement Shows!"
Held by the Building Industry Association of Southeastern Michigan
(http://www.builders.org/ )
2006 Parade of Homes and Developments
http://www.hbagta.com/paradeofhomes/?id=99
June 17-25, 2006, Grand Traverse
Held by the Home Builders Association of the Grand Travers Area
(http://www.hbagta.com/ )
<< 32 >> California
PCBC 2006 - Homebuilding's Premier Tradeshow & Conference
http://www.pcbc.com/
June 20-23 at Moscone Center, San Francisco
Held by the California Building Industry Association (http://cbia.org/index.cfm )
<< 33 - 34 >> Alabama
The Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders
(http://www.gbahb.org/index.php?src= ) holds two shows, the
traditional Parade of Homes in fall
(http://www.gbahb.org/index.php?submenu=homes&src=gendocs&link=Parade%20of%20Homes%202005&category=Main
), and the Spring Home Tour
(http://www.gbahb.org/index.php?src=gendocs&link=Spring%20Home%20Tour%202005&category=Main
). There are no dates for 2006 yet.
<< 35 >> Kentucky
The Home Builders Association of Lexington
(http://www.hbalexington.com/index.jsp ) holds The Grand Tour of Homes
(http://www.hbalexington.com/grand_tour_2005/ ). There's no
information for 2006 yet.
<< 36 - 39 >> Ohio
Homeorama Long Cove 2006
http://www.cincybuilders.com/homeshow/homeshow.asp?id=10
June 10-25, 2006; Deerfield Township.
Held by The Home Builders Association of Greater Cincinnati
(http://www.cincybuilders.com/index.asp ).
The Home Builders Association of Greater Cleveland
(http://www.hbacleveland.com/ME2/default.asp ) holds three home shows
(http://www.hbacleveland.com/ME2/dirsect.asp?sid=67412DA00A63457B89A6702BEA04ED28&nm=Home+Shows
). There's no information for 2006 yet.
<< 40 - 41 >> Tennessee
The Memphis Area Home Builders Association
(http://www.mahba.com/index.htm ) holds two shows: the Vesta Home Show
(held in October 2005 - no information for 2006 yet:
http://www.mahba.com/vesta/index.html ) and the Vesta Parade of Homes
(http://www.mahba.com/parade_homes.htm ), next edition expected for
spring 2006.
<< 42 >> Kansas
The Wichita Area Builders Association
(http://www.wabahome.com/index.html ) holds the Fall Parade of Homes
(http://www.wabahome.com/paradeofhomes.html ). No information is still
available for 2006.
<< 43 - 44 >> Wisconsin
Home Builders Expo
(http://www.onwisconsin.com/expo2006/ )
Thursday, January 5th - Sunday, January 8th at the Midwest Airlines Center.
Held by the Metropolitan Builders Association (http://www.mbaonline.org/site/ ).
Valley Home Builders Expo (http://www.vhba.com/events/ )
March 9-12, 2006
Held by the Valley Home Builders Association (http://www.vhba.com/ )
<< 45 - 46 >> Florida
NEFBA Annual Trade Expo
http://www.nefba.com/index.php?m=con
Held by the North East Florida Builders Association
(http://www.nefba.com/index.php )
2006 Parade of Homes
(http://www.comehomeorlando.com/paradeofhomes.aspx?StoryID=15 ) held
by the Home Builders Association of Metro Orlando
(http://www.comehomeorlando.com/public.aspx?StoryID=104 )
<< 47 >> Arkansas
NWAHBA Fall Home Show & Expo
(http://www.nwabuilders.com/hbahtml/fallhomeshow.htm ) was held on
October 21st -23rd at Randal Tyson Track Center at 1380 S. Beechwood
in Fayetteville. No information for 2006 available yet. Held by the
Northwest Arkansas Home Builders Association
(http://www.nwabuilders.com/hbahtml/index.htm )
<< 48 >> Arizona
Home & Garden Show
http://www.sahbahomeshow.com/
April 7, 8 & 9, 2006 at Tucson Convention Center
Held by the Southern Arizona Home Builders Association (http://www.sahba.org/ )
<< 49 >> Idaho
2006 Parade of Homes
http://www.bcaswi.org/parade_of_homes2.htm
April 22nd - May 7th, 2006
Held by Building Contractors Association of Southwestern Idaho
(http://www.bcaswi.org/welcome.htm )
<< 50 >> Iowa
Home and Product Expo, held by the Home Builders Association of
Greater Des Moines. Friday, March 17th through Sunday March 19th, at
Hy-Vee Hall, Des Moines, IA.
http://www.desmoineshomebuilders.com/
<< 51 >> Montana
Home Builders Association of Billings (http://www.hbabillings.net/ ) -
2005 Fall Parade of Homes (http://www.hbabillings.net/parade/index.asp
) No dates for 2006 yet.
<< 52 - 53 >> Nebraska
Omaha Home Builders Show and Remodel Omaha Tour
http://www.omahahomeshow.com/
No dates for 2006 available. Held by Metro Omaha Builders Association
(http://www.moba.com/ )
<< 54 >> Nevada
Southern Nevada Housing Day
http://www.snhba.com/ns/builders_show.html
February 28, 2006 at Las Vegas Convention Center
Held by the Southern Nevada Home Builders Association
(http://www.snhba.com/ns/main.html )
<< 55 >> North Dakota
2006 Home Show, March 10 - 12
http://www.bmhba.com/home_show.asp
Held by the Bismarck-Mandan Home Builders Association (http://www.bmhba.com/ )
<< 56 >> South Dakota
Home Builders Association of the Sioux Empire - Home Show
http://www.buildpal.com/nb/sfhba/Home_Show_-_March_2-5X-X82_2006.html?1132767698333155706
March 2-5, 2006. Held by the Home Builders Association of the Sioux
Empire (http://hbasiouxempire.com/index.html )
<< 57 >> South Carolina
The 40th Annual Carolina Classic Home & Garden Show
http://www.columbiabuilders.com/06homeshow1.htm
March 10 - 12, 2006 at the SC State Fairgrounds
Held by The Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia
(http://www.columbiabuilders.com/ )
<< 58 >> Oklahoma
2005 Home Garden Expo
http://www.okchomeandgardenexpo.com/
March 4, 5, 6 at Cox Convention Centre
Held by the Central Oklahoma Home Builders Association
(http://www.okchomebuilders.com/ )
<< 59 >> Oregon
Portland Show & Garden Show
http://www.homebuildersportland.org/PortlandHomeGardenShow.html
February 23 - 27, 2005 at Portland Expo Center
Held by the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland
(http://www.homebuildersportland.org/ )
<< 60 >> Pennsylvania
The Philadelphia Home Show
http://www.phillyhomeshow.com/
January 21 - 29 2006 at Pennsylvania Convention Center
Held by DMG World Media - Contact information at
http://www.phillyhomeshow.com/visitors2006/contacts.html |
