The 24th annual World’s Fair Memorabilia Show will be held on Sunday, April 22, 2018 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Holiday Inn at 1000 Busse Road (Rt. 83 and Landmeier Rd.) in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.

Collectors and dealers will meet to buy, sell and trade items related to World’s Fairs from 1876 to the present. Although the main focus will be on the 1933/34 Chicago World’s Fair, there will also be items from the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and other Chicago-related ephemera.  More than 15 tables of World’s Fair items for sale will also include items from the fairs of 1904 St. Louis, 1939-40 New York, 1962 Seattle, 1964-65 New York, Expo ’67, etc.  Visitors can also view continuous showings of home movies and video newsreels from the 1933/34 Chicago Century of Progress and see a special display of 1933 World’s Fair memorabilia. World’s Fair collectors and fans of the fair are invited to come and relive one of the brightest moments in Chicago’s history.

The Daily Herald published this story about the 2017 World’s Fair Memorabilia Show.

Admission is $7, $6 for seniors over 64.  Early preview admission at 9 am is available for $20. Tables are available for $100 ($110 after Feb. 1st).