A number of conferences, conventions, trade shows, and other events regularly attended by professionals in the attractions and themed entertainment have either been canceled, postponed, or extended deadlines due to COVID-19. In some cases this is due to local public healthcare concerns, while in others the decision was based on international travel restrictions impacting attendance.
For this list, InPark follows APME guidelines for its research and does not rely on aggregation or algorithms. The list is updated multiple times per week with changes and additions. Each new or modified entry is vetted prior to inclusion. To the best of our knowledge, the list is accurate as of the most recent date updated – 5/5/2020
AAM Annual Meeting & Museum Expo, San Francisco, California
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE May 18, June 1-4, 2020
ACM InterActivity 2020, St Louis, Missouri
CANCELLED
AMM/WFM Museums Evolving Conference, Milwaukee, WI
POSTPONED to July 2021
Asia Amusement & Attractions Expo, Guangzhou, China
RESCHEDULED to August 4-6, 2020
AV Awards, London, UK
RESCHEDULED to November 20, 2020 DEADLINE EXTENSION: Entry deadline extended to June 19, 2020
AZA Mid-year Meeting, Palm Springs, California
CANCELLED
AZA Annual Conference, Columbus, Ohio
Sept 13-17, 2020 DEADLINE EXTENSION: Call for papers deadline extended to May 15, 2020
Beijing 2020 China Attraction Expo, Beijing, China
RESCHEDULED to June 22-24, 2020. NEW VENUE: China International Exhibition Center
CinemaCon, Las Vegas, Nevada
CANCELLED
DEAL, Dubai, UAE
POSTPONED to 2021
E3, Los Angeles, California
CANCELLED
Ecsite Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia
CANCELLED
Euromax 2020, Sinsheim, Germany
POSTPONED to October 26-28, 2020
Florida Attractions Association Annual Meeting, St. Petersburg, Florida
CANCELLED
Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) 2020 Conference, Chicago, Illinois
CANCELLED Planning for VIRTUAL CONFERENCE underway, dates to be announcced
GTI Taipei Expo
CANCELLED
IAAPA Expo Asia, Macau
POSTPONED to 2021
InfoComm 2020, Las Vegas, Nevada
VIRTUAL EVENT June 16-18, 2020
IPS 2020 Conference, Edmonton, Canada
POSTPONED
Midsummer Scream, Long Beach, California
POSTPONED to July 9-11, 2021
MuseumNext Edinburgh, Scottland
POSTPONED
NAB Show, Las Vegas, Nevada
VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE May 13-14, 2020
Prolight + Sound, Frankfurt, Germany
CANCELLED
SXSW, Austin, Texas
CANCELLED, deferrals being offered to badge holders for future conferences
San Diego Comic-Con, San Diego, CA
CANCELLED
SEGD Conference Experience, Portland, Oregon
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE – sessions and dates to be announced
TEA SATE Europe, PortAventura, Spain
POSTPONED to May 2021
TEA Summit and Thea Awards, Anaheim, CA
RESCHEDULED to July 9-11, 2020