Pen Show Calendar
Fountain pen shows around the world for the next twelve months, from the big American shows to London, Tokyo, Melbourne and Istanbul.
Updated Oct. 15, 2026. Dates come from each show’s own site and published show listings. Shows change dates and venues, so check with the organiser before you travel. Know a show that’s missing, or a date that has changed? Use “Suggest a correction” below.
Shows are listed by the month they are held. Where a show has not yet announced its next date, it appears in the month it usually takes place, marked “Dates TBA”. Jump to a month or a region:
October 2026
- Oct. 16–17Miami Pen ShowFort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
- Oct. 16–18On the Paper Trail LiveNashville, Tennessee, USA (Vanness Pen Shop)
- Oct. 24–25Melbourne Pen & Stationery ShowCrown, Southbank, Melbourne, Australia
- Oct. 25Scriptus Toronto Pen ShowToronto, Canada
- Oct. 30–Nov. 1India Pen Show, BengaluruBengaluru, India
November 2026
- Nov. 7–8Empire State Pen ShowNew York Hilton Midtown, New York City, USA
- Nov. 13–14Madrid Pen ShowMadrid, Spain
- Nov. 21Hungary Pen ShowBudapest, Hungary
- Nov. 21–23Tokyo International Pen ShowTokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center, Tokyo, Japan
- Nov. 27–28Singapore International Pen ShowSuntec, Singapore (run by UK Pen Shows)
- Nov. 28Bologna Pen Show (ACPS)Bologna, Italy
- Dates TBAParis Pen ShowParis, France
December 2026
- Dec. 3–6Ohio Pen ShowMarriott Columbus Northwest, Dublin, Ohio, USA
- Dec. 18–20PenFestÇırağan Palace Kempinski, Istanbul, Turkey
January 2027
- Jan. 15–17Philadelphia Pen ShowSheraton Philadelphia Downtown, Philadelphia, USA
- Dates TBAMunich Pen ShowMunich, Germany
February 2027
- Feb. 19–21California Pen ShowTorrance Marriott Redondo Beach, Los Angeles area, USA
- Feb. 20German Pen FestMozart Säle, Hamburg, Germany
- Feb. 28London Spring Pen ShowNovotel London West, Hammersmith, London, UK
March 2027
- March 5–7Baltimore/Washington International Pen ShowBWI Airport Marriott, Maryland, USA
- Dates TBABarcelona Pen ShowBarcelona, Spain
- Dates TBACologne Pen ShowCologne, Germany
- Dates TBAMilan Pen Show (ACPS)Milan, Italy
- Dates TBAManila Pen ShowManila, Philippines
April 2027
- April 2–4Atlanta Pen ShowSonesta Atlanta Northwest, Atlanta, USA
- April 9–11Arkansas Pen ShowWyndham Riverfront, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
- April 17–18Ankara Pen ShowThe Ankara Hotel, Ankara, Turkey
- April 24Northern Pen ShowCrowne Plaza, Chester, UK
- April 29–May 2Chicago Pen ShowDoubleTree, Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
- Dates TBAPen Show PolandKatowice, Poland
- Dates TBAAlpe Adria Pen ShowTrieste, Italy
May 2027
- Dates TBANuremberg Pen ShowNuremberg, Germany
- Dates TBANaples Pen ShowNaples, Italy
- Dates TBAIndia Pen Show, MumbaiNehru Centre, Mumbai, India
- Dates TBANaniwa Pen ShowOsaka, Japan
- Dates TBAScriven MontrealMontreal, Canada
June 2027
- June 24–27St. Louis Pen ShowSheraton Westport Chalet, St. Louis, USA
- June 26Cheltenham Pen ShowCheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, UK
- Dates TBADutch Pen ShowUtrecht, Netherlands
- Dates TBATriangle Pen ShowResearch Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
- Dates TBATurin Pen ShowTurin, Italy
July 2027
- Dates TBAPacific Northwest Pen ShowPortland, Oregon, USA
August 2027
- Aug. 22Newcastle Pen ShowThe Village Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Dates TBAWashington DC Fountain Pen SupershowMarriott Fairview Park, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
- Dates TBASan Francisco International Pen ShowSan Francisco Bay Area, USA
September 2027
- Dates TBAOrlando Pen ShowOrlando, Florida, USA
- Dates TBACommonwealth Pen ShowSomerville, Massachusetts, USA
- Dates TBADallas Pen ShowDallas, Texas, USA
- Dates TBAFlorence Pen Show (ACPS)Florence, Italy
- Dates TBAGrünwald’s Collectors’ MeetingWinterthur, Switzerland
Shows by region
Every show in the calendar, grouped by where it is held, with the month it usually takes place.
United States and Canada
- Jan.Philadelphia Pen ShowSheraton Philadelphia Downtown, Philadelphia, USA
- Feb.California Pen ShowTorrance Marriott Redondo Beach, Los Angeles area, USA
- MarchBaltimore/Washington International Pen ShowBWI Airport Marriott, Maryland, USA
- AprilArkansas Pen ShowWyndham Riverfront, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
- AprilAtlanta Pen ShowSonesta Atlanta Northwest, Atlanta, USA
- AprilChicago Pen ShowDoubleTree, Oak Brook, Illinois, USA
- MayScriven MontrealMontreal, Canada
- JuneSt. Louis Pen ShowSheraton Westport Chalet, St. Louis, USA
- JuneTriangle Pen ShowResearch Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
- JulyPacific Northwest Pen ShowPortland, Oregon, USA
- Aug.San Francisco International Pen ShowSan Francisco Bay Area, USA
- Aug.Washington DC Fountain Pen SupershowMarriott Fairview Park, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
- Sept.Commonwealth Pen ShowSomerville, Massachusetts, USA
- Sept.Dallas Pen ShowDallas, Texas, USA
- Sept.Orlando Pen ShowOrlando, Florida, USA
- Oct.Miami Pen ShowFort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
- Oct.On the Paper Trail LiveNashville, Tennessee, USA (Vanness Pen Shop)
- Oct.Scriptus Toronto Pen ShowToronto, Canada
- Nov.Empire State Pen ShowNew York Hilton Midtown, New York City, USA
- Dec.Ohio Pen ShowMarriott Columbus Northwest, Dublin, Ohio, USA
United Kingdom
- Feb.London Spring Pen ShowNovotel London West, Hammersmith, London, UK
- AprilNorthern Pen ShowCrowne Plaza, Chester, UK
- JuneCheltenham Pen ShowCheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham, UK
- Aug.Newcastle Pen ShowThe Village Hotel, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Europe and Turkey
- Jan.Munich Pen ShowMunich, Germany
- Feb.German Pen FestMozart Säle, Hamburg, Germany
- MarchBarcelona Pen ShowBarcelona, Spain
- MarchCologne Pen ShowCologne, Germany
- MarchMilan Pen Show (ACPS)Milan, Italy
- AprilAlpe Adria Pen ShowTrieste, Italy
- AprilAnkara Pen ShowThe Ankara Hotel, Ankara, Turkey
- AprilPen Show PolandKatowice, Poland
- MayNaples Pen ShowNaples, Italy
- MayNuremberg Pen ShowNuremberg, Germany
- JuneDutch Pen ShowUtrecht, Netherlands
- JuneTurin Pen ShowTurin, Italy
- Sept.Florence Pen Show (ACPS)Florence, Italy
- Sept.Grünwald’s Collectors’ MeetingWinterthur, Switzerland
- Nov.Bologna Pen Show (ACPS)Bologna, Italy
- Nov.Hungary Pen ShowBudapest, Hungary
- Nov.Madrid Pen ShowMadrid, Spain
- Nov.Paris Pen ShowParis, France
- Dec.PenFestÇırağan Palace Kempinski, Istanbul, Turkey
Asia
- MarchManila Pen ShowManila, Philippines
- MayIndia Pen Show, MumbaiNehru Centre, Mumbai, India
- MayNaniwa Pen ShowOsaka, Japan
- Oct.India Pen Show, BengaluruBengaluru, India
- Nov.Singapore International Pen ShowSuntec, Singapore (run by UK Pen Shows)
- Nov.Tokyo International Pen ShowTokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center, Tokyo, Japan
- TBAMalaysia International Pen ShowKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Australia
- Oct.Melbourne Pen & Stationery ShowCrown, Southbank, Melbourne, Australia
More about pen shows
- Pentrace’s own pen show reports, going back to the late 1990s.
- Pen Collectors of America and the Writing Equipment Society also list shows for their members.
- Fountain Pen Communities, Video and Podcasts and the other Links pages.