2018 Frag Swaps and Reef Shows

[that Reef Guy]

Update
-3/25 Des Moines, IA - GIRS Spring Fest

 

[that Reef Guy]

Update
-10/6 Chicago, IL - Harvest Frag Fest

 

[SW VA/NE TN Reefing]

We are in the planning stage of setting a date for our event! Our goal date will be March 3rd, or an alternate date of May 26th. The Southwest Virginia / Northeast Tennessee Reef Expo. You can check out our events page at www.appalachianreefing.com we are still editing our page so please bare with us as we get everything set up. We are also looking for vendors, and raffle donations which you can sign up for on our site as well! So please check it out and let us know what you think!

 

[Keyshark]

We are in the planning stage of setting a date for our event! Our goal date will be March 3rd, or an alternate date of May 26th. The Southwest Virginia / Northeast Tennessee Reef Expo. You can check out our events page at www.appalachianreefing.com we are still editing our page so please bare with us as we get everything set up. We are also looking for vendors, and raffle donations which you can sign up for on our site as well! So please check it out and let us know what you think!

Hey fragnappie is march 3rd they will be are hard one to compete with for vendors and donation

 

[SW VA/NE TN Reefing]

Thanks for the heads up! We will conversate that message with everyone thats with planning and let them know. We have multiple dates to work with for this kind of information. We greatly encourage everyone to give us information and feedback so we can create a stunning show!

 

[Keyshark]

Thanks for the heads up! We will conversate that message with everyone thats with planning and let them know. We have multiple dates to work with for this kind of information. We greatly encourage everyone to give us information and feedback so we can create a stunning show!

If its not march 3rd ill be a vendor! Lmk!

 

[SW VA/NE TN Reefing]

If its not march 3rd ill be a vendor! Lmk!

Awesome, we would love to have you! We will be discussing dates after the Christmas holiday. We will definitely let you know the date!

 

[Turbo's Aquatics]

We are in the planning stage of setting a date for our event! Our goal date will be March 3rd, or an alternate date of May 26th.

Hey fragnappie is march 3rd they will be are hard one to compete with for vendors and donation

That's also the weekend for the big NE swap, so these are two you probably don't want to compete with, unless you have mainly local vendors that aren't going to those. Check around, you might be OK...

-3/3 Storrs, Ct-New England Frag Farmers Market

 

[SW VA/NE TN Reefing]

That's also the weekend for the big NE swap, so these are two you probably don't want to compete with, unless you have mainly local vendors that aren't going to those. Check around, you might be OK...

Thanks much for the info, have been hearing that those two are pretty big, we really don't want to compete with them. We are planning on discussing dates with a few vendors that are potentially, booking booths to get an idea of a good date for everyone. This event is for our vendors! So what ever is best for them will be best for us. We have a few weekends available that the convention center hasn't booked yet so we are taking those into account as well. We wanted to give a time frame for just in case we do decide to act upon them.

 

[flowflezy]

Very good information here. Start planning your vacations around the shows lol

 

[that Reef Guy]

Hey fragnappie is march 3rd they will be are hard one to compete with for vendors and donation

Ann Arbor, Michigan is also a Big Show the Same Weekend on 3-4

But there are no Frag Swaps on the Weekend of 5-26 (Yet)

 

[that Reef Guy]

Thanks much for the info, have been hearing that those two are pretty big, we really don't want to compete with them. We are planning on discussing dates with a few vendors that are potentially, booking booths to get an idea of a good date for everyone. This event is for our vendors! So what ever is best for them will be best for us. We have a few weekends available that the convention center hasn't booked yet so we are taking those into account as well. We wanted to give a time frame for just in case we do decide to act upon them.

Another Thing to Consider since it is your first time with the swap is it is always a good idea to have overnight set up the night before the frag swap rather than the morning of only. A lot of the bigger out of state vendors will not go unless they can set up the night before.

 

[SW VA/NE TN Reefing]

Another Thing to Consider since it is your first time with the swap is it is always a good idea to have overnight set up the night before the frag swap rather than the morning of only. A lot of the bigger out of state vendors will not go unless they can set up the night before.

We already have that in action, we are reserving the space for 2 days for this reason. Day 1 for set up and acclimation and for everyone to get there things ready. We will have a block of rooms set aside for our vendors and hobbyist, we are still trying to figure out if we will be able to pay for the vendor rooms or a dinner for the overnight venue setup. Still working on this, hahaha. Day 2 will give vendors time to get final touches ready for the show that morning and then SHOW TIME at 11. We are trying to think of everything possible to make this event a smooth, worry free, successful, and most of all FUN....... event! When we started the planning we asked ourselves what we wished we could have had at other events and are brainstorming these ideas to put them into action. That being said, anything that you guys can think of LET US KNOW!!!!!! We want to hear your wants, thoughts, and ideas. No voice has went unnoticed, and we appreciate the comments, ideas, and insights provided so far. We monitor this sight for any and all input, so we can give you guys what you want!

 

[that Reef Guy]

We already have that in action, we are reserving the space for 2 days for this reason. Day 1 for set up and acclimation and for everyone to get there things ready. We will have a block of rooms set aside for our vendors and hobbyist, we are still trying to figure out if we will be able to pay for the vendor rooms or a dinner for the overnight venue setup. Still working on this, hahaha. Day 2 will give vendors time to get final touches ready for the show that morning and then SHOW TIME at 11. We are trying to think of everything possible to make this event a smooth, worry free, successful, and most of all FUN....... event! When we started the planning we asked ourselves what we wished we could have had at other events and are brainstorming these ideas to put them into action. That being said, anything that you guys can think of LET US KNOW!!!!!! We want to hear your wants, thoughts, and ideas. No voice has went unnoticed, and we appreciate the comments, ideas, and insights provided so far. We monitor this sight for any and all input, so we can give you guys what you want!

Awesome. Looks like you guys are on top of things which is always a good sign

 

[ASAP-Aquarium]

Comprehensive list with links posted here:
https://www.asap-aquarium.com/blogs/news/list-of-frag-swaps-aquarium-expos-2018

Email me with any additions, revisions, error corrections, or updates:
[email protected]

 

[cobergas]

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GIRS Spring Fest 2018 will be on Sunday March 25th, 2018 in Des Moines, IA!

Event Thread: https://www.greateriowareefsociety.org/threads/mar-25-2018-spring-fest-2018-des-moines-ia.28323/

By chance do you have any contact info for that show?

 

[Turbo's Aquatics]

By chance do you have any contact info for that show?

That would be me, I'm on the BoD - Treasurer & Vendor Relations

 

[Swayne_07]

Thanks much for the info, have been hearing that those two are pretty big, we really don't want to compete with them. We are planning on discussing dates with a few vendors that are potentially, booking booths to get an idea of a good date for everyone. This event is for our vendors! So what ever is best for them will be best for us. We have a few weekends available that the convention center hasn't booked yet so we are taking those into account as well. We wanted to give a time frame for just in case we do decide to act upon them.

when you decide a date let me know I may want to setup

 

[SW VA/NE TN Reefing]

If its not march 3rd ill be a vendor! Lmk!

Hey dude, we have set the date for the show April 28th, 2018. We now have the website up and going still adding stuff to it if you have a logo be sure to send it so we can get it added to the page!

 

[SW VA/NE TN Reefing]

when you decide a date let me know I may want to setup

We have set the date for April 28th, 2018. If you decide to attend go to our webpage and visit the vendor section to reserve your spot.