Press Releases

GREATER TORONTO – May 1, 2014 – The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) and Marketplace Events announced today that they have reached an agreement that would see BILD acquire 100 per cent ownership of the National Home Show, the Toronto Fall Home Show and the GTA Home Show....

Two events to be added in Ottawa, one in Edmonton CLEVELAND, OHIO — April 7, 2014 — Marketplace Events, North America's largest home show producer, has contracted with the E&Y Centre in Ottawa to produce two additional home shows there in 2015, 2016 and beyond. Additionally, the company will launch a fall home show at the Edmonton EXPO Centre, starting in 2015....

Expo’s Digital Excellence Awards, recognizing outstanding digital initiatives in the event and trade show industry. Tuesday, March 25, 2014 By Michael Hart...

CLEVELAND, OHIO — March 21, 2014 — Marketplace Events, North America's largest home show producer, announced today it has purchased the Renovation Show in Edmonton, AB from Young Marketing Services Inc. The show is held annually in January at the Edmonton EXPO Centre at Northlands. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. This will be the company's second annual show operating in the Edmonton market. They also operate the Edmonton Home + Garden Show, which runs this month, March 20-23, in the same facility....

CLEVELAND -- March 4, 2014 -- Marketplace Events, North America's largest home show producer, announced today it has purchased two annual home shows in Raleigh, N.C. from American Consumer Shows (ACS). Both shows, one in the spring and the other in the fall, are held at the Raleigh Convention Center. Terms of the deal were not disclosed....

Awards Luncheon To Celebrate Digital Innovators March 25 in Washington, D.C....

CLEVELAND – Sept. 10, 2013 – Marketplace Events is proud to announce Carrier as presenting sponsor of two consumer home shows to be produced by the company in 2014. These shows include The Great Big Home + Garden Show running February 8-16 at the Cleveland I-X Center, and the all-new Cleveland Home + Remodeling Expo taking place March 14-16 at the new Cleveland Convention Center....

Home Show leader grows its portfolio with strategic additions SOLON, Ohio – August 19, 2013 – Marketplace Events announced today it has purchased three home shows in Kansas City from Patrick Riha Productions and is also launching a fall home show in Birmingham, Ala. this September...

IAEE is pleased to announce it has been working with the FTC to confirm it has stopped the Construct Data/Fair Guide scam that many IAEE members have received and asks members to forward any solicitations received since February to info@iaee.com . The full a nnouncement can be found here and is found below:...

TORONTO -- Marketplace Events announced today that the company has signed a contract with The International Centre to produce an all-new consumer home show in the facility, annually in February, beginning in 2014. The announcement came as the company is in the midst of producing The National Home Show presented by RE/MAX, in partnership with BILD, which runs at the Direct Energy Centre through March 24....

Leveraging its online ticket sales platform, home and garden show organizer Marketplace Events boosted attendance at its first four exhibitions of the year by 17 percent....

Marketplace Events Reports Increases in Consumer Attendance Activity at leading home show producer’s 2013 shows-to-date indicate uptick in homeowner spending...

The partnership with the Italian Trade Commission is designed to lure a broader base to the new powersports show....

A great interview with Marketplace Events' Andrée Boisselle on Snapguide....

CALGARY — Each year Calgary’s BMO Centre attracts tens of thousands of people for two annual consumer home shows in the city and the people at Marketplace Events are the ones behind the scenes making sure everything runs smoothly....

For the first time, the National Home Show co-located with Canada Blooms this year, forming what was billed as North America’s largest home-and-garden event. Although both shows still have separate operations and identities, they run side-by-side and one ticket gives guests access to both. The massive expos continue through Sunday, March 25, and take up the entire Direct Energy Centre with more than 600,000 square feet of exhibitions and features....

Marketplace Events, the largest producer of consumer home shows in North America with 31 home shows in 20 markets, has launched a new trade show division, it announced last week....

Webster will continue in his role as Vice President of Marketplace Events, including overseeing the Western Canadian region of home shows as well as the partnership with the Dallas Cowboys organization....

On the heels of Marketplace Events’ announcement regarding Larry Little’s new role as the company’s Vice President & General Manager, Motorcycle Group, a brand new initiative was announced on Tuesday, revealing plans to develop the American International Motorcycle Expo (AIME)....

U.S. Commerce Association’s Award Plaque Honors the Achievement...