Outdoors shows: Master list for 2024 season around Chicago [Update 8]

UPDATE 8: Island Lake Lions Club Ice Fishing Derby postponed

UPDATE 7: Hard Water Classic canceled

UPDATE 6: NICC’s Ice Fishing Derby, Feb. 10

UPDATE 5: Lowrance University, Hoffman Estates Cabela’s, Feb. 17, added

UPDATE 4: Hoosier Coho Club’s Fish Tales and Tackles Sales Swap Meet, Feb. 17, added.

UPDATE 3: Bronzeback Blowout, March 2, added.

UPDATE 2: Date change to April 6, Walleyes Unlimited swap meet.

UPDATE 1: Midwest Musky Club Fishing & Outdoor Show, Feb. 3, added.

2024 CHICAGO-AREA OUTDOOR SHOWS

Master list of outdoors shows, classes, swap meets and major ice fishing events for the 2024 season.

If you have additions or tweaks, please email BowmanOutside@gmail.com or contact me on Facebook (Dale Bowman), Twitter (@BowmanOutside) or Instagram (@BowmanOutside).

Dec. 1-3: St. Paul Ice Fishing and Winter Sports Show, St. Paul RiverCentre, Minn.

Dec. 8-10: Wisconsin Ice Fishing Expo, Oshkosh, Wis.

Jan. 5-7: Let’s Go Fishing Show, Gateway Convention Center, Collinsville

Jan. 10-14: Chicago Boat Show, McCormick Place South

Jan. 13-14: Chicago Travel & Adventure Show, Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont

Jan. 19-21: Muskie Expo Chicago, Kane County Fairgrounds, St. Charles

Jan. 20: Musky Swap Meet, Quad County Hawg Hunters chapter of Muskies, Inc., St. Charles Moose Lodge, Duane Landmeier, dlandmeier@frontier.com

Jan. 20-21: Captain Dan Keating Salmon Schools, Lake Michigan Angler, Winthrop Harbor, Salmon Foundations, Jan. 20; Advanced Tactics & Seasonal Strategies, Jan. 21

Jan. 25-28: Chicagoland Fishing, Travel & Outdoor Expo, Schaumburg Convention Center

Jan 27: Fox River Valley chapter of Muskies Inc.’s annual banquet, more than $50,000 in prizes, Schaumburg Golf Club

Jan. 26-28: LVVA Ice Fishing Derby, Bangs Lake, Wauconda

Feb. 1-4: All-Canada Show, Kane County Fairgrounds, St. Charles

Feb. 2-4: Rockford Boat, Vacation & Fishing Show, Indoor Sports Center, Loves Park

[UPDATE 1] Feb. 3: Midwest Musky Club Fishing & Outdoor Show, Village Sportsman’s Club, Alsip

[UPDATE 7] CANCELED Feb. 3: Hard Water Classic, Blackwell Forest Preserve, Warrenville, noon-3:30 p.m., $20 in advance, $25 at the event, register online or (630) 933-7248

[UPDATE 8] POSTPONED Feb. 3: Island Lake Lions Club Ice Fishing Derby, Island Lake, headquartered at Eastway Park

[UPDATE 6] Feb. 10: Northern Illinois Conservation Club’s 64th annual Ice Fishing Derby, Turtle Beach Marina, Channnel Lake

Feb. 10-11: Spring Lake Izaak Walton Outdoor Show, Hobart, Ind., (219) 263-3358

Feb. 11: Henry Decoy Show, Three Sisters Park, Chillicothe

Feb. 14-18: NWTF Convention & Sport Show, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville

Feb. 15-18: Chicago RV & Camping Show, Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont

Feb. 16-18 and 21-25: Indianapolis Boat, Sport and Travel Show, Indiana State Fairgrounds

Feb. 16-18: Tinley Park Fishing, Travel and Outdoor Expo, Tinley Park Convention Center

Feb. 16-18: Muskie Expo Milwaukee, Washington County Fair Park, West Bend, Wis.

[UPDATE 4] Feb. 17: Hoosier Coho Club’s Fish Tales and Tackle Sales Swap Meet, LaPorte County Fairgrounds, La Porte, Indiana

[UPDATE 5] Feb. 17: Lowrance University, Hoffman Estates Cabela’s

Feb. 23-25: Wisconsin Fishing Expo, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.

Feb. 24: Salmon Unlimited Swap Meet, River Park Moose Lodge, River Grove

Feb. 24: DRiFT’s annual Fly Fishing Auction, VFW Post 2801, Villa Park

March Feb. 29-March 3: Illinois Boat Show, Lake County Fairgrounds, Grayslake

March 1-3: National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic, Sioux Falls, S.D.

March 1-3: Northwest Indiana Fishing & Outdoor Expo, Lincoln Center, Highland, Ind.

March 2: Indoor Fishing Flea Market, Rolling Meadows High School

[UPDATE 3] March 2: Bronzeback Blowout, Elmhurst American Legion

March 7-10: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports Show, Wisconsin State Fair Park, West Allis, Wis.

March 7-10: Ultimate Sports Show, DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, Mich.

March 8-10: Illinois Deer Classic, Peoria Civic Center

March 8-10: Rockford RV, Camping & Travel Show, Indoor Sports Center, Loves Park

March 8-10: Canoecopia, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis.

March 9: Fish & Hook Sports Show, VFW Post 5788, Lockport

March 14-17: Illinois Taxidermist Association convention, Northfield Inn & Suites, Springfield

March 22-24: Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo, Cox Business Convention Center, Tulsa, Okla.

UPDATE 2: April 6: March 9: (Date changed for site reasons) Walleyes Unlimited swap meet, Antioch VFW Post 4551

April 23-27: North American Vintage Decoy and Sporting Collectibles Show, Westin Chicago Lombard

April 27: Riverside Fishing Club swap meet, Berwyn Moose Lodge