Chicagoland Fishing, Travel & Outdoor Expo

Next edition: January 28 – 31, 2027
Venue: Schaumburg Convention Center, 1551 Thoreau Dr N, Schaumburg, IL 60173, United States
Official site: https://chicagoland.sportshows.com/

The official homepage presents the 2027 dates in red after a struck-through 2026 listing (January 22 – 25, 2026) and names Schaumburg Convention Center. A site notice states: "Our Website is representative of our 2026 show just ended. Information will be updated as we get closer to the 2027 event."

About the show

The organizers describe it as Chicagoland's biggest and best fishing, travel, and outdoor sports expo, serving the Chicago angling community for over a decade. The exhibitors page calls it Chicagoland's #1 multi-species, all-technique fishing, travel and fishing boat show, with free on-site parking and attached hotel accommodations.

Typical features advertised on the official site include a 5,000-gallon Hawg Trough bass tank, fishing simulator, Fisherman's Boatyard (Lund, Crestliner, Skeeter, Sea Ark, Alumacraft, Lowe, MirroCraft, PolarKraft, Smokercraft, Vexus and more), BASSMASTER Casting Kids, birds of prey education, a 50-foot casting pond, a travel pavilion with fishing/hunting and vacation exhibitors, and a catch-and-release trout pond.

Location

Schaumburg Convention Center (also referred to on the getting-there page as Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center) is in Schaumburg, Illinois. The official FAQ and site schema list the street address as 1551 Thoreau Dr N (FAQ wording: 1551 N, Thoreau Dr N), Schaumburg, IL 60173. The venue is described as offering 148,624 square feet of flexible event space, with abundant free parking on site and off-site shuttles during busier periods.

Contacts (official contacts page)

• Show manager (general inquiries, sponsorships, new exhibitor sales): Tod Alberto, 603-276-4111 ext 1, [email protected]
• Show administrator (existing exhibitor payments, show operations, ticket questions): Sara Hege, 603-276-4111 ext 2, [email protected]

Notes from official pages (do not treat as confirmed 2027 hours or prices)

The Show Info/FAQ page still lists January 22 – 25, 2026 hours (Thu–Fri 12:00 PM–8:00 PM, Sat 10:00 AM–7:00 PM, Sun 9:00 AM–3:00 PM) and ticket prices (adults $15; ages 6–11 $5; 5 and under free). Navigation "GET TICKETS" still points to a 2026 Etix listing. Those items are for the recently ended 2026 show and were not restated for 2027 on the pages checked.

Source: https://chicagoland.sportshows.com/ (also /show-info-faq/, /contacts/, /getting-to-the-show/, /exhibitors-only/, /features/).