NFRA Convention 2026

The NFRA Convention (National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association) is the industry's annual business-meeting convention for frozen and refrigerated foods retailers, manufacturers, sales agents, logistics providers, and suppliers.

Dates and venue (official)

• Dates: October 17-20, 2026
• Venue: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland, United States
• Address: 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD 20745

Confirmed on the dedicated convention site (nfraconvention.org homepage: "NFRA Convention 2026 / October 17-20, 2026 / Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center National Harbor, Maryland") and on NFRA's events page (nfraweb.org/events/nfra-convention/ Upcoming Dates: "October 17-20, 2026 Gaylord National National Harbor, MD"). Official 2026 brochure and registration pages match the same span.

What this listing is (and is not)

CMS previously held polluted title "Events - National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association" and a wrong multi-edition hub span 2026-05-15 → 2028-10-24. That span mixed the events hub / Executive Conference period with future Convention years and is discarded. This upsert publishes only the next FUTURE Convention edition as of 2026-09-29: October 17-20, 2026. Later announced Convention dates (October 9-12, 2027 San Diego; October 21-24, 2028 National Harbor) and the separate April NFRA Executive Conference are not applied here.

Format

Most Convention time is pre-scheduled one-on-one customer business meetings rather than a traditional exhibit-hall floor. Typical programme elements (from official Convention materials): Taste of Excellence opening reception, Café NFRA / Frozen Fix product sampling, breakfast speaker sessions, Annual Membership Luncheon, Networking Reception, Golden Penguin Awards luncheon, and open forums (e.g. Private Brands, Ice Cream, Supply Chain, Marketing, Small Business Manufacturers).

Organiser / contact

National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association
2805 Old Post Rd., Suite 310, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Phone: 717-657-8601
Email: nfra@nfraweb.org
Registration: https://nfraconvention.org/register/

Sources

• https://nfraconvention.org/ (edition homepage)
• https://nfraweb.org/events/nfra-convention/ (upcoming Convention dates list)
• https://nfraconvention.org/register/ (2026 registration)