Great American Franchise Expo — Denver

Dates: October 10–11, 2026
Hours: Saturday 11am–5pm | Sunday 11am–4pm
Venue: National Western Center, Denver, Colorado, United States
Admission: Register online to waive the $29 door fee (free entry with online registration; $29 at the door)
Official site: https://www.franexpousa.com
Denver stop / registration: https://www.franexpousa.com/denver-franchise-expo-2026
Contact: info@franexpousa.com
Exhibitor booths: Ted O'Shea | 516.604.3332 | Ted@FranExpoUSA.com

Multi-city series — this listing is one next stop only

The Great American Franchise Expo runs multiple live franchise trade shows across U.S. cities in 2026 (organizer states 12 shows scheduled). This CantonShare listing covers only the next upcoming FUTURE stop as of 2026-09-30 (Asia/Shanghai): Denver, October 10–11, 2026, at the National Western Center. It is not the CMS year span 2026-02-21 through 2026-11-08.

Other announced future stops (not published under this record): Dallas (Irving Convention Center, October 24–25, 2026); Phoenix (Mesa Convention Center, November 7–8, 2026). All earlier 2026 stops through Detroit (September 26–27, 2026) are past relative to 2026-09-30 and were discarded.

What the Denver expo offers

Per the official Denver page (https://www.franexpousa.com/denver-franchise-expo-2026) and homepage:

• Franchise concepts across dozens of industries
• Educational seminars (franchise law, financing, growing businesses)
• Meet franchisors and franchise professionals
• Free coaching / expert advice messaging on the Denver page
• American-owned franchise tradeshow series branding on the homepage

CMS cleanup

• Previous CMS draft used polluted multi-stop span dates 2026-02-21 / 2026-11-08 and title suffix "| Trade Show"; status was draft with stale ok verification.
• Published dates set to day-level 2026-10-10 / 2026-10-11 for Denver only.
• Title set to Great American Franchise Expo Denver; legacy slug the-great-american-franchise-expo-46295 left unchanged.
• Venue street address not stated on official pages checked; only venue name + Denver, Colorado used.

Sources verified (2026-09-30 Asia/Shanghai)

1. https://www.franexpousa.com — 2026 live expos schedule including DENVER - National Western Center October 10-11, 2026; also lists Dallas and Phoenix future stops and earlier past cities
2. https://www.franexpousa.com/denver-franchise-expo-2026 — Denver stop dates, hours (Sat 11am–5pm / Sun 11am–4pm), National Western Center, registration, $29 door fee waiver, exhibitor contact
3. https://www.franexpousa.com/attend-franchise-expo — city registration hub linking Denver and other 2026 cities