| SHOW DATES: | APRIL 27 – 30, 2023 |
| EXHIBITION HALLS: | Saturday, April 29 10am -5pm and Sunday, April 30, from 9 am to 3 pm |
| ADMISSION: | A single fee of $20.00 covers both Saturday and Sunday |
Thursday, April 27th 2023
| EVENT NAME | TIME | LOCATION | PRICE |
| Smoking Tent | 6am – Midnight | Grove Pavilion | Free |
| Pipe Making Seminar Day 1 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Indiana/Illinois (3rd floor) | $175 for both days |
Friday, April 28th 2023
| EVENT NAME | TIME | LOCATION | PRICE |
| Smoking Tent | 6am – Midnight | Grove Pavilion | Free |
| Swap and Smoke | 8am – 4pm | Grove Pavilion | Free for buyers |
| Pipe Making Seminar Day 2 | 9am – 3:30pm | Indiana/Illinois (3rd floor) | $175 for both days |
| Friday Welcome Banquet | 6pm – 8pm | Grand Marquee | $20 |
| UPCA Annual Meeting | 3pm – 5pm | Great lakes 4 | Free |
| Fred Hanna – Benefits of Nicotine | 4:30pm – 5:30pm | Great Lakes 1 | Free |
| Charatan Society Meeting | 5pm – 6pm | Grove Pavilion | Free |
| Battle of the Briar | 7:00pm -10:30pm | Indiana/Illinois (3rd floor)/Great Lakes 1 | Free |
| Ladies Craft Night | 8pm – 11:00pm | Great Lakes 2 | Free |
| Pipe Blending Demonstration | 9pm – 10pm | Grove Pavilion | Free |
| UPCA 2nd Annual FAST Smoke Contest | 9:30pm – 10:30pm | Grove Pavilion | Free |
Saturday, April 29th 2023
| EVENT NAME | TIME | LOCATION | PRICE |
| Smoking Tent | 6am – Midnight | Grove Pavilion | Free |
| Exhibition Halls | 10am – 5pm | Grand Marquee and Grand Ballroom | $20 for both days |
| Silent Auction | 10am – 3pm | Grand Marquee | Included in Exhibition ticket |
| Saturday Chicago Feast Banquet | 6:30pm – 9:00pm | Great Lakes I-IV | $60-93 |
Sunday, April 30th 2023
| EVENT NAME | TIME | LOCATION | PRICE |
| Smoking Tent | 6am – Midnight | Grove Pavilion | Free |
| Exhibition Halls | 9am-3pm | Grand Marquee and Grand Ballroom | $20 for both days |
| UPCA Slow Smoke Contest | 1pm – 2:30pm | Grove Pavilion | $75 |
LOCATION: The Lincolnshire Marriott Resort, Ten Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069. For room reservations, use the link at our website www.chicagopipeshow.com or call 1-866-596-7891. You must reserve your room on or before April 1st and mention the show for special rates and for the show to meet its obligation to the hotel. Please do not register for any other Marriott hotel as the show will not be credited with your stay.
With over 200 vendors expected, this is one of the largest pipe shows in the world!
SWAP AND SMOKE: On Friday, April 28, the “Swap and Smoke” (buy/sell/trade event) will start at 8 AM and run until 4 PM. It is free to buyers, while sellers pay only $20 for a space at a ½ table.
BANQUETS: The $20 Friday evening Welcome Dinner for 600 of our worldwide guests will begin at 7 PM. Our Saturday evening CPCC Chicago Feast will be held on Saturday, April 29. See our website for more information about these great dinner events.
ACTIVITIES: Tobacciana seminars and a ladies’ craft program will be held on Friday
evening.
On Thursday and Friday we will hold a Pipe Carving and Finishing Seminar. On
Thursday, there will be a tobacco blending seminar. See our website for additional
details and reservations for these two special events.
EXHIBITOR TABLES: There are exhibitor tables available and are priced at $250.00.
SMOKING: There will be a deluxe 4000 square foot tent for smoking, with food and drink available, open Thursday through Sunday, 6 AM to midnight. This is the ONLY place inside the resort where smoking is allowed. There is a $2,500.00 charge for smoking in the hotel.
The United Pipe Clubs of America (UPCA) will hold its United States Slow Smoke Championship at our show on Sunday, April 30, at 1 PM in the smoking tent. For more information on the contest visit www.unitedpipeclubs.org.
Visit www.chicagopipeshow.com, contact Chuck Martin at
cmartin@curtismartingroup.com for more information or to reserve an exhibitor table.