If you're planning a trip in 2023, consider these upcoming quilt shows! You can admire quilts, meet and learn from makers, and share in the stories of this timeless art.
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We update this list periodically, but things can change quickly. Check the show's website for the most up-to-date information. Do you want your show on the list? Email us at APQTips@meredith.com.

February 22-25, 2023

AQS QuiltWeek; Daytona, Florida

Attend AQS QuiltWeek events in multiple cities across the country each year. Enjoy semi-finalist and award-winning quilts, special quilt exhibits from around the world, workshops and lectures with the best instructors, and a huge vendor Merchant Mall.

February 23-26, 2023

QuiltCon; Atlanta, Georgia

See hundreds of modern quilts on display, including a juried quilt show with entries from Modern Quilt Guild members around the world. The event includes live lectures, panels, tours, workshops, and a vendor hall filled with the latest and greatest supplies, and social events.

February 23-26, 2023

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival; Hampton, Virginia

The Merchants Mall will feature everything for quilt, fiber, wearable & textile artists, and home sewers. In addition, MAQF will present the finest collection of quilt, garment, and fiber art exhibitions including quilt and wearable art prize money competitions. Rounding out the event will be workshops and lectures presented by leading instructors along with demonstrations throughout the Merchants Mall.

March 3-4, 2023

Flights of Fancy Quilt Show; Houston, Texas

Attend the WHQG quilt show where you will see over 200 quilts ranging from traditional to art, 20+ vendors selling a variety of quilting products, and purchase a ticket for a beautiful donation quilt, "Hummingbirds and Flowers".

March 22-25, 2023

AQS QuiltWeek; Branson, Missouri

Attend AQS QuiltWeek events in multiple cities across the country each year. Enjoy semi-finalist and award-winning quilts, special quilt exhibits from around the world, workshops and lectures with the best instructors, and a huge vendor Merchant Mall.

March 24-25, 2023

Quilt Fever; Toronto, Ontario

Etobicoke Quilters' Guild Show and Sale features an amazing display of traditional to modern quilts and quilt art, daily draws,  fabulous door prizes, Pick-to-Win, Members' Boutique, Café & Merchant Mall.

March 29-April 1, 2023

Lancaster Quilt Show; Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Marking their 30th year, this quilt show features more than 40 vendors, classes, an antique quilt exhibit, and takes place in a town known for its rich history of quilting, Amish culture, and barn quilt trails. They've moved to a new location at The Wyndham Resort and Convention Center.

April 20-22, 2023

QuiltFest; Greenville, South Carolina

Enjoy the debut of their National Spring Competition and shop the aisles of the Merchants Mall, or discover workshop offerings and learn the newest quilting techniques in the industry.

April 26-29, 2023

AQS QuiltWeek; Panducah, Kentucky

Attend AQS QuiltWeek events in multiple cities across the country each year. Enjoy semi-finalist and award-winning quilts, special quilt exhibits from around the world, workshops and lectures with the best instructors, and a huge vendor Merchant Mall.

April 26-29, 2023

The Paducah Quilt Show; Paducah, Kentucky

Located at Floral Hall building at Carson Park, this show features 16 vendors, a small quilt exhibit, and food options. $3 admission with 30% of proceeds going to St. Jude's. Free parking is available and there will be a shuttle loop between the convention center and Carson Park.

Date To Come

Brazos Bluebonnet Quilt Guild Quilt Show; Bryan, Texas

This show is in a new and bigger location this year! The theme for the judged quilt show is "World of Color". There will be a wide assortment of quilt categories, from traditional to art quilts. The show will have vendor booths, quilt appraisals, quilts for sale, and more. The featured Quilter is Christa Watson of christaquilts.com.

July 6-8, 2023

International Quilt Festival; Long Beach, California

This quilt show, sale, and quiltmaking academy features quilts in dozens of themed exhibits, classes and lectures, and vendor booths offering antique and contemporary quilts, patterns, fabric, books, notions, crafts, and sewing machines.

July 8, 2023

Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show; Sisters, Oregon

Quilts take over this rustic western town for a non-juried, outdoor show of 1,200 hanging quilts.

July 20-22, 2023

The Ohio Quilt Show; Wooster, Ohio

Over 50 vendors and 130 quilts are exhibited at the show in the quaint town of Wooster. Admission and parking is free. There is lots to see and do in the heart of Amish quilting country.

August 2-4, 2023

Bayberry Quilters of Cape Cod Quilt Show; Harwich, Massachusetts

More than 200 quilts will be on exhibit in the beautiful (and air-conditioned) new school; other features include a merchants mall, boutique with handmade items and quilts for sale, daily lectures and demonstrations of quilting techniques. Proceeds from sales of raffle tickets for our "Celebrating the Garden" quilt will benefit scholarships for local students.

August 5, 2023

Eureka Montana Quilt Show; Eureka, Montana

Held outdoors in a scenic town in northwestern Montana, this quilt show has over 600 quilts on display in their main street and historic village area. They also have quilt shop vendors, a food court, and a "Fiberfest" yarn-based event on the other end of town.

September 7-9, 2023

The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show; Madison, Wisconsin

Presented by PBS Wisconsin and Nancy Zieman Productions, The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show is an exciting three-day event that celebrates the art of quilting. Explore exhibits of truly stunning quilts, shop for the latest offerings from our wonderful vendors and discover new ideas from leading quilt educators. Proceeds from The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show help support PBS Wisconsin programming and community outreach projects.

September 13-16, 2023

AQS QuiltWeek; Grand Rapids, Michigan

Attend AQS QuiltWeek events in multiple cities across the country each year. Enjoy semi-finalist and award-winning quilts, special quilt exhibits from around the world, workshops and lectures with the best instructors, and a huge vendor Merchant Mall.

September 13-16, 2023

Garden of Quilts; Lehi, Utah

Set within the 50-acre Ashton Gardens in Lehi, Utah, the festival includes classes from an international roster of favorite teachers, vendors, trunk shows, demonstrations, and a stunning outdoor exhibit of hundreds of beautiful quilts displayed among the flowers and trees. Classes: September 13-16, 2023; Quilts displayed: September 15-16, 2023.

September 14-17, 2023

Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza; Oaks, Pennsylvania

PNQE will be dishing up all the ingredients needed for a successful quilt show including a unique and beautiful display of over 400 quilts and works of textile and wearable art from across the globe. It also features an amazing Merchants Mall filled to the brim with vendor booths, offering everything quilters and needlecrafters need to quench their creative thirsts.

September 27–30, 2023

AQS QuiltWeek; Des Moines, Iowa

Attend AQS QuiltWeek events in multiple cities across the country each year. Enjoy semi-finalist and award-winning quilts, special quilt exhibits from around the world, workshops and lectures with the best instructors, and a huge vendor Merchant Mall.

Date To Come

Walla Walla Valley Quilt Festival; Walla Walla, Washington

Visit the 21st annual quilt show in beautiful wine country. See 200+ quilts on display in addition to a block lotto and challenge quilts. You can also visit the vendor mall, participate in silent auction and quilt raffle, and enjoy hourly demonstrations. The featured Quilter is Heather Black of quiltachusetta.com.

Date To Come

Higher Ground Fair Quilt Show; Laramie, Wyoming

This regional show highlights quilters from across the Rocky Mountain Region, including those in the categories of hand quilting, machine quilting, Rocky Mountain Themed Quilts, Mini Quilts, and more. The show also offers demos, presentations, and vendor booths.

Date To Come

Harvest of Quilts; Hamburg, New York

Morningstar Quilt Guild presents its biennial quilt show featuring member-made quilts, a Silent Auction, vendors, boutique of member made items for sale, demos, and a scrap pool.

October 12-15, 2023

Pacific International Quilt Festival; Santa Clara, California

Join as they celebrate the art of quilting. Whether you shop the aisles of the Merchants Mall for the best fabric, learn a new technique in workshops taught by an outstanding faculty, or admire the beauty of the artwork hanging in the quilt & wearable art competitions and special exhibits, take part in the excitement that is the Pacific International Quilt Festival.

November 2-5, 2023

Quilt Festival; Houston, Texas

The world's largest annual quilt show, sale, and quiltmaking academy features nearly 1,400 quilts in dozens of themed exhibits, 500+ classes and lectures, and almost 1,000 vendor booths offering antique and contemporary quilts, patterns, fabric, books, notions, crafts, and sewing machines. Additionally, there are free educational opportunities.