An updated list of events
The COVID-19 epidemic has been spreading quickly over the past weeks and by now it has enveloped the entire world. This calls for drastic measures and tough decisions in many aspects of business and life in general. As per usual, many events have been scheduled to take place in the early spring of 2020 and event organisers had to react fast. The decisions are varied; some events are being moved online, some postponed to a later, already known date, others postponed indefinitely and when worst comes to worst, events are being cancelled.
We have no way of knowing how long the epidemic will keep us hindered. To help everyone stay in the know, we are keeping an updated list of events to help track how things are progressing in the event industry.
| Mobile World Congress | Cancelled | February 24-27 | Barcelona, Spain |
| Arival Berlin | Postponed | Previously: Mar 1-3 Currently: No new date set | Berlin, Germany |
| Natural Products Expo West | Postponed | Previously: Mar 3-7 Currently: No new date set | Anaheim, California, USA |
| JEC World | Postponed | Previously: March 3-5 Currently: May 12-14 | Paris, France |
| Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference | Developing | Mar 4 | San Francisco, USA |
| Association of Writers & Writing Programs | No change | Mar 4-7 | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| ITB Berlin | Cancelled | Mar 4-8 | Berlin, Germany |
| UBS Global Consumer and Retail Conference | Developing | Mar 5 | Boston, USA |
| The Beauty Experience and IECSC | No Change | Mar 8-10 | New York City, USA |
| Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity | Postponed | Previously: Mar 8-11 Currently: Sep 6-9 | Dubai, UAE |
| The London Book Fair | Cancelled | March 9-11 | London, UK |
| Global IP Exchange Europe | Postponed | Previously: Mar 9-11 Currently: Nov 2-4 | Berlin, Germany |
| Facebook Global Marketing Summit | Cancelled | March 9-12 | San Francisco, USA |
| X4: The Experience Management Summit | Postponed | Previously: March 10-13 Currently: fall 2020 | Salt Lake City, USA |
| European Cities Marketing Spring Meeting | Postponed | Previously: March 11-14 Currently: Autumn | Graz, Austria |
| National Magazine Awards ceremony | Postponed | Previously: March 12 Currently: “Later in the spring” | Brooklyn, USA |
| Comcast’s FreeWheel NowFront | Postponed | Previously: March 12 Currently: No new date selected | New York City, USA |
| Geneva International Motor Show | Cancelled | March 13-15 | Geneva, Switzerland |
| SXSW | Cancelled | March 13-22 | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Inspired Home Show | Cancelled | March 14-17 | Chicago, USA |
| ProWein | Cancelled | March 15-17 | Dusseldorf, Germany |
| Advertising Week Europe | Postponed | Previously: March 16-19 Currently: Sep 14-17 | London, UK |
| GDC | Postponed indefinitely | March 16-20 | San Francisco, USA |
| Qatar International Maritime Defence Exhibition | Cancelled | March 16-18 | Qatar, UAE |
| Data Center World 2020 | Postponed | Previously: March 16-19 Currently: August 24-27 | San Antonio, USA |
| Prague International Film Festival | Postponed | Previously: March 17-25 Currently: Sep 18-25 | Prague, Czech Republic |
| AMC Network Upfront | Cancelled | March 18 | New York City, USA |
| Business Roundtable CEO Innovation Summit | Postponed | Previously: March 18 Currently: No new date selected | Washington, D.C., USA |
| Clorox iConnect | Postponed | Previously: March 18 Currently: No new date selected | San Francisco, USA |
| Starbucks Annual Meeting | Moved online | March 18 | Seattle, USA |
| Women in Leaderships Meetings + Incentives | Postponed | Previously: Mar 18-20 Currently: July 17-19 | Washington, D.C., USA |
| Architectural Digest Design Show | Postponed | Previously: Mar 19-22 Currently: June 25-28 | New York, USA |
| Shoptalk | Postponed | Previously: Mar 22-25 Currently: Sep 14-17 | Las Vegas, USA |
| Fox News upfront | Cancelled | March 24 | New York City, USA |
| QODE Brisbane | Moved online | March 24-25 | Brisbane, Australia |
| ANA Media Conference | Cancelled | March 25-27 | Aventura, Florida, USA |
| A+E Networks Upfront | Moved online | Previously: March 25 Currently: week of March 23 | New York City, USA |
| SITE Incentive Summit Europe | Postponed | Previously: March 26-29 Currently: April 2021 | Davos, Switzerland |
| European Food Summit | Postponed | Previously: Mar 28-30 Currently: Autumn 2020 | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| ENDO 2020 | Cancelled + moved online | Previously: Mar 28-31 Currently: June 8-22 | Washington, D.C., USA |
| Adobe Summit | Moved online | Mar 29 – Apr 2 | Las Vegas, USA |
| EXHIBITORLIVE | Postponed | Previously: Mar 29 – Apr 2 Currently: Aug 16-20 | Las Vegas, USA |
| 4A’s Management Practitioners Forum (MPF) | Postponed | Previously: Mar 30-31 Currently: Undetermined date in the fall | Chicago, USA |
| IACC Americas Connect | Moved online | Previously: Mar 30 – Apr 1 Currently: May 18 – 21 | Dallas, USA |
| CinemaCon | Cancelled | Mar 30 – Apr 2 | Las Vegas, USA |
| MipTV and Canneseries | Cancelled | Mar 30 – Apr 3 | Cannes, France |
| Passenger Terminal | Postponed | Previously: Mar 31- Apr 2 Currently: Jun 9-11 | Paris, France |
| International Pizza Expo | Postponed | Previously: Mar 31 – Apr 2 Currently: Jun 26-28 | Las Vegas, USA |
| Digital Signage Expo | Postponed | Previously: Mar 31 – April 3 Currently: Sep 15-18 | Las Vegas, USA |
| Women’s Summit | Postponed | Previously: April 1 Currently: Later this year | New Orleans, USA |
| International Wireless Communications Expo | Postponed | Previously: April 1-2 Currently: Aug 24-28 | Las Vegas, USA |
| Snap Partner Summit | Cancelled | April 2 | Los Angeles, USA |
| Google Cloud Next: Digital Connect | Moved online | Apr 6-8 | San Francisco, USA |
| Internet of Things World | Postponed | Previously: Apr 6-9 Currently: Aug 10-13 | San Diego, USA |
| World Information Society Forum | Postponed | Previously: April 6-9 Currently: Aug 31-Sep 4 | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Coachella Valey Music and Arts Festival | Postponed | Previously: April 10-12 & 17-19 Currently: Oct 9-11 & 16-18 | Coachella, California, USA |
| New York International Auto Show | Postponed | Previously: April 10-19 Currently: Aug 28-Sep 6 | New York City, USA |
| Global Meetings Industry Day | Postponed | Previously: April 14 Currently: Unknown | Washington, USA |
| Ecomondo Brasil | Postponed | Previously: April 14-16 Currently: Nov 23-25 | San Paolo, Brazil |
| Tribeca Film Festival | Postponed | Previously: April 15-26 Currently: TBD | New York City, USA |
| Abu Dhabi International Book Fair | Postponed | Previously: April 15-21 Currently: May 23-29 | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| NAB Show | Cancelled | April 18 | Las Vegas, USA |
| Advertising Research Foundation AudienceXScience 2020 | Postponed | Previously: April 19-21 Currently: Sep 20-22 | Jersey City, New Jersey, USA |
| Arabian Travel Market | Postponed | Previously: April 19-21 Currently: June 28-July 1 | Dubai, UAE |
| Incentive Live | Postponed | Previously: April 19-21 Currently: July 26-28 | Tucson, USA |
| 4A’s Decisions 20/20 | No change | April 20-21 | New York City, USA |
| CONNEX 2020 | Postponed | Previously: April 20-22 Currently: Unknown | Orlando, USA |
| Hannover Messe 2020 | Postponed | Previously: April 20-24 Currently: July 13-17 | Hannover, Germany |
| Ted 2020: Uncharted | Postponed | Previously: April 20-24 Currently: July 26-30 | Vancouver, Canada |
| 2020 Global Summit | Postponed | Previously: April 21-23 Currently: early autumn | Cancun, Mexico |
| Ralph Lauren Fashion Show | Cancelled | Late April | New York City, USA |
| Baselworld | Postponed | Previously: April 25-29 Currently: January 2021 | Basel, Switzerland |
| IEGWorld 2020 | Cancelled | April 27-29 | Chicago, USA |
| ANA Advertising Financial Management Conference | No change | April 27-30 | Orlando, Florida, USA |
| Culture Marketing Council’s 2020 Summit | No change | April 27-29 | New York City, USA |
| NewFronts | Developing | April 27–May 6 | New York City, USA |
| AAF Advertising Hall of Fame Gala | Postponed | Previously: April 28 Currently: Oct 5 | New York City, USA |
| Bentonville Film Festival | Postponed | Previously: April 29-May2 Currently: Aug 2-5 | Arkansas, USA |
| WasteExpo | Postponed | Previously: May 4-7 Currently: Aug 10-13 | New Orleans, USA |
| Facebook F8 | Moved online | May 5-6 | San Jose, California, USA |
| PlanetIMEX | New event | May 6 | Online |
| Social Media Week New York | No change | May 5-7 | New York City, USA |
| Shopify Unite | Moved online | May 6-8 | Toronto, Canada |
| Kindred | Postponed | Previously: May 11-14 Currently: Sep 14-17 | San Diego, USA |
| IMEX Frankfurt | Cancelled | May 12-14 | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Google I/O | Moved online | May 12-14 | Mountain View, California, USA |
| National Restaurant Association Show | No change | May 16-19 | Chicago, USA |
| Phocuswright Europe | Postponed | Previously: May 18-20 Currently: Aug 4-6 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| The Lead Summit 2020 | Postponed | Previously: May 19-20 Currently: July 7-8 | Brooklyn, USA |
| Microsoft Build | Moved online | May 19-21 | Seattle, USA |
| Sweets and Snacks Expo | No change | May 19-21 | Chicago, USA |
| IBTM Americas 2020 | Postponed | Previously: May 27-28 Currently: Aug 26-27 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| C2 Montreal | Postponed | Previously: May 27-29 Currently: Fall 2020 | Montreal, Canada |
| International Franchise Expo | Moved online | May 28-30 | |
| AI for Good Global Summit | Postponed | Previously: May 28-31 Currently: Sep 21-25 | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) | Cancelled | Jun 9-11 | Los Angeles, USA |
| Women Tech Global Conference | Moved online | Jun 10 | |
| CES Asia | Postponed | Previously: June 10-12 Currently: Postponed indefinitely | Shanghai, China |
| Next Web | Postponed | Previously: June 11-12 Currently: Oct 1-2 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| VidCon | No change | Jun 17-20 | Anaheim, California, USA |
| Collision Conference | Moved online | Jun 22-25 | Toronto, Canada |
| Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity | Cancelled | Jun 22-26 | Cannes, France |
| The Meetings Show | Postponed | Previously: Jun 24-25 Currently: Oct 19-20 | London, UK |
| M&C Asia Connections Japan | Postponed | Previously: June 29-30 Currently: October | Kyoto, Japan |
| NXT Global Summit | Cancelled | July 14-15 | Las Vegas, USA |
| Destinations International 2020 Annual Summit | Moved online | July 14-15 | Chicago, USA |
| Incentive Marketing Association 2020 Summit | Moved online | July 20-22 | |
| Farnborough International Airshow | Postponed | Previously: July 20-24 Currently: 2022 | Farnborough, UK |
| Summer Olympics | Postponed | Previously: Jul 24 – Aug 9 Currently: Summer 2021 | Tokyo, Japan |
| Defcon Safe Mode | Moved online | August 7-9 | Las Vegas |
| Global Business Travel Association Annual Convention | Postponed | Previously: Jul 25-29 Currently: Nov 7-11 | Denver, USA |
| Oktoberfest | Cancelled | Sep 19 – Oct 4 | Munich, Germany |
| Music Tourism Convention | Postponed | Previously: Sep 29 – Oct 1 Currently: Sep 29 – Oct 2 | Cleveland, USA |
