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Arnold Sports Festival & Fitness Weekend

Founded by namesake Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Lorimer, the annual event held the first weekend in March features more athletes than the Olympics, competitors representing more than 80 countries, the nation's largest health & fitness expo with 900 booths and more than 200,000 attendees.

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2023 Columbus International Auto Show

Hundreds of vehicles from dozens of manufacturers fill four contiguous exhibit halls with cars ranging from Fords to Ferraris and the "Ugliest Car in Columbus" to the concept cars of tomorrow.

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ICMA 2022 Annual Conference

The 2022 ICMA Annual Conference brings the local government community together for unparalleled leadership and professional development, networking, best-in-class programming, and more.

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AmericanHort Cultivate 2022

Considered the largest horticulture show in North America, Cultivate offers more than seven acres of trade show exhibits including technology and new products, services and plant varieties. Thousands of industry professionals from more than 20 countries attend this growing event that is moving up the ranks of the nation's Top 200 trade shows.

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Ohio School Boards Association 2022 Capital Conference & Trade Show

The OSBA Capital Conference and Trade Show is Ohio’s premier continuing education program — delivering practical solutions to help school district governance teams improve student learning and achievement.

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2022 Firehouse Expo

Firehouse Expo's mission is to support the fire service with superior training and educational opportunities designed to enhance your skills and advance your career. Firehouse Expo will feature a full program of hands-on training classes, pre-conference workshops, a 3-day conference program, exhibition floor and networking events designed to connect you with fellow fire service professionals.

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US National Guard Association 2022 General Conference & Exhibition

More than 2,000 Army and Air National Guard officers from all 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia gather to connect, party and get down to business setting the NGAUS upcoming legislative agenda.

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American Foundry Society CASTEXPO 2022

CastExpo is a trade show and congress serving the worldwide metalcasting supply chain. Held once every three years by the American Foundry Society, this event draws thousands of foundry professionals for four days of business, networking, and knowledge-sharing. Exhibits, presentations, and featured events at CastExpo incorporate every major alloy, process, and related foundry and manufacturing topic:

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Plexus Worldwide 2022 Convention

PLEXUS Worldwide is one of the worlds largest health supplement and living advocates. Providing a tiered structure to sell its products, Plexus held it's annual summit this June in Columbus to announce new products and celebrate yearly accomplishments.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Breakfast Celebration

This annual gathering is the largest served breakfast in the nation honoring the life and legacy of the late civil rights leader.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church of America 2022 Churchwide Assembly

The 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly convened in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 8-12, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Gathering under the theme, Embody the Word, voting members participated in plenaries and worship while acting on key legislative business and hearing reports on the work of the church.

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EcoSummit

Held for the first time in the United States, the 4th International EcoSummit, with the theme of Ecological Sustainability: Restoring the Planet's Ecosystem Services, attracted the world's most prominent ecologists from 75 countries in 2012.

John Deere Product Intro

Attracting four waves of 1,200 of company representatives each, participants watch 28 different company machines be driven across the stage. They then visit the exhibit hall floor to confer with subject matter experts before traveling to the Molly Caren Agriculture Center in nearby London to take Cropmaster and other specialty harvesting equipment for a test drive.

NHL All-Star Weekend

The National Hockey League's 2015 Fan Fair was filled with team mascots, dozens of interactive activities, Stanley Cup photo opportunities and multiple player autograph sessions with NHL heroes. The Fantasy Draft highlighted the player selections for Team Foligno and Team Toews. Affiliated hospitality functions preceded the NHL Skills Competition and NHL All-Star Game at Nationwide Arena - home of the Columbus Blue Jackets - across the street.

Ohio Star Ball

Growing from a one-day event to the largest professional/amateur ballroom dancing competition in the world, Ohio Star Ball's glitter and grace includes almost 13,000 entries and filming for America's Ballroom Challenge to be broadcast nationally.

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Origins Game Fair

Produced by the Columbus-based Game Manufacturers Association, Origins provides more than 11,000 attendees with the chance to learn about new releases from game creators and manufacturers and buy and play games, including live-auction role-playing games and popular collectible card games.

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Thirty-One Gifts 2022 Annual Convention

Gathering consultants of the world's fastest-growing company owned by a woman and the 17th largest direct-selling company, the conference unveiled the company's new lines of exclusive, stylish and functional totes, purses, fashion accessories and home organizing products. The event featured two buffet dinners, each accommodating 7,000 consultants at once.

World Summit on Trade Efficiency

The event, sponsored by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the City of Columbus and private-sector businesses, focused on the utilization of information technology to expand international trade.

National Association of Counties (NACO)

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Wizard World

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LegalShield

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American International Motorcycle Expo (AIMExpo)

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Girl Scouts of the USA

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Ohio Department of Transportation

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Premier Beauty Classic

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American Gear Manufacturers Association and ASM (Gear/ASM)

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Tree Care Industry Association

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The Ohio School Boards Association 2017 Capital Conference and Tradeshow (OSBA)

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The Greater Midwest Cheer & Dance Expo

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