September, 2011-- The 31st Chicago Toy Soldier Show:
Hyatt Regency Woodfield, 1800 East Golf Road, Schaumberg, IL near Chicago.
Show is Sunday, from 10am to 3:30pm, Admission is $5. Most vendors have private rooms open from as early asWednesday through Saturday, and the entire hotel is turned over to the show.
Hotel info: 800-233-1234 Contact Don Pielin. 106 Cottonwood Drive, Streamwood IL, 60107.
We strongly recommend that if you plan to attend any of these shows, you should contact the recommended contact agent whenever possible. This is the best way to verify show information about which you may have some question.
We try to keep these listings as current and accurate as we possibly can.
We appreciate any output from our members and from those of you who put on toy soldier shows and exhibits.
If you have any information on upcoming shows, please send us the information by our email or by US Mail, and we will be sure to include it.
Postal: TSCA, P.O.Box 179, New Ellenton SC 29809, USA
February, 2011 -- The Heart of the South Military & Miniature Figure Show & Sale:
Annandale VFD Community Center, 7128 Columbia Pike, Annandale VA, 22003 USA.
(Rt.495 (Western Spur) to Little river Turnpike Exit, Go east 7 lights to John Marr Drive, turn left & go to light (Columbia Pike)
& turn left, go 1/2 block. Site is on the right.) 80 dealer tables.
Show is Saturday, from 9:00am - 3:00pm Admission $5.00, children under 10 free with adult.
Contact Ed Gries Tel: 201-257-2687 or 201-342-6475 , write P.O.Box 572, Hackensack NJ, 07602
2011 Schedule
The following is our list of show dates, so check these listings regularly as they will be changing. Also, if you have any information on upcoming shows, please send us the information by our email or by US Mail, and we will be sure to include it.
Postal: TSCA, P.O.Box 179, New Ellenton SC 29809, USA
January, 2011 -- The Michigan Historical Collectibles Show:
The 22th Anniversary Supershow - A combination of the Detroit Toy Soldier Show, Iron Brigade Militaria Show, and the Michigan Historical Miniature Club Show.
The Largest Gathering of Historical & Military Collectors & Enthusiasts in the Midwest
Madison Place Hall Banquet & Conference Center, 876 Horace Brown Drive,
Madison Heights MI, 48071 USA ( I-275 and Thirteen Mile Road Exit)
The Only Show in the World that Features All This Under One Roof:
175 Tables Displaying and Selling: Toy Soldier & Historical Figures Militaria & Historical Books, Toy Soldier, Action Figures and Militaria Displays, Living Historians in Period Uniforms and Customs, Historical Wargamming Demos, Historical Figure Modeling Display and Seminars and figure painting area with free figures to paint (Paints, brushes, & instructions supplied), and infared Tank Tag battles.
This year's theme: The Olde West.
"General George Armstrong Custer" himself will be in attendance.
Admission is $ 6.00 NEW -Families with Children Under 16 Pay Only $ 6.00
Show is Saturday & Sunday, from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Tel.: (248) 586-1022 for complete info
Website at: www.michiganshow.com See the Website for hotels, directions, and maps.
January, 2011 -- The 17th Annual Florida Toy Soldier & Action Figure Show
(With Figure Painting Competition, sponsored by the South Florida Toy Soldier Club Inc.):
Scottish Rites Masonic Hall, 2000 North D Street, Lake Worth, FL USA.
(Four miles south of West Palm Beach Airport - I-95 to Exit 64 / 10th Avenue North --
East to D Street - North to 22nd / Base of White Water Tower) Tel.: 561-582-6794
Hotel accomodations available in the area, via Internet.
(Four miles south of the show site, off I-95) Show is Sunday from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Admission - $6.00, kids under 12 - FREE. $25.00 to attend the pre-show
November, 2011 -- The Annual Pennsylvania Toy Soldier Show & Sale
and G.I.Joe Show:
Sheraton Bucks Hotel, 400 Oxford Valley Road, Langholme PA. USA
Approx. 8 miles north of Exit 351 of PA Turnpike (Rt.276). Take Rt.1 to Oxford valley Road exit. Turn right at the first light, go three more lights and turn left.
November, 2011-- The 11th Annual Foothills Highland Games:
Jackson Park (Exit 49-B off I-26), 801 Glover Street, Hendersonville NC, 28792.
Presented by S.C.O.T.S. Scottish Clans of the South, P.O.Box 1939, Hendersonville NC, 28793.
Host Hotel: Quality Inn & Suites, 201 South Sugarloaf Road (Exit 49-A off I-26), Hendersonville NC 28792
Reinactments, highland dancers, border collie herding demos, athletic competitions, living history village, Scottish food, and Celtic arts and crafts. Lots more events found on the website. Lots of vendors.
Games are on Saturday from 9:00am to 4:30pm. Admission $15.00, Seniors - $12.00. Kids 7 to 14 -
$7.00, under 7 - FREE. Saturday evening - Ceilidh at 8:00pm, $10.00 at the door.
Calling of the Clans on Friday night at Jackson Park, Free to the Public.
Kirken-O-the-Tartan, Sunday morning at 10:55am, 1st Presbyterian Church of Hendersonville.
For more info, call Sue, Tel.: 828-693-8526 Hotel info: 828-692-7231
September, 2011-- Norman Joplin's Old Toy Soldier & Figure Show:
Holiday Inn, Coram Street, Bloomsbury, London, ENGLAND. Show is Saturday, 10:30am to 4:00pm
Contact Norman Joplin, Tel.: 262-692-3913 or 262-399-1140. Email: info@normanjoplin.com
Website at www.normanjoplin.com In the UK, contact Rob Wilson: Tel.: 01926-496062
March, 2011 -- The New Jersey Toy Soldier Show & Miniature Sale:
Crown Plaza Hotel, Secaucus, NJ USA
Show is Sunday from 9:00am to 3:00pm. 100 dealer tables.
Combined admission with NJ military miniatures show, $6.00. Kids under 12 FREE.
Contact Ed Gries, Tel. 201-257-2687 (cell) or 201-342-6475, or write P.O.Box 572, Hackensack NJ, 07602
March, 2011-- The SCAHMS California Show:
Sponsored by the SCAHMS of California. Show is Friday from 7;00am to 11:00pm, and Saturday from 7:00am to 11:00pm
Doubletree Hotel , 100 The City Drive, Orange CA USA Hotel info, Tel.: 714-634-4500 Ask hotel for special show rates.
Show contacts: Barry King or Jim Hill, Tel.: 714-526-9339
March, 2011-- The Toy Soldier Show of London:
The Royal National Hotel, Bedford Way, London ENGLAND Show is Saturday
Even if you can't make the show, go and see this website. It is one of the coolest things we've seen
in a long time. "Early Bird" entry from 7:30 to 8:30 for 10 lbs. General admission from 10:00am to 4:00pm Contact Bob Neville of King & Country, Tel.: +440-1388-81882
International Palms Resort & Conference Center (Formerly Holiday Inn Resort)
1300 North Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach FL, 32931 USA
Over 50 vendors, and 11,000 square feet for historical, sci-fi, fantasy, board games & role playing.
Thursday evening gaming available.
Admission if you preregister: HMGS member - $15, non-member - $25
Admission at the door: MNGS member - $20, non-member - $30.
This year's theme is: NAPOLEONICS
Register through PayPal online, at our website, or make checks payable to "HMGS-South".
Send checks to HMGS-South, c/o Rickey Grice, 3426 Lori Lane South, Lakeland FL 33801 USA
Make your hotel reservations early and get a special convention rate of $99 a night. Our Group Code is HM Reservations: 321-392-1647 (our Group Code is HM2) Hotel Front Desk 321-783-2271
May, 2011 -- The Armed Forces Day Toy Soldier Show:
Sponsored by the Virginia War Museum, 9285 Warwick Blvd., Newport News VA USA
Show is Saturday, from 9:00am to 4:00pm Admission to Museum is $6.00 for adults, Show is FREE. Contact Colin Romanick, Tel.: 757-247-8523 Cell: 757-879-2203, FAX: 757-247-8627
Dealer set-up on Friday from 5:00pm to 9:00pm, and Saturday morning from 7:00am to 9:00pm.
May 28-29, 2011 -- The 5th Annual Texas Toy Soldier Show:
The Historic Menger Hotel Ballroom - Next door to the Alamo in beautiful downtown San Antonio, on Memorial Day weekend, and right next to the Texas Ranger Museum. This is a haunted hotel! 8^)
204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio TX, 78205 USA Hotel info, Tel.: 210-223-4361 Hotel rates at $105. Expanded show hours by request. Table space & show info: Tel.: 760-723-6583.
Show is Friday is dealer setup, Saturday from 9:00am to 4:00pm, & Sunday from 10:00am to 3:00pm
Admission is $5 per collector, wives, girlfriends & kids come FREE. Costumed reinactors and personalities will be present.
Contact "TSSD" for show information, flyers, show contacts. Hotel website: http://mengerhotel.com
October 15 & 16, 2011-- The 2011 Military History Weekend in Williamsburg VA:
The Lexington George Washington Inn & Conference Center, 500 Merrimac Trail Williamsburg VA, 23185 USA
This new show is in the most delightful historic location on the East Coast: Colonial Williamsburg, close to historic Yorktown, the Jamestown recreation, and Naval base at Newport News. Walking distance from famous Merchant's Square in the colonial sector. Come to the show and relive American history. Show features vendors, door prizes, WWII vets and WWI & WWII reinactors in vintage vehicles doing military drills, wargaming, model kit building and painting classes for kids, "tranquility suite" for spouses.
Show is Saturday from 10:00am to 5:00pm, and Sunday from 11:00am to 3:00pm.
Admission $5.00, kids under 16 are FREE. Active military with ID are also admitted FREE.
Hotel reservations: Rooms from only $59 a night if you tell them you are with the Military History Weekend Convention. Hotel Tel.: 866-787-4494.
Same weekend as the 230th Anniversary Yorktown Celebrations.
November, 2011 -- Castra Romana IX - Festival of Rome:
746 Givhans Ferry Road, Ridgeville SC, 29572 USA Public Display is Saturday Nov.13 only
Yes, an honest-to-Jupiter Roman festival, complete with campsites, games, uniforms and costumes, craftsmen, vendors, gladiator fights, kids activities, and a Roman market. Sign up early, and you too can wear armor and join the army. Very authentic and a must for history fans who love Romans.
You MUST visit their two websites!
Contact Rusty Myers III, Tel.: 843-437-5587 FAX: 843-873-6601
January, 2011 - The Great Lehigh ValleyTrain Meet :
Merchants Square Mall, 1901 South 12th Street, Allentown PA, 18103, USA
Show is Saturday from 10:00am to 4:00pm, and Sunday from 10:00am to 3:00pm.
Also Don't forget to Visit our new Co-op store, Open all year in Room 16. We have trains, toys, antiques, crafts, custom leather, candy, lottery and more. Looking to sell your items. We curently have Retail Space and Display Cases available for rent. Very reasonable rates.
March, 2011 - The Great Lehigh Valley Craft Show :
Merchants Square Mall, 1901 South 12th Street, Allentown PA, 18103, USA
Show is Saturday from 10:00am to 3:00pm.
Also Don't forget to Visit our new Co-op store, Open all year in Room 16. We have trains, toys, antiques, crafts, custom leather, candy, lottery and more. Looking to sell your items. We curently have Retail Space and Display Cases available for rent. Very reasonable rates,
February, 2011 - The Great Lehigh Valley Antique Show :
Merchants Square Mall, 1901 South 12th Street, Allentown PA, 18103, USA
Show is Saturday from 10:00am to 4:00pm.
Also Don't forget to Visit our new Co-op store, Open all year in Room 16. We have trains, toys, antiques, crafts, custom leather, candy, lottery and more. Looking to sell your items. We curently have Retail Space and Display Cases available for rent. Very reasonable rates,
March 12, 2011 - The Great Lehigh Valley Show Antique Toy & Collectible Show :
Merchants Square Mall, 1901 South 12th Street, Allentown PA, 18103, USA
Show is Saturday from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Admission $6.00, kids under 10 FREE with an adult.
Also Don't forget to Visit our new Co-op store, Open all year in Room 16. We have trains, toys, antiques, crafts, custom leather, candy, lottery and more. Looking to sell your items. We curently have Retail Space and Display Cases available for rent. Very reasonable rates. FREE parking.
September 25, 2010-- The 31th Chicago Toy Soldier Show:
Hyatt Regency Woodfield, 1800 East Golf Road, Schaumberg, IL near Chicago.
Show is Sunday, from 10am to 3:30pm, Admission is $5. Most vendors have private rooms open from as early asWednesday through Saturday, and the entire hotel is turned over to the show.
Hotel info: 800-233-1234 Contact Don Pielin. 106 Cottonwood Drive, Streamwood IL, 60107.
