● ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
Programs & Events / Annual SymposiumThe League’s flagship gathering for the people behind stronger events.
The Annual Symposium brings facility leaders, event producers, sponsors, vendors, and industry partners together for practical education, roundtables, facility tours, networking, and the conversations that move equine and agricultural events forward.
● 2027 SYMPOSIUM & FOOTING ACADEMY
Join us at South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa.
Footing Academy: January 22-23, 2027
Annual Symposium: January 24–27, 2027
South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
The 2027 Annual Symposium & Footing Academy brings The League community together for three days of education, peer connection, industry discussion, and hands-on learning.
● WHAT TO EXPECT
Education, connection, and practical insight in one room.
Each year, the Annual Symposium creates space for members and industry professionals to learn from one another, talk through real challenges, and build relationships with people who understand the work firsthand.
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Practical Education
Learn from speakers, experts, and experienced professionals on topics that matter to facilities, events, operations, and long-term growth.
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Roundtables + Peer Conversations
Talk through shared challenges with facility leaders, event producers, sponsors, and industry peers.
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Tours + Experiences
Step outside the meeting room with tours, site visits, and experiences that bring the learning to life.
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Industry Connection
Build relationships with the people who run facilities, produce events, support operations, and move the industry forward.
● FOOTING ACADEMY
Add hands-on training to your Symposium experience.
The Annual Symposium is often connected with Footing Academy programming, giving attendees the opportunity to pair the main event with focused education on arena surfaces, facility care, maintenance, and event performance.
● WHO SHOULD ATTEND
If you help make events happen, this room is for you.
The Symposium brings together the full ecosystem behind equine and agricultural events, including facility leaders, fairgrounds and venue teams, event producers, show managers, sponsors, vendors, consultants, service providers, young professionals, and emerging industry leaders.
Ready to learn more about this year’s Symposium?
Visit the current event page for dates, location, schedule updates, lodging details, and registration information as it becomes available.