2011-2012 SOUTHERN SWAPFEST 2011: March 13-17, 2012. Hampton Inn, 151 North Douglas Ave. Altamonte Springs, FL 32714 (407) 869-9000. Room: $70.   AMCAL 2012: April 19-21, 2012. Hotel Lafayette, 2223 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA. More info coming.   TRANS CANADA SWAPFEST: May 2012. Details coming   UES 2012: June 6-9, 2012. Ramada Plaza Hotel, Halfway Blvd. at 1718 Underpass Way, Hagerstown, MD. $65/$75/$105 room rate. Display theme is ‘Maryland’. FMI: Linda Clavette, 13 Creekstone Dr., Mont Alto, PA clavette32@aol.com   71st RMS CONVENTION: Sep. 9-13, 2012. Ramada/Coral Suites Hotel, Niagara Falls, Ont. CAN. Room: $73/$103. The biggest-the best! More details coming   LONG BEACH SWAPFEST: October 21-22, 2012. Details coming   KEYSTONE-LEHIGH WEEKEND: Last weekend in October 2012. Details coming   PHILLU-QUEBEC SWAPFEST: October 2012. FMI: cpelletier@sympatico.ca   Annual Events To Watch For   March: Southern Swapfest: Various locations within Florida. Typical activities: two big auctions, shoebox trading, table hopping, room hopping, local tours, displays. April/May: AMCAL Convention: The West's biggest (and only) convention. Locations are normall in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas. Big auctions; focus is on trading. Lots of fun!   Trans Canada Swapfest: In the Niagara Falls area. Typical activities: freebie tables, auction, displays, room hopping, local tour June: United Eastern Swapfest: Usually in Hagerstown, MD. Typical activities: trading, dealers tables, displays, auction, awards banquet. August: RMS Convention: Always in August, locations vary around the country. Typical activities: freebie tables, room hopping, 4-5 auctions (the biggest in the hobby), displays, local tours, dealers tables, regional/specialty club meetings, awards banquet. October: Long Beach Swapfest: always in the Los Angeles area. Typical activities: cigar box trading, Connecticut auctions, Bingo, ice cream social, local tour, trading, auction   Keystone-Lehigh Valley Swapfest: Always in PA. Typical activities: Freebie tables, bingo, trivia contest, costume party, room hopping, auctions, dealers tables, displays, awards banquet.   November: Phillu-Quebec Swapfest: Always in Canada. Usually the last big get-together of the season for the hobby. FMI: cpelletier43@ sympatico.ca Back to RMS Home Page