Co-Located Events
Discover exciting co-located events taking place alongside the PGA Show, designed to bring even more value, connections, and opportunities to your experience.
Functional Fabric Fair Winter Edition – Orlando, January 27-28, 2027
Functional Fabric Fair Winter Edition is the curated sourcing event for performance fabrics, trims, and sustainable innovations, taking place January 27-29, 2027, in Orlando.
Golf Business Conference 2027
Brought to you by the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA)
Calling all golf facility owners, operators, managers and staff! Join us January 25-27 for Golf Business Conference 2027, the largest annual gathering of golf facility professionals. For more than 35 years, the NGCOA has hosted this essential industry event, and GBC27 will continue to provide high-value golf business strategy, forward-thinking expert education, valuable connections and camaraderie, with a lot of fun mixed in.
Golf Business Conference 2027 is January 25-27 and includes:
- Relevant, exclusive and timely education within keynotes, panels and tracked breakout sessions
- General sessions and special guest speakers
- Annual Yamaha Golf Outing at Reunion Resort & Golf Club
- GBC27 Expedition (workshop and demonstrations)
- New NGCOA Member & GBC First Time Attendee Reception
- Annual Next-Gen Meet-Up for young golf course successors
- Masterminds 2027 pre-conference session
- Opening reception and closing luncheon for networking and socializing
- GBC27 Sponsor Fair & Happy Hour
- Recognition and celebration of NGCOA's 2027 award winners
- CEUs from the PGA, LPGA, CMAA and GCSAA
- And much more!
From January 27-29, GBC27 moves into the OCCC alongside the 2027 PGA Show:
- NGCOA+PGA joint education sessions
- NGCOA-hosted presentations at the PGA Show Clubhouse Stage & Bar
- NGCOA's PGA Show Booth #2979 and neighboring NGCOA Vendor Village
See the developing education program, speaker lineup, networking activities, location information, sponsoring suppliers and more at GolfBusinessConference.com.
About the National Golf Course Owners Association
The NGCOA is the leading authority on the business aspects of golf course ownership and management. The association represents and promotes the interests of golf courses as the principal businesses and economic assets of the game of golf. The not-for-profit organization is the only trade association dedicated exclusively to golf course owners and operators. Through advocacy, education and information resources, purchasing programs and networking opportunities, the NGCOA helps golf course owners and operators run more successful businesses. For more information or to join, visit ngcoa.org or call 800-933-4262.
The African American Golf EXPO and Forum
The African American Golf EXPO and Forum, founded in 2021, is an annual event dedicated to promoting inclusion in the business, industry, jobs, careers and culture of golf. The EXPO is collocated with the PGA Show through select exhibits, workshops, forums, and partnerships. The popular Diversity Roundtable is included in these activities. The EXPO connects and empowers underrepresented voices and advances economic opportunity in the golf industry. Now in its 7th year, the EXPO has attracted several thousand people and has had an estimated economic impact of 3 million dollars. The EXPO organizers invite everyone to attend these unique workshops, increase your network, get introduced to new products and services and learn about the outstanding community and grassroots work being conducted throughout America. Registration for the EXPO is free, and everyone is welcome to attend.
