ALL ABOUT THE SPOKANE AG SHOW
Published 7:00 am Thursday, January 25, 2024
Dates: Feb. 6-8, 2024
Exhibit hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday
Location: Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls, Blvd., Spokane, Wash.
Tickets: $14 for Adults, $10 for Youths (12-18 years), children 11 and younger are free. Ag Show tickets are good for all three days of the show and include the trade show, main sessions, seminars and free parking at the Arena. Tickets can be purchased at the Convention Center Complex in the Exhibit Halls ticket offices the week of the show or online at agshow.org. Use the promo code “AGSHOW24” for early bird tickets.
Free parking: Available at the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena main front lot on the W. 700 block of Boone Avenue. A free shuttle will run between the lot and the convention center.
Arena parking lot hours:
• Tuesday, Feb. 6, 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, Feb. 7, 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Feb. 8, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Contacts: Melisa Paul, show director, 509-701-0927, agshow@greaterspokane.org or Diahne Gill, Farm Forum program director, 509-321-3615, dgill@greaterspokane.org
2024 Show Hours
Tuesday, Feb. 6
Ag Show: 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Farm Forum Opening Session:
9-11 a.m. Convention Center Ballrooms
• Regional Weather Forecast: Presented by Art Douglas, professor emeritus at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb.
• Excellence in Agriculture Award: Presented by the Spokane Ag Show.
Farm Forum Seminars: Noon, 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m.
“Watering Hole” Beer and Wine Garden: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 7
Ag Show: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Farm Forum Main Session: 9-10:30 a.m. Convention Center Ballrooms.
• Agriculture Economic Forecast: Randy Fortenbery, agricultural economics professor and Thomas B. Mick Endowed Chair, Washington State University.
Farm Forum Seminars: 10:30 a.m., Noon, 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m.
“Watering Hole” Beer and Wine Garden: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 8
Ag Show: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Farm Forum Seminars: 10:30 a.m., Noon
FFA Program: 9-11 a.m. Panel presentation of social media agriculture professionals. Topic: “From Field to Feed: Today’s Jobs in Ag Communications (bots need not apply)”
Career Fair: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Ag-related businesses present their respective industries to FFA students attending the Ag Show.
“Watering Hole” Beer and Wine Garden: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Spokane Ag Show is a 501c(6) organization and a program of Greater Spokane Inc., the Spokane region’s business development organization.
The Spokane Ag Show has a history of bringing in over 5,700 attendees, houses over 290 exhibiting companies and 2,500 exhibitor representatives, and presents 47 professional Farm Forum seminars.