Schedule

Whether you want to start turning for the first time, learn complicated techniques, turn your hobby into a profession, learn how to grow your local woodturning club (chapter) or just get inspired, the AAW Woodturning Symposium has something for everyone.

Join us June 4-7, 2026

Thursday, June 4 - Summarized Schedule

3:00 Registration Opens

5:00 Welcome Remarks

6:00 Trade Show Opens

6:00 - 8:00 PM Exhibitions + Instant Gallery (IG) Reception

7:00 - 8:00 PM Special Interest Nights

Friday, June 5 - Summarized Schedule

8:30 AM Exhibitions, IG, Empty Bowls

8:30 AM Trade Show Opens

10:30 AM POP Artist Showcase Panel

12:30 PM Artist Talk with Jean-Francois Escoulen

5:00 - 5:30 PM Social Reception

5:30 PM Exhibitions, IG, Empty Bowls Closes

5:30 - 7:00 PM LIVE! Auction

6:00 PM Trade Show Closes

Demonstrations:

Rotation 1 | 8:00 - 9:30am
Rotation 2 | 10:30am - 12:00pm
Rotation 3 | 1:30 - 3:00pm
Rotation 4 | 3:30 - 5:00pm

Saturday, June 6 - Summarized Schedule

8:30 AM Exhibitions, IG, Empty Bowls

8:30 AM Trade Show Opens

12:10 PM Intimate Critiques

12:30 PM Youth Lathe Drawing

12:30 PM World of Woodturners (WOW) Exchange

12:30 PM Turners Without Borders Meeting

5:00 PM Exhibitions, IG, Empty Bowls Closes

5:30 PM Saturday Night Celebration

6:00 PM Trade Show Closes

Demonstrations:

Rotation 5 | 8:00 - 9:30am
Rotation 6 | 10:30am - 12:00pm
Rotation 7 | 1:30 - 3:00pm
Rotation 8 | 3:30 - 5:00pm

Sunday, June 7 - Summarized Schedule

8:00 AM Instant Gallery Critique

8:30 AM Exhibitions, Instant Gallery, Empty Bowls

8:30 AM Trade Show Opens

9:30 AM Silent Auction - Final Bidding

10:00 AM Silent Auction Closes

12:00 - 1:00 PM LAST CALL for auction pick up in IG

1:00 PM Symposium Concludes

Demonstrations:

Rotation 9 | 8:00 - 9:30am
Rotation 10 | 10:30am - 12:00pm