Blade Show
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| Blade Show | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | knives |
| Venue | Cobb Galleria Centre (As of 1995) |
| Location(s) | Atlanta, Georgia (As of 1995) |
| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 1982 |
| Organized by | BLADE (magazine) |
| Filing status | 501(c)(3) |
| Website | www.bladeshow.com |
The Blade Show is an annual tradeshow for the cutlery industry. It is the largest event of its type in the world.[1] The show is owned by Caribou Media Group and is hosted by Blade Magazine. The event has over 1,000 exhibitors and is the host for inductees into the annual Cutlery Hall of Fame. It also hosts the annual Blade HQ Balisong Competition, BladeSports International Cutting World Championships, Blade University, Knife of the Year Awards, and a variety of knifemaking classes and demos. The event takes place every year over the course of several days and brings in knifemakers and knife companies from all parts of world.[2]
The first Blade Show was held in 1982 as the American Blade Convention and Show in Cincinnati, Ohio. The magazine who hosted the show was known as 'American Blade' at the time.[3] In 1983 it became known as "The American Blade Collector's Show". In 1984 the name became "The Blade Super Show". In 1986 the show relocated to Knoxville, Tennessee.[4] In 1988, the name was changed to the Blade Show & Cutlery Fair and it became loosely referred to as the Blade Show. In 1993 the show moved to Atlanta, Georgia and officially became known as Blade Show hosted by BLADE Magazine.[5] In 2018, the show went under the ownership of Caribou Media Group.[6][7]