Annual Meeting Exhibits
Join us in Chicago, IL January 8–11, 2026!
Since 1884, the American Historical Association annual meeting has been the premier gathering for historians to come together to share research, learn about the latest historical scholarship, home their professional skills and interests, and engage with scholars working across numerous fields and professions. The Exhibit Hall is a major attraction for attendees seeking publishers for their work; procuring books for course adoption; finding new teaching tools; investigating the latest monographs, edited volumes, and journals; and exploring digital solutions.
The 139th annual meeting will be held at the Hilton Chicago.
Floor Plan (PDF)
New this Year!
Tabletop Exhibiting Option
The AHA is piloting a new tabletop exhibiting option in the AHA26 exhibit hall. This option is perfect for exhibitors who don’t want or need the full space of a booth, but still want to share materials and meet with annual meeting attendees. Learn more on our exhibit hall details page.
Why Exhibit at the AHA Annual Meeting?
- Publishers can:
- Support their authors by promoting their books
- Meet potential authors eager to pitch their projects
- Connect with college and high school history educators seeking new books and resources for course adoption
- Display their publications for sale to the thousands of historians gathered for the meeting
- Talk with attendees interested in recommending their products or resources to their institutions for purchase
- Museums and cultural institutions can:
- Connect with college and high school history educators interested in utilizing their educational programs or other resources in their classrooms
- Promote their institutions to historians living in their city or region, and to educators who might want to visit with their students
- Encourage attendees to apply for any fellowships, awards, or other programs of interest to historians
- Resource and digital tool providers can:
- Demonstrate and recommend their products, databases, books, primary source resources, or other materials to attendees
- Talk with attendees interested in recommending their product or resource to their institutions for purchase
- Graduate Programs in History can:
- Promote their graduate programs to undergraduate and MA students considering graduate school
- Meet with prospective applicants to their graduate programs
IN A SURVEY OF 2024 AHA ANNUAL MEETING ATTENDEES:
83% searched the exhibit hall for new academic books
60% found a product they would purchase or recommend for purchase
31% of attendees searched for digital collections and tools for primary source access, research or teaching
Learn more about Who Attends the AHA Annual Meeting.
About the AHA
The American Historical Association is the largest membership association of professional historians in the world, serving historians in a wide variety of professions and representing every historical era and geographical area.
Founded in 1884 and incorporated by the US Congress in 1889, the AHA’s mission to enhance the work of historians also encompasses professional standards and ethics, innovative scholarship and teaching, academic freedom, and international collaboration. The AHA is a trusted voice advocating for history education, the professional work of historians, and the critical role of historical thinking in public life.
The AHA has more than 10,000 members and 130 affiliated organizations, many of whom hold sessions as part of the AHA annual meeting. 4,000 historians attended the AHA's 2025 meeting in New York.
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