CHAMPS is the longest-running counterculture trade show in the country — the B2B marketplace that has connected smoke shops, glass artists, and accessory brands since 1999 — and its Florida stop lands at the Broward County Convention Center, 1950 Eisenhower Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, November 17 to 19, 2026. If Vegas in August is the industry's main event, Fort Lauderdale in November is where the East Coast writes its orders before the holiday rush.
The floor runs Tuesday and Wednesday from 11 AM to 6 PM, with a Thursday close-out from 11 AM to a very on-brand 4:20 PM. Expect the full CHAMPS spread: functional glass, vaporizers, rolling papers and wraps, storage, apparel, and the ancillary hardware that stocks every smoke shop shelf in America. CHAMPS calls itself the premier counterculture marketplace under one roof, and the claim holds — this is where buyers meet brands directly, negotiate face to face, and see next season's product before it hits distributor catalogs.
A note on who this is for: CHAMPS is business-to-business. Registration runs through the CHAMPS buyers and exhibitors portals, and badges are meant for retailers, distributors, and industry professionals rather than general-admission foot traffic. If you run a shop anywhere in the Southeast, this is the closest the big show gets to you all year — no cross-country flight required, and November in South Florida beats November almost anywhere else.
For brands, Fort Lauderdale is a smart play: a regional buyer base that doesn't always make it to Vegas, a tighter show floor, and more real conversation per hour. For the culture side, CHAMPS remains one of the few stages where independent glass artists share the floor with national brands — worth the badge on its own.
Line up appointments early, walk the whole floor once before you commit a dollar, and keep an eye out for the show specials exhibitors save for that final 4:20 Thursday. It's a working show with a sense of humor, which is exactly why it has lasted since 1999.