2026 PITCA Convention
The 2026 PITCA Convention
PITCA MEMBER OPEN HOUSE: Wednesday, July 22, before the PITCA Convention.
ANNUAL PITCA AUCTION: Thursday, July 23
2026 PITCA CONVENTION: Friday & Saturday, July 24 & 25 in Louisville, KY.
Host Hotel: Mariott Louisville East
2026 Convention Schedule
- 10 am to 3 pm: OPEN HOUSE hosted by PITCA members Jim & Robin, who have a fabulous collection of little irons and trivets!
- Wednesday evening: PITCA Iron Auction Preview at the host Marriott Louisville East Hotel. Attendees will have the opportunity to view and examine all the items to be auctioned tomorrow.
- PITCA IRON AUCTION by Simmons & Company Auctioneers, held at the hotel.
- 6 pm: a Get-Together Dinner (on your own) is planned at a nearby location.
- 9 am: PITCA Convention starts.
- 11 am to 4:30 pm: Lunch on your own. This year's Convention Trip will be to the Mark Payton Glass Center and the adjacent Louisville Slugger Museum.
- Evening: Cash Bar @ hotel, followed by Dinner. Entertainment will include a Member Only Iron & Trivet Auction.
- Morning: Buy & Sell, Presentations, and Show & Tell.
- Lunch on your own.
- Afternoon: Displays and Vintage PITCA Videos, followed by the Annual PITCA Business Meeting.
- Evening: Cash bar at the hotel, followed by a Banquet Dinner, Games, Prizes and a Quilt Raffle.
CONVENTION FRIENDSHIPS
by Jeannie Marcus
Many people ask me what the annual convention means. PITCA is an unusual club. Yes, it is based on collecting irons and trivets, but more than that, it's based on the friendships we make along the way, which is the most wonderful part of our club and its annual gathering. The members whom I have met are not acquaintences, but true friends who care about each other.
Our Friday morning adventures can take you to a local garden or arboretum, a museum, or an antique shop. It's always a surprise and pleasure. You never know what's in store at the Friday and Saturday night banquet dinners, but there is always great fun and lots of laughs.
The Saturday morning Buy-and-Sell session with much wheeling and dealing is better than any Black Friday, with everyone rushing in as the doors open. The Saturday afternoon displays of irons or trivets (or something unexpected) are better than any Macy's window display. When the Sunday morning goodbyes come, saying "See you next year" is hard.
If you haven't been to our annual convention you are missing one very special event and missing out on friendships you could be forming and then holding onto for years to come. So, please come and have a great time with us!
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