Exhibition · Springfield, Missouri

The World Taxidermy Championships

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Next editionNot confirmedLast edition we have: 5–9 May 2015
Last venueHoliday Inn Springfield University Plaza HotelSpringfield, Missouri
RunningSince 2012Irregular · 3 editions on record
Last checked12 Nov 2026Organiser website checked
We haven't confirmed the next dates yet. The last edition in our records was 5–9 May 2015 at Holiday Inn Springfield University Plaza Hotel. Check the organiser's site: taxidermy.net. Are you the organiser? Correct this listing.

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Editions on record
3first in 2012

About The World Taxidermy Championships

Springfield, Missouri has been selected as the location of the 2015 World Taxidermy & Fish Carving Championships®. The University Plaza Hotel will be the host hotel for all seminar programs. The beautiful and spacious Springfield Expo Center, a one-minute walk across the street from the hotel, will be the location for the World Show competitions and trade show exhibition. The Springfield Convention center Ballroom, next to the University Plaza Hotel, will be the site for the award ceremony.

The University Plaza Hotel is located in the heart of downtown Springfield in the Jordan Valley Park neighborhood and offers plenty of on-location parking for cars, trucks, and trailers. Unloading and loading is all on one level with large cargo entry doors. The entire complex has great restaurants, lounges, and coffee shops within easy walking distance.

World Show attendees will delight in first-class accommodations, which includes free Wi-Fi and a free freshly cooked buffet breakfast each morning. Free airport pickup is offered as the hotel is conveniently located a few short minutes from Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) and is only a thirty-minute drive to Branson, Missouri.

From our listing of this edition. Details may have changed since.

Editions

YearDatesWhereExhibitorsVisitors
20155–9 May 2015Holiday Inn Springfield University Plaza Hotel
Springfield, Missouri
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201317 May 2013Crowne Plaza Springfield
Springfield, Illinois
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201219–26 Feb 2012Messezentrum Salzburg Exhibition Centre
Salzburg, Austria
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Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.

Questions

When is The World Taxidermy Championships?

The next dates haven't been confirmed. The last edition we have on record was 5–9 May 2015.

Where is it held?

The last edition we have was at Holiday Inn Springfield University Plaza Hotel, Springfield, Missouri.

How often does it take place?

Irregular, judging by the 3 editions on record since 2012.

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