“A Meeting In The Middle”

Hotel rooms for the 2026 Pen Show are available now!

Book your room now!

Show Hours

Thursday (Trader Day)
11am to 5pm

Friday
11am to 6pm
Evening pen tasting
Dessert party

Saturday
9am to 5pm

Sunday
10am to 3pm

Pen show “After Dark” every evening causally in hotel bar & lobby areas

BUY TICKETS

Tickets
One Day Pass $10
Weekend Pass $20
Trader Pass $30*
*includes weekend pass

Vendors & Sales
Modern & Vintage Pens
Stationery & Notebooks
Accessories & Ephemera

Vendor List
Interested in being a vendor?

Services
Ink Testing
Nib Repair & Grinds
Pen Repair

Classes & Seminars
Handwriting
Calligraphy
Stamp Creation
Journalling
Other pen and stationery topics

2026 Classes & Seminars

Executive Sponsors

Check out all our awesome sponsors!

Merchandise

Check out the St. Louis Pen Show apparel made through Cotton Bureau!

The St. Louis Pen Show offers unique apparel designs for you to show your support for the show and the analog life! If you want to wear your favorite design and color at the show, please allow 7-10 business days for delivery.

This is an ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ONLY! Click here to purchase. These items will not be available at the pen show.

Come check us out on Instagram!

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View fullsize Hope to see you there! HOLIDAY PARTY & PEN MEETUP: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 The next St. Louis Area Pen Meetup & Eats (SLAPME) is also our yearly Holiday Party! We’re all set for Thursday, December 11, 2024 at Uncle Bill’s Pancake Ho