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If you think you know the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, take another look: Their $340-million-dollar renovation was designed to return this iconic venue to its previous glory. In 2026, ED EXPO attendees will have their opportunity to experience the “new” Rio, as the industry’s only convention lands at this luxurious property on August 23-26. EXPO 2026 attendees can count on four days of must-attend seminars and panel sessions geared toward club owners, general managers, entertainers, DJs, security staff and other key club personnel; two days of a 100-booth Tradeshow with vendors showcasing their latest products and services; the EDI Finals; two Monday Night events (the "Monday Maravilha" and the "Revenge of the Toxic Women" After-Party" at Las Toxicas); the $10K Bikini Contest and Pool Party at the Rio's Lagoon Pool; and the Annual ED "Honors" Awards Show at the Penn and Teller Theater inside the Rio, the only national awards show honoring the industry’s top adult nightclubs, club staff and feature entertainers.

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“My advice to anybody out there is this: I see the light at the end of the tunnel. It’s there. And what it takes is the people that are getting involved in this business to be innovative, to be creative and to participate with the industry as a whole. That’s going to be the success. I didn’t get to where I am without intermingling with all these people through ED and meeting the right people at EXPO. I come to every EXPO, and when I’m at EXPO I’ve got a smile on my face and I’m a happy soul.” —  Jim St. John

EXPO 2025 AGENDA:

SUNDAY, August 23

1 – 6 pm Registration Desk Open
3:30 – 5:30 pm ACE National Board Meeting
6:30 – 8:30 pm Welcome Reception and Exotic Dancer Archive debut @ the Erotic Heritage Museum – All EXPO attendees welcome, bus transportation provided
9 pm – Midnight 2026 EDI Finals at Spearmint Rhino   sponsored by The Pony Clubs & Platinum 84 Denver

Monday, August 24

9 am – 6 pm Registration Desk open
9:30 – 10:30 am EXPO Continental Breakfast  
10:30 – 11 am The Publisher’s Presentation
11:15 – Noon Main Seminar – Keep it or Kill it?
12:15 – 1 pm

12:15 – 1:15 pm

 

1:30 – 2:30 pm

 Main Seminar: Who’s Really on the “Hot Seat”

Entertainers Only: Mental health, preventing burnout and rebuilding collaboration 

Entertainers Only: Finance Seminar
1:15 -2:30 pm EXPO Legal Panel: Can I do that?!
2:30 pm – 6:30 pm Tradeshow Open
8 – 10:30 pm The “Monday Maravilha!”  – EXPO attendees mix, mingle and marvel at the Rio’s Masquerade Village
10:30 pm – 2 am The “Revenge of the Toxic Women!” – Monday night’s “after-party” at Las Toxicas, transportation provided by the club

Tuesday, August 25

9 am – 6 pm Registration Desk open
9:30 am – 10:30 am EXPO Continental Breakfast
10:30 am – 11:20 am In Conversation: Sessions 1 and 2 (25-minute one-on-one conversations with 2 select guests)
11:30 – 12:15 pm NEW * From Reel to Real: How to maneuver social media restrictions in 2026
Breakout seminars

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

2 – 3 pm

  

Entertainers ONLY  – The “Mystery” Seminar

DJs only – Don’t Shoot the DJ!
12:30 – 1:30 pm Keynote Address by team-building expert and motivational speaker Nicoye Banks
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tradeshow Open
7:30 – 9 pm ED’s Awards Show Reception at the Penn and Teller Theater’s lobby area
9 pm – 11 pm

Midnight – 5 am

 ED “Honors” Awards Show at the Penn and Teller Theater inside the Rio  

“Partypus” Awards After-Party at Drai’s

Wednesday, August 26

2 – 6 pm The $10,000 Bikini Contest and Pool Party at       The Rio’s Lagoon Pool