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APAP|NYC 2025 Dates and Deadlines

Note: The information below is from the 2024 conference and is provided as a reference only. Specific details about the 2025 conference will be published by June 2024.
View key dates and deadlines for the APAP|NYC 2025 conference, the premier gathering of the performing arts presenting, booking, and touring field.

Registration Deadlines

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION
Available through the EXTENDED deadline of September 27, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. (EDT)

REGULAR REGISTRATION
September 28, 2024 - January 3, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. (EST)

CANCELATION OR SUBSTITUTION DEADLINE

January 3, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. (EST)

ON-SITE REGISTRATION RATE AVAILABLE
January 4-14, 2025

REGISTRATION OPENS AT CONFERENCE
January 9, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. (EST)

PARTICIPATION ASSISTANCE FUND
No application deadline; award notifications sent on a rolling basis while funds last. (As of September 26, the PAF Fund has been expended for APAP|NYC 2025. APAP was able to support more than 40 attendees. To donate to the PAF Fund for future conferences, click here.)

Hotel Deadline

EXPO Commons and Showcases

The exhibit space purchase process begins this summer on these dates according to tier status. The tier system is based on consecutive years of in-person exhibiting at the APAP|NYC conference. 

  • 25+ Years Tier – Opened July 30, 2024 
  • 15+ Years Tier – Opened August 1, 2024 
  • 10+ Years Tier – Opened August 6, 2024 
  • 1 – 9 Years Tier - Opened August 8, 2024 
  • New exhibitors - Opened August 13, 2024

The deadline to have your exhibitor name appear on the printable exhibitor list is December 13, 2024.

Click here for more information on exhibiting.

Showcases are independently produced by APAP members in venues across New York City. APAP itself does not produce, curate or jury showcases. To produce a showcase, you must be an APAP member or an artist on the roster of an APAP member and be registered for the conference.

Showcase listings will go live on the APAP|NYC online platform/app on November 1. The deadline to submit your showcase listing(s) to be included on the online platform is January 3, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. (EST).

Click here for more information on showcasing.

Program Dates and Deadlines

Emerging Leadership Institute (ELI)
UP NEXT! Artist Pitch Session
Works-in-Progress Pitch Session
Collaboration Roundtables: Just SEW (Socially Engaged Work)
“Mentor for a Moment” Roundtable
Young Performers Career Advancement (YPCA)
5 Minutes to Shine (5MTS)

The Road to Conference Events 

Need advice on how to get the most out of APAP|NYC?
Save the date for the Road to Conference webinars:

July 10, 2024 - 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (EDT) - Watch the replay.
September 25, 2024 - 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (EDT) - Watch the replay.
October 16, 2024 - 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (EDT) - Watch the replay.
October 30, 2024 - 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (EDT) - Watch the replay.
November 13, 2024 - 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (EST) - RSVP here.
Have Qs about the programs above?
Email programs@apap365.org.

Looking for the program schedule?
Explore the Schedule-at-a-Glance for the APAP|NYC 2025 conference. 
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