Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention 2027
A three-day grower convention and trade show at the Hershey Lodge for fruit and vegetable producers, students, educators and extension staff from the Mid-Atlantic region. The 2027 edition marks the convention's 50th year.
This edition has ended. The details below are kept for reference. Check the organizer's site for the next edition.
February 2 to 4, 2027, Hershey Lodge, Hershey, PA. Dates confirmed on the organizer's page: 2026-11-07. Recheck before you book, since organizers change details.
Independent planning reference. Delta Arc is not the organizer and does not sell tickets. Delta Arc has not announced attendance at this event, and listing it is not an endorsement.
What to see
- Three days of concurrent education sessions cover labor and farm management, marketing, small fruit, stone fruit, tree fruit and vegetables, plus a full day of production sessions presented in Spanish. Source
- A trade show of more than 160 exhibitors fills the Great American Hall, Aztec Room and Confection Lobby, with horticultural equipment, farm market merchandise, packaging, seed and fruit varieties. Source
- Pre-convention workshops and a farm market bus tour run on the Monday before the convention, and the annual Mid-Atlantic Cider Contest is judged on opening day. Source
What to plan
Parking and the venue
Parking
Coming soon. Delta Arc will add this from an official source.
Transit
The organizer names Harrisburg International Airport as the closest airport to the Hershey Lodge, which offers a shuttle from the airport for a fee. Source
Accessibility
Coming soon. Delta Arc will add this from an official source.
Where to stay
The organizer holds a room block at the Hershey Lodge, the convention venue, which has on-site restaurants, an indoor pool and a fitness area. Source
Official housing page. Use it first: offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.
Dining near the venue
The lodge lists Fire & Grain, Revelry, The Bears' Den, Stacks, Cocoa Beanery and Cocoa Cabana. Source
From the airport
Airports
Airport to the venue
Taxis, limos, hotel shuttles and rental cars are arranged in the transportation center on the first floor of the airport parking garage, linked to the terminal by a Skybridge. The airport lists Hershey Lodge and The Hotel Hershey among hotels with shuttles for registered guests, and says to call on arrival. Source
Rideshare
Uber, Lyft and GoVysh are the rideshare providers. Riders meet the driver in the pickup zone on the 3rd floor of the parking garage, and curbside pickup is not permitted. Source
Taxis
The taxi pickup zone is just beyond the rental car counters in the transportation center, on the first floor of the parking garage. Providers are independent companies, and the airport lists one. Source
Black car and SUV pickup
Ground transportation providers must hold a ground transportation agreement with the airport authority to pick up in the transportation center of the parking garage. Limo and car services are booked directly. Source
Public transit
RabbitTransit Route 7 serves the airport Monday through Saturday, with no Sunday service. The airport is about a mile from the Middletown Amtrak station on the Keystone line. Source
Questions worth asking there
A claim at a show is a starting point. These questions help you test it.
- Which yield or cost figures shown at a booth come from independent field trials, and in which region and season were they measured?
- What local dealer, parts and service support stands behind a product after the show?
- How does a demonstrated practice perform on an operation of the size and crop mix a visitor actually runs?
- Which label, registration or food safety requirements apply to a product in the visitor's own state?
Common questions
When is Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention 2027?
February 2 to 4, 2027.
Where is Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention 2027 held?
Hershey Lodge, Hershey, PA.
How do I get to Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention 2027 from the airport?
Taxis, limos, hotel shuttles and rental cars are arranged in the transportation center on the first floor of the airport parking garage, linked to the terminal by a Skybridge. The airport lists Hershey Lodge and The Hotel Hershey among hotels with shuttles for registered guests, and says to call on arrival.
Where should I stay for Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention 2027?
The organizer holds a room block at the Hershey Lodge, the convention venue, which has on-site restaurants, an indoor pool and a fitness area.
Where can I eat near Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention 2027?
The lodge lists Fire & Grain, Revelry, The Bears' Den, Stacks, Cocoa Beanery and Cocoa Cabana.
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Guides for any show
First time at a major show
A show floor rewards a plan. Decide what you need to learn before you see the program, then let the program fill the plan.
Show planning checklist
The same checklist works for a payments summit, a marketing conference and a machine tool show.
Parking and getting there
Parking and transit change by event and by day. The venue and the transit agency are the sources to trust, close to the date.
Hotels and travel
Use the organizer's official housing page as your starting point. Third-party offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.
During the show
A claim on a show floor sounds as firm as a published figure. It usually is not. Keep the same few questions in your pocket, and class what you hear.
Meeting planner
A meeting earns its time when both sides know the question before they sit down.
After the show
The value of a show is decided in the two weeks afterward, when notes turn into decisions or get lost.
How to cite this page. Delta Arc, LLC. “Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention 2027 planning reference.” DA-EV-mid-atlantic-fruit-vegetable-convention-2027, version 1, as of 2026-11-07. https://thedeltaarc.com/events/mid-atlantic-fruit-vegetable-convention-2027/