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Early Television Museum

2026 Early Television Convention will be held May 1-3 at the Early Television Museum in Hilliard.

More information will be posted soon 

Schedule

Events in gray wll be at the museum and those in green at the Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center

Friday, May 1

 
8 am - 6 pm Enter items for the Auction, register for the Convention.
5 - 8 pm Food available from food truck
6 pm – 9 pm Meet other collectors at the museum. Demonstration of sets in the Museum's collection. Food will be available for purchase from food trucks, or at the Center Street Market food court a block from the Museum. Beer and wine will be available for purchase at the museum. Coffee and pastries will be provided courtesy of Coffee Connections and Destination Hilliard.

Saturday, May 2

Coffee and pastries will be provided courtesy of Coffee Connections and Destination Hilliard
7 am – 8 am Swap Meet setup
8 am – 10:00 am Swap Meet. Register for the Convention.
8 am - 11 am Enter items for the Auction. Deadline is 11 am.
10:30 am - 1:30 pm Food available from food trucks
12 noon - 5 pm Silent Auction
12 noon - 2 pm Live Auction
2 pm - 4 pm Presenttions - To be announced
About 5 pm Silent Auction ends
4 pm – 7 pm Browse the museum’s collection, talk to fellow collectors.
7 pm Dinner at the Old Bag of Nails Pub (individual payment)

Sunday, May 3

9 am – 5 pm Browse the museum’s collection, talk to fellow collectors. Demonstration of sets in the Museum’s collection.
10 am - 10:30 am Early Television Foundation Annual Meeting

 

 

 


 
Early Television Museum
5396 Franklin St., Hilliard, OH 43026
(614) 771-0510
info@earlytelevision.org