Est. 2001 · Hosted by Chicago Reptile House & ECO Publishing(708) 932-8044 · Facebook
NEXT UP: ST. LOUIS, MO · NOV 14–15···

The Country's Premier Captive-Bred Reptile Expos

Twenty-five years of setting the standard.

NARBC brings the world's top reptile breeders face to face with the public in St. Louis and Tinley Park. Every animal on the floor is captive-bred and every breeder is vetted before they get a table. Walk the aisles and you are looking at lifetimes of work.

Tickets for St. Louis, MOView Virtual Map ↗Become a Vendor
A banana ball python looping across a dark slate surface, its orange scales catching the light
Banana ball python
A green tree python coiled around a branch inside a display enclosure
Green tree python
A leopard gecko looking out from a deli cup on a breeder's table
Leopard gecko, ready to go home
Two boa constrictors, a hypo and a normal, coiled together on pavement
Boa constrictors
A patterned python coiled on aspen bedding with its head raised
On the breeder's table
Pale yellow and white ball python morphs coiled together in a display tub
Ball python morphs
A keeper leaning into a pen of large tortoises bedded on hay at the show
Tortoises on the floor
An orange hatchling snake coiled in a deli cup, head lifted toward the lid
Hatchling in a deli cup
A dark slate-blue ball python coiled on white bedding, head resting on its coils
Ball python
A vendor holding a young boa constrictor out in both hands above the display cases
Meeting a boa
A yellow and black ball python hatchling coiled on paper towel
Ball python hatchling

Founded 2001 · Two Cities · Twenty-Five Years

The 2026 Season

Show Calendar

One-day passes $15 adult / $10 ages 6–12 / free under 5. VIP passes include Friday-evening preview and early entry all weekend.

Tinley Park Convention Center

Tinley Park, IL

18451 Convention Center Dr · Tinley Park

Announced
MAR 13–142027
  • Saturday10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • VIP pass$55
  • Vendor boothsSold out, waitlist open
Buy TicketsDetails & Vendors
A hand holding up a Tinley VIP pass and vendor badge in front of the marquee-bulb NARBC Tinley sign
Tinley, fall 2026
Visitors at the Reach Out Reptiles booth, a tall brown banner reading Bridge Between Worlds behind them
Reach Out Reptiles
A smiling vendor behind rows of clear enclosures of ball pythons at the Bobs Balls booth
Bobs Balls
A vendor beside display cases at the Flawless booth under a red illustrated banner
Flawless
The Creature Farm family holding a hand-painted species sign in front of their striped awning
Creature Farm
Racks of illustrated note cards and painted boards at the Emily Burke Artwork booth
Emily Burke Artwork
A vendor at a laptop under the CLTCH backdrop, a lit sign reading Built for the species you keep beside him
CLTCH
The Kinova logo across a wide sage-green booth backdrop
Kinova
A lit Timberline sign reading America's Largest Insect Farm with aerial photos of its farms
Timberline
The ARS Caging backdrop showing a thermostat, heat pad and infrared temperature gun
ARS Caging
Wire shelves of potted plants under grow lights at the Josh's Frogs booth
Josh's Frogs
The Habitat-OS booth, monitors on a black table under a hanging circular banner
Habitat-OS
An inflatable T. rex beside a Habitat-OS banner outside the convention center
Outside the hall
A brown tarantula on an open hand under a pink neon Haus of Lespood sign
Haus of Lespood
An orange-and-black patterned tarantula on its webbing
On the webbing
A monitor lizard resting on cork bark in front of a forest backdrop
A monitor at rest
Several bright green lizards basking on a driftwood branch over wood chips
Basking
A spiny lizard facing the camera on green turf
Face to face
A young dark lizard standing on green turf
On the turf
A marquee-bulb NARBC Tinley sign outside the Reptile Lounge
Welcome to Tinley
Two men holding a large lizard in front of the lit NARBC Tinley sign
At the NARBC sign
The Zoo Med booth under a hanging NARBC banner in the show hall
Under the NARBC banner
A planted display terrarium on the Exo Terra booth, arena seating behind
Exo Terra, St. Louis
The Creature Farm booth, an orange striped awning over a table of species signs
Creature Farm
The NARBC merchandise table in the Tinley Park Convention Center lobby
Show shirts in the lobby
A visitor holding a pale lizard beside a vendor at the Sacred Geckos booth
Sacred Geckos
A smiling vendor behind clear display enclosures, a NARBC banner overhead
Meet the breeders
The Ghost Constrictors table, display cases and stickers under a lit backdrop
Ghost Constrictors
The Cornbred Exotics booth dressed in corn stalks and yellow banners
Cornbred Exotics, St. Louis
The Redline Shipping booth, shirts and hoodies laid out on a red table
Redline Shipping
The Timberline feeder insect booth, boxes stacked in front of its backdrop
Timberline
A young visitor posing with a presenter in front of the Snake Discovery backdrop
Snake Discovery
A jumping spider vendor booth with wooden shelving and a pink rug on the hall floor
Not just reptiles
Lit display enclosures on a live-edge table at the Unlimited Exotic Pets booth
Unlimited Exotic Pets
A dark lizard perched on a tattooed hand in front of the Smokin' Serpents banner
Smokin' Serpents
A crested gecko held in an open hand above deli cups of geckos
In the hand
A crowded vendor aisle with shoppers lined along both rows of tables
A full house
Two vendors behind rows of clear enclosures at their booth
Behind the tables
Long rows of labelled deli cups on a breeder's table under a snake banner
Deli cups by the hundred
The Zoo Med booth, product displays in front of a jungle backdrop
Zoo Med on the floor
A lit rack of enclosures at a breeder's booth, the vendors behind it
Racks under the lights
Four vendors behind their display of enclosures
The team behind the booth
Shoppers moving down an aisle between vendor booths
Down the aisle
The entry line wrapping the Tinley Park Convention Center's south entrance on a show morning
Show morning, Tinley Park · Bill Love / Blue Chameleon Ventures
A busy vendor floor under heat lamps, tables of enclosures on both sides
On the floor
Visitors looking over rows of labelled deli cups at a breeder table
At the tables
A family browsing a vendor table stocked with plush reptiles
Something for every keeper
Two hosts at the podium working the Saturday-night benefit auction
The USARK benefit auction
Two artists in front of framed reptile paintings at their booth
Wildlife art on the floor
The Conference

A Quarter Century of Quality Vendors and Events

"Without great vendors, a show is nothing." That was the rule in 2001, and it has not changed since.

NARBC was set up to class up the reptile expo experience, from both a vendor and an attendee perspective. A vetted floor, captive-bred animals only, and a management team that treats vendors as partners rather than booth numbers.

Behind every healthy, thriving animal on those tables are years of disciplined breeding. In plenty of cases, an entire working lifetime.

Bob Ashley
Co-Founder · ECO Publishing
Brian Potter
Co-Founder · Chicago Reptile House
25
Years Running
442+
Breeders & Vendors
100%
Captive-Bred
NARBC in the MediaAnimal Care Sheets
The Directory

Vendors, Show by Show

Each show has its own floor and its own roster. Pick a city to see who is on it.

SnakesGeckosInvertsSupplies & CagingPlants & BioactiveFeedersArt & Apparel

St. Louis, MO

NOV 14–15 2026
137vendors
Snake DiscoveryJosh's FrogsMorphMarketTimberlineTarantula Cribs130 ExoticsFlynn ReptilesPlantPhoria+ 129 more
The St. Louis Vendor ListBooth numbers

Tinley Park, IL

MAR 13–14 2027
TBDvendor list
The Tinley Park Vendor ListBooth numbers
Become a Vendor
Husbandry, Done Right

Species Care Library

111 husbandry guides written by keepers. They are the same sheets we hand out at the shows, now readable on any device.

Ball Pythons

Python regius

Read Guide →

Crested Geckos

Correlophus ciliatus

Read Guide →

Bearded Dragons

Pogona vitticeps

Read Guide →

Sulcata Tortoises

Centrochelys sulcata

Read Guide →
111 Species Guides and Growing

The Most Important Booth at Every Show

USARK was born from a meeting called by NARBC's founders in Chicago, where many of the industry's leaders came together with a shared vision and purpose. From that meeting emerged the organization the reptile industry had long needed.

NARBC has been at the forefront of the reptile industry since 2001. USARK has helped shape its past, protect its present, and fight for its future. NARBC proudly stands arm in arm with USARK and is incredibly proud of what the organization has accomplished and continues to achieve.

The United States Association of Reptile Keepers defends our freedoms to keep these animals, in Congress, in statehouses, and in council chambers across the country. Our Saturday-night Tinley benefit auction sends 100% of the proceeds to USARK. (Any special beneficiaries will be announced.)

Doors open at 5 PM (or ASAP after 5:00). Auction begins at 6:00 PM. Fair warning, in true NARBC tradition: there will be adult language. A lot of it.

Auction Info
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