Tinley Park Convention Center
Tickets LiveTinley Park, IL
18451 Convention Center Dr · Tinley Park
OCT 10–112026
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.
Saint Charles Convention Center
Tickets LiveSt. Louis, MO
One Convention Center Plaza · St Charles
NOV 14–152026
The Conference
A quarter century of the craft
"Without great vendors, a show is nothing." — the founding rule, unchanged since 2001.
NARBC was established to class up the reptile show: a vetted floor, captive-bred animals only, and a management team that treats every vendor as a partner and every attendee as a future keeper.
What you see on our aisles is years — often an entire lifetime — of disciplined breeding behind beautiful, healthy, thriving captive-born reptiles.
Bob Ashley
Co-Founder · ECO Publishing
Brian Potter
Co-Founder · Chicago Reptile House
25
Years Running
6
Shows / Year
300+
Breeders & Vendors
100%
Captive-Bred
The Directory
300+ breeders & vendors
From world-name ball python projects to isopod micro-farms. Search the roster, see who's at your show, and find them on the live floor map.
SnakesGeckosInvertsSupplies & CagingPlants & BioactiveFeedersArt & Apparel
Snake DiscoveryJosh's FrogsLLL Reptile & SupplyPangea ReptileMonster ReticsGeckos Etc. HerpetocultureRoyal Constrictor DesignsChicago Reptile HouseMorphMarketZoo Med LabsExo TerraTimberlineTarantula CribsIsopod.comKingsnake.com+ 285 more
St. Louis registration open · Tinley Park sold outBecome a Vendor
Husbandry, Done Right
Species Care Library
Fifteen keeper-written husbandry guides — the same sheets handed out at our shows, now readable on any device.
The most important booth at every show
The United States Association of Reptile Keepers defends the right to keep these animals — in Congress, in statehouses, in courtrooms. Our Saturday-night benefit auction sends100% of proceeds to USARK. Doors 6 PM, preview 5:30. Fair warning, in NARBC tradition: adult language (a lot).
In Partnership
A huge thank you to our sponsors
The brands that keep the hobby supplied — and keep these shows on the calendar.
Show Hosts