2026 NIRSA + IDEA® World Conference & Expo

Name: 2026 NIRSA + IDEA® World Conference & Expo
Start: 2026-04-07T08:00:00-04:00
Location: Gaylord National Resort on the Potomac, National Harbor, MD

Schedule

Tue, 07 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 am

UTC-04:00

Location

Gaylord National Resort on the Potomac, National Harbor, MD | Oxon Hill, MD

NIRSA and IDEA® World’s 2026 Conference & Expo is designed to bring together campus recreation professionals and professionals from the broader fitness and wellness industry to build connections, share and advance their ideas, and discover best practices and innovative approaches to programs, services, and management.
With thousands of professionals estimated to attend and more than 150 exhibiting companies, the 2026 joint NIRSA + IDEA® World Conference is a can’t-miss event for professionals who share a commitment to inspiring healthy people and healthy communities.
Learning and networking opportunities will be offered in a variety of formats: from preconference workshops, where attendees can take a deep dive into a subject, to educational sessions, poster presentations, roundtable discussions, fitness workshops, and micro-sessions that will showcase big ideas in short bursts of time.
Meet the companies that are transforming and enhancing the way campus recreation departments approach facility design, holistic wellbeing programs, campus engagement, and fitness solutions at the 2026 NIRSA + IDEA® World Expo.

Take inspiration from speakers who are sure to ignite ideas around leadership, wellbeing, and how movement can transform lives.
Celebrate industry leaders: NIRSA’s Awards Reception and IDEA’s Celebration of Distinction, both open to all full conference attendees, will provide a stage to celebrate our respective professions’ star contributors.
Discover innovative ideas you can take back to your institution when you spend four days in the convenient Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland this April at inspiring educational sessions, insightful roundtables, and informative exhibits.
A unified conference program and single event app will make navigating between sessions, socials, and other conference and expo programming seamless for attendees and exhibitors.