April is the busiest month for trade shows in the United States. According to CEIR, there have been 7% more expos planned for the month of April this year than any other month. The following image is a graph of scheduled conventions for Washington D.C., which most closely represented the trend as reported:

It’s pretty obvious that the trade show industry is a great place to be if you value a long summer vacation and time with your family around the holidays, because there are drastically fewer events at that time of the year. Who wants to attend an industry trade show on December 23rd or July 4th?