Our Next Show is September 22, 2013
10:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Hyatt Regency Woodfield
1800 East Golf Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
Don Pielin
106 Cottonwood Drive
Streamwood, IL 60107
(630) 497-1239 phone
dimestores@aol.com
Steve Sommers
(708) 383-6525
Future Show Dates
September 22, 2013
September 28, 2014
September 27, 2015
Chicago Toy Soldier Show 2013
2013 is here already and it is time we reminded everyone of the basics for our next Chicago Toy Soldier Show on September 22, 2013. As usual the hotel for the show is the Hyatt Regency Woodfield, 1800 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg Illinois. Although the show is on Sunday, a great deal of activity takes place in the hotel the days before the show.
The first thing to do is book your hotel room. They go fast once vendor contracts are sent out in the spring. If your plans change and you need to cancel, the hotel is great about it. Figure out which day you plan to arrive and book from that day to the Sunday of the show, or do what many of the tired vendors and collectors do: stay on Sunday night too and leave town refreshed on Monday.
If you are coming by plane, be sure to fly to O'Hare Airport. It is only a fifteen-minute ride to the hotel. You can get an Allstar Cab shared cab ride to the hotel for about $30 - a bargain if two or more of you are arriving together.
There are restaurants in the hotel and other good ones within walking distance. If anyone you know likes to shop (for things other than toy figures), Woodfield Mall, one of the largest indoor malls in the country, is across the street; the Hyatt provides a shuttle bus to the Mall. If you have time, rent a car or take the train into Chicago to see the sights. It's a wonderful city. We ought to know; Steve and I were both born and raised here.
If you would like to be more involved in the show, book a table and sell at the Sunday show for $80. Booking a show table also allows you to sell from your room. If you only want to sell from your room, the price without a Sunday table is $45; this fee guarantees your Hyatt room placement on the floors that Sunday vendors occupy. Or buy a Floor Rights badge for $30 that allows you to enter the Sunday show during the vendor setup that begins at 7 am.
No matter when you arrive, how long you stay, or how much you find, the Chicago Toy Soldier Show will be an event you will never forget. Many of the veteran collectors say if you can go to only one show in a year or in a lifetime, make sure it is the Chicago Show. We look forward to seeing you in September.
2013 is here already and it is time we reminded everyone of the basics for our next Chicago Toy Soldier Show on September 22, 2013. As usual the hotel for the show is the Hyatt Regency Woodfield, 1800 E. Golf Road, Schaumburg Illinois. Although the show is on Sunday, a great deal of activity takes place in the hotel the days before the show.
The first thing to do is book your hotel room. They go fast once vendor contracts are sent out in the spring. If your plans change and you need to cancel, the hotel is great about it. Figure out which day you plan to arrive and book from that day to the Sunday of the show, or do what many of the tired vendors and collectors do: stay on Sunday night too and leave town refreshed on Monday.
If you are coming by plane, be sure to fly to O'Hare Airport. It is only a fifteen-minute ride to the hotel. You can get an Allstar Cab shared cab ride to the hotel for about $30 - a bargain if two or more of you are arriving together.
There are restaurants in the hotel and other good ones within walking distance. If anyone you know likes to shop (for things other than toy figures), Woodfield Mall, one of the largest indoor malls in the country, is across the street; the Hyatt provides a shuttle bus to the Mall. If you have time, rent a car or take the train into Chicago to see the sights. It's a wonderful city. We ought to know; Steve and I were both born and raised here.
If you would like to be more involved in the show, book a table and sell at the Sunday show for $80. Booking a show table also allows you to sell from your room. If you only want to sell from your room, the price without a Sunday table is $45; this fee guarantees your Hyatt room placement on the floors that Sunday vendors occupy. Or buy a Floor Rights badge for $30 that allows you to enter the Sunday show during the vendor setup that begins at 7 am.
No matter when you arrive, how long you stay, or how much you find, the Chicago Toy Soldier Show will be an event you will never forget. Many of the veteran collectors say if you can go to only one show in a year or in a lifetime, make sure it is the Chicago Show. We look forward to seeing you in September.
