Free demos
BLADE Show offers FREE demos and events from big-name makers, industry icons and custom bladesmiths during the show for all attendees. Demos are free with the purchase of a Blade Show ticket.
Daily Events
Where: Every Evening in "The Pit" at the Atlanta Renaissance Waverly Hotel (Outside of the Blade Show)
Have you ever partied in The Blade Show Pit? Thousands of knifemakers, collectors, and attendees gather in "The Pit" each night after the show to talk knives and share drinks. The Pit After-Party is a tradition at BLADE Show Atlanta held outside the convention center during the later hours. Share a drink with your favorite knifemaker and make some new friends at the biggest knife party of the year!
During the show weekend, there will be many on floor demos and giveaways happening at booths that will be announced throughout the event.
Saturday Demos/Events
2023 time and location TBD
Each year, the BLADE Show is proud to host the annual meeting of the American Bladesmith Society. One of the main events is the ABS Auction will include featured knives made by Society members.
2023 info TBD
Where: The Courtyard (outside the Cobb Galleria)
Top balisong flippers will gather at the BLADE Show to vie for the title of“Grand Master” in the 6th Annual Battle for Bali-Champion sponsored and conducted by Blade HQ. The top three finishers will receive prizes and all participants will get swag bags. The competition will be limited to 48 contestants. BLADE Show ticket holders are invited to watch the competition in the Courtyard under the BLADE University Tent on show Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. Competitors will start flipping knives at 1 p.m.
When: Time for 2023 TBD
Where: The Courtyard outside the Cobb Galleria entrance
Watch a competition like none other! The world's best cutters gather to slay water bottles, slash tennis balls, and demolish 2x4s in a contest for top "knifelete." You don't want to miss the BLADE Show World Championship Cutting Competition, conducted by BladeSports International (BSI). This will be held in the Courtyard, the parking lot of the host hotel, the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly.
2023 time TBA
Where: "The Pit" in the Atlanta Renaissance Waverly Hotel (outside the show)
The BLADE Magazine Knife-Of-The-Year® Awards will be announced and presented to the winners during the BLADE Magazine Awards ceremony during Saturday night of the show in the Pit after-party area of the Atlanta Renaissance Waverly Hotel. The awards are the most coveted honors in the factory knife industry worldwide and cover assorted styles and genre
Show Hours
Friday, 10:00AM – 12:00 PM: Early Bird Admission Ticket Holders ONLY - You must have both an early bird ticket AND Friday daily ticket or 3-day pass to enter at this time.
Friday, 11:00 AM – CAP pass holders can enter
General Admission:
Friday, 12:00 – 6:00 PM
Saturday, 9:00AM – 6:00PM
Sunday, 9:00 AM-2:00PM