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PAST CONVENTIONS & THEMES

We’re proud to have hosted numerous conventions in the U.S. with various themes. Where noted, click on years to see more about that convention.

1st

Cincinnati 1986

No Theme

2nd

Little Rock 1987

Any Color But Blue

3rd

Chicago 1988

Willow Other than China

4th

Dallas 1989

Red, White and Blue Willow

5th

Cleveland 1990

Children's Willow and Miniatures

6th

Nashville 1991

Victorian England

7th

Paducah 1992

Kitchen Willow

8th

Traverse City 1993

Paper Willow

9th

Hyannis 1994

Old World Influences on
American Potteries

10th

Dayton 1995

Tin

11th

Sarasota 1996

Wild, Weird and Wacky

12th

Chicago 1997

Willow Linens

13th

Nashville 1998

Children and Willow

14th

Richmond 1999

Bed and Bath

15th

Dayton 2000

Teapots

16th

Philadelphia 2001

Willow Odyssey

17th

Jacksonville 2002

Make Mine Multi-colored

18th

Philadelphia 2003

De-ja-vue - Red, White & Blue

19th

Indianapolis 2004

Willow Makes the World
go 'Round

20th

Cincinnati 2005

The Legend Continues

21st

San Antonio 2006

My Favorite Willow Things

22nd

Harrisburg/
Hershey 2007

Willow is My Cup of Tea

23rd

Tunica 2008

Lucky Willow

24th

Des Moines 2009

American Willow-In the Home and Heartland of the USA

25th

Cincinnati 2010

Silver Bells-Christmas in July

26th

St. Louis 2011

St. Louis Blues

27th

Harrisburg 2012

A Love Story

28th

Jackson 2013

Teapots & Trains...West Tennessee Traditions

29th

Indianapolis 2014

International Tea Party

30th

Dallas 2015

Willow Meets Western

31st

Springfield 2016

Colors of Willow

32nd

Atlanta 2017

Gone with the Willow

33rd

Nashville 2018

The Willow Pattern on Paper

34th

Dayton 2019

Willow in Flight

35th

New Zealand 2020 (Virtual Online)

A Virtual Willow World

36th

New Zealand 2021 (Virtual Online)

Willow Origins – Returning Home

37th

Oklahoma City 2022

Where the Willow Comes Sweeping Down the Way

38th

Lexington 2023

A Willow Derby

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