Audio shows / Pacific Audio Fest
Hi-fi show
Pacific Audio Fest
A flagship hotel-room show in Renton, usually in January. Strong on high-end systems and analog and vinyl, with live music and talks.
At a glance
- Next show
- January 15–17, 2027
- Last held
- September 6–8, 2024
- Where
- Renton, WAHyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle's Southport
- Size
- Flagship200+ rooms or exhibitors, or 10,000+ visitors. World premieres; plan the whole weekend.
- Strong on
- Two-channel, Analog and vinyl, Headphones, High-end
- The show
- Hotel rooms, Live music, Talks and seminars, Show specials
- Good for
- Shopping for a system, Vinyl lovers, Headphone listeners, Worth the trip
- Organizer
- Pacific Audio Fest (new owners Jonny Wilson and Steve Carstensen)
- Since
- 2022
Year by year
- 2024
- September 6–8, 2024DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport (SeaTac)100 rooms · 200 exhibitorsTickets: day: 25 USD · weekend: 40 USDSource
- 2023
- DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport (SeaTac)41 roomsSource
- 2022
- July 29–31, 2022DoubleTree by Hilton Seattle Airport (SeaTac)52 roomsSource
Figures are the organizer’s or the press’s, as published. We link each to where we found it.
In the press
- Pacific Audio Fest Returns to Seattle with a Music-Focused Premium Audio ExperienceThe Absolute Sound, 2026
- 2026 Pacific Audio Fest announcementPositive Feedback, 2025
- 2026 Pacific Audio Fest Is a Go!Part-Time Audiophile, 2025
- Pacific Audio Fest 2024Enjoy the Music, 2024
- Pacific Audio Fest 2024: Part IIIArchimago's Musings, 2024
- Pacific Audio Fest Gets UnderwayStereophile, 2023
Last checked 2026-10-22. Dates can change: confirm with the organizer before you travel. Run this show or spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Sources: pacificaudiofest.com · theabsolutesound.com · enjoythemusic.com · positive-feedback.com · pmamagazine.org · hifishowcalendar.com