Welcome to the 2026 Inland Empire Pool Expo.

DATE: March 18th, 2026
LOCATION: March Field Air Museum, 22550 Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside, CA 92518

The first Inland Empire Pool Expo was started in 1988 by two IPSSA members, Jim Ciccone and Kirk Gillette. It took three years to get the show off the ground. Our first show was held at the Hilton in San Bernardino County. IPSSA manager at that time, Sally Ryan, helped us book the first show by holding a BORD Meeting at the same time as our show. She booked 20 rooms, which enabled us to get a discount on the ballroom where we held our first Trade Show. We kicked the show off with 20 vendors displaying their products.

The following year, we moved the show to the University of Redlands, where we rented Orton Hall. This location lasted more than 23 years. The show went dark for two years, 2022 and 2023, due to COVID.

The show started up again in 2024 at the Palm Springs Air Museum for one year and then moved again to the March Airfield Museum for 2025. We are currently continuing at that location for 2026, and we hope we have found a new permanent home.