The 2025 NAMM Show – the annual trade show of The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) – is scheduled for January 21–25 in Anaheim, California.
The annual event provides an opportunity for music merchants to see the latest in musical instruments, and it’s traditionally been one of the most important events of the year for companies making new gear introductions.
This year’s NAMM Show is spread over five days. But the trade show is only scheduled for three of those days, one day less than it used to be.
While the LA area has been devastated by recent fires, NAMM President and CEO John Mlynczak says that “Anaheim is located 60 miles southeast of the wildfires and is currently unaffected.”
Here’s the preliminary schedule:
NAMM Week 2025 Preliminary Schedule:
- Tuesday, January 21
- NAMM Foundation Day of Service and Networking with the Pros
- Education offerings for exhibiting brands, including a workshop on influencer-marketing strategy
- Networking opportunities
- International Networking Reception
- Wednesday, January 22
- Global Media Day, featuring iconic brands and formal executive remarks that focus on new music industry product introductions from top music brands to startups
- Education sessions and workshops on the latest in AI for business, content creation and the financial management of a music business, as well as hands-on Dante training for pro audio.
- International Coalition meetings and global receptions
- Top 100 Dealer Awards ceremony
- Thursday, January 23
- Industry Insights breakfast session with NAMM President and CEO John Mlynczak, along with music industry special guests
- A robust program of educational sessions for retail, manufacturer brands, pro audio, entertainment technology, event safety and music education professionals, as well as artists and college music business students
- Exhibits open 10 am to 6 pm at the Anaheim Convention Center
- Yamaha Concert Series and Bands@NAMM
- TEC Awards
- Friday, January 24
- NAMM U Breakfast Session Focusing on Business Marketing Trends for 2025 & Beyond
- Education sessions continue for retail, manufacturer brand, pro audio, entertainment technology, event safety and music education professionals, as well as artists and college music business students
- Exhibits open 10 am to 6 pm at the Anaheim Convention Center
- Yamaha Concert Series and Bands@NAMM
- Parnelli Awards
- Saturday, January 25
- Grand Rally for Music Education
- Best in Show awards
- Exhibits open 10 am to 5 pm at the Anaheim Convention Center
- Bands@NAMM
- SheRocks Awards
A full list of 2025 NAMM Show exhibitors, companies and brands from around the globe is available at the event site.
cool, only a couple of weeks to find out if a Prologue II will ever happen, or it’s time to buy up Prologue 16’s.
My guess is a new replacment might come, but that it would be called the Epilogue. I feel the Monologue 2 would come first though.
Korg, if you’re listening, I’d really like to play with a Phase 8 this year.
Why isn’t summer NAMM held in NASHVILLE anymore?
Things got disrupted during the pandemic and they combined the two shows when they brought them back. Not sure if there’s plans to bring back the Summer show. It was never a big show for electronic music gear.
i can’t wait to check out the Behringer booth
I guess they’ll be there this year, but who cares? the action is on their facebook page everyday. why wait for a silly tradeshow.
“but who cares?”
Obviously you don’t… but let me assure that thousands do 😉
only 1,000’s? that’s some tiny show.
…and there’s a Stages Knockoff (you’re welcome). they got the LED colors right this time. perhaps bellyaching the issue helped.
open innovation for the win!
To check on B-word’s latest and greatest, just hop in a time machine and visit a bunch of other manufacturers’ booths from a few years ago.
I didn’t see a Deepmind 12 or Neutron or Proton at previous NAMM shows.
Maybe Behringer will surprise the synth world with something new and unexpected.
An Electron?
Behringer participation this year will be interesting.
They boycotted NAMM for about a decade, and instead tried to make some splashy announcements during this time to compete with introductions being made at the Show.
Since NAMM is intended primarily for music merchants and manufacturers to connect, Behringer’s participation raises the question of whether their goal is to change their distribution model, to get their gear into a lot more physical stores, rather than just their online ‘super partners’.