Vintage Computer Festival Midwest
Background
The Vintage Computer Festival Midwest is (as of this writing in 2025) the world's largest exhibition of vintage or classic computing hardware. It is a celebration of the computer (as well as the odd telephone) each of us grew up with, coveted from afar or merely discovered and developed a passion for just last week. It was founded at Purdue University in 2005 and is currently organized by the Chicago Classic Computing non-profit organization. More info can be found at the show website.
History
| Show | Dates | Location | Sq Ft | Web | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | x | West LaFayette, IN | x | x | |
| 2 | x | West LaFayette, IN | x | x | |
| 3 | x | West LaFayette, IN | x | x | |
| 4 | x | West LaFayette, IN | x | x | |
| 5 | x | Lombard, IL | x | x | |
| 6 | x | x | x | x | |
| 7 | x | x | x | x | |
| 8 | x | x | x | x | |
| 9 | x | x | x | x | |
| 10 | x | x | x | x | |
| 11 | x | x | x | x | |
| 12 | x | x | x | x | |
| 13 | x | x | x | x | |
| 14 | x | x | x | x | |
| 15 | 2020 | Elmhurst, IL | x | x | |
| 16 | 2021 | Virtual Event | x | x | |
| 17 | 2022 | Elmhurst, IL | x | x | |
| 18 | 2023 | Elmhurst, IL | x | x | |
| 19 | Sept 7-8, 2024 | Schaumburg, IL | 50K | VCFMW Archive | x |
| 20 | Sept 13-14, 2025 | Schaumburg, IL | x | x |
