Events & Conferences

Our conferences and events provide the best education for landscape and lawn care professionals. Learn from top industry experts who have insider knowledge and connect with CEOs owners and managers who are dealing with the same issues that you face.

Signature Event
ELEVATE Conference & Expo

ELEVATE

September in 2023/ November in 2024 and Beyond

If you only attend one event a year, this is the one. The national conference for landscape, design build, and lawn care professionals! We are bringing together industry icons, thought leaders and new partners to reimagine the future of the profession and the needs of the green community. The result? A more focused event that will better serve our industry, inspire change and propel our professionalism at every level.

NALP Annual Events

Leaders Forum

January

Leaders Forum is the premier executive-level conference for landscape and lawn care company owners, CEOs, and senior managers. Network with award-winning leaders, emerging talent in the field, and address challenges and opportunities impacting your career, your team, and your business.

Legislative Events

Various

NALP works year-round with members of congress and the administration representing your professional interests. However, in today’s political world, that is simply not enough. Your voice carries the most weight with politicians. Join your peers - learn more about the issues that impact your business and come together to make sure our industry's issues are heard. Legislative events are scheduled when advocacy is needed most on key issues.

National Collegiate Landscape Competition

March

The National Collegiate Landscape Competition is an annual, three-day powerhouse event which brings together the top landscape and horticulture students, top industry companies, and dozens of the biggest industry manufacturers and suppliers. Each year more than 700 students from two- and four-year colleges demonstrate their skills in real-world, competitive events and network with top companies at the largest Career Fair in the industry.

NALP Field Trip

June

Go BEHIND THE SCENES at our extremely popular Field Trip event. A mix of interactive facility tour and education sessions, that gives you an in-person inside look at some of the most successful landscape companies in the country. 

Renewal & Remembrance

July

This event, held annually to honor America's veterans and leaders and to assist in keeping beautiful some of our nation's most sacred grounds, is a true celebration of dedication, honor to our country's fallen heroes and opportunity for landscape professionals across the country to give back in the most meaningful way possible for our industry. 

ELEVATE

September in 2023, and November in 2024 and Beyond

The national conference for landscape and lawn care professionals! We are bringing together industry icons, thought leaders and new partners to reimagine the future of the profession and the needs of the green community. The result? A more focused event that will better serve our industry, inspire change and propel our professionalism at every level.

On Tour

Select Dates Throughout the Year
Want to peek behind the bushes and see how other successful landscape companies make it work? Hit the road with us (at least virtually) and go “On Tour” as we take you behind-the-scenes of successful landscape businesses.

If you missed any of our Virtual On Tour Events, click here for information on how to view these FREE events.