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View the Full Collection on YouTube Watch the Expo Experiences and Legacy Playlist October 2026 / CLIMATE ZONE EXPERIENCES Discover the experiences, destinations, and lasting legacy taking shape at Expo 2031 Minnesota USA, America's first A1 International Horticultural Exposition, coming to Lakeville, Minnesota, May–October 2031. Explore immersive Climate Zones, international gardens, the iconic USA Pavilion, innovative technology, live entertainment, cultural celebrations, c

Just click below to learn more about Expo 2031's development. JULY 2026 Expo 2031 CEO Update | Behind the Scenes with AIPH Secretary General Tim Briercliffe What does it take to bring an international horticultural exposition to life? In this special behind-the-scenes edition of the Expo 2031 Minnesota USA CEO Update, CEO Wendy Meadley sits down with Tim Briercliffe, Secretary General of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH), for a conversation about

I October 9, 2026 This month's episode digs into: How will Americans want to live in 2031 and what role can a World Expo play in helping us imagine, test and experience that future? Expo 2031 Minnesota USA CEO Wendy Meadley and World's Fair historian Charles Pappas (Exhibitor Magazine), explore the legacy-first thinking behind Expo 2031 and its theme, Human / Nature, Where Humanity & Horticulture Meet. Their conversation moves beyond the traditional question of what happens t

October 6, 2026 Local businesses, organizations and residents are invited to learn about Expo 2031 and help shape the opportunities and legacy it could create for Lakeville. LAKEVILLE, MINNESOTA / October 2026 Expo 2031 Minnesota USA and the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce & Convention and Visitors Bureau have begun a new phase of public engagement in Lakeville, introducing local businesses and organizations to Expo 2031 and beginning a community conversation about what hostin

IMEX AMERICA PANEL IMAGE - DESIGN FOR SPECTACLE - OCTOBER 13-25, 2026 October 5, 2026 Legacy Is Not What Comes After: Rethinking the Long-Term Value of Mega Events By Wendy Meadley, CEO & Chair, Expo 2031 Minnesota USA Ahead of IMEX 2026 in Las Vegas, where Wendy Meadley will participate in a conversation on mega-event legacy, she shares a simple proposition: the most important measure of a major event may not be what happens during it but what changes because it happened. Ma

The Road to 2031: Expo Partners and Stakeholders Gather to Build the Next Phase September 28, 2026 Last week, Expo 2031 Minnesota USA convened its Official Partners and team together at SRF Consulting Group and virtually for a strategic planning session about the road ahead. Our Next Phase Expo 2031 Minnesota USA planning represents an important shift. Now that Expo has a Home, the question is no longer simply: What could Expo 2031 be? And, the next question is: How do we bui

More Than an Event: Expo 2031 Showcases a Nonprofit Platform for Minnesota and the United States September 24, 2026 / U S Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota What does it mean to build a World’s Fair-era international event for the 21st century? For Expo 2031 Minnesota USA, the answer begins with purpose. This week, Expo 2031 participated in the Minnesota Business Partnership Experience introducing business and civic leaders to the nonprofit mission behind the project and th

Article Excerpt The team working to bring a world exhibition to Minnesota in 2031 has zeroed in on Lakeville to serve as the host city. The organizing entity, Expo 2031 Minnesota USA, confirmed it has secured a purchase agreement for much of the land at the southwest corner of Interstate 35 and Highway 70 for the Expo’s "legacy site." That nearly 57-acre site would serve as the central hub for the six-month Expo and be developed with structures that would remain after the eve

Building Minnesota’s Welcome to the World / Expo 2031 is Convening Tourism Leaders Across the State September 23, 2026 A global event begins with a local welcome. But for Expo 2031 Minnesota USA, that welcome will extend far beyond the Expo site. Today, Expo 2031 is beginning a new conversation with Minnesota’s tourism industry including Explore Minnesota, destination marketing organizations, convention and visitors bureaus and regional tourism leaders about how the state can

From Lakeville to Minnesota. From the United States to the world. September 22, 2026 For three years, Expo 2031 Minnesota USA has been advancing through planning, horticultural exposition processes, federal and international engagement, site development, partnerships and program design. Today, the story becomes more public. With work advancing around the Lakeville Host City relationship and permanent legacy site, Expo 2031 is entering its next phase: building the community, p

Expo 2031 Host City process moves into public engagement and planning September 21, 2026 | Lakeville, Minnesota Tonight, Lakeville takes an important step in the conversation about Expo 2031 Minnesota USA. The Lakeville City Council approved a resolution acknowledging that the community is being considered as Host City for Expo 2031 and authorizing a public outreach plan. For Expo 2031, the significance of this moment is not that every question has been answered. It is that a

From the conference rooms of Bari to the nurseries of Puglia, Expo 2031 Minnesota USA joined growers, industry leaders and international Expo organizers to explore how horticulture can shape the future of cities, commerce, tourism and global collaboration. BARI, ITALY / September 2026 The 78th Annual Congress of the International Association of Horticultural Producers brought the global horticulture community together in Bari, Italy, for a week that connected international Ex

Expo 2031 leadership shares the next stage of America’s first A1 International Horticultural Exposition with the global horticulture community BARI, ITALY / September 14, 2026 Expo 2031 Minnesota USA joined horticultural leaders, Expo organizers and industry partners from around the world at the 78th Annual Congress of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) in Bari, Italy, presenting the continued development of the United States’ first A1 Internation

August 3, 2026 Farmfest is where Minnesota agriculture comes together. Expo 2031 is an opportunity to take Minnesota agriculture to the world. As Expo 2031 Minnesota USA prepares for the first A1 International Horticultural Exposition in the United States, agriculture has an important role to play in shaping what we build—and the story Minnesota tells to the world. That is why our participation in Farmfest 2026 matters. Farmfest brings together the people who make Minnesota a

7.11.26 Expo 2031 Minnesota USA's CEO Wendy Meadley shares why Cultivate "26 is important to Expo 2031 By Wendy Meadley CEO, Expo 2031 Minnesota, USA This July, I am looking forward to joining AmericanHort’s Cultivate ’26 in Columbus. As a member of AmericanHort, I see Cultivate as one of the most important gathering places for the horticulture industry. It brings together growers, breeders, garden centers, suppliers, technology companies, educators, associations, media, and

Wiggli is the Expo 2031 Minnesota USA Mascot May 20, 2026 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Official mascot launches a five-year, five-region American Tour and a global digital activation, bringing the first A1 International Horticultural Exposition in U.S. history to life long before opening day. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., May 20, 2026. Today, Expo 2031 Minnesota, host of the first A1 International Horticultural Exposition ever held in the United States, introduced Wiggli, a scout honeybee wit

MEDIA RELEASE May 20, 2026 New initiative positions pollinators as a global platform connecting biodiversity, horticulture, technology, education, agriculture, and public engagement MINNEAPOLIS–SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA — May 20, 2026 — Expo 2031 Minnesota USA today announced the launch of the Global Pollinator Network in partnership with HiveTracks as part of its official World Bee Day celebrations held at the Minnesota Zoological Garden and MSP International Airport. Expo 2031

May 1, 2026 Expo 2031 Minnesota, USA’s USA Pavilion leadership team recently convened a collaborative creative charrette at BRC Imagination Arts to advance the vision, storytelling, guest experience, and strategic development of the USA Pavilion for the first International Horticultural Exposition in U.S. history. The charrette session brought together Expo leadership, creative strategists, experience designers, technical partners, and our advisory team to explore how the USA

April 30, 2031 Expo 2031 Minnesota USA convened its Global Horticulture Council Spring Foresight Session to align industry leaders, innovators, growers, institutions, and strategic partners around Expo 2031’s central theme: Human / Nature — Where Humanity & Horticulture Meet The session was designed as a true foresight gathering — bringing together cross-sector perspectives, emerging trends, and future-focused conversations that will help shape the Expo site, experiences, pro

Global Expo Leaders in Paris with Dimitri Kerkentzes, BIE and Serbian Ambassador Ana Hrustonovic 19. 03. 2026. at 15:25 Goran Čvorović - permanent correspondent from Paris With today's situation in the world, the Specialized International Exhibition in Belgrade becomes even more important for the world, a place where countries can unite and where we will always be able to have a dialogue. This was announced by the Secretary General of the International Bureau of Exhibitions (

Global mega event and pavilion specialists join America’s first A1 International Horticultural Exposition March 18, 2026 Dakota County, USA 18 March 2026 – Trivandi , the global leaders in planning and delivering mega events and experiences, has been appointed as the Official Advisory & Delivery Founding Partner for Expo 2031.The appointment sees Trivandi support Expo 2031 from early strategic advisory through to operational readiness and delivery, starting with the USA Pav