OrigamiUSA organizes and manages the OrigamiUSA Annual Convention, which takes place each year in New York City during the summer. In addition, we create and manage other regional and special-purpose conventions less often; see below for details.

Some of our online conventions have recordings available for purchase.

Upcoming Events

  • OrigamiUSA Annual Convention 2025 in New York City, July 18–21, 2025 (see note below about the date).

OrigamiUSA Annual Convention

Convention

OrigamiUSA's Annual Convention is traditionally held in New York City during the summer. It starts on Friday evening with an open house so everyone can get acquainted, see the model menu, and plan their weekend. Saturday, Sunday, and MOnday have classes teaching models, lectures, and classes on techniques, etc.

In 2020 and 2021, due to the pandemic, the Annual Convention was held online. Details are here (2020) and here (2021).

In 2022, we returned to getting together in person and returned to Manhattan, with Convention at the Sheraton Times Square Hotel. It was a rousing success, and 2023–2025 (at least) will be at the same location.

Convention 2025 will again return to the Sheraton Times Square Hotel, but in July, rather than June as was the case for many years. The date will be:

  • Convention 2025: July 18–21, 2025

If you have any questions, please contact the Convention Committee at convention-info [at] origamiusa.org.

FoldFest

FoldFest is an international online OrigamiUSA event that seeks to connect folders from around the globe over 25 consecutive hours.

The next FoldFest has not yet been scheduled.

Past FoldFest events include:

World Origami Days

Beginning in 2020, OrigamiUSA has celebrated World Origami Days with 19 days of online classes, with special events scheduled in several of those years.

Past World Origami Days events include:

Gather and Fold/Origami Café

In 2021, OrigamiUSA introduced Gather and Fold, an informal folding event held in Gather.town. In 2022, Gather and Fold became Origami Café, an always-open, free-to-all room in Gather.town.

Regional Conventions

For many years we have held secondary conventions in other parts of the country.

Pacific Coast OrigamiUSA Conference (PCOC)

The Pacific Coast OrigamiUSA Conference (PCOC) has been held at various locations along the West Coast of North America in concert with a local organizing group in the host city. PCOC takes place in odd-numbered years in the fall (although PCOC 2021 was cancelled due to COVID-19).

  • The next PCOC will be held October 30–November 3, 2025, at the Sheraton Grand in Sacramento, California.

If you would be interested in hosting a future PCOC, please check out our PCOC guidelines (see below) and contact the PCOC Committee at pcoc [at] origamiusa.org. (Please note: the guidelines document is a work in progress and subject to change.) If you would like to start up an OrigamiUSA convention in another part of the country (the South is still open, as are even-numbered years), please contact the Convention Committee at convention-info [at] origamiusa.org.

Chicago OrigamiUSA Convention (COcon)

The Chicago OrigamiUSA Convention (COcon) is OrigamiUSA's first new Regional Convention, first planned for 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eventually held in the Windy City in Fall 2022 and biannually since then.

The next COcon will be held in 2026.

Special Conventions

OrigamiUSA has sponsored several conventions in the past on an irregular basis:

If you are interested in organizing such a conference, please contact the Convention Committee at convention-info [at] origamiusa.org.

Past Annual Conventions

OrigamiUSA's Annual Convention is held every year in New York City. See past Annual Conventions at the links below.

Past PCOC Conventions

OrigamiUSA sponsors the Pacific Coast OrigamiUSA Convention (PCOC) at various locations along the West Coast of North America in odd-numbered years in the fall. See past PCOC conventions at the links below.

Past Chicago OrigamiUSA Conventions

The Chicago OrigamiUSA Convention (COcon) is held biannually in Chicago, Illinois.

Convention Registration Hosting

We have also hosted online registration for several conventions organized by other groups (for which we request a small percentage of fees to cover costs of credit card processing, etc.)