Celebrate Communication 2026

Celebrate Connection.
Celebrate Communication.

Come connect with us at Celebrate Communication 2026!
Explore the latest in hearing assistive technologies, apps, captioning, local agency services, hearing aids, tinnitus, cochlear implants, ASL, and much more. Find ENTs and audiologists. Meet Deaf crafters.
Face painting (11 AM to 2 PM) and Yellow Dog make it fun for the family.

Join us Saturday,
September 26, 2026
10 AM to 3 PM
at Springfield Town Center!
Main entrance, between the Yard House and Maggiano's restaurant.
(Lower level, next to the Lego store.)

Click here for flyer!

See the 2025 Passport for Prizes here!

It's happening again this Fall 2026!

Meet the Exhibitors

Over 30 exhibitors will showcase their resources to assist the D/HH community. Join us to learn more about their offerings.

Deaf Ecosystem

Support small businesses owned by Deaf and hard of hearing individuals who create crafts, paintings, and more!

Network Opportunities

This event is an excellent opportunity to distribute your business card and expand your network.

When

Saturday, September 26, 2026 | 10 AM - 3 PM

Where

Springfield Town Center – Front entrance #1

6500 Springfield Mall, Springfield, Virginia 22150, United States

Admission

This is FREE-admission event that is open to all!

Magic Face painting

Featuring Dee Vinchey Entertainment, face-painting 11 AM to 2 PM for FREE.

Yellow Dog

Meet Yellow Dog, our mascot. He knows some sign language!

Sponsor and Exhibitor registration open now!

Are you interested in being a Sponsor or an Exhibitor for Celebrate Communication 2026?

Use the registration forms below to reserve your spot on September 26 from 10 AM to 3 PM at the Springfield Town Center, Main Entrance between Yard House and Maggiano's!

Sponsor Registration

Exhibitor Registration

Celebrate Communication: View from behind a booth explaining display

Gallery

See our past Celebrate Communication pictures.

Celebrate Communication mascot dog doing a dance — Yellow Dog doing a dance

Celebrate Communication mascot dog with its arm around someone — Posing with Yellow Dog

Celebrate Communication mascot dog looking at a seeing eye dog — Yellow Dog sees the dog

Celebrate Communication mascot dog giving a kid a high five — High five from Yellow Dog

Booth worker waving at Celebrate Communication mascot dog — Registration table

Two women as NVRC Volunteers smiling to the camera — Volunteers

NVRC staff posing next to the raffle poster — Raffle Poster

Two parents and the child with painted Batman logos on his hands posing with a face painter — Batman Painting

Two men sitting behind Earcoustic booth — Earcoustic Booth

Two women and one man smiling next to foldable poster — Happy Hands

Yellow Dog posing with a community member

A boy with Pikachu Face-painting — Pikachu Face-painting

Northern Virginia Community College booth with displays and balloons — NOVA Booth

One parent and two children with Pikachu face-painting — Matching Pikachu face-painting

Exhibitor explaining the resource to the person with the brochure — Exhibitor explains to the person

A man smiling behind Innovention Booth with different art crafts — Innovention Booth

One woman smiling behind Lesner Hearing Center booth — Lesner Hearing Center Booth

Two women standing behind NCSA booth — NCSA Booth

A sitting woman behind WMATA booth — WMATA Booth

A man with glasses communicates to the person — Exhibitor

photo of exhibitors at Celebrate Communication 2023

FX County's Disability Rights and Resources Booth

Photo credit goes to Pat Beech, Pam Gannon, and Aurora Abraham.