Bootblack Round Up Registration & Conference Center Info Live!!
Welcome
As a Bootblack-focused event created by and for Bootblacks, Bootblack Round-Up increases visibility within the community, offers a space for Bootblacks to exchange ideas, learn, and build camaraderie, and supports the broader community through fundraising efforts and mutual support.
BBRU will take place from Thursday, October 23, to Sunday, October 26, 2025.
This weekend conference features Bootblacking opportunities, educational classes, parties, games, socials, pool gatherings, a Keynote Dinner, and more.
Our Host Hotel
Bootblack RoundUp will be held at the Maritime Conference Center in Linthicum Heights, MD
This beautiful campus, located just outside Baltimore, MD, offers classrooms, an on-site dining area, a gym, a pool, and numerous other amenities that make it an ideal location for our event.
Your room booking includes a buffet-style breakfast and dinner, shuttle service, access to the indoor pool and gym, and additional amenities. Please visit the hotel's website for a comprehensive list of services and amenities.
*All meals and snacks are included when you purchase a complete weekend pass and stay at the hotel. Your registration ticket includes lunch and snacks.
Lodging Rates
The following rates are available as part of a BBRU room block. Please book through our link button below or make sure to mention Bootblack RoundUp if you book any other way.
Single Occupancy - $131
Double Occupancy - $158
Triple Occupancy - $195
Quad Occupancy - $232
Weekend Events
Classes
Keynote Dinner
Keynote Dinner
This year we have focused our educational classes into three tracks:
TBD
There will be something of interest for Bootblacks of all skill levels.
Keynote Dinner
Keynote Dinner
Keynote Dinner
A Saturday night dinner with a Keynote speech by TBD.
Keynote Dinner tickets are also available for those without a weekend pass. This is an event you don't want to miss out on.
Shine-Off
Keynote Dinner
Cigar Social & Roundtable
The Shine-Off is a quick, simple test of skill.
Contestants are matched with a Single Corcoran style boot and given 15 minutes to do their best shine. The contestants are judged on the quality of their shine, saturation of color, and more! There will be three Judges.
Sign-up will be held at Registration and Events on Friday.
The Saturday night Shine-Off is open to all!
Cigar Social & Roundtable
Cigar Social & Roundtable
Cigar Social & Roundtable
An outdoor social where you can enjoy a cigar, socialize, and listen to the experiences of bootblacks on a roundtable panel.
A relaxing Saturday night event.
Pool & Pizza Party
Cigar Social & Roundtable
Pool & Pizza Party
What is an event weekend without a big party? Bring your swimsuit and join other attendees in celebrating some playful bootblack joy with a pool party & pizza dinner on Friday night.
Bootblack Olympics
Cigar Social & Roundtable
Pool & Pizza Party
We all love a little healthy competition. At the Bootblack Olympics on Friday Night, you can test your skill at some off-the-wall bootblack challenges. Come prepared to compete & laugh!
Silent Auction
The Carter/Johnson Leather Library & Collection Mid-Atlantic ANNEX Baltimore
Cocktail / Mocktail Parties
A silent auction with items donated by the community. You never know what kind of exciting things you will find on the Auction Tables!
The first $2,000 raised will be donated to our 2025 Beneficiary, TransLifeLine.org, and any funds raised above that level will go towards our 2026 scholarship fund, allowing those with financial need to attend and learn with us.
Cocktail / Mocktail Parties
The Carter/Johnson Leather Library & Collection Mid-Atlantic ANNEX Baltimore
Cocktail / Mocktail Parties
Come check out our cocktail parties, hosted by some Mid-Atlantic clubs and organizations.
Meet people, grab a drink or a snack, and connect with events in the Mid-Atlantic area.
The Carter/Johnson Leather Library & Collection Mid-Atlantic ANNEX Baltimore
The Carter/Johnson Leather Library & Collection Mid-Atlantic ANNEX Baltimore
The Carter/Johnson Leather Library & Collection Mid-Atlantic ANNEX Baltimore
You will want to set aside some time to lose yourself in the energy and history that you will find in the library area. ANNEX Baltimore will be on display throughout the weekend.
You will definitely want to set aside some time to lose yourself in the energy and history that you will find in the library area.