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Annual Neon Speaks Festival & Symposium: Tours, talks, film, all neon. Register now for September events, space is limited. Join the neon glow!

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If you love neon, come to the Roxie Theater at 4pm on Saturday 9/19 for a curated hour of SF Lost Neon Landscapes! Tickets at Roxie.com

This narrated film event is hosted by Al and Randall Ann of SF Neon and features glowing Chinatown footage from @prelingerlibrary and @internetarchive plus feature films shot on Grant Avenue. We’ll also celebrate the sign lighting of the Golden Star Radio neon sign with @california_historical_radio.

Part of the @neonspeaks Festival and Symposium 2026. @roxie_theater in San Francisco. #sfneon #neonspeaks #chinatownsf by @neonspeaks

And introducing the new Light Circus neon museum in Reno Nevada! Brought to you by Will Durham and Annie Saunders @thelightcircus with a lot of hard work! Neon Speaks was held there last weekend and it was great to see the new museum. Plan a visit!
Also fun to sit on a panel with titans of neon Bill Concannon, Libby Cahill, and Ames Palms.

Congrats to Randall Ann and Al Barna for a wonderful conference and great presentations!

@neonspeaks @dogma67 @el_e_fant @rebel.neon
Thanks to @hsirrap for the photos. by @neonspeaks

Made it to Reno tonight! Neon Speaks Symposium starts tomorrow… by @neonspeaks

This Wednesday! International Neon Symposium Online, live presentations with Q&As on Zoom! 12–2 pm and 5– 8 pm PDT (with breaks) on Sept 2. Neon experts explain it all—find out what the buzz is all about. Register at neonspeaks.org or link in bio. by @neonspeaks

Free SCA talk tonight at 5pm PDT on the fascinating invention of neon the Roto-Sphere. We are excited to hear this presentation by Tod Swornstedt, founder of the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati. Register: sca-roadside.org. @americansignmuseum. Photo: Debra Jane Seltzer. by @neonspeaks

Sneak peek at one of my favorite signs in the Light Circus Neon Museum collection in Reno, NV is Nevada Club Bucky mascot The sign was created by artist Lewis “Lew” Franklin Hymers (1892-1953). The museum isn’t open to the public yet, but it will be soon. Stay tuned! In the meantime, to learn more about Lew Hymers, check out this November 23, 2014, Reno Gazette-Journal article.

In an earlier post, I stated that Hymers designed The Riding Lesson Town House sign. That is not the case, but you'll still want to check it out when the Light Circus opens. by @neonspeaks

Just 8 tickets left for the Oakland Neon Works shop tour and demo on Sept 20!
Register: neonspeaks.org or link in bio.

This is a once-a-year chance find out all about how a neon sign is restored with Jim Rizzo and see a glass-bending demo by Adam Taylor adam_taylor_2

#neonspeaks #sfneon Photo of JVB and @fallensawyer by SF Neon by @neonspeaks

Noontime talk today about saving neon! Hosted by the California Preservation Foundation. Free!
Register at sfneon.org or link in bio.
#sfneon #savingneon #forgottencalifornia
@capreservation by @neonspeaks

Happy July 4! It’s the last day for FREE Early Bird passes to the online Neon Speaks Symposium in the fall. Register at neonspeaks.org or link in bio. by @neonspeaks

July 4 is the last day for FREE Early Bird passes to the online Neon Speaks Symposium in the fall. Register at neonspeaks.org or link in bio.

Six-day schedule at-a-glance:
Online Symposium | Sept 2
Reno Events at the Light Circus Nevada Neon Museum | Sept 11, 12, & 13
San Francisco/Roxie VIP screening | Sept 19
Oakland Neon Works Shop Tour | Sept 20
Alameda Walking Tour | Sept 20 #sfneon#neonspeaks
Photo: R. Homan. Owl Cafe in Coverdale CA 2008 by @neonspeaks

Neon Speaks Festival celebrates the opening of the @thelightcircus Nevada Neon Museum. Early Bird passes available for events in Reno, San Francisco, and Oakkand in September. Register at neonspeaks.org or link in bio.

Six-day schedule at-a-glance:
Online Symposium | Sept 2
Reno Events at the Light Circus Nevada Neon Museum | Sept 11, 12, & 13
San Francisco/Roxie VIP screening | Sept 19
Oakland Neon Works Shop Tour | Sept 20
Alameda Walking Tour | Sept 20

#neonspeaks #sfneon #nevadaneon #signhunters #signsunited

Photo: Nevada Club original neon sign on display at the Light Circus museum. Photo by Will Durham. Neon Speaks is an annual neon festival produced by @sfneonbook. by @neonspeaks

Early Bird passes available for Neon Speaks in September. Register at neonspeaks.org or link in bio. Online symposium passes are FREE through July 4!

Six-day schedule at-a-glance:
Online Symposium | Sept 2
Reno Events at the Light Circus Nevada Neon Museum | Sept 11, 12, & 13
San Francisco/Roxie VIP screening | Sept 19
Oakland Neon Works Shop Tour | Sept 20
Alameda Walking Tour | Sept 20

#neonspeaks #sfneon #nevadaneon #signhunters #signsunited

Photo: Cloverdale CA Owl Cafe by R. Homan by @neonspeaks