TRAVELIN’ IN STYLE with Barbie®

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Dates: July 7-11, 2026

Location: Austin, Texas

Hotel: Hilton Downtown Austin, 500 East 4th Street, Austin, TX 78701

Number of Conventioneers: 850

Registration Fee: Through Sept.15, 2025: $515.00 After Sept.15, 2025: $540.00

 

Theme: We will be celebrating the Barbie® doll and her love of all kinds of travel.

From driving her Austin-Healey to flying the friendly skies in her United Friendship Airplane

to setting sail on a luxury cruise in her Dream Boat, she loves exploring our big world.

 

Wednesday - Let’s Go Glampin’ Reception/Silent Auction – This is not a seated event.

Dress suggestion is outdoor chic that is fun and comfortable. The Silent Auction will benefit

The Settlement Home for Children. The home is a licensed nonprofit organization that serves

individuals who have experienced severe emotional trauma, abuse, and neglect. Their

programs are administered on a 10-acre campus, where there is a Residential Treatment

Center, Group Home Program, Transitional Living Program, Foster and Adoption Program,

Post-Adoption Services, and a University of Texas Charter School.

Silent Auction Charity: https://www.settlementhome.org

 

Thursday Lunch/Mattel Presentation – Road Trip!

Wear apparel from your own road trips or t-shirts from past Barbie® Conventions.

 

Friday Dinner/Live Auction – Yacht Club. Dress suggestions include classic nautical looks,

resort wear, or the captain or crew of the vessel. The live auction will benefit Austin Partners

in Education. For the last 19 years, Austin Partners in Education has connected the community

and the classroom to improve student college and career readiness. They believe that

investing in their students strengthens the community and local economy. Through academic

support and mentoring programs, they increase access to higher education.

Live Auction Charity: https://austinpartners.org

 

Saturday Dinner - First Class. Dress suggestions include comfortable yet stylish looks that

reflect the premium black-tie experience or dress as a pilot or flight attendant. Evening ends

with presentation of the convention doll.

 

Convention Chairs: Stephanie Azmoudeh and Krissa Brown. 

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