Every year, a different city has the honor of hosting the IGBO Tournament and Conference. From 1981 to 2022, IGBO organized two major events: the Annual Tournament and the MidYear Tournament. Here is the comprehensive list of host cities since IGBO’s inception:
| Year | Annual | Mid-Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Houston, TX | Milwaukee, WI |
| 1982 | Dallas, TX | Milwaukee, WI |
| 1983 | Chicago, IL | Milwaukee, WI |
| 1984 | Seattle, WA | Milwaukee, WI |
| 1985 | Louisville, KY | Dallas, TX |
| 1986 | Las Vegas, NV | Cincinnati, OH |
| 1987 | New Orleans, LA | San Francisco, CA |
| 1988 | Washington, DC | Miami, FL |
| 1989 | Cincinnati, OH | Dallas, TX |
| 1990 | Los Angeles, CA | Milwaukee, WI |
| 1991 | Toronto, ON | Tampa, FL |
| 1992 | Dallas/Ft Worth, TX | Detroit, MI |
| 1993 | Atlanta, GA | San Antonio, TX |
| 1994 | Oklahoma City, OK | Tucson, AZ |
| 1995 | Vancouver, BC | Lexington, KY |
| 1996 | Philadelphia, PA | Orlando, FL |
| 1997 | Nashville, TN | Toronto, ON |
| 1998 | Cleveland, OH | Los Angeles, CA |
| 1999 | Washington, DC | Honolulu, HI |
| 2000 | Denver, CO | Minneapolis, MN |
| 2001 | Columbus, OH | Houston, TX |
| 2002 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Auckland, NZ |
| 2003 | Phoenix, AZ | San Diego, CA |
| 2004 | St. Louis, MO | Ft. Worth, TX |
| 2005 | Milwaukee, WI | Calgary, AB |
| 2006 | Kansas City, MO | Detroit, MI |
| 2007 | Denver, CO | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 2008 | Atlanta, GA | San Diego, CA |
| 2009 | Oklahoma City, OK | Syracuse, NY |
| 2010 | Columbus, OH | Washington, DC |
| 2011 | Toronto, ON | Rochester, NY |
| 2012 | Jersey City, NJ/New York, NY | Seattle, WA |
| 2013 | Tampa, FL | Dallas, TX |
| 2014 | Tucson, AZ | Jacksonville, FL |
| 2015 | Omaha, NE | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2016 | Albuquerque, NM | San Francisco, CA |
| 2017 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL | Oklahoma City, OK |
| 2018 | Denver, CO | Reno, NV |
| 2019 | San Antonio, TX | Detroit, MI |
| 2020 | Canceled due to pandemic | Canceled due to pandemic |
| 2021 | Las Vegas, NV | None |
| 2022 | Rochester, NY | Washington, DC (Last MidYear) |
| 2023 | Seattle, WA | |
| 2024 | Reno, NV | |
| 2025 | Las Vegas, NV |