Get your tickets for Preservation Action Foundation’s Annual Auction and Fundraiser! Our annual event returns on Oct. 28th from 7:00pm-9:30pm during the 2024 PastForward Conference in New Orleans. Join us immediately following the conference’s opening reception just three blocks away at the historic BK House and Gardens – think of us as the after-party!
**If you can’t join in person, it’s ok! Peruse and bid for FREE in our incredible Silent Auction with a wide array of exciting tours and experiences, travel packages, educational opportunities and unique gift items, all in support of expanding grassroots preservation advocacy through education and outreach.
If you’ll be in New Orleans, join us for our largest and most important fundraiser of the year as we help kick-off PastForward 2024! Let’s celebrate Preservation Action’s 50th anniversary in style with delicious food, drinks, live music, gathering with friends old and new, and, of course, a lively auction right in the heart of the French Quarter.
The Silent Auction will begin on Oct. 16th and run through Oct. 30th and is FREE to register and open to anyone, anywhere, who wishes to bid on items (even if you can’t make it to New Orleans!). Bidding for the Silent Auction will conclude at 9pm ET on October 30th, so be sure to get your bids in!
Donate an Auction Item
You and your organization are invited to donate travel packages, tours and experiences, educational opportunities or other unique gift items to our Annual Silent and Live Auction! A donation to our annual auction provides great exposure for your historic site or organization to an active and interested group of people. Interested in donating an auction item? Check out our Auction donation packet for more information.
Become a Sponsor
Sponsorship opportunities are available for Preservation Action Foundation’s Annual Fundraiser & Auction during the 2024 PastForward Conference in New Orleans. The annual auction provides great exposure for your business or organization. Sponsorship includes recognition throughout the auction, prominent inclusion in our printed and digital materials, and tickets to the event! Check out our sponsorship packet to learn more!
Our annual auction is Preservation Action Foundation’s largest fundraiser. The dollars in auction funds raised go to support the mission of the Preservation Action Foundation.
The proceeds from this event are used to assist in education and training, advocacy for preservation policy, and programs. Our most visible contributions to preservation advocacy are; a weekly Legislative Update, organizing National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week, and Advocacy Scholars. The Preservation Action Foundation is a 501(c)(3) entity; your prize donation and could be tax-deductible. Check with your tax professional.