Equip Exposition once again broke attendance records in 2024, with more than 28,500 registrants and significant growth in contractor categories, over 27,000 attendees in 2023 and 25,000 attendees in 2022.
“For the third year in a row, Equip Exposition is breaking records,” said Kris Kiser, president and CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), which has owned and managed the trade show outright since 2022. “Equip is bigger and better every year in new ways. As the industry grows and expands, we are helping people grow their businesses and keep up with the latest trends.”
Since assuming management of the trade show in 2022 that draws hundreds of manufacturers and suppliers for the outdoor services industry, OPEI has worked to energize Equip Exposition’s offerings for attendees, while delivering more of what attendees appreciate. Excitement to exhibit at the show is so high, that the last available exhibit space was purchased more than two months before the show opened.
With co-location partner Hardscape North America, the trade show fully occupied the North, East and South halls of the Kentucky Exposition Center with expanded square footage in the West Wing.
Plans for 2025 are already under way, including a Welcome Reception at Churchill Downs, as well as another arena concert at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville. The Outdoor Demo Yard will be reconfigured, shifting the UTV track to a larger space due to popular demand and closing some of the A Lot parking to provide a unique, dedicated space for boom trucks, lifts, and other large vehicles.
And new in 2025, Equip Exposition will launch a boutique, small-batch bourbon produced exclusively for the trade show and is asking attendees to help name it.
