Find Your Footing at Equip Expo

First time at Equip Exposition? Here are some tips and tricks of the trade to guide you through your trip and make the most out of your time.

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How does a first-time landscape contractor or other attendee find their bearings at Equip Exposition

The show held, Oct. 18- 21, 2022, boasts a million square feet of exhibit space at the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC). Get prepared before departure with these tips:

  • Lock in your early-bird ticket for only $20. Prices double to $40 at midnight Sept. 9, and double again after Oct. 14 to $80.
  • Reserve your hotel room and make travel plans now. Louisville’s 17,000 hotel rooms book up as October approaches. Some hotels are on a complimentary shuttle route that will get you to the show quickly. Book your hotel now, and you might even win a prize.
  • Download the official Equip Exposition app sponsored by Husqvarna. A show this size requires strategy. The app is the best way to plan your schedule. Navigate and mark the exhibits you want to see and education sessions you want to attend.
  • Add education and training to your registration. Landscapers can explore ways to grow their businesses with sessions.
  • In addition to registration kiosks available onsite at the KEC in the South Wing lobby registration area, kiosks are also available at select hotels and the airport. Scan your registration bar code (bring your email confirmation) and print your badge. Preregistrants also can pick up their badges in “express” lanes in the South Wing lobby. To register onsite, go to the North Wing Lobby registration area. And there’s free parking so there’s no traffic at the KEC entrance gate.
  • Connect with peers at the Welcome Reception: Held at Louisville Slugger Field on Tuesday, Oct. 18, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., the reception features free food and fireworks and a chance to meet your colleagues before the show kicks off the next morning.
  • Fuel up on-site at a new coffee shop sponsored by EGO in the South Wing Lobby C. Adjacent to the new Equip retail store, it will be open during the show. Freedom Hall is the show’s Food Hall with food trucks and three days of themed buffets (Taste of Kentucky, Southern BBQ, Little Italy). Also visit the Outdoor Food Yard, which offers food trucks and tented spaces to sit and relax.
  • Test equipment in the Outdoor Demo Yard. Newly expanded to 30 acres, the Outdoor Demo Yard offers the opportunity to mow, mulch, cut, drive and check out the latest outdoor power equipment. The expanded UTV Test Track lets licensed drivers over age 16 try the newest models.
  • The inaugural Mulligan’s Fun Run/Walk 5K, sponsored by Ariens Co., will benefit the Kentucky Humane Society. Run/walk across the Ohio River on the city’s Big Four pedestrian bridge and in sight of Louisville’s Great Lawn on Wednesday morning, Oct. 19 at 7 a.m.
  • If you are looking to add a furry family member to your pack, Lucky’s Mutt Madness, sponsored by the TurfMutt Foundation in partnership with the Kentucky Humane Society, brings a bevy of rescue dogs available for adoption to Freedom Hall on Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Enjoy the Concert Series at 4th Street LIVE! will feature American country music singer and multiplatinum icon, Trace Adkins at 8 p.m. on Thursday night, plus Expo favorite and house band, The Crashers will take the stage at 8 p.m. on Wednesday night.
  • Explore all that Louisville offers with its easy to navigate streets and 2,500 restaurants and more than 90 attractions, such as Louisville Slugger Field.
  • Attend the closing keynote breakfast from National Geographic’s Photo Ark creator Joel Sartore. Add this to your registration for only $15/person and go home inspired, and maybe you’ll be the lucky Ryobi mower winner, awarded to one trade show attendee. 

Make the most of your time and money by learning, exploring and expanding upon all that Equip Expo has to offer.

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