Equip Exposition Releases Helpful Tips for First Time Show Attendees to Blockbuster Trade Show

LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Equip Exposition, the international landscape, outdoor living, and equipment exposition, issues advice for first time attendees to the award-winning event October 20 to 23 starting with planning ahead. Last year, the show drew nearly 30,000 landscapers, dealers, contractors, hardscape experts, and outdoor power equipment manufacturers and more to the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC). The event takes up more than a million square feet of exhibit space (the equivalent of 17+ football fields) and has a 30 acre Outdoor Demo Yard.

"I encourage attendees to have a game plan before attending Equip," says Kris Kiser, President & CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), which owns and manages Equip Exposition. "Download the app ahead of time, book your hotel room now and plan what you'll do and see there. And definitely wear comfortable shoes."

The Equip app, a must-have guide to the show, is sponsored by CASE Construction Equipment.

Equip offers the following tips for the best experience possible:

Before the Show

At the Show

After the Show

Visit www.equipexposition.com to register and book hotel rooms.

The show will begin a two-city rotation in 2029, biannually moving between Louisville and Orlando. Equip will be held in Orlando in 2029 and 2031 and will be held in Louisville in 2030 and every other year thereafter.

Photos for download here.

Embeddable YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/@equipexposition

Journalist Credentialing: Journalists seeking to attend Equip are strongly urged to register and obtain media credentials in advance of the show.

Media contacts

Ami Neiberger, Four Leaf PR on behalf of OPEI, 703-887-4877, [email protected]

Debbi Mayster, Four Leaf PR on behalf of OPEI, 240-988-6243, [email protected]

About Equip Exposition

Equip Exposition, the international landscape, outdoor living, and equipment exposition, is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, and is one of the top three largest trade shows in the United States. The show is a Trade Show Executive Gold 100 Grand Award Winner, including "Greatest Trade Show of 2024," and is co-located with Hardscape North America. Equip publishes "equip" magazine and is owned and managed by the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, an international trade association representing manufacturers of outdoor power equipment, parts, small engines, battery power systems, portable generators, utility and personal transport vehicles, and golf cars, and their suppliers. For more information visit www.equipexposition.com.

SOURCE Equip Exposition