Equip Exposition, the international landscape, outdoor living and equipment exposition, again drew approximately 30,000 attendees this year and continued to break records while helping landscapers, designers, tree care and irrigation professionals, outdoor power equipment manufacturers and dealers continue to grow business amid tricky economic times.
Held October 21-23, Equip's registered attendance grew across key demographic categories, and the show sold out its exhibit space for a fifth straight year, delivering 1.3 million square feet of exhibit space jam-packed with the latest new products, innovations, inspiration and training for the industry.
“In the face of rising fuel prices, interest rates and other extraordinary challenges, our attendees were eager to come to Louisville and connect with friends and colleagues, both on the show floor and at key social events like our opening reception at Churchill Downs and closing party at Paristown Point,” says Kris Kiser, president and CEO of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), which owns and manages Equip Exposition. “It just goes to show that when times are tough, Equip is the place to be to talk to others who are going through the same things.”
Earlier this year, Equip was named the third largest trade show in the U.S. in 2025 by Trade Show Executive magazine.
To help attendees seize future business opportunities, Equip expanded its Tree Care Arena, and added educational offerings in snow and ice management, irrigation, outdoor lighting, and women's leadership at this year's show. The show's ever popular Outdoor Demo Yard spanned 30 acres and was packed with landscape professionals and contractors trying the latest outdoor power equipment.
“Next for us is to get your feedback," said Kiser. "Attendees and exhibitors, we want to hear from you on how to keep making Equip better, and evolving along with your business and the industry, especially as we head toward our rotation in 2029 and beyond."
The 2027 show will be held October 19-22, in Louisville. Attendees will benefit from planned expansion of the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC), with the opening of 300,000 square feet of new exhibit space.
The show again is in the Derby City in 2028. The improvements at the KEC over the next two years, including an anticipated new West Wing in 2029, will give Equip more than 500,000 square feet of new exhibit space, an exciting prospect for a show that has sold out its exhibit space months in advance of opening day for the last five years.
In 2029, Equip will begin a biannual rotation to Orlando, Fla., returning to Louisville every other year.
For more information, visit EquipExposition.com.
