Exhibit Space at Equip Exposition Sells Out for a Fourth Year in a Row

Blockbuster trade show's exhibits will cover an area greater than 20 football fields and offer a wealth of opportunities for landscapers, contractors, dealers and manufacturers

LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- For a fourth year in a row, Equip Exposition, the international landscape, outdoor living, and equipment exposition, has sold out its available exhibit space at the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC). The exhibit space sell-out for 2025 was announced today at the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute's (OPEI) Annual Meeting being held in Park City, Utah this week. OPEI owns and manages the blockbuster show, which will be held October 21-24 this year.

"We have 1.2 million square feet of exhibit space, including the Outdoor Demo Yard. Every inch of the Kentucky Exposition Center that can be used for exhibit space this year has been sold, as of mid-June 2025," says Kris Kiser, President & CEO of OPEI. "That translates to thousands of products and services that can help landscapers, contractors and dealers expand and better their business."

In 2024, the trade show sold its last booth in August and in 2023, the last slot was sold in early October, a few weeks before the show opened.

Kiser noted that due to high demand to participate in the show, over the past year the Equip staff worked with KEC officials to re-imagine space and even opened up Freedom Hall to exhibit sales for the first time. Equip also moved and expanded the UTV Test Track to deliver an even better experience for attendees in 2025.

"People are excited to be here and part of this dynamic industry. We have more than 1,100 exhibits. This is the place where innovators roll out new products and talk about where this industry is headed. It's where landscape contractors try out new equipment and meet the people who design and make it," says Kiser.

There's still plenty of tickets left for attendees, who can register for the early bird price of only $30 through September 4, 2025. Anyone who registers by July 31, 2025 will be entered to win a $5,000 shopping spree. Sign up at EquipExposition.com. Ticket prices go to $60 on September 5, 2025, and to $120 on October 20, 2025.

Equip Exposition drew a record-breaking 28,500 attendees last year from all 50 states and 50 countries and is one of the top five largest trade shows in the U.S.

To zero in on what you want to see at a mega show where the exhibit area spans square footage that is greater than 20 football fields, organizers recommend using the Equip Expo app, sponsored by CASE Construction Equipment, which helps attendees prioritize and navigate to their "must-see" exhibitors.

Equip Exposition also provides landscapers, dealers, contractors, hardscape experts, and outdoor power equipment manufacturers a unique platform to learn from each other through peer to-peer networking events and unique classroom, training and education sessions. There's a Welcome Reception at Churchill Downs sponsored by Caterpillar, a Wednesday night 4th Street Party sponsored by the Propane Education and Research Council, and a Thursday concert with Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson at the Kentucky International Convention Center sponsored by Gravely, and more.

"There's something here that will make it worthwhile for you. You can find it," said Bill Hooper, of Washington State University, who came to the Derby City for the event last year. "My primary reason for coming to Equip Exposition is to try out the equipment, to get my hands and feet dirty. It's a great value and there's tremendous opportunities."

Equip Expo Photos Available:
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Embeddable Video:
https://www.youtube.com/@equipexposition

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 five largest trade shows in the United States. The show is a Trade Show Executive Gold 100 Grand Award Winner, 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