Equip Exposition, the international landscape, outdoor living, and equipment exposition, has opened registration for the 2023 show, to be held Oct. 17-20 at the Kentucky Exposition Center. Early-Bird discounted registration is available until September 7. Attendees can register to attend for as little as $25 per person. PET readers can receive a 50% discount by registering at equipexposition.com/PETdiscount.

Last year, Equip Expo broke records and attracted more than 25,000 attendees who hailed from all 50 states and 49 countries, with the furthest traveling attendees journeying from Guam, New Zealand and Australia.

In addition to Expo’s 30-acre Outdoor Demo Yard and expansive indoor exhibit space, downtown Louisville will feature several major events for attendees, all included in their registration:

• A first-ever arena concert, sponsored by Bobcat Co. and Senix, at the Yum! Center featuring headliner Third Eye Blind and Dylan Scott.
• A Welcome Reception, sponsored by Cat Compact Track Loaders, hosted at the downtown Kentucky International Convention Center (adjacent to the downtown Marriott and Hyatt hotels) with a concert from Expo house band, The Crashers.

Other new show experiences for 2023 include an “adventurous” keynote speech by Polar Explorer and master storyteller Ben Saunders, as well as the first-ever Women’s Reception, open to all women attending Expo to network and connect, hosted Thursday, Oct. 19, at the KEC.

To enhance attendee experiences, the show has also added new business lounges, meeting spaces and expanded seating areas at the KEC. Improved shuttle bus, rideshare and transportation logistics will make getting around easier, plus more coffee shops, breakfast, and food offerings on-site.

Equip Exposition will also feature live in-tree climbing demonstrations from the Women’s Tree Climbing Workshop and Davey Tree, Mulligan’s Fun Run & 5K, the UTV Test Track, the Drone Zone, and Mulligan’s Mutt Madness, a national dog adoption event, sponsored by the TurfMutt Foundation.

Equip Exposition hotel reservations are open and making plans early on where to stay is strongly encouraged. A dozen hotels are already sold out, and several more are nearing capacity.