Equip and Hardscape North America registration now open

Equip Exposition, the international landscape, outdoor living, and equipment exposition, and Hardscape North America have opened registration for the 2023 tradeshow, which takes place Oct. 17-20 at the Kentucky Exposition Center.

Early bird discounted registration is available until Sept. 7.

You can register for the events through the Equip Expo and HNA websites.

In addition to Expo's 30-acre Outdoor Demo Yard and expansive indoor exhibit space, downtown Louisville will feature several major events for attendees, which includes a first-ever arena concert, sponsored by Bobcat Company and Senix, at the Yum! Center featuring headliner Third Eye Blind and Dylan Scott. Arena suites and event spaces are available to sponsor.

This also includes 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 Equip Expo experiences for 2023 include:

• A keynote speech by Polar Explorer and master storyteller Ben Saunders
• Expanded exhibit space in the West Wing allows exhibitors to showcase and demonstrate more products indoors.
• A first-ever Women's Reception, open to all women attending Expo to network and connect, hosted Thursday, Oct. 19, at the KEC
• Expanded education tracks designed to help attendees expand into new business segments and increase their profits.
• New business lounges, meeting spaces and expanded seating areas at the KEC.
• Landscape education for young people will be sponsored by the TurfMutt Foundation. Children ages 12 and up may attend the show.
  

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.

New and returning features at HNA:

• Hardscape House and Outdoor Demonstration Yard allow attendees to learn from live demos, watch the Installer Championships and get behind the controls of equipment.

• The annual HNA Installer Championship will increase the number of teams from 12 to 18.

• The opening keynote will feature Arctic explorer Ben Saunders.

• A Tuesday evening welcome reception at the downtown KICC, will provide free food, drinks and music by the Crashers.

• Education sessions and installer courses offer certification, business skills and marketing tools. New on the lineup this year are two natural stone education sessions: Ask the Natural Stone Experts and Tips for Sourcing Natural Stone & How to Make More Money.

• In the Drone Zone, attendees can test their ability on a flight simulator, and then fly a drone with an expert trainer in the new West Wing exhibit area.