The Big Gear Show

This summer, The Big Gear Show is moving up the mountain to Park City. We’re bringing together the right retailers, with the right brands, in an incredible place.

We invite all NBDA members to join us on August 3-5, 2021 for America’s first national open-air trade experience.

What is The Big Gear Show?

See, Try, Buy – All at Once

The Big Gear Show is an invitation-only, multi-category trade event for the paddlesports, cycling, climbing, and camping markets. We are solely focused on meeting the needs of outdoor shops and gear builders. The demo is fully integrated into the event, so buyers get to paddle, ride bikes, and test gear all day. There is simply no better place to discover new brands and products.

The 500 Best Retailers

We are hosting the top outdoor gear and bike shops from across North America. Attendance is limited to 500 shops. We even subsidize your travel.

The Brands They Want to See

The Big Gear Show is limited to only 250 exhibitors – hand-selected by us and voted on by the retailers. Maximum engagement, minimal distraction.

FOR RETAILERS, BY RETAILERS

Let’s get real. We know you’re tired of Zoom calls and virtual line presentations. And just like your customers aren’t buying high-end road bikes or fishing kayaks on Amazon, your vendors can’t expect you to spend valuable open-to-buy on something you’ve never seen before.

You need a place to test new products and discover new brands. You want to get out of the shop and go somewhere that inspires and refreshes you. But attending a mass gathering like a tradeshow – in a world with COVID, cooped up indoors with 30,000 people you don’t know – is definitely not on your bucket list.

We’ve built a show just for you. We are moving to Park City, one of the most authentic mountain proving grounds in the world. We will deliver a dynamic multi-category event designed for retailers, by retailers. We’ll be outside, with just our core community and all the brands that matter, large and small.

And, we’ll even pay you to attend. It doesn’t get much better than that!