LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Equip Exposition, the international landscape, outdoor living, and equipment exposition, issues advice for first time attendees to the award-winning event October 20 to 23 starting with planning ahead. Last year, the show drew nearly 30,000 landscapers, dealers, contractors, hardscape experts, and outdoor power equipment manufacturers and more to the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC). The event takes up more than a million square feet of exhibit space (the equivalent of 17+ football fields) and has a 30 acre Outdoor Demo Yard.
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