Tag: Outdoor Retailer
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First Outside Festival hopes to sell Colorado as the heart of trillion-dollar outdoor economy
Downtown Denver braces for more than 10,000 people to celebrate the state’s industry this weekend.
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Previewing first-ever Outside Festival Denver, now 17 days away
The inaugural Outside Festival in downtown Denver is only 17 days away and event organizers offered up some new insights on what’s what during a tour in Civic Center Park Tuesday morning. The low-key tour did bring out the likes of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, Vice President of Marketing at Outside Interactive and Executive Director of the…
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Outdoor industry show coming to Colorado represents ‘new model’
An outdoor industry gathering that organizers are calling the first of its kind is set for next week in Denver, filling a space left by the national industry’s largest show. Starting June 8, the Big Gear Show will kick off four days in the Colorado Convention Center, where Outdoor Retailer last year ended a run…
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Outdoor industry show coming to Denver represents ‘new model’
An outdoor industry gathering that organizers are calling the first of its kind is set for next week in Denver, filling a space left by the national industry’s largest show. Starting June 8, the Big Gear Show will kick off four days in the Colorado Convention Center, where Outdoor Retailer last year ended a run…
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Big Gear Show to showcase latest and greatest products for outdoor enthusiasts
In the wake of losing the nation’s biggest outdoor industry gathering, something of a replacement is set for Denver. It’s called the Big Gear Show, which promises to showcase the latest and greatest products in the worlds of hiking, biking, camping, climbing and boating while combining with (e)revolution, which brings together e-bike makers, retailers and…
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E-bike trade show rolls into Denver in 2023
What’s being dubbed as the “world’s first national electric-bike trade show” will land in Denver in 2023, according to a news release from promoter Lost Paddle Events. Park City-based Lost Paddle, which also produces The Big Gear Show in Utah, will offer a business-to-business trade show, consumer show and networking for e-bike industry members at…
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Outdoor Retailers Summer show: Check out some of the coolest products on display
An estimated 550 retailers filled the Colorado Convention Center for this year’s Outdoor Retailers Summer show in Denver. Here are some of the coolest products we found at this year’s show. (Video by Tim Hurst/Denver Gazette)
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Farewell appearance: Outdoor Retailer Summer show opens
Outdoor Retailers Summer show opened at the Colorado Convention Center Thursday to what appeared to be more crowds than the 2021 Summer show, which had been postponed to August. An estimated 550 retailers filled the exhibition hall floor with all the latest gear, gadgets, clothing, accessories, camping supplies and electric bikes. Jeff Sampson, director of…
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Denver’s final Outdoor Retailer show starts this week
The last Outdoor Retailer Summer show in Denver starts Thursday at the Colorado Convention Center downtown and runs through Saturday. Show organizer Emerald X announced in March that the show would move back to Salt Lake City after a four-year run in Denver, which was marred by COVID shutdowns, cancellations and the postponed 2021 Outdoor…
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Introducing Conor Hall, new head of Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office
Colorado has a new face for its mighty outdoor industry. It’s a young one. It’s 32-year-old Conor Hall, who from his childhood mountain town of Crestone has gone on to accomplish an impressive amount in an early career. It has been a career in politics, most recently with The Trust for Public Land. For the…




