Events · Trade show · August 18 to 20, 2027 · Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis
Outdoor Retailer in Minneapolis, with the rooms and the nights sorted.
August 18 to 20. Four rooms or fourteen, one plan the whole team can see.
- Education Day August 18, floor August 19 to 20, Minneapolis Convention Center.
- Trade only.
- Hotel reservations were marked coming soon when we checked.
- We handle rooms, cars and tables. We do not sell badges or booth space.
What we handle.
A trade show week is a group trip with a badge. You bring the badges. We handle where the team sleeps, how it gets around and where it eats.
Rooms first, downtown, by the walk to the convention center. Minneapolis has a skyway system, which in August matters less than in January but still keeps a team dry.
Then the airport runs and a car on show days.
Dinners downtown, held early. The show brings the whole industry to a city with a good restaurant scene and not enough tables in it.
Everyone books their own room from one link. We go through the terms with you before anyone books.
The facts for this week.
Checked on the organiser's own site. outdoorretailer.com.
Who gets in
Trade only. Authorised buyers and members of the trade.
Hours
Thursday 10:00 to 6:00, Friday 10:00 to 3:00. Education Day sessions 8:30 to 5:00.
Official housing
The show has partnered hotel blocks; reservations were not yet open when we checked.
Where to stay
Downtown, within a walk of the convention center.
Questions.
When does housing open?
Not published yet. Send the headcount now and we hold rooms the day it does, or outside the block if that is better.
Is it open to the public?
No. Trade only.
When to do what.
What to book first, and when.
- NOW
Pick the place to stay
The rooms nearest the venue go first. Asking costs nothing.
- 90 DAYS
Dinners and any private room
The tables go before the week is on anyone else's mind.
- 6 WEEKS
Flights and ground
And the plan for whoever is not badged.
- 2 WEEKS
Final list
Names, arrival times, late checkouts.
- ON SITE
One thread
Changes land in the itinerary, so everyone sees the same thing.
Send the dates.
Send what you have.
What happens next
A shortlist and a time to talk, within a couple of business days.
You get a plan in writing with the price.
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