Outdoor Footwear & Apparel Show 2026

The show takes place at Palmer Event Center in Austin, Texas.

The identified audiences include independent sporting goods retailers and suppliers.

It is most useful for independent sporting goods retailers who buy through the Sports, Inc. buying group, since the organizer is a buying organization for independent retailers and the attendees are retailers and suppliers, which makes it a place to see footwear and apparel lines and settle orders. Suppliers already partnered with the group will reach their buyers directly; brands outside that network, consumers, and retailers that are not group members would likely get less from it than from an open national trade show.

Buyers and suppliers at outdoor and sporting goods trade shows usually wear business casual, often brand apparel or fleece and boots or sneakers, with comfortable shoes for a full day at an event center in Austin.