Ok, that teaser is clearly a matter of opinion regarding what is important to you in a city venue. If being able to see everything in a day is important, then this venue is perfect. It's huge enough to accommodate multiple main events and themes simultaneously without shuttling across large tracts of city scape to see different elements of an Expo.
Took a group up to the show. This show is great. The building is huge. The show had guns, trailers, bow and arrows, trip, you name it and they had it.
We were there to attend the American Outdoor Show. The place was packed, but we always enjoy going there. The complex always has great employees or volunteers helping to keep things running smoothly, a clean well-kept facility and lots of great food vendors!
This facility is HUGE! Wear good walking shoes and plan to spend a day or more. The Great American Outdoor Show filled many other halls. One held a large numbers of outfitters who offered hunting trips from North Carolina to Montana to Alaska and even Africa. Many brought taxidermy specimens to highlight the animals to which they could guide you. I just wandered from one white tail deer to an elk to a lion to a gator to a mountain lion etc, etc, etc for more than 3 hours. Another hall contained many fishing guides. Another was dedicated to Archery. Still another held boats. The other large hall held many other gun manufacturers. It was nice to be able to hold various guns to see how well they "felt" rather than just looking at pictures. We even attended a few seminars - how to butcher, trick archery, and a trapping seminar. The only one I missed was the dog training seminar, because it wasn't offered the days we were there. t can't wait to go back and visit again of this show!
From the Farm Show to the Christmas show to the Great Outdoor Show to Auto Show - plenty of space and parking. A gem to have in the region.
There is so much to do that I would suggest making it a two day trip if you are able I would shop one day and go to the seminars the other day. Theater Equus is also a must seem
Very organized. The bus service is awesome. Staff very friendly and helpful in any way. We were there for the first weekend which was very busy but everyone was nice. Looking forward to coming back next year.
Love attending this show every year. Parking and shuttles are convenient. Bring your walking shoes! This place is huge and takes all day to get through.
Place is well laid out with plenty to see, food to eat while there. Shuttle service for shows is super deal with friendly drivers.
It was a great show, but I missed a lot of venders that use to be in the show but were not there this year.