Indoor trout fishing booth at the 2018 Topeka Boat and Outdoor Show. Photo by Josh Rouse.
Illinois-based GS Media and Events announced this week it has purchased eight outdoors consumer shows from Missouri-based RJ Promotions, Inc., including the Topeka RV and Sport Show and the Topeka Boat and Outdoor Show, both of which take place annually at the Kansas Expocentre.
The company, which owns and operates more than 25 recreation-focused consumer shows throughout the United States, also purchased the Overland Park RV and Sport Show, as well as boat and RV shows in Des Moines, Iowa; Colorado Springs, Colo.; and El Paso, Texas.
“We are very pleased to be adding these consumer shows to our portfolio of events,” Vilma Fraguada, president of GS Media and Events, said in a news release. “Already a leading producer of consumer shows throughout the country, these eight new shows will expand our presence in key recreational markets of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas and Texas and leverage the synergies we have across the RV, Outdoor and Recreational categories.”
Kevin Hummer, president and CEO of RJ Promotions, added that he was “confident these shows will continue to grow and flourish for many years to come.”
The dates for the Topeka shows hadn’t yet been announced this year, but GS Media will host the Mid-America RV Show from Jan. 17-20, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo.
A separate company, RK Shows, will host the gun show slated for next weekend from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 15 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Expocentre’s Exhibition Hall. Tickets to that show are $12 for adults and $4 for kids.
“We are very pleased to be adding these consumer shows to our portfolio of events,” Vilma Fraguada, president of GS Media and Events, said in a news release. “Already a leading producer of consumer shows throughout the country, these eight new shows will expand our presence in key recreational markets of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas and Texas and leverage the synergies we have across the RV, Outdoor and Recreational categories.”
Kevin Hummer, president and CEO of RJ Promotions, added that he was “confident these shows will continue to grow and flourish for many years to come.”
The dates for the Topeka shows hadn’t yet been announced this year, but GS Media will host the Mid-America RV Show from Jan. 17-20, 2019, in Kansas City, Mo.
A separate company, RK Shows, will host the gun show slated for next weekend from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 15 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Expocentre’s Exhibition Hall. Tickets to that show are $12 for adults and $4 for kids.
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