Trade show · Orlando, Florida · Major show
SURF EXPO 2009
Sports · Sporting goods and equipment
Key numbers
- Exhibitors
- 672this edition, organiser's figure
- Visitors
- 15,000this edition, organiser's figure
- Floor space
- 230,000 sqm.this edition, organiser's figure
- Editions on record
- 13first in 2009
About Surf Expo
Welcome to Surf Expo, where since 1976, manufacturers and retailers in the surf, skate, water sports, swim and resort industries have come together in a business-first buying and selling environment.
Surf Expo is produced twice annually by dmg world media for manufacturers and retailers in the Board, Beach and Fashion industries. Held in January and August in Orlando, Florida, Surf Expo draws buyers from specialty stores across the U.S., the Caribbean, Central and South America and around the world.
Surf Expo features more than 2,000 booths of apparel and hardgoods and a full line-up of special events, including fashion shows, annual awards ceremonies, and skate and other boardsport demos.
Average buyer and exhibitor turnout exceeds 15,000 attendees including retailers, exhibitors and media per show.
From our listing of this edition. Details may have changed since.
Editions
| Year | Dates | Where | Exhibitors | Visitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5–7 Sep 2019 | Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida | 1,000 | 28,600 |
| 2017 | 7–9 Sep 2017 | Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida | 2,300 | 28,650 |
| 2015 | 6–8 Sep 2015 | Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida | — | 5,400 |
| 2015 | 8–10 Jan 2015 | Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida | — | 26,500 |
| 2014 | 6–8 Sep 2014 | Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida | — | 5,400 |
| 2014 | 9–11 Jan 2014 | Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida | — | 20,000 |
| 2013 | 6–8 Sep 2013 | Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida | — | 5,400 |
| 2013 | 10–12 Jan 2013 | Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida | — | — |
| 2012 | 6–8 Sep 2012 | Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida | — | 5,400 |
| 2011 | 8–10 Sep 2011 | Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida | 700 | 11,000 |
| 2011 | 6–8 Jan 2011 | Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida | 15,000 | — |
| 2010 | 10–12 Sep 2010 | Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida | 2,000 | 15,000 |
| 2009 | 20–22 Aug 2009 | Orange County Convention Center Orlando, Florida | 672 | 15,000 |
Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.