O'Loughlin Trade Shows

What O'Loughlin Trade Shows does

O'Loughlin Trade Shows, Inc. is a privately held event management company headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, founded in 1971 with a reported 1-10 employees. The company operates a portfolio of five annual consumer trade shows across the Pacific Northwest, spanning three documented verticals: sportsmen's and outdoor recreation (Washington Sportsmen's Show in Puyallup, WA; Pacific Northwest Sportsmen's Show in Portland, OR; Central Oregon Sportsmen's Show in Redmond, OR), recreational vehicles (Portland Fall RV & Van Show in Portland, OR), and boating (Portland Boat Show in Portland, OR). The corporate tagline "Sportsmen • RV • Boat • Holiday" additionally references a Holiday vertical not currently represented in the published event calendar.

The shows are produced at three primary third-party venues: the Portland Expo Center (hosting three of the five events), the Washington State Fair Events Center in Puyallup, and the First Interstate Bank Center / Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center in Redmond, OR. Each show maintains an independent branded website for marketing and ticketing, with the corporate site otshows.com functioning as the consolidated portfolio overview. No proprietary software platform, mobile app, API, or technology integrations are disclosed; the operation is fundamentally physical event production with web-based marketing infrastructure.

Revenue is generated through exhibitor booth rental fees and consumer attendee ticket admissions under a transaction-fee model. B2B customers (exhibitors) span outdoor recreation brands, RV manufacturers, and boat dealers, while B2C customers (attendees) are organized around three persona segments. The firm has disclosed no institutional funding, parent company, executive team, M&A activity, or strategic partnerships. Operating geographies are confined to Oregon and Washington state.

Name

O'Loughlin Trade Shows

Legal name

O'Loughlin Trade Shows, Inc.

Website

https://otshows.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

O'Loughlin Trade Shows is a privately held Beaverton, Oregon-based trade show producer founded in 1971, operating five annual Pacific Northwest consumer exhibitions for sportsmen, RV, and boating enthusiasts across Oregon and Washington.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Show & Event Management

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Lifestyle, Home & Garden Shows (MPAGAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Consumer Expos & Trade Shows (MPAGAFAA), Collectibles & Hobby Shows (MPAGAFAN)

Keywords

• Trade show management
• Consumer exhibition events
• Sportsmen show production
• Outdoor recreation expos
• Regional show management

Headquarters

HQ city

Tacoma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Trade Show Operations: The company generates revenue through organizing and hosting trade shows for sportsmen, RV enthusiasts, and boat enthusiasts. Revenue is derived from exhibitor booth fees, attendee admissions, and associated event operations across multiple annual shows.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

O'Loughlin Trade Shows organizes and produces five annual regional consumer trade show events in the Pacific Northwest across three verticals: sportsmen's/outdoor recreation exhibitions, an RV and van exhibition, and a boat exhibition. Revenue is generated through exhibitor booth fees and attendee admissions at shows hosted at established exhibition venues including the Portland Expo Center, the Washington State Fair Events Center in Puyallup, WA, and the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center in Redmond, OR. The company markets each show through a dedicated branded website and consolidated calendar on otshows.com.

Product overview

O'Loughlin Trade Shows operates a portfolio of regional consumer trade show events in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in three main verticals: Sportsmen's Shows (featuring outdoor recreation, hunting, and fishing), RV and Van Shows (featuring recreational vehicles), and Boat Shows (featuring watercraft and marine products). The portfolio includes five named events: Washington Sportsmen's Show, Pacific Northwest Sportsmen's Show, Central Oregon Sportsmen's Show, Portland Fall RV & Van Show, and Portland Boat Show. These are physical exhibition events, not software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Washington Sportsmen's Show: Annual sportsmen's show held at Washington State Fair Events Center in Puyallup, WA (January 28 – February 1, 2026)
• Pacific Northwest Sportsmen's Show
• Central Oregon Sportsmen's Show
• Portland Fall RV & Van Show
• Portland Boat Show

Products and services

• Washington Sportsmen's Show Annual consumer trade show for hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation products held at the Washington State Fair Events Center in Puyallup, WA. Serves outdoor recreation brands as exhibitors and the regional Pacific Northwest consumer audience of sportsmen enthusiasts as attendees.
• Pacific Northwest Sportsmen's Show Regional sportsmen's exhibition featuring outdoor recreation products and services, held annually at the Portland Expo Center in Portland, OR. Targets outdoor recreation brands as exhibitors and Pacific Northwest sportsmen and outdoor recreation consumers as attendees.
• Central Oregon Sportsmen's Show Sportsmen's exhibition event for the Central Oregon market, held at the First Interstate Bank Center and Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center in Redmond, OR. Serves outdoor recreation brands and Central Oregon sportsmen consumers.
• Portland Fall RV & Van Show Annual recreational vehicle and campervan exhibition held at the Portland Expo Center in Portland, OR, held each September. Serves RV manufacturers, dealers, and accessory vendors as exhibitors and regional RV and campervan purchase-intent consumers as attendees.
• Portland Boat Show Annual boat and watercraft exhibition held each January at the Portland Expo Center in Portland, OR. Serves boat manufacturers, marine dealers, and accessory vendors as exhibitors and regional boat owners and prospective buyers as attendees.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• The Sport Shows: Operates sportsmen/outdoor recreation trade shows in the U.S. and is referenced directly in O'Loughlin's website URLs, indicating an overlapping or co-branded portfolio of regional sportsmen's shows analogous to O'Loughlin's three sportsmen events.

Regional players

• Northwest Marine Trade Association (Seattle Boat Show): Operates the Seattle Boat Show, a major Pacific Northwest boat show that directly competes with O'Loughlin's Portland Boat Show for regional exhibitor participation and consumer attendance.
• Seattle RV Show (producer: O'Loughlin-adjacent Northwest promoters): Regional Pacific Northwest RV consumer show that competes for the same Washington-state RV exhibitors and buyer audiences targeted by O'Loughlin's Portland-based RV show.

Broad incumbents

• National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA): Industry trade association that owns/produces major U.S. consumer boat shows and promotes boating participation; competes for the same marine exhibitors and audiences targeted by O'Loughlin's Portland Boat Show.
• RV Industry Association (RVIA): National RV industry association that supports and co-produces regional RV shows; directly comparable to O'Loughlin's Portland Fall RV & Van Show in serving RV dealers and consumers.
• Informa Markets: One of the world's largest exhibition organizers operating across consumer and trade verticals; a potential consolidator or competitor to O'Loughlin's regional consumer show portfolio.
• RX Global (Reed Exhibitions): Global event organizer running hundreds of consumer and trade exhibitions annually, including lifestyle and outdoor recreation shows, providing a large-incumbent reference point for O'Loughlin's model.
• Emerald Holding, Inc. U.S.-listed B2B trade show operator (formerly Emerald Expositions) with a portfolio of consumer-adjacent and lifestyle events, comparable in business model to O'Loughlin's show-organization approach.
• GL Events: International live event and exhibition organizer with consumer and trade show operations; provides a comparable reference for the economics of running multi-vertical regional show portfolios.
• PennWell / Endeavor Business Media (events division): B2B media and event organizer historically active in outdoor recreation, marine, and RV-adjacent trade events; a comparable incumbent with similar vertical focus to O'Loughlin's outdoor recreation shows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/otshows
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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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