What ko productions does

KO Productions is a privately held trade show management company headquartered in Fairbanks, Alaska, operating under the Fairbanks Events brand. The company organizes six annual consumer and B2B trade shows across the Fairbanks and Mat-Su regions of Interior Alaska: the IABA Home Show (home construction and renovation), A Woman's Affair (women-owned businesses), Fairbanks Outdoor Show (outdoor recreation, including the Interior Alaska Gun Show), Go Winter! Expo (winter preparedness), and two holiday marketplaces in Fairbanks and Wasilla. Venues are the Carlson Center in Fairbanks (43,000 sq ft) and the Menard Sports Center in Wasilla, with combined attendance of approximately 28,800+ visitors and roughly 780+ vendor slots annually.

The company runs a service business with no proprietary technology platform; operations are supported by a WordPress-based website (fairbanksevents.com) offering online vendor registration and invoicing, with payment processed through PayPal for the IABA Home Show and by check for other events. There are no app products, APIs, or AI capabilities. The technology footprint is intentionally lean and focused on registration logistics rather than attendee-facing software.

KO Productions monetizes primarily through one-time booth space rental (10x10 booths priced $400–$750, with bulk and outdoor spaces at premium rates up to $3,000) and secondary $5 attendee admission fees, supplemented by co-sponsorship revenue from partners such as Lotto Alaska, Camper Valley RV, and Alaska Salmon Bake. The go-to-market motion is event-driven: vendors register online per show, receive space confirmation and invoices, and pay booth fees on a tiered schedule ($50 deposit, 50% mid-year, balance before event). The company serves a fragmented base of small Alaskan businesses as exhibitors and a geographically concentrated consumer audience, with deep co-sponsorship ties to nonprofit and community organizations (IABA, Cold Climate Housing Research Center, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation).

Name

ko productions

Legal name

KO Productions

Website

https://fairbanksevents.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

KO Productions is a privately held Fairbanks, Alaska–based trade show organizer that runs six annual consumer and B2B exhibitions in Interior Alaska and Mat-Su, monetizing through booth rentals and admission fees and serving hundreds of local vendors and tens of thousands of attendees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Show and Event Management Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail, Consumer Goods & Lifestyle Shows Organizers (THAHABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Consumer Expos & Trade Shows (MPAGAFAA), Holiday, Seasonal & Christmas Markets (MPAGAFAL), Lifestyle, Home & Garden Shows (MPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Trade show management
• Booth rental services
• Event management
• Exhibitor services
• Consumer trade shows

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairbanks

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Booth Space Rental: KO Productions generates revenue primarily through renting booth and exhibition spaces to vendors at their six trade shows. Pricing varies by event and space type (10x10, 8x8, bulk areas, outdoor). Additional revenue comes from early registration deposits and tiered payment plans.
2. Event Admission: The company charges admission fees to attendees of their trade shows, typically $5 for adults with free entry for children 12 and under, military on Sundays, and food bank donors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

KO Productions organizes and manages six major annual trade shows across Fairbanks and Mat-Su, Alaska, including the IABA Home Show, A Woman's Affair, Fairbanks Outdoor Show, Go Winter! Expo, Mat-Su Holiday Marketplace, and Fairbanks Holiday Marketplace. The company sells booth and exhibition space to local and statewide Alaskan vendors, and charges gate admission to consumer attendees. Events are held at premium venues including the Carlson Center in Fairbanks and the Menard Sports Center in Wasilla.

Product overview

KO Productions operates a portfolio of six major trade shows in Fairbanks and Mat-Su, Alaska. These events include the IABA Home Show (home construction and renovation), A Woman's Affair (women-focused businesses), Fairbanks Outdoor Show (outdoor lifestyle), Go Winter! Expo (winter preparedness), Mat-Su Holiday Marketplace, and Fairbanks Holiday Marketplace (seasonal gift shopping). The company provides vendor registration platforms, booth space rental, and event management services for these trade shows. The portfolio is coordinated through a unified website with shared registration and payment infrastructure, while each event maintains its own brand identity, timing, pricing structure, and target audience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IABA Home Show

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,100+ visitors at Fairbanks Holiday Marketplace 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lotto AlaskacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLotto Alaska serves as a co-sponsor across multiple KO Productions events including IABA Home Show, A Woman's Affair, Fairbanks Outdoor Show, Go Winter! Expo, Mat-Su Holiday Marketplace, and Fairbanks Holiday Marketplace, providing promotional support and raising advertising budgets.
• Interior Alaska Building Association (IABA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIABA is the host organization for the annual IABA Home Show. KO Productions operates this event with proceeds supporting IABA's mission to promote safe, durable, and affordable housing. IABA vendors receive member discounts on booth fees.
• Alaska Housing Finance CorporationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-sponsor of the IABA Home Show, supporting affordable housing initiatives in Alaska.
• Cold Climate Housing Research CenterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-sponsor of the IABA Home Show, contributing research expertise on northern climate housing.
• Spenard Builders SupplyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-sponsor of the IABA Home Show, providing construction industry support.
• 3-Tier AlaskaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-sponsor of the IABA Home Show.
• Camper Valley RVcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTitle sponsor for the Fairbanks Outdoor Show and Go Winter! Expo, supporting outdoor recreation events in Interior Alaska.
• Alaska Salmon BakeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-sponsor of Fairbanks Outdoor Show and multiple other KO Productions events including A Woman's Affair.
• Borealis Med SpacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTitle sponsor for A Woman's Affair 2027, celebrating women-owned and women-focused businesses.
• Sportsmen for Fish and WildlifeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBeneficiary organization for the Interior Alaska Gun Show portion of the Fairbanks Outdoor Show, dedicated to improving wildlife, habitat, and hunting opportunities.
• Alaska Fish and Wildlife Conservation AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBeneficiary organization for the Interior Alaska Gun Show at Go Winter! Expo, supporting wildlife conservation in Alaska.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Marketplace Events: Marketplace Events is a leading operator of home and lifestyle consumer shows across North America, running multi-event portfolios including home shows and holiday markets. Directly comparable to KO Productions' model of operating multiple consumer trade shows with booth rental and exhibitor registration as core revenue streams.
• Shows by Hal: Shows by Hal (Hal Pointer Companies) operates multiple consumer trade shows including home shows, holiday markets, and women's expos across regional markets. Mirrors KO Productions' multi-show consumer expo portfolio with similar booth rental and admission revenue model.

Broad incumbents

• Informa Markets: Informa Markets is the world's largest trade show operator with hundreds of B2B and consumer exhibitions globally. Comparable as the dominant incumbent in trade show organization, though it operates at much greater scale and across many more verticals than KO Productions' Interior Alaska portfolio.
• Emerald Holding: Emerald Holding operates a portfolio of trade shows and conferences across multiple industries including home, gift, and lifestyle categories. Comparable as an established multi-show portfolio operator in adjacent consumer verticals, though at significantly larger scale than KO Productions.
• Reed Exhibitions (RX): Reed Exhibitions operates hundreds of trade shows and consumer events globally across dozens of industries. A broad incumbent in the same trade show organization space as KO Productions, with overlapping categories including home and lifestyle events.
• dmg events: dmg events operates a global portfolio of trade shows and conferences across multiple sectors including construction, energy, and hospitality. Comparable as an incumbent operator of multi-show event portfolios, though with significantly broader geographic and industry reach than KO Productions' Alaska-focused events.

Regional players

• Alaska State Fair: Alaska State Fair operates the largest annual consumer exposition in Alaska, held in Palmer. Most directly comparable geographic peer to KO Productions, sharing Alaska market focus, consumer expo format, and vendor booth rental revenue model, though operating at larger scale and broader category scope.
• Maricopa County Home Shows: Multiple regional home show operators like those run in Arizona and other states operate consumer home and garden shows in single regional markets similar to KO Productions' Interior Alaska position. (Note: website unknown; included as illustrative of the regional trade show operator peer category.)

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/koproductionsak
• Instagraminstagram.com/ko.alaska
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/k-o-productions-inc.

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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