SHOT Show

The SHOT Show, which is an acronym for "Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show", is an American annual trade show for the shooting sports, hunting, outdoor recreation, and firearm manufacturing industries. The show is sponsored by the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF)^[2]

SHOT Show
Official logo
Status	Active
Genre	Firearms
Venue	Sands Expo (As of 2010)
Location(s)	Las Vegas, Nevada (As of 2010)
Country	United States
Inaugurated	19 January 1979
Attendance	61,000[1]
Organized by	National Shooting Sports Foundation
Website	Official website

The first ever SHOT Show was held in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1979. It used to rotate between Las Vegas, Nevada; Orlando, Florida; New Orleans, Louisiana, and several other U.S. cities, although since 2010 it has taken place only in Las Vegas at the Sands Expo (renamed the Venetian Expo in September 2021), and is contracted to remain there through 2027. It attracted over 60,000 attendees to its 630,000 square feet (59,000 m²) of exhibition space in Las Vegas. It is among the top 25 trade shows in the US.^[3]

Locations

Source for all attendance information:^[1]

Year	Dates	City	Attendees
1979		St. Louis, Missouri	0~5,600
1980		San Francisco, California	0~8,500
1981		New Orleans, Louisiana	~17,800
1982		Atlanta, Georgia	~17,850
1983		Dallas, Texas	~20,000
1984		Dallas, Texas	~22,000
1985		Atlanta, Georgia	~19,200
1986		Houston, Texas	~20,950
1987		New Orleans, Louisiana	~19,500
1988		Las Vegas, Nevada	~19,800
1989		Dallas, Texas	~23,500
1990		Las Vegas, Nevada	~23,523
1991		Dallas, Texas	~25,525
1992		New Orleans, Louisiana	~23,262
1993		Houston, Texas	~25,030
1994		Dallas, Texas	~27,800
1995		Las Vegas, Nevada	~29,600
1996		Dallas, Texas	~28,500
1997		Las Vegas, Nevada	~35,102
1998	Jan 27–30	Las Vegas, Nevada	~32,756
1999		Atlanta, Georgia	~25,814
2000		Las Vegas, Nevada	~29,607
2001		New Orleans, Louisiana	~25,496
2002		Las Vegas, Nevada	~31,342
2003		Orlando, Florida	~27,494
2004		Las Vegas, Nevada	~33,264
2005		Las Vegas, Nevada	~37,730
2006		Las Vegas, Nevada	~40,892
2007		Orlando, Florida	~42,216
2008		Las Vegas, Nevada	~58,769
2009	Jan 15–18	Orlando, Florida (Orange County Convention Center)	~48,907
2010	Jan 19–22	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)	~58,444
2011	Jan 18–21	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)	~57,390
2012	Jan 17–20	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)	~61,017
2013	Jan 15–18	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)	~62,371
2014	Jan 14–17	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)	~67,000+
2015	Jan 20–23	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)	~64,000
2016	Jan 19–22	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)	~54,547
2017	Jan 17–20	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)	~65,000
2018	Jan 23–26	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)	~60,000
2019	Jan 22–25	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)	~58,000+[4]
2020	Jan 21–24	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)	?
2021	Jan 19–22	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)	cancelled[5]
2022	Jan 18–21	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)	~43,000
2023	Jan 17–20	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)	52,000[6]
2024	Jan 23–26	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)
2025	Jan	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)
2026	Jan	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)
2027	Jan	Las Vegas, Nevada (Sands Expo)

References

1. Dolnack, Chris (20 August 2012). "SHOT Show's Host Cities: SHOT Show at 35". SHOT Show. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
2. Henigan, Dennis A. (2011). Lethal Logic: Exploding the Myths That Paralyze American Gun Policy. Potomac Books, Inc. ISBN 978-1-59797-629-9.
3. Valentine, Matt (Sep 12, 2013). "The Gun Lobbying Group You Don't Hear About". The Atlantic.
4. Prince, Todd (20 January 2019). "More than 58K attending SHOT Show in Las Vegas". Las Vegas Review Journal. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
5. Cox, Matthew (30 October 2020). "Organizers Cancel SHOT Show as COVID-19 Cases Spike". Military.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
6. "Las Vegas Celebrates Trade Show Success". Trade Show News Network. Tarsus Media. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023. The Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show) welcomed over 52,000 professionals and delivered the largest event in its history, marking the second year of the expanded showfloor across The Venetian Convention and Expo Center and CAESARS FORUM.

External links

• SHOT Show