Get your walking shoes ready. The 2022 SHOT Show is set to be the largest show in its four-plus-decade history—and all of us at NSSF and our show partners are ready to welcome our industry back together in Las Vegas this January.
Registration for the show will officially open next week, with attendee registration opening on Monday, October 18, and media registration opening on Wednesday, October 20.
The 2022 SHOT Show will be held January 18-21 at The Venetian Expo and the all-new Caesars Forum. To make navigating between the two facilities as seamless as can be, a bridge was recently constructed connecting the two convention centers—with attendees making the walk between buildings in less than one minute.
As of today, the show stands at over 800,000 net square feet. To put it into perspective, the largest SHOT Show ever was 714,000 net square feet, when the 2008 show was held at the Las Vegas Convention Center and outdoor tents needed to be added to fill overflow exhibit space. You can view the exhibit floor here.
Las Vegas has learned a lot over the past year about holding live events safely and successfully. Many other industries have already returned to in-person trade shows in the city—and across the nation—and the results have exceeded expectations. And what we’ve learned from our trade show industry peers and partners has greatly helped us in preparing for our return.
Also, Las Vegas is more ready than ever before to welcome us back. With exciting new hotels like Resorts World and Circa, the newly opened Allegiant Stadium, and truly awesome new attractions like Area 15, SHOT attendees will have plenty to catch up on—both at the show and after show hours.
The support we have received for the upcoming show has been remarkable, and we can’t wait to welcome everyone back in January for the biggest and best SHOT Show in history.
Chris Dolnack
NSSF SVP & Chief Customer Officer
P.S. We asked some of our industry’s most well-known companies their thoughts on the 2022 SHOT Show, and here is what they had to say:
“We are very excited to be able to return to Vegas, see our customers face to face (finally!), introduce some new and innovative products, and to enjoy again the camaraderie that is SHOT! Can’t wait!” — Steve Hornady, President, Hornady
“After a year away from the buzz and hype of the SHOT Show, Browning is excited to return to Las Vegas in 2022 and we are confident that our hosts have made safety a top priority. In addition to showcasing a number of exciting new products, we look forward to reconnecting with all of our industry partners.” — Travis Hall, CEO, Browning
“We think that SHOT Show is important for the industry and an important opportunity to reconnect in person with customers and media from all over the world. After nearly two years, Leupold & Stevens is excited to showcase our latest product innovations in Las Vegas in January.” — Bruce Pettet, CEO, Leupold & Stevens
“We can’t wait to head back to Las Vegas this coming January! It has been way too long, and we’re excited to unveil some new products, reconnect with our customers and visit with our friends. SHOT 2022, here we come!” — Iver Mossberg, CEO, Mossberg
“We support SHOT Show and look forward to seeing our entire industry together once again in 2022.” — Josh Dorsey, Vice President, GLOCK
“SHOT Show excitement is pent-up, palpable, and as powerful as a mini-revolver!” — Sandy Chisholm, President, North American Arms
“We at CCI, Federal, Remington Ammunition and Speer are very excited to be back at the 2022 SHOT Show to see our customers and showcase our new products.” — Jason Vanderbrink, President—CCI, Federal, Hevi-Shot, Remington, Speer
“The SHOT Show continues to be an extremely important event—it’s the opportunity to showcase our technology driven new products and connect with customers, media and industry leaders. We’re looking forward to the 2022 event in Las Vegas.” — Brett Flaugher, President, Winchester Ammunition
“At Davidson’s we are super, super excited to once again be attending SHOT Show. We literally have established and enhanced thousands of business relationships with our dealers since we started attending in the early 1980’s. The show has played a tremendous role in our success and we can’t wait to see our customers and partners face to face in Las Vegas for SHOT Show 2022.” — Bryan Tucker, CEO, Davidson’s
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