The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) announced the addition of a fourth show to its East Coast-based fishing, hunting and outdoor consumer show roster. The Greater Philadelphia Outdoor Sportshow will take place February 25-28, 2010, at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks.


Eastern Fishing & Outdoor Exposition produces sports shows in the eastern United States that showcase fishing, hunting and other outdoor sports for enthusiasts. In 2006 ASA, the sportfishing industry's trade association assumed ownership of Eastern Fishing & Outdoor Exposition from founder Paul Fuller.

 

The new show will serve the millions of fishing, hunting and outdoor sports enthusiasts who live in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware region who collectively spend over $3.9 billion in pursuit of fish or game each year. The Suburban Philadelphia Market has not had a venue capable of housing a large-venue sports show since 2006 when the Fort Washington Exposition center closed.

“Sportsmen and women will really enjoy this new Philadelphia show,” said ASA's Consumer Shows Director Jonathan Sauers. “For over 30 years we have been providing a showcase for the best there is in the fishing, hunting and marine industries. In the tradition established by Paul Fuller, we are going to produce a first class show that will be a key destination for exhibitors and attendees alike. Big name talent, big name features, super seminars and, most importantly, first class exhibitors are hallmarks of ASA's consumer shows and I can assure you that the Greater Philadelphia Outdoor Sportshow will enjoy the same success as our other shows.”


“Times are tough, but that's all the more reason to get outside and enjoy the simple pleasures that can be found in our great outdoors,” said ASA President and CEO Mike Nussman. “What we're finding is that many folks that have not been afield in some time are returning to the sports they enjoyed in their youth and are bringing the next generation along with them.”


With the addition of the Philadelphia show, ASA/Eastern Fishing & Outdoor Exposition will produce four East Cast consumer shows in 2010 serving all of the major metro markets on the eastern seaboard from Delaware to Maine.


The dates and locations of the 2010 shows are:
-Eastern Fishing & Outdoor Exposition, Worcester, Mass., Feb. 11-14, 2010
-The Greater Philadelphia Outdoor Sportshow, Oaks, Pa., Feb. 25-28, 2010
-World Fishing & Outdoor Exposition, Suffern, N.Y., March 4-7, 2010
-The Saltwater Fishing Expo, Somerset, N.J., March 19-21, 2010