{"id":117801,"date":"2026-01-14T14:15:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/117801\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:15:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:15:36","slug":"industry-day-kicks-off-annual-florida-rv-supershow-in-tampa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/117801\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Day Kicks Off Annual Florida RV SuperShow in Tampa"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 41st edition of the\u00a0Florida RV SuperShow<\/a> kicked off Tuesday (Jan. 13( with Industry Day, a time for industry personnel to make final preparations and have their own look around the show.<\/p>\n

Held annually in mid-January, the \u201cTampa Show\u201d is sponsored and organized by the\u00a0Florida RV Trade Association<\/a>\u00a0(FRVTA) and takes place at the Florida State Fairgrounds on I-4 northeast of Tampa.<\/p>\n

Wednesday will offer consumers their first chance to see more than\u00a01,300\u00a0RVs \u2013 everything from popups to multi-million-dollar Prevost upfits \u2013 in displays staffed by teams from\u00a035\u00a0dealers.<\/p>\n

In addition, two sold-out supplier venues \u2013 with more than\u00a0200 vendors \u2013 will provide show-goers the opportunity to peruse all manner of the latest RV products and accessories.<\/p>\n

\"WorkersWorkers at the Nappanee, Ind.-based RV manufacturer\u00a0inTech\u00a0put the finishing touches on RVs in the inTech display.<\/p>\n

And a full slate of 33 seminars, scheduled daily, Wednesday through Sunday \u2013 from Onan Generator Operation & Maintenance\u00a0and\u00a0Understanding your 12V and 120V systems with WFCO\u00a0to\u00a0Alaska Wildlife & Canada RV Tours\u00a0and\u00a0AdventureGenie & AI Magic = Easy Trip Planning! \u2013 will allow RV enthusiasts to soak up a vast array of useful information.<\/p>\n

Dave Kelly, FRVTA executive director, who is presiding over his final show with a planned retirement later this year, said all signs point to a record-breaking event.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s shaping up to be a really, really good show. Things are going really well for us. We\u2019ve had tremendous weather since Christmas,\u201d Kelly told\u00a0Woodall\u2019s Campground Magazine. \u201cThis really helps us out because the grounds are in tremendous shape. The move-in has gone as smoothly as it possibly could.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that a new layout will make the show easier for consumers to navigate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe opened up an aisle from the arena all the way up to the north midway, so it\u2019s going to make it a lot easier for people to make a loop around the show and we\u2019re excited about the changes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Another new wrinkle this year was a Monday reception for social media influencers. Roughly 250 people registered for the event, held in the fairgrounds Pavilion, which featured food, beverages, and tables set up by manufacturers for influencers to gather information about their products.<\/p>\n

FRVTA Digital Presence Coordinator Traeanne Reynolds organized and directed the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we\u2019re trying to do is give the influencers the opportunity before Industry Day to visit with the manufacturers to learn about the products and help them plan to have a successful Industry Day,\u201d she said. \u201cWe want them to film and put all the information out there to show what the public can expect during the public days.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ApproximatelyApproximately 250 influencers registered for the first social media influencer reception.<\/p>\n

She is confident the event will become an annual fixture of the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s going to happen every year. I\u2019m sure that the manufacturers are going to see the value of having the influencers here the day before Industry Day,\u201d she told\u00a0WCM.<\/p>\n

The Pavilion will be the site of daily RV Influencer Meet & Greet sessions where fans can meet their favorite content creators face-to-face during the SuperShow.<\/p>\n

The influencers will have plenty of material to attract clicks because Kelly said industry participation and interest have \u201cnever been bigger than this year. Every booth, of course, has been sold out. Our advance ticket sales online are higher than they\u2019ve ever been. I think we\u2019ve set a record for advance ticket sales, so we\u2019re really thinking we\u2019re going to have a great turnout.\u201d<\/p>\n

Weather likely will not be an issue, with only a slight chance of rain on Thursday and pleasant temperatures from the mid 60s to the low 70s.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooks like the weather is going to cooperate and we\u2019re really anticipating big crowds,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not only the weather that is attracting those crowds, Kelly observed.<\/p>\n

\"DaveDave Kelly makes last-minute preparations in his office at the SuperShow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really optimistic. Gas prices are down. The (stock) market\u2019s doing well. There\u2019s been some battling over interest rates, and they dropped the rates a little in December,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are so many factors that enter into someone\u2019s decision to make a purchase like this, but it looks like things are starting to really shape up nationally that would get the ball rolling and get people thinking about purchasing RVs or trading up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He also believes there is a fair amount of pent-up demand in the market, based on what he\u2019s seen over the past couple of years.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur attendance has stayed strong the last few years,\u201d he explained. \u201cBut sales haven\u2019t reflected the attendance, so I\u2019ve got to think the interest keeps building and building every year and I think this might be the year that people decide to pull the trigger and buy one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reflecting on his years with the FRVTA, Kelly noted that he has seen a lot of change in the SuperShow. After all, he\u2019s been with the FRVTA since December 1989.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I started, we were in just one exhibit hall up at the front and had a couple of exhibits outside, and now, of course, we use every inch of the fairgrounds out here,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s just really been neat to be part of something that\u2019s just grown in huge leaps and bounds over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n

As previously reported by\u00a0RVBusiness,\u00a0Ken Loyd will take the reins of the FRVTA later this year<\/a>\u00a0and is getting a baptism by fire working alongside Kelly at this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s getting a real education out here this week,\u201d Kelly said. \u201cHe\u2019s been an exhibitor with us for years for one of the campgrounds. So, he knows the show and knows the grounds, and he\u2019s been president of our association, so he has a good background coming in as the new director.\u201d<\/p>\n

Show hours:<\/p>\n

Wednesday through\u00a0Saturday \u2013 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.Sunday \u2013 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.<\/p>\n

Admission:<\/p>\n

Adults \u2013 $15.00 per person (2-day pass), children under 16 free<\/p>\n

Discounts:<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday \u2013 Senior Citizens\u2019 Day, $2 offEvery day \u2013 First Responders & Military, $2 off<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 41st edition of the\u00a0Florida RV SuperShow kicked off Tuesday (Jan. 13( with Industry Day, a time for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":117802,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-117801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}