Get inspired at the 2023 Campus Rec & Wellness Expo

The NIRSA Campus Rec & Wellness Expo is a can’t-miss part of the NIRSA 2023 experience! Featuring more than 110 exhibitors showcasing innovative solutions for campuses, the Campus Rec & Wellness Expo also provides numerous opportunities for networking and play. It’s the best place for NIRSA 2023 attendees seeking inspiration for their facilities, programs, and operations.

Join us at the March 23 Expo Grand Opening

All are welcome to the Grand Opening on March 23 at 5:00pm Eastern in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center Expo Hall A! Open until 8:00pm, the evening offers appetizers, prizes, a cash bar, and multiple activities to keep you engaged between conversations with exhibitors. This is the place to be to play on the latest equipment and build relationships with exhibitors to leverage an outstanding vendor network.

There’s never a dull moment in the Expo Hall. Check out just some of the exciting activities on opening night:

• Many attendees make the NIRSA Booth their first stop of the night! Pick up your NIRSA 2023-branded stainless-steel pint and Expo Activity Passport. Fill up the passport as you complete the Expo’s many exciting activities, then enter it into a raffle at the NIRSA Booth at the end of row 300 for a chance to win prizes like NIRSA membership, NIRSA 2024 registration, and more!
• Discover trending workouts and enjoy nourishing movement in the Fitness Forum, presented by Life Fitness. Opening night offers three classes for attendees to stay active.
• New this year, the Micro-Session Stage at the end of row 100 offers short sessions for attendees to learn about esports, HIIT training, and other hot topics. Search “Micro-session” here for times.
• Play a round of Rocket League, explore a sample gaming station, and chat with experts in the first-ever Esports Pavilion, sponsored by Spectrum Industries and Esport Supply. This can’t-miss hub for resources and inspiration about esports programming, spaces, and equipment is open during all Expo hours at the end of row 100.
• The Hoop Shoot bank shot contest, sponsored in-kind by TrueBounce and BSN SPORTS, runs throughout all Expo Hall hours at the end of row 400 and begins with the Special Olympics Unified Hoop Shoot from 5:00pm-6:15pm. Fast-paced, fun, and just $1 to enter, the contest gets extra competitive with incredible prizes for the top contestants.
• Play five different sports on the Teqball tables, sponsored by Teqball USA, at the end of row 600. Open during all Expo hours. Watch Teqball athletes demo the sports, try them yourself, and learn how you could integrate a “Teq table” on your campus.
• Pew pew pew! Gather your friends…and enemies for a round of laser tag, sponsored in-kind by Battle Company. Open during all Expo hours at the end of row 800.
• Don’t fight the craze: Grab a paddle from in-kind sponsor GAMMA Sports and get out on the pickleball court! Open during all Expo hours at the end of row 1000.

Get moving and get connected on Day 2

The Esports Pavilion, Hoop Shoot, Teqball, laser tag, and pickleball activations continue during all Expo Hall hours on March 24, and the day offers additional opportunities for moving, learning, and building relationships. Don’t forget to get your Expo Activity Passport punched at the various activities so you can enter the NIRSA booth raffle for great prizes!

• Start your day living NIRSA’s values of health and wellbeing at the Early Morning Workout from 7:00am-8:00am! Join a Barre class in the Fitness Forum or follow a self-guided workout using equipment offered by our exhibitors.
• The Expo Hall opens at 9:30am, and attendees can grab Breakfast in the Expo immediately following the day’s mainstage session. This meal break coincides with Breakfast & Connections, sponsored by CENTERS, LLC, and is open to all attendees.
• Classes resume in the Fitness Forum, presented by Life Fitness, starting at 10:00am. You have four chances to get in a workout before the Expo closes!
• Bring excess T-shirts from your various campus recreation events or programs to the T-Shirt Exchange, sponsored by College Promo, from 10:30am-11:00am at the end of row 1100.
• The Hoop Shoot continues on Day 2, with the Unified Hoop Shoot from 11:00am-12:30pm. Attendees are paired with a Special Olympics athlete for the bank shot contest.
• More bite-sized learning opportunities are featured on the Micro-Session Stage throughout the day. Search “Micro-session” here for topics and times.
• Brand new for 2023, we’re expanding the fun frenzy of the T-Shirt Exchange with a “sticky” new twist: STICKERS! The Sticker Exchange, sponsored by College Promo, runs from 2:00pm-2:30pm at the end of row 1100 and is a great way to get some swag from your peers while collecting design and promo ideas.
• Meet up and fuel up in the Expo for the Expo Hall Social starting at 1:30pm! Enjoy a mid-day snack while visiting with vendors one last time before the Expo closes at 2:30pm.

Special thanks to our brand-new exhibitors

We’re thrilled to have multiple first-time exhibitors joining the NIRSA family at the NIRSA 2023 Expo. Many thanks to:

• Aqua Body Strong, Booth 724
• Blue Goji, Booth 714
• CAMPUSPEAK, Booth 732
• CHAARG, Booth 630
• GAMMA Sports, Booth 1032
• Mledtech LLC, Booth 929
• Nex Play, Booth 1113
• OmegaBall, Booth 535
• OpenGym, Booth 533
• Outdoor-Fit Exercise Systems, Booth 1015
• Promentum Group, Booth 530
• RecRe, Booth 331
• Smarter Security, Booth 629
• Trooh, Booth 333
• S. Center for Safe Sport, Booth 928
• Univerus Sport and Recreation, Booth 731
• Walltopia, Booth 614

A can’t-miss event for can’t-miss campus destinations

The 2023 Campus Rec & Wellness Expo truly has something for everyone. This is your chance to immerse yourself in solutions to build, equip, operate, and renovate facilities to be innovative, sustainable, can’t-miss campus destinations. We hope to see you there!