This year’s edition of the Estevan Showcase Business Expo will offer a lot of variety for the public.
Showcase will run from Friday, Sept. 23, to Sunday, Sept. 25 at Affinity Place. The doors will be open from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
The 2015 edition of Showcase attracted about 2,500 people.
Jackie Wall, the executive director of the Estevan Chamber of Commerce, said booth sales are on pace with last year. As of Monday morning, they had 65 booths that had been confirmed.
“We have a lot of exhibitors who are calling and inquiring,” said Wall.
Last year they had a lot of vendors register in the final seven to 10 days prior to Showcase, and they accepted participants until the day before the event. They wound up having 92 exhibitors. Affinity Place has enough space for more than 90 exhibitors on the arena floor.
They can also place exhibitors in Affinity Place’s concourse and lobby, if necessary, and they have one larger outdoor booth booked for the Estevan Leisure Centre’s forecourt.
Showcase will have a good blend between local and out-of-town exhibitors, she said. They have some home-based businesses participating. There will also be businesses selling food, fashion, home décor, electronics, and bathroom and kitchen materials. Construction companies, professional services businesses and non-profit organizations will also be present.
There are some new exhibitors to join perennial favourites who will be back in Estevan this year.
In an effort to attract more people, the organizers have changed the admission. Last year it was $5 per day to get in. It will still be $5 to enter Showcase for one day, but this year there will also be a weekend pass available for $6.
