October 14-16, 2026

Bringing together decision-makers from across the paddlesports industry

The Paddlesports Trade Coalition invites you to join us at the PTC Colab. We're dedicated to creating an opportunity to collaborate with your industry community to learn, meet and play.

A venue built for connection

Montgomery Whitewater Center provides an exciting and memorable backdrop for PTC Colab 2026. With a setting rooted in outdoor recreation and paddlesports culture, it offers the right mix of inspiration, energy, and practical gathering space for industry conversations and community-building.

This is a place that reflects the spirit of paddlesports and helps set the tone for a productive, forward-looking event.

What is Connect?

Simple and streamlined, Connect is a fresh approach to a typical tradeshow. Created for the specialty outdoor industry, the invitation-only Connect provides a highly-efficient opportunity for Grassroots Outdoor Alliance retailers, vendor partners, and sales reps to present, discuss, plan, and collect pre-season orders.

Scheduled as early as possible in the buying cycle, Connect is cost-effective and collaborative, offering focus, productivity, and a community vibe for doing business and building relationships. It’s an incubator and testing ground for ideas and product innovations, and a place where industry influencers come together to set the trends for the season ahead.

MISSION

To create a simple, efficient buying show for the outdoor industry that builds relationships and helps specialty retailers and vendors succeed.