Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation – Hunter & Outdoor Christmas Expo 2026 is scheduled for December 3-12, 2026 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Organized by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, it is a consumer and industry exposition connected with the National Finals Rodeo period. The primary audience includes hunters, anglers, outdoor recreation participants, conservation supporters, outfitters, equipment manufacturers, and retailers. The expo provides a marketplace for hunting and outdoor products while giving the foundation a public setting for its elk, habitat, and public-access work.

Event overview

Exhibits generally cover firearms and archery equipment, optics, apparel, taxidermy, hunting destinations, guide services, trucks, trailers, wildlife art, and other outdoor products. Foundation information and conservation activities are part of the event context. The show is structured around an exhibit floor rather than a formal professional conference, so product comparison, conversations with outfitters, and organization outreach make up most of the schedule.

The event is associated with the annual Las Vegas rodeo calendar and serves both destination visitors and residents interested in western outdoor activities. Commercial exhibitors use it to meet customers during a period when many hunters, ranching families, and rodeo participants are already in Southern Nevada. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation also uses national events to explain how membership, fundraising, land projects, and volunteer chapters support habitat conservation. Program details, admission categories, and room assignments can change as the organizer finalizes the edition. The official event website should be used for current eligibility, registration, credential, and schedule requirements.

Operationally, the program depends on advance registration and an organizer-issued schedule. Education rooms, exhibits, competitions, demonstrations, and private functions can have separate admission rules even when they share a venue. Participants generally select activities according to job role, credential, membership, age division, or registration type. Exhibitors and sponsors operate under separate move-in and access requirements. Those distinctions matter because the listed date range describes the overall event and does not necessarily mean every component is open for the full period.

History in Las Vegas

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation programming has appeared in Las Vegas during National Finals Rodeo season for multiple years. Network.Vegas archived a Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation event at the Las Vegas Convention Center in December 2024, providing a verified earlier local edition. The 2026 listing continues that association with the convention center and the December rodeo schedule, although individual show names and floor plans have varied between editions.

Location

The Las Vegas Convention Center is a multi-building exhibition campus east of Las Vegas Boulevard. Its large exhibit halls allow outdoor-product booths, merchandise displays, and organization areas to operate on one floor plan. The campus has vehicle access for exhibitor move-in, designated parking and rideshare areas, and a Las Vegas Monorail station. Because the convention center hosts several simultaneous programs, participants should use the hall and entrance published by the organizer rather than relying only on the street address.

The event’s practical role is to give its defined professional, industry, or participant community a common place for education, organized activity, supplier contact, and peer exchange. This description summarizes the published event structure without treating estimated attendance, proposed sessions, or organizer marketing language as confirmed outcomes.