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RVs at fairgrounds kick off outdoor sports show season

Families walk through a maze of trailers and campers at last year’s Inland Northwest RV Show at the Spokane Fair and Expo Center. (File/The Spokesman-Review)
By Rich Landers for The Spokesman-Review

The boat, RV and sportsmen’s show season is getting underway for 2018, giving outdoor enthusiasts a chance to see the latest products from manufacturers and make deals. Some of the shows feature seminars on sporting techniques.

Two RV shows kick things off:

The Inland Northwest RV Show is first of the season, Thursday through Jan. 21 at Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, (509) 466-4256; spokanervshow.com.

The National RV Show runs Jan. 25-28, at Spokane Convention Center, (509) 468-5001; thenationalrvshow.com.

Following is a list of other outdoor shows coming up in the region:

Tri-Cities Sportsmen Show, Jan. 19-21, at the TRAC in Pasco; shuylerproductions.com.

Washington Sportsmen’s Show, Jan. 24-28, at Washington State Fair Events Center in Puyallup, sponsored by O’Loughlin Shows; thesportshows.com.

Seattle Boat Show, Jan. 26-Feb. 3, at CenturyLink Field and on the water at South Lake Union; seattleboatshow.com.

Spokane Boat Show (64th annual), Jan. 27-Feb. 3, at Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, (509) 991-1002; spokaneboatshow.com.

Muzzleloading Arms & Pioneer Craft Show, Feb. 10-11, presented by Mountain Top Trading, Kootenai County Fairgrounds, (509) 397-4447, kcfairgrounds.com/events.

Central Washington Sportsmen Show, Feb. 16-18, at SunDome in Yakima; shuylerproductions.com.

Spokane Great Outdoors & Bike Expo, paired with the Spokane Golf & Travel Show, Feb. 24-25, at Spokane Convention Center, (509) 822-0123; spokaneoutdoorexpo.com.

Wenatchee Valley Sportsmen Show, Feb. 23-25, at Town Toyota Center in Wenatchee; shuylerproductions.com.

Big Horn Outdoor Adventure Show, March 15-18, Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. The 58th annual event sponsored by Inland Northwest Wildlife Council, (509) 487-8552; bighornshow.com.

Spokane Bike Swap & Expo, benefits Spokane River Centennial Trail, April 14 at Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, spokanebikeswap.com

Northwest Spring Fest, May 19-20 (tentative date), at Kootenai County Fairgrounds, (208) 765-4969; northwestspringfest.com.

Washington Fly Fishing Fair, May 4-5, presented by Fly Fishers International, Washington State Chapter, at the Event Center-Fairgrounds, Ellensburg; wscifff.org.