Named one of two top activations from 2024 & 2025 by Outside, Inc
May 29th, 2026. Denver.
NEW THIS YEAR: more targeted candidates for the types of hiring you’re doing
Fish where the fish are
part job fair//part networking//part brand discovery
Gather is a career exploration event that facilitates face-to-face conversations between deeply talented candidates & outdoor industry brands.
Recruiters. Love. Gather.
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Martine Knights, Sr Recruiter
Thank you all so much for allowing us to be a part of the event. We all met GREAT candidates. Three of us have a candidate in play for a role that we met at the event, and I am hopefully extending an offer to one later today. So, all in all a huge success.
Extremely humbling to see how many candidates are interested in our brands, and it gave us all a renewed appreciation for what we do!!
We will see you again! -
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Jollene Norton, SPHR, Head of People
We loved the event last year and would be very excited to partner again.
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Hillary St. John, Sr. HR
We generated a LOT of excellent candidates from that event & would be very happy to sponsor and attend again! We were so impressed by the depth of talent […] AWESOMELY tenured individuals in the outdoor industry.
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Crystal Weaver, Recruiting Manager
I THOROUGHLY enjoyed the Gather event!
The job seekers were super motivated and highly aligned, and I spoke with many candidates either for jobs currently open or soon to be open. I will definitely seek out this event in the future! -
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Ashley Woodman, Organizational Development Director
We would love to attend again!
We built in more budget for events this year like [Gather]! -
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Kirsten Thompsen, Sr Manager, HR
We would love to partner on the Gather event again this year.
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Maddie Miller, HR Manager
A-Basin would totally love to join you all again this year!
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Liz Berry, Sr Manager of Talent Acquisition & Development
Wooo! So stoked for this event again!
We use Gather as a branding opportunity for when we’re hiring in the future.
Who came last year?
Who came last year?
900+ diverse
job seekers
Candidates represent multiple fields of expertise, skill-sets, regions, years of experience, & outdoor industry tenure
Instead of telling you, we can show you:
25+ Outdoor Brands
From legacy brands like The North Face & REI to local non-profits like Adventure Scientists
Gather hits different:
Access Under-represented Candidates
The first hour of Gather (3-4pm) will provide exclusive access to candidates identifying as Black, Indigenous, Latino, and disabled.
These communities have been identified by a grad student team as under-represented in the outdoor industry, and will be invited to the event via Basecamp partners such as HBCUs Outside, The Black Adventure Directory, Adaptive Adventures, & more!
Gather is a proudly sober event
“On a personal note, I LOVED that it was a sober event. Celebrating 4 years of sobriety in August (wooo!) and I often feel out of place at events, nervously clutching my seltzer water. Huge win that everyone was clear-eyed and sober for this event, and I could blend into the crowd. I know the team really appreciated that too, because drunk, pushy candidates are NEVER an ideal Friday night”
Recruiter, The North Face
Partnership Options
Deluxe Hiring + Branding Space
$5,000
4 available
Best for: Hiring AND marketing teams looking to split budget OR brands who want to consolidate influence for an outdoor niche (parks & rec, hunt & fish, tourism)
You get hiring table perks plus:
+ much larger space
+ up to 20 brand reps
+ room for product display or activation
+ dedicated social post to 50K Linkedin/75K Facebook/40K IG
Be remembered
Popular
Hiring Table
$2,500
7 available
(join VF brands, REI, Cotopaxi, Backbone, BOA, Outside Inc & more)
Best for: Brands or education institutions committed to serving the outdoor industry, its brands, and its people
You get deluxe perks plus:
+ Premium logo saturation across event materials & digital channels
+ VIP high traffic table area
+ Sponsorship of career counseling activation
Be top of mind
Best for: Outdoor/active lifestyle brands hiring anytime in 2025/26
You get:
+ hiring table inside event
+ up to 5 brand reps
+ logo & careers page link flashed across event website, registration, & every other chance we get to our 300K community
Title Sponsorship
$10-20K
1-2 available
Be part of this
FAQs
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Glad you asked:
1-3pm: Brands unload into venue
3-4pm: Up to 200 VIP job seekers representing marginalized communities will receive exclusive early access, invited through partners like HBCUs Outside, Latinos Outdoor, and Adaptive Adventures
4-6pm: Up to 1000 (staggered) registrants will network with exhibiting brands, career coaches, and each other in an alcohol free environment6-7pm: Event over, and brand clean-up/unloading begins
8pm+: Unofficial after party - just ask! -
We recommend bringing as many representatives as your participation category allows! At least 3 are recommended.
The more folks come, the easier set up and tear down is for everyone, the more conversations can be had, AND the more community-centric your brand feels.Folks definitely take note when humans are willing to show up after-hours because they value connection & believe that deeply in their culture. It’s a strong message.
Team members who can speak to open roles, culture, compensation, day to day experience, or how to apply will enhance your presence.
In addition to HR & recruiters, based on a recent poll our 300K audience would like to chat with:
+ Department leaders across fields
+ CEOs/Founders/Board members
+ Hiring managers for open roles
+ Entry-level or ‘last hire’ teammates -
Due to limited space we can not offer discounts on our hiring tables or sponsorship levels except to organizations represented in the Outside Festival planning Committee.
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“From Park Ranger to Patagonia”
Gather welcomes outdoorsy candidates from every expertise, tenure, and skill-set.
Some examples:
+ Highly tenured corporate outdoor industry professionals happy in their role, but with an ear to the ground for their next challenge
+ Skilled management & director level candidates working in tech, healthcare, sport, education, wellness, aerospace (etc!) who want to point their expertise toward outdoor industry innovation
+ Entry level candidates & students eager for their first resume bullet in retail, seasonal work, or a jr role