Named one of two top activations from 2024 & 2025 by Outside, Inc

May 29th, 2026. Denver.

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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.

What type of candidates?

Recruiters. Love. Gather.

  • 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!

  • Jollene Norton, SPHR, Head of People

    We loved the event last year and would be very excited to partner again.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • Ashley Woodman, Organizational Development Director

    We would love to attend again!
    We built in more budget for events this year like [Gather]!

  • Kirsten Thompsen, Sr Manager, HR

    We would love to partner on the Gather event again this year.

  • Maddie Miller, HR Manager

    A-Basin would totally love to join you all again this year!

  • 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

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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

SECURE YOUR SPOT

Title Sponsorship

$10-20K

1-2 available

Be part of this

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FAQs

  • 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 environment

    6-7pm: 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.

  • “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

Email us to discuss options