02/03/2025
A huge thank you to everyone that came out and supported our vendors this weekend. We owe every one of our attendees a round of applause for making 2025 a resounding success!
These events don’t happen without a ton of work from hundreds of people, and we want to make sure they all know how much their time and effort means to us at The Aquatic Expo.
First off, our 2025 Platinum Sponsors, Pisces USA and Glasscages! You guys really made this year’s event possible. Your generosity and support knows no bounds, and we can’t thank you enough for all that you do for us!
Second, we have the amazing TAE ring leaders that put in countless hours of hard work, along with a few hours of goofing off, in order to pull things together. In no particular order; Alisa KellersReef Brandi Leigh Kamp Tristian Allicock Lacy Martinez Matthew Smoyer Sabu Yamamoto. This group made contact with every vendor, sponsor, and volunteer you all saw this weekend, and many more that were there in spirit, and took time out of their personal time to make their vision come true. And of course, thank you to all of their families for suffering their hours long meetings late into the night!
Third, we thank the vendors for bringing all of the cool stuff we saw at The Aquatic Expo 2025! I know I got a few new fish, and made plenty of new friends. This year’s vendors really showed out and brought some really cool stock! Of course, there is no show without the vendors, so we want to make sure that they get the acknowledgement that they deserve. We hope to see all of you back next year!
We would also like to thank our food trucks, B Cook's and The Hog N Dog Too Food Truck & Catering, for providing delicious food for everyone to eat. I’ll be thinking of that fried fish all year. Follow them to see where you can get that fix on the regular!
We can’t forget about the venue! What an amazing venue The River Place has been for us. Their staff supported us in every way possible, and they ensured that we had a smooth show from load-in to load-out. We can’t thank them enough for providing an amazing facility as well as FREE PARKING!!!
And last, but not least, we thank all of you again for all of the support. Whether or not you were able to attend this year or if you are just watching from afar, we appreciate you taking the time to look and see what we are doing in the Carolinas. Every interaction we get on social media helps push us closer to our goals!
And now…show us pictures of what you got this weekend!!
