If you’re looking for real exterior-cleaning education without a ticket price, mark your calendar. The Panhandle Expo (Panhandle Power Wash Supply Expo) runs November 3–5, 2026 at the Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort in Panama City Beach, Florida — and general admission is free.
Three days. Free to get in. Hands-on training, live demos, vendors, and contractors from all over the country in one place. That’s the kind of event worth the drive.
Why this week matters
Panhandle Expo isn’t a sit-and-watch trade show. It’s built around pressure washing, soft washing, window cleaning, paver sealing, equipment, marketing, and live demonstrations — the stuff you use on real jobs. You can walk the floor, sit in classes, talk shop with operators who actually run crews, and see gear work before you buy.
And again, because it matters: the event is free to attend. Optional paid workshops and lunch add-ons exist if you want them, but you don’t need to spend a dime to get in the door and learn.
Free tickets: https://www.panhandleexpo.com/tickets
Event site: https://www.panhandleexpo.com/
Fayth Shelton will be there
Fayth Shelton of FaythWorx Environmental Industries is heading to the Panhandle with a booth after the Phoenix parking garage class. She and Tony Shelton just debuted their new book, The Power Washer’s Place at the Table, and signed copies will be at the Panhandle Expo booth November 3–5.
If you’ve followed Fayth’s environmental and industry-advocacy work, this is a chance to meet her in person, talk BMPs and responsibility on the job, and grab a signed copy while supplies last. Come find the FaythWorx booth and say hello.
Jud West — the gadgets class that stuck
Here’s one of the most important classes in this industry for new guys — and for guys who never really learned the gadget side of the trade. Not just “what’s cool on the trailer,” but the basics that make a wash day work: remotes, accessories, and even what a downstreamer is and how to use it.
Jud West and I decided back in 2021 that this class mattered. Too many contractors were showing up to jobs without that foundation. Jud took on the challenge — and for the last six years he’s been teaching it at shows all over, carrying that gadgets training from event to event so guys can finally get it hands-on.
At Panhandle Expo, look for Jud on the gadgets side of the floor. If you’re new, or you’ve been washing for years and still shrug at accessories, this is the class (and the guy) you want.
The basics
What: Panhandle Expo / Panhandle Power Wash Supply Expo
When: November 3–5, 2026 (opens Nov 3)
Where: Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort, 520 N Richard Jackson Blvd, Panama City Beach, FL 32407
Cost: Free general admission
Who to look for: Fayth Shelton (FaythWorx booth + signed books) · Jud West (gadgets class — six years strong)
Don’t miss it
Free pressure washing and exterior cleaning training doesn’t come around every week. Panama City Beach, three days, industry people who show up ready to teach — including Fayth Shelton and Jud West, who’s been owning the gadgets classroom since we locked that in back in 2021.
Grab your free ticket, bring a notebook, and get there November 3.
Register free: https://www.panhandleexpo.com/tickets
— Ron Musgraves
Three days. Free to get in. Hands-on training, live demos, vendors, and contractors from all over the country in one place. That’s the kind of event worth the drive.
Why this week matters
Panhandle Expo isn’t a sit-and-watch trade show. It’s built around pressure washing, soft washing, window cleaning, paver sealing, equipment, marketing, and live demonstrations — the stuff you use on real jobs. You can walk the floor, sit in classes, talk shop with operators who actually run crews, and see gear work before you buy.
And again, because it matters: the event is free to attend. Optional paid workshops and lunch add-ons exist if you want them, but you don’t need to spend a dime to get in the door and learn.
Free tickets: https://www.panhandleexpo.com/tickets
Event site: https://www.panhandleexpo.com/
Fayth Shelton will be there
Fayth Shelton of FaythWorx Environmental Industries is heading to the Panhandle with a booth after the Phoenix parking garage class. She and Tony Shelton just debuted their new book, The Power Washer’s Place at the Table, and signed copies will be at the Panhandle Expo booth November 3–5.
If you’ve followed Fayth’s environmental and industry-advocacy work, this is a chance to meet her in person, talk BMPs and responsibility on the job, and grab a signed copy while supplies last. Come find the FaythWorx booth and say hello.
Jud West — the gadgets class that stuck
Here’s one of the most important classes in this industry for new guys — and for guys who never really learned the gadget side of the trade. Not just “what’s cool on the trailer,” but the basics that make a wash day work: remotes, accessories, and even what a downstreamer is and how to use it.
Jud West and I decided back in 2021 that this class mattered. Too many contractors were showing up to jobs without that foundation. Jud took on the challenge — and for the last six years he’s been teaching it at shows all over, carrying that gadgets training from event to event so guys can finally get it hands-on.
At Panhandle Expo, look for Jud on the gadgets side of the floor. If you’re new, or you’ve been washing for years and still shrug at accessories, this is the class (and the guy) you want.
The basics
What: Panhandle Expo / Panhandle Power Wash Supply Expo
When: November 3–5, 2026 (opens Nov 3)
Where: Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort, 520 N Richard Jackson Blvd, Panama City Beach, FL 32407
Cost: Free general admission
Who to look for: Fayth Shelton (FaythWorx booth + signed books) · Jud West (gadgets class — six years strong)
Don’t miss it
Free pressure washing and exterior cleaning training doesn’t come around every week. Panama City Beach, three days, industry people who show up ready to teach — including Fayth Shelton and Jud West, who’s been owning the gadgets classroom since we locked that in back in 2021.
Grab your free ticket, bring a notebook, and get there November 3.
Register free: https://www.panhandleexpo.com/tickets
— Ron Musgraves