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Cheat sheet · updated 2026-09-01

Las Vegas Show Weeks: The Pile-Up Calendar

Las Vegas hosts 110 of the verified upcoming shows in our calendar — no other city is close. That concentration means whole weeks where three, five, seven shows open at once and rooms, flights and restaurant tables go with them. This sheet marks those weeks a year ahead, so you can book before the spike or aim for a quiet one.

Pile-up weeks (3+ shows opening)

Next 12 months. Shows listed by opening date; a show that spans into the next week still holds its rooms.

Week of Sep 21 – Sep 27, 2026

5 shows

Week of Oct 12 – Oct 18, 2026

4 shows

Week of Oct 19 – Oct 25, 2026

6 shows

Week of Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026

3 shows

Week of Nov 2 – Nov 8, 2026

4 shows

Week of Nov 9 – Nov 15, 2026

4 shows

Week of Nov 30 – Dec 6, 2026

4 shows

Week of Jan 18 – Jan 24, 2027

4 shows

Week of Jan 25 – Jan 31, 2027

3 shows

Week of Feb 1 – Feb 7, 2027

3 shows

Week of Feb 15 – Feb 21, 2027

4 shows

Week of Feb 22 – Feb 28, 2027

4 shows

Week of Mar 1 – Mar 7, 2027

3 shows

Week of Mar 22 – Mar 28, 2027

4 shows

Week of Apr 12 – Apr 18, 2027

4 shows

Week of May 3 – May 9, 2027

3 shows

Week of May 24 – May 30, 2027

3 shows

Week of May 31 – Jun 6, 2027

3 shows

Week of Jul 12 – Jul 18, 2027

3 shows

Las Vegas by month

October 2026
16
November 2026
11
December 2026
4
January 2027
10
February 2027
13
March 2027
10
April 2027
9
May 2027
9
June 2027
3
July 2027
6
August 2027
4
September 2027
2

Month links show every city's shows that month, not just Las Vegas.

Where they happen

  1. Las Vegas Convention Center31
    approximately 2.9 million square feet of exhibit space
  2. Mandalay Bay Convention Center18
    As the fifth largest convention center in the U.S. with 2.1 million square feet of meeting space, the newly refreshed Mandalay Bay Convention Center is equipped with flexible space and technology designed for your next event
  3. Caesars Forum6
    Explore the LEED-Gold-Certified 550,000-square-foot CAESARS FORUM Conference Center (stat callout: 'SQ. FEET OF MEETING SPACE 550K+')
  4. The Venetian Expo6
    The Venetian Convention and Expo Center offers a combined total of 2.25 million square feet of meeting and convention space
  5. MGM Grand Conference Center5
    MGM Grand has over 850,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, award-winning technical and catering services, plus all of the dining, entertainment, and nightlife you need to make this a business trip to remember

The rest run in hotel conference centers along the Strip (22 shows). Each venue page carries an "at a glance" sheet — halls, airport, transit, parking, connected hotels — quoted from the venue's own site.

Getting around show clusters: the LVCC campus is served by the Vegas Loop and the Monorail's convention-center stations; Mandalay Bay anchors the south Strip with its own tram to Luxor and Excalibur; the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum sit mid-Strip a short walk apart. Details and sources on the venue pages.

How to use it

  • Exhibiting in a pile-up week? Book the housing block the day registration opens, brief staff that taxis and restaurants need lead time, and ship to the advance warehouse — dock congestion is worst these weeks.
  • Attending more than one show? Several pile-ups are deliberate co-locations (the February fashion cluster at the LVCC, the NECA and AAPEX/SEMA weeks) — one trip can cover them; check whether one badge crosses shows.
  • Flexible on timing? The quiet months are visible in the chart — the same city costs less and books easier a few weeks either side of a spike.

Counts are organizer-verified shows in the ConventionGrid catalog, recomputed each build; weeks start Monday; a small number of known duplicate catalog entries are hidden here pending merge. Related: all Las Vegas trade shows · hotels near the LVCC · Planning Hub · Seasonality by industry · run your shortlist through the Clash Checker.