Verified calendar · refreshed 2026-10-19
Trade Show Planning Hub 2026–27
One page to plan a year of trade shows: when the calendar is heavy and light, when your industry peaks, where the shows cluster, and the tools to budget and schedule one. Built from shows whose dates we checked against the organizer — not from a scraped list.
- Upcoming shows
- 1171
- Show series
- 1079
- Cities
- 277
- Countries
- 31
When: the shape of the year
Shows starting each month, November 2026 – October 2027. March 2027 (139) and February 2027 (130) are the peaks; December 2026 (35) is the quietest of the months already well published (the far end of the window fills in as organizers announce). Book venues, flights and booth staff for the peaks a year out; the quiet months are where you have the calendar to yourself.
| November 2026 | 113 |
|---|---|
| December 2026 | 35 |
| January 2027 | 124 |
| February 2027 | 130 |
| March 2027 | 139 |
| April 2027 | 116 |
| May 2027 | 85 |
| June 2027 | 84 |
| July 2027 | 39 |
| August 2027 | 38 |
| September 2027 | 75 |
| October 2027 | 50 |
Each month links to its calendar page. Far-end months fill in as organizers publish dates.
Busiest weeks
- Week of Mar 15–Mar 21, 202748
- Week of Mar 1–Mar 7, 202743
- Week of Feb 1–Feb 7, 202741
- Week of Nov 9–Nov 15, 202639
- Week of Nov 2–Nov 8, 202636
Hotel and flight pressure in host cities peaks these weeks. Full detail, including the industry × month heatmap, on the seasonality cheat sheet.
When each industry peaks
Peak and second month per industry over the same window, with the number of verified shows behind it. This is the summary — each industry's full schedule, every show with dates and venues, is on its own hub.
| Industry | Peak month | Second | Shows in window | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail & Consumer Goods | January 2027 (20) | November 2026 (14) | 98 | All Retail & Consumer Goods shows → |
| Manufacturing & Industrial | November 2026 (14) | April 2027 (14) | 85 | All Manufacturing & Industrial shows → |
| Outdoor Recreation | February 2027 (28) | January 2027 (18) | 76 | All Outdoor Recreation shows → |
| Building & Construction | March 2027 (17) | February 2027 (12) | 73 | All Building & Construction shows → |
| Food & Beverage | March 2027 (10) | September 2027 (8) | 54 | All Food & Beverage shows → |
| Toys & Gifts | November 2026 (12) | January 2027 (12) | 50 | All Toys & Gifts shows → |
| Energy & Environment | April 2027 (6) | September 2027 (6) | 43 | All Energy & Environment shows → |
| Cybersecurity | June 2027 (9) | February 2027 (7) | 42 | All Cybersecurity shows → |
| Construction | March 2027 (10) | January 2027 (9) | 42 | All Construction shows → |
| Agriculture & Farming | February 2027 (7) | January 2027 (5) | 38 | All Agriculture & Farming shows → |
| Agriculture & Cannabis | February 2027 (7) | March 2027 (6) | 38 | All Agriculture & Cannabis shows → |
| Boating & Marine | February 2027 (13) | January 2027 (10) | 37 | All Boating & Marine shows → |
| Fashion & Apparel | January 2027 (11) | February 2027 (11) | 37 | All Fashion & Apparel shows → |
| Healthcare & Life Sciences | March 2027 (6) | May 2027 (6) | 36 | All Healthcare & Life Sciences shows → |
| RV & Camping | February 2027 (12) | January 2027 (11) | 35 | All RV & Camping shows → |
| Technology & Electronics | March 2027 (5) | November 2026 (4) | 33 | All Technology & Electronics shows → |
| Marketing, Media & Publishing | November 2026 (5) | April 2027 (5) | 32 | All Marketing, Media & Publishing shows → |
| Travel, Hospitality & Outdoor | November 2026 (7) | January 2027 (5) | 32 | All Travel, Hospitality & Outdoor shows → |
| Real Estate | May 2027 (5) | November 2026 (4) | 31 | All Real Estate shows → |
| Supply Chain & Logistics | May 2027 (8) | April 2027 (6) | 30 | All Supply Chain & Logistics shows → |
| Automotive & Mobility | March 2027 (6) | November 2026 (4) | 28 | All Automotive & Mobility shows → |
| Gaming | March 2027 (5) | April 2027 (5) | 28 | All Gaming shows → |
| Tourism & Travel | November 2026 (9) | August 2027 (4) | 27 | All Tourism & Travel shows → |
| Enterprise IT | June 2027 (6) | November 2026 (5) | 27 | All Enterprise IT shows → |
Industries with at least 12 verified shows in the window. Browse every industry on the topics index.
Where: cities and venues that carry the calendar
Las Vegas hosts 127 upcoming shows — more than 2× the next city, New York (51). Las Vegas is busiest in February 2027 (14 shows). Stacking visits inside one city-month is the cheapest way to cover several shows per trip.
Top cities (upcoming shows)
Top venues (upcoming shows)
- Las Vegas · approximately 2.9 million square feet of exhibit space
- New York · From our 500,000 gross square feet of contiguous exhibit halls, to our 54,400 gross square feet pillar-free event space to our stunning rooftop
- Orlando · Exhibit Space — Total: 2,055,222 sq ft; West Building: 1,104,940 sq ft; North-South Building: 950,282 sq ft (the separate Facts page lists Total: 2,053,820 sq ft; West Building: 1,103,538 sq ft)
- Las Vegas · 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
- Miami Beach · 4 Exhibition Halls: 491,654 sq. ft. (45,676 meters squared) of configurable and contiguous space
- Chicago · Together, they offer an impressive 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space
- Anaheim · Exhibit Space: 1 million+ square feet ("1.8 million total square feet at a glance"); Exhibit Hall Capacities page: "Exhibit Halls ― 813,607 Total Square Feet"
- Rosemont · The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center offers a total 840,000 square feet of flexible exhibition space ... continuous 250,000 square-foot space for 1,225 booths
- Boston · 516,000 square feet of column-free, contiguous exhibit space, and 82 meeting rooms ... 2.1 million square feet of space ... The 40,020-square-foot Grand Ballroom
- Las Vegas · The Venetian Convention and Expo Center offers a combined total of 2.25 million square feet of meeting and convention space
Each venue page carries an "at a glance" sheet — exhibit space, halls, airport, transit, parking, connected hotels — quoted from the venue's own site. All venues →
Plan it: tools
Everything below runs on your own numbers and on the verified dates — nothing is pre-filled with prices, and nothing you type is stored.
Exhibit ROI & break-even calculator
How many leads pay for the show, per show day.
Show countdown planner
Pick a show → dated milestones, exported to your calendar.
Show clash checker
Shortlist your shows; see overlaps, tight turnarounds and crowded weeks.
Show selection scorer
Weight what matters, rate the candidates, get a defensible ranking.
Exhibitor budget template
Every cost line, CSV or straight into Sheets — nothing gets missed.
Seasonality cheat sheet
The industry × month heatmap behind this page.
Packing list
Booth crate and carry-on, tick-able and printable.
Browse the calendar
- Full calendar (earliest first)
- November 2026 (113)
- December 2026 (35)
- January 2027 (124)
- February 2027 (130)
- March 2027 (139)
- April 2027 (116)
Browse by place
How this page is built
Every number is a count of shows in the ConventionGrid catalog whose dates were checked against the organizer's own announcement, recomputed each time the site builds (2026-10-19). Per-industry figures count a show in each industry it is tagged with. The window for seasonality is the next twelve full months; the city, venue and headline counts use every upcoming show. This is our verified calendar, not a census of all events — the far end of the window fills in as organizers publish. Cite with a link; the underlying seasonality table is CC BY 4.0.