Verified calendar · refreshed 2026-09-01
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
- 844
- Show series
- 827
- Cities
- 213
- Countries
- 26
When: the shape of the year
Shows starting each month, October 2026 – September 2027. October 2026 (121) and March 2027 (97) are the peaks; December 2026 (25) 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.
| October 2026 | 121 |
|---|---|
| November 2026 | 82 |
| December 2026 | 25 |
| January 2027 | 78 |
| February 2027 | 81 |
| March 2027 | 97 |
| April 2027 | 72 |
| May 2027 | 61 |
| June 2027 | 60 |
| July 2027 | 19 |
| August 2027 | 14 |
| September 2027 | 7 |
Each month links to its calendar page. Far-end months fill in as organizers publish dates.
Busiest weeks
- Week of Oct 5–Oct 11, 202633
- Week of Oct 19–Oct 25, 202633
- Week of Mar 1–Mar 7, 202733
- Week of Mar 15–Mar 21, 202731
- Week of Oct 12–Oct 18, 202628
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing & Industrial | October 2026 (11) | November 2026 (7) | 50 | All Manufacturing & Industrial shows → |
| Construction & Real Estate | October 2026 (10) | November 2026 (8) | 48 | All Construction & Real Estate shows → |
| Retail & Consumer Goods | January 2027 (8) | October 2026 (5) | 42 | All Retail & Consumer Goods shows → |
| Outdoor Recreation | February 2027 (13) | January 2027 (7) | 42 | All Outdoor Recreation shows → |
| Building & Construction | February 2027 (9) | October 2026 (7) | 40 | All Building & Construction shows → |
| Food & Beverage | March 2027 (8) | January 2027 (6) | 39 | All Food & Beverage shows → |
| Cybersecurity | October 2026 (7) | June 2027 (6) | 30 | All Cybersecurity shows → |
| Healthcare & Life Sciences | October 2026 (6) | March 2027 (5) | 28 | All Healthcare & Life Sciences shows → |
| Energy & Environment | October 2026 (6) | March 2027 (4) | 28 | All Energy & Environment shows → |
| Agriculture & Farming | February 2027 (6) | January 2027 (5) | 26 | All Agriculture & Farming shows → |
| Toys & Gifts | January 2027 (8) | November 2026 (4) | 26 | All Toys & Gifts shows → |
| Marketing, Media & Publishing | October 2026 (5) | April 2027 (5) | 23 | All Marketing, Media & Publishing shows → |
| Boating & Marine | February 2027 (7) | January 2027 (5) | 23 | All Boating & Marine shows → |
| Enterprise IT | June 2027 (6) | October 2026 (5) | 23 | All Enterprise IT shows → |
| Agriculture & Cannabis | February 2027 (5) | December 2026 (3) | 21 | All Agriculture & Cannabis shows → |
| Automotive & Mobility | March 2027 (5) | November 2026 (4) | 20 | All Automotive & Mobility shows → |
| Fashion & Apparel | October 2026 (5) | January 2027 (5) | 19 | All Fashion & Apparel shows → |
| Travel, Hospitality & Outdoor | November 2026 (6) | October 2026 (4) | 18 | All Travel, Hospitality & Outdoor shows → |
| Beauty & Cosmetics | March 2027 (3) | July 2027 (3) | 18 | All Beauty & Cosmetics shows → |
| Human Resources | April 2027 (6) | October 2026 (4) | 18 | All Human Resources shows → |
| Medical Devices | October 2026 (4) | November 2026 (4) | 18 | All Medical Devices shows → |
| Gaming | October 2026 (4) | November 2026 (4) | 17 | All Gaming shows → |
| Supply Chain & Logistics | May 2027 (5) | April 2027 (4) | 17 | All Supply Chain & Logistics shows → |
| Book Publishing | November 2026 (4) | April 2027 (4) | 17 | All Book Publishing 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 110 upcoming shows — more than 2× the next city, New York (47). Las Vegas is busiest in October 2026 (16 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)
- 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
- Las Vegas · approximately 2.9 million square feet of exhibit space
- 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
- 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)
- Atlanta · Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) offers approximately 3.9 million square feet of total space, including more than 1.5 million square feet of flexible exhibit halls, ballrooms, and meeting rooms
- 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"
- Miami Beach · 4 Exhibition Halls: 491,654 sq. ft. (45,676 meters squared) of configurable and contiguous space
- London · 87,328 sq m column-free space (divided into North and South Event Halls); 2,000 sq m hall modules; Floor weight loading 18 kN/sqm; Marshalling area for 300 vehicles
- 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
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)
- October 2026 (121)
- November 2026 (82)
- December 2026 (25)
- January 2027 (78)
- February 2027 (81)
- March 2027 (97)
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 (2026-09-01). 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.