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Trade Show Calendar 2027: Tips for Major U.S. Shows

Show-by-show tips for exhibitors and attendees, organized by month, industry and city.

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Plan your 2027 shows

Every fall, exhibitors ask me the same question: which shows should we be at next year? This trade show calendar 2027 is my answer. I'm putting together a guide for each of the biggest U.S. trade shows of 2027, with dates and venues checked against each organizer's official site and the practical tips I've picked up since I started in the trade show industry in 2006.

Each guide will cover the booth deadlines worth watching, travel and hotels, parking and getting around, and the labor rules at the convention center, with a link to my venue guide for that city. Planning trade shows in Las Vegas in 2027? Start with my Las Vegas convention center guide while the show pages are on the way. Every show guide will list the date I last verified it.

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Shows by month

The biggest U.S. trade shows of 2027, month by month. I've marked the few that are restricted or outside the U.S. Each one links to my venue guide for its city where I have one, and show-by-show guides are on the way.

Show	Dates	City	Venue	Industry	Guide
January 2027
CES	Jan 6-9, 2027	Las Vegas	Multiple venues	Tech & Media	CES show guide
Surf Expo January	Jan 6-8, 2027	Orlando	Orange County Convention Center	Retail & Consumer Goods	Surf Expo January show guide \| Orlando venue guide
NRF Retail's Big Show (NRF Big Show)	Jan 10-12, 2027	New York	Javits Center	Retail & Home	NRF show guide \| New York venue guide
Winter FancyFaire (formerly Winter Fancy Food Show)	Jan 17-19, 2027	San Francisco	Moscone Center	Food & Beverage	Winter FancyFaire show guide
Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW)	Jan 18-21, 2027	Grapevine	Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center	Automotive & Transportation	Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) show guide
POWERGEN	Jan 18-21, 2027	Salt Lake City	Salt Palace Convention Center	Energy & Utilities	POWERGEN show guide
World of Concrete	Jan 19-21, 2027 (exhibits; education Jan 18-21)	Las Vegas	Las Vegas Convention Center	Building & Construction	World of Concrete show guide \| Las Vegas venue guide
SHOT Show	Jan 19-22, 2027	Las Vegas	Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum	Retail & Consumer Goods	SHOT Show show guide
AHR Expo	Jan 25-27, 2027	Chicago	McCormick Place	Building & Construction	AHR Expo show guide \| Chicago venue guide
International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE)	Jan 26-28, 2027	Atlanta	Georgia World Congress Center	Food & Beverage	IPPE show guide \| Atlanta venue guide
Cosmoprof North America Miami	Jan 26-28, 2027	Miami Beach	Miami Beach Convention Center	Retail & Consumer Goods	Cosmoprof North America Miami show guide
PGA Show	Jan 26-29, 2027	Orlando	Orange County Convention Center	Leisure	PGA Show show guide \| Orlando venue guide
The NAMM Show	Jan 26-30, 2027 (exhibits Jan 28-30)	Anaheim	Anaheim Convention Center	Leisure	NAMM show guide \| Anaheim venue guide
February 2027
The NGA Show	Feb 1-2, 2027	Las Vegas	MGM Grand Conference Center	Retail & Consumer Goods	NGA Show show guide \| Las Vegas venue guide
International Builders' Show (IBS)	Feb 2-4, 2027	Las Vegas	Las Vegas Convention Center	Building & Construction	IBS show guide \| Las Vegas venue guide
Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS)	Feb 2-4, 2027	Las Vegas	Las Vegas Convention Center	Building & Construction	Las Vegas venue guide
The International Surface Event (TISE)	Feb 2-4, 2027 (exhibits; education Feb 1-4)	Las Vegas	Mandalay Bay Convention Center	Construction & Building	TISE show guide \| Las Vegas venue guide
DesignCon	Feb 3-4, 2027 (expo; conference Feb 2-4)	Santa Clara	Santa Clara Convention Center	Technology & Electronics	DesignCon show guide
MD&M West	Feb 9-11, 2027	Anaheim	Anaheim Convention Center	Medical & Healthcare	MD&M West show guide \| Anaheim venue guide
World Ag Expo	Feb 9-11, 2027	Tulare	International Agri-Center	Agriculture	World Ag Expo show guide
National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS)	Feb 10-13, 2027	Louisville	Kentucky Exposition Center	Agriculture	NFMS show guide
The ARA Show	Feb 15-16, 2027	New Orleans	Ernest N. Morial Convention Center	Construction & Building	ARA Show show guide
International Roofing Expo (IRE)	Feb 16-18, 2027	Las Vegas	Las Vegas Convention Center (West Hall)	Building & Construction	IRE show guide \| Las Vegas venue guide
Toy Fair	Feb 20-23, 2027	New York	Jacob K. Javits Convention Center	Retail & Consumer Goods	Toy Fair show guide \| New York venue guide
SME MINEXCHANGE Annual Conference & Expo	Feb 28-Mar 3, 2027	Denver	Colorado Convention Center	Energy & Mining	Show guide coming soon
March 2027
DTECH (formerly DistribuTECH)	Mar 1-4, 2027	Atlanta	Georgia World Congress Center	Energy & Utilities	DTECH show guide \| Atlanta venue guide
Natural Products Expo West	Mar 2-5, 2027 (exhibits Mar 3-5)	Anaheim	Anaheim Convention Center	Food & Beverage	Expo West show guide \| Anaheim venue guide
AAOS Annual Meeting	Mar 3-6, 2027	Las Vegas	Venetian Expo	Medical & Healthcare	AAOS Annual Meeting show guide \| Las Vegas venue guide
Seafood Expo North America	Mar 7-9, 2027	Boston	Thomas M. Menino Convention & Exhibition Center	Food & Beverage	Seafood Expo North America show guide
Hardlines Supplier Event	Mar 9-10, 2027	Las Vegas	Las Vegas Convention Center	Retail & Consumer Goods	Hardlines Supplier Event show guide \| Las Vegas venue guide
OFC	Mar 9-11, 2027	Los Angeles	Los Angeles Convention Center	Technology & Electronics	OFC show guide
SATShow Week	Mar 9-11, 2027	Washington, DC	Walter E. Washington Convention Center	Aerospace & Defense	SATShow Week show guide
The Inspired Home Show	Mar 9-11, 2027	Chicago	McCormick Place	Retail & Home	The Inspired Home Show show guide \| Chicago venue guide
Work Truck Week	Mar 9-12, 2027 (exhibits Mar 10-12)	Indianapolis	Indiana Convention Center	Automotive & Transportation	Work Truck Week show guide
Vision Expo	Mar 10-13, 2027	Las Vegas	Venetian Expo	Medical & Healthcare	Vision Expo show guide \| Las Vegas venue guide
USCAP Annual Meeting Outside the U.S. (Vancouver, BC)	Mar 13-18, 2027	Vancouver, Canada	Venue TBA	Health & Medical	Show guide coming soon
World of Asphalt	Mar 15-17, 2027	New Orleans	Ernest N. Morial Convention Center	Construction & Building	World of Asphalt show guide
Light + Intelligent Building North America (formerly LightFair)	Mar 16-18, 2027 (pre-show conference Mar 15)	Las Vegas	Las Vegas Convention Center (Central Hall)	Construction & Building	Light + Intelligent Building show guide \| Las Vegas venue guide
Global Pet Expo	Mar 17-19, 2027	Orlando	Orange County Convention Center	Retail & Consumer Goods	Global Pet Expo show guide \| Orlando venue guide
Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS)	Mar 18-20, 2027	Louisville	Kentucky Exposition Center	Automotive & Trucking	MATS show guide
April 2027
AACR Annual Meeting	Apr 2-7, 2027	Orlando	Orange County Convention Center	Health & Medical	Orlando venue guide
NAB Show	Apr 3-7, 2027 (exhibits Apr 4-7)	Las Vegas	Las Vegas Convention Center	Tech & Media	Las Vegas venue guide
ISC West	Apr 5-9, 2027	Las Vegas	Venetian Expo	Tech & Media	Las Vegas venue guide
HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS)	Apr 5-8, 2027	Chicago	McCormick Place	Health & Medical	Chicago venue guide
M-PACT Fuel & Convenience Tradeshow (M-PACT)	Apr 6-8, 2027	Indianapolis	Indiana Convention Center	Retail & Home	Show guide coming soon
AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo (AORN Expo)	Apr 10-13, 2027	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania Convention Center	Nursing	Show guide coming soon
FDIC International (Fire Department Instructors Conference)	Apr 12-17, 2027 (exhibits Apr 15-17)	Indianapolis	Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium	Government & Public Safety	Show guide coming soon
INTERPHEX	Apr 13-15, 2027	New York	Javits Center	Manufacturing & Supply Chain	New York venue guide
SME Minnesota Conference	Apr 13-15, 2027	Virginia, MN	Iron Trail Motors Event Center	Energy & Mining	Show guide coming soon
ProMat	Apr 19-21, 2027	Chicago	McCormick Place	Manufacturing & Supply Chain	Chicago venue guide
May 2027
NPE: The Plastics Show	May 3-7, 2027	Orlando	Orange County Convention Center	Manufacturing & Supply Chain	Orlando venue guide
AACN National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition (NTI)	May 3-5, 2027 (preconference May 2; exhibits May 4-5)	Indianapolis	Indiana Convention Center	Nursing	Show guide coming soon
CAI World Conference & Expo (CommUNITY)	May 5-8, 2027	Las Vegas	Caesars Palace	Legal, Finance & Real Estate	Las Vegas venue guide
Techtextil North America	May 11-13, 2027	Atlanta	Georgia World Congress Center	Manufacturing & Supply Chain	Atlanta venue guide
Sweets & Snacks Expo	May 18-20, 2027	Indianapolis	Indiana Convention Center	Food & Beverage	Show guide coming soon
National Restaurant Association Show	May 22-25, 2027	Chicago	McCormick Place	Food & Beverage	Chicago venue guide
IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS)	May 23-28, 2027 (exhibits May 25-27)	San Antonio	Henry B. González Convention Center	Tech & Media	Show guide coming soon
Quantum.Tech World	May 25-26, 2027	Boston	Encore Boston Harbor	Tech & Media	Show guide coming soon
June 2027
International Dairy Deli Bakery Association Show (IDDBA)	Jun 6-8, 2027	Atlanta	Georgia World Congress Center	Food & Beverage	Atlanta venue guide
Texas Nurses Association Annual Conference (TNA)	Jun 9-11, 2027	Corpus Christi	Omni Corpus Christi Hotel	Nursing	Show guide coming soon
AHIP Conference	Jun 10-11, 2027 (opening reception Jun 9)	Las Vegas	Venue TBA	Health & Medical	Las Vegas venue guide
InfoComm	Jun 12-18, 2027	Orlando	Orange County Convention Center	Tech & Media	Orlando venue guide
International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW)	Jun 14-16, 2027	Omaha	CHI Health Center	Energy & Mining	Show guide coming soon
AANP National Conference	Jun 15-19, 2027	New Orleans	Venue TBA	Nursing	Show guide coming soon
July 2027
IFT FIRST	Jul 11-14, 2027	Chicago	McCormick Place	Food & Beverage	Chicago venue guide
Summer Fancy Food Show	Jul 25-27, 2027	New York	New York (venue TBA)	Food & Beverage	New York venue guide
IFPA Foodservice Conference	Jul 29-30, 2027	Monterey	Monterey Conference Center	Food & Beverage	Show guide coming soon
ACS Quality, Safety & Cancer Conference (QSCC)	Jul 29-Aug 1, 2027	Seattle	Venue TBA	Health & Medical	Show guide coming soon
September 2027
CAALA Vegas	Sep 2-5, 2027	Las Vegas	Venue TBA	Legal, Finance & Real Estate	Las Vegas venue guide
SSA Fall Conference & Trade Show	Sep 7-10, 2027	Las Vegas	ARIA Resort & Casino	Legal, Finance & Real Estate	Las Vegas venue guide
PACK EXPO Las Vegas	Sep 27-29, 2027	Las Vegas	Las Vegas Convention Center	Manufacturing & Supply Chain	Las Vegas venue guide
October 2027
NACS Show	Oct 5-8, 2027	Atlanta	Georgia World Congress Center	Retail & Home	Atlanta venue guide
November 2027
SEMA Show	Nov 2-5, 2027	TBA	TBA	Automotive & Trucking	Show guide coming soon
AAPEX	Nov 2-4, 2027	TBA	TBA	Automotive & Trucking	Show guide coming soon
RSNA Annual Meeting	Nov 14-18, 2027 (exhibits close Nov 17)	Chicago	McCormick Place	Health & Medical	Chicago venue guide
Dates TBA next edition not announced yet
DoDIIS Worldwide Conference Restricted registration (government, military and approved industry; U.S. and allied citizens)	Dates TBA	TBA	TBA	Government & Public Safety	Show guide coming soon
IEEE Quantum Week (QCE)	Dates TBA	TBA	TBA	Tech & Media	Show guide coming soon
MCC Healthcare Payment & Revenue Integrity Congress (HPRI)	Dates TBA	Chicago	Venue TBA	Health & Medical	Chicago venue guide
NABA National Convention & Expo	Dates TBA	TBA	TBA	Legal, Finance & Real Estate	Show guide coming soon

Dates checked on each show's official site in October 2026. "Dates TBA" means the organizer hasn't announced the next edition yet. Where a 2027 venue isn't published yet, the venue shows as TBA, and where the 2027 city hasn't been announced either, the city shows as TBA too. Always confirm with the organizer before you book.

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Shows by industry

The shows above, grouped by industry. Show-by-show guides are on the way.

Food & Beverage

Winter FancyFaire (formerly Winter Fancy Food Show)
International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE)
Natural Products Expo West
Sweets & Snacks Expo
National Restaurant Association Show
International Dairy Deli Bakery Association Show (IDDBA)
IFT FIRST
Summer Fancy Food Show
IFPA Foodservice Conference

Building & Construction

World of Concrete
AHR Expo
International Builders' Show (IBS)
Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS)
International Roofing Expo (IRE)

Tech & Media

CES
NAB Show
ISC West
IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS)
Quantum.Tech World
InfoComm
IEEE Quantum Week (QCE)

Automotive & Trucking

Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS)
SEMA Show
AAPEX

Manufacturing & Supply Chain

INTERPHEX
ProMat
NPE: The Plastics Show
Techtextil North America
PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Health & Medical

USCAP Annual Meeting
AACR Annual Meeting
HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS)
AHIP Conference
ACS Quality, Safety & Cancer Conference (QSCC)
RSNA Annual Meeting
MCC Healthcare Payment & Revenue Integrity Congress (HPRI)

Nursing

AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo (AORN Expo)
AACN National Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition (NTI)
Texas Nurses Association Annual Conference (TNA)
AANP National Conference