Chicago Trade Show Booth Rental & Custom Exhibit Builder

Chicago Trade Show Booth Rental Options

Choose a layout around your visitor activities, assigned open sides and product requirements. These are planning directions, not fixed inventory packages. Our booth rental service can combine reusable structures, custom graphics and selected purpose-built features; availability and quantities are confirmed for each project.

Rental, custom fabrication and hybrid approaches serve different brand, reuse and budget needs. Share the floor plan and show schedule to compare a written scope.

Planning for McCormick Place in Chicago

Begin with your building, hall, booth number, and current exhibitor service kit. Use the official campus and building plans to identify the assigned space. McCormick Place projects need a clear plan for receiving, material handling, service connections, and the sequence of work inside the booth.

• Exhibitor manual and move-in: confirm your assigned work window, contractor documentation, display requirements, and approval deadlines before releasing the production plan.
• Freight and advance warehouse: choose the receiving method permitted by the event. Give the carrier the correct labels, receiving address, marshaling instructions, and target arrival window.
• Material handling: distinguish delivery to Chicago from unloading and movement to the exhibit space. Confirm weights, packaging, equipment needs, and the general service contractor’s charges.
• Electrical service: map outlet positions and equipment loads before ordering. Confirm the event’s electrical provider and division of work; do not assume booth fabrication includes building power or all electrical labor.
• Internet: identify demo, payment, streaming, and meeting requirements. McCormick Place Technology Services provides internet and telecommunications; select service based on the application rather than assuming public Wi-Fi will support your exhibit.
• Rigging and installation: coordinate suspended elements, drawings, approvals, labor responsibilities, and utility access with the organizer and authorized providers.
• Return freight: plan empty-container return, packing, outbound paperwork, carrier check-in, and final removal before the show opens.

Review McCormick Place’s official exhibitor information alongside the current show kit. Review the current Exhibitor Bill of Rights; exhibitor employee rights do not automatically apply to contractor personnel. Check the venue’s EAC registration requirements alongside the event’s contractor documentation.

For a practical overview of exhibitor work permissions, freight choices, and service responsibilities, read our McCormick Place Booth Planning Guide.

Official venue resources reviewed October 11, 2026. Confirm current show instructions and service deadlines for your event.

From Las Vegas Production to Chicago Show-Site Installation

Exhibitsmax is headquartered in Las Vegas, with production capabilities there. We support Chicago through coordinated production, freight, project management, and show-site installation.

1. Design approval: confirm layout, product placement, finishes, artwork, and the event’s requirements.
2. Fabrication and graphics: prepare approved components through custom booth fabrication or rental preparation, with approval dates recorded.
3. Pre-show assembly and QA: review agreed components, graphic fit, instructions, labels, and packing before dispatch.
4. Freight to Chicago: coordinate exhibit transportation with shipment dimensions, receiving method, and the assigned delivery window.
5. Venue handoff: connect carrier check-in, material handling, and delivery to the correct building, hall, and booth.
6. Installation: sequence the structure, displays, graphics, and service connections with the approved work windows and responsible trades.
7. Dismantling and return: complete the agreed installation and dismantling scope, then repack for return, storage, or the next event.

Confirm the project timeline after reviewing drawings, approvals, event deadlines, and production availability. Identify show services and third-party charges separately in the budget.

Chicago Convention & Event Venues

McCormick Place is the venue for the two completed projects above. Confirm the assigned building, hall and show kit when planning a future exhibit; a past show’s arrangements do not establish the requirements for another edition.

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center is in Rosemont. Navy Pier, Sheraton Grand Chicago, Hyatt Regency Chicago and Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile have their own event spaces and receiving procedures. Send the full venue name, city, room or hall, and event kit. McCormick Place freight and service instructions should not be reused for another site.

What’s Included in Your Chicago Booth Quote?

For McCormick Place, compare exhibit I&D with electrical work and other designated services rather than treating them as one general labor allowance. Use the current event kit.

“May be included” is not a standard package promise. The written proposal determines inclusions, quantities and exclusions. Confirm separately does not always mean an extra charge; it means the item must be specifically agreed.

Review booth rental, exhibit transportation and installation and dismantling against your current exhibitor manual. Send the manual with your brief so third-party services can be identified early.

Chicago Trade Show Booth Rental FAQs

Can I rent a trade show booth for a Chicago event?

Yes. We plan rentals around your assigned footprint, brand and show schedule. Rental components and custom features are confirmed in the proposal rather than promised as a fixed stock package.

What can be included in a Chicago booth rental quote?

The agreed scope can combine design, structure, graphics, furniture, AV, transportation, installation and dismantling. Review quantities, exclusions and separately ordered show services before comparing totals.

Can a rental booth support appliance demos and buyer meetings?

Yes, when the layout and equipment requirements allow. Our DREO 20×30 Chicago project combines appliance presentation with space for conversations. Identify power, operating clearances and meeting capacity before selecting fixtures.

Can you support exhibits at McCormick Place?

Yes. Send the building, hall, booth number, floor plan and current kit. Receiving, service orders, contractor access and the assembly sequence should be coordinated with responsible providers.

Do you have completed Chicago booth projects?

Yes. DREO’s 20×30 exhibit at The Inspired Home Show 2025 and ZIG·ZAG’s 20×20 exhibit at NACS 2021 were completed at McCormick Place. The project section above links photographs and full case studies.

Where is your production team based?

Our headquarters and production capabilities are in Las Vegas. Chicago projects connect design, fabrication, graphics and pre-show preparation with freight and coordinated show-site installation.

What should I send for a Chicago booth quote?

Send the show and dates, venue and hall, booth number and size, floor plan, display and meeting needs, budget and design brief. Add product dimensions, AV, utilities, freight origin and the current exhibitor manual where available.

Planning a Chicago Trade Show Booth?

Share your show, footprint, product or demonstration needs and target budget. We can review a rental, custom or hybrid concept with a clear production, transportation and installation scope.

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