CES 2027 exhibitor guide

Exhibitor deadlines

Plan your show

• Show services costMaterial handling and labor from the published rates
• Exhibitor checklistPermits, tax and labor items with dates for this show
• Countdown and milestonesDays left and what to have done by when
• Get booth quotesScreens, furniture, staffing and more
• Drayage and labor estimateWhat freight and crew will cost at your manual's rates
• Post a requestReviewed vendors send you private quotes
• Find booth staffAmbassadors, lead scanners, interpreters
• Capture booth leadsA QR code visitors scan to leave their details
• See who's goingSet meetings before you land
• Ask the planning assistantPermits, labor and deadlines for CES
• Questions and tipsFrom people who have worked CES

Key facts

Dates

January 6 to 9, 2027, in Las Vegas.

✓ConfirmedCES official siteChecked Oct 30, 2026

Venues with their own manuals

LVCC, Venetian Expo, Venetian Exhibit Suites, ARIA, Mandalay Bay and Fontainebleau each have a separate exhibitor manual and hospitality guide. Read the one for your venue.

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Official housing

CTA names OnPeak as its official accommodations vendor. Anyone else calling about CES hotel rooms is not working for the show.

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Attendee lists

CTA does not sell or publish the CES attendee list. Offers to sell it are scams.

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Rules for exhibitors

These are summaries with links to the organizer's own pages. The exhibitor manual is the binding version. Anything marked not yet confirmed is still being checked.

Exhibitor appointed contractors (EACs)

Any outside company you hire to work in your booth must be registered as an EAC through the CES exhibitor manuals. Registration is open. The 2027 deadline is not published on the manuals page yet.

?Not yet confirmedCES exhibitor manualsManual section: EAC Information and RegistrationChecked Oct 30, 2026

Ordering early

CES says 2027 Freeman rates rise 3% over 2026 and material handling rates stay flat. Some items, such as electrical, have lower advance rates than show-site rates. The published figures are topline budgeting rates; full rates come in the exhibitor manuals.

✓ConfirmedCES exhibitor manualsManual section: Topline RatesChecked Oct 30, 2026

Union labor

Labor rules differ between LVCC, Mandalay Bay and Caesars Forum, and sometimes inside one building. Breaking them can mean fines, extra labor charges or removal. Check the labor section of your venue's CES manual before planning to set up yourself.

?Not yet confirmedExhibitor magazine on trade show labor rulesChecked Oct 30, 2026

Bringing your own screens and furniture

We have not yet confirmed which CES 2027 services are exclusive to the show's contractors and which you can bring or rent yourself. Until we do, treat everything as exclusive unless your manual says otherwise.

?Not yet confirmedCES exhibitor manualsChecked Oct 30, 2026

Cost references

Hotel rates during CES week

Navan's booking data put the median hotel rate near the LVCC at $439 a night during CES week 2026, against $269 in a quieter January week. Book through the official housing vendor early.

✓ConfirmedNavan CES 2027 travel guideChecked Oct 30, 2026

Las Vegas rules that apply to every show

Fire permits

Clark County requires a fire permit for indoor trade shows with an occupant load of 300 or more. Larger shows submit a floor plan showing booths, aisles and exits, so keep your booth inside its approved footprint and your aisles clear.

✓ConfirmedClark County Fire Department: indoor trade shows permit guideChecked Oct 30, 2026

Selling on the floor

If you sell goods at a show, you collect Nevada sales tax and hand a one-time return to the promoter before you leave. Sell at more than two Nevada events in 12 months and you need your own sales tax permit.

✓ConfirmedNevada Department of Taxation one-time event guidelinesChecked Oct 30, 2026

Need screens, furniture or staff for this show?

Send one request with your booth details and choose who receives it. Venue drayage and electrical are billed separately through your show.