PRO TIP: The best way to get the highest ROI is to book your space and exhibit early!
CONTACT US TODAYMetro Exhibits has designed and built custom booths for hundreds of the trade shows on this calendar — across nearly every industry. Tell us which show you're exhibiting at and we'll scope a booth built around your space, your goals, and your budget.
Contact Booth Experts TodayOur trade show calendar tracks 4,283 trade shows, conferences, and expos taking place in 2026, with more than 1,200 currently scheduled in the United States alone. We update the calendar weekly as organizers confirm dates and venues, so you're always working from the most current trade show schedule available.
By attendance, some of the largest U.S. events where companies exhibit include New York International Auto Show - NYIAS (1,000,000+ attendees), EAA AirVenture Oshkosh (500,000+ attendees), Farm Progress Show (161,000+ attendees), and CES (148,000+ attendees). By exhibit space, major trade shows like EAA AirVenture and CES span hundreds of thousands to millions of square feet of exhibit space. You can sort the calendar above by attendees or net exhibit square footage to compare shows by size.
Use the search filters above to narrow shows by name, city, state, industry, month, or year. Each result shows the next dates, location, expected attendance, number of exhibitors, and net exhibit space. Click any show name for more detail. It's built to help you plan your exhibiting schedule for the year in one place.
The earlier the better. Booking early secures the best floor placement and typically delivers the highest return on your investment, since prime locations and larger spaces go first. For custom booth builds, we recommend starting the design conversation several months out so there's time to plan, fabricate, and ship without rushing.
Yes. Metro has designed and built custom exhibits for hundreds of the shows listed here, across nearly every industry. If you've found your show in the calendar above, request a quote and we'll scope a booth tailored to your space, goals, and budget.
The terms overlap and are often used interchangeably. Trade shows center on exhibitors showcasing products and services to industry buyers; conferences emphasize speakers, sessions, and education; and expos are typically large public or industry-wide exhibitions. Many events combine all three. This calendar includes all of them so you can find every relevant opportunity to exhibit.
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