Esri User Conference · San Diego Convention Center · July

Esri User Conference Booth Rentals

The world’s largest GIS event, and the map is not the territory — your booth has to be.

Fixed-price Esri UC exhibits — design, fabrication, graphics, freight, installation and dismantle in one number that doesn’t move. Pre-built, lit and photo-approved before it ships, so the booth representing your place in the ArcGIS ecosystem has already stood up once before San Diego sees it.

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July 12-16, 2027Show dates · auto-updated
San Diego Convention CenterVenue
San DiegoCity
Advance orders close ~May 17, 2027
GIS ProfessionalsThe audience on the floor
World’s LargestGIS event, by attendance
24 hrConcepts and a fixed quote back
1Project manager, end to end
Know the floor before you plan the booth

Esri UC isn’t one audience. It’s an entire ecosystem on one floor.

The San Diego Convention Center hosts the largest GIS event in the world, and the floor mixes government agencies, enterprise GIS teams, developers and Esri partners all evaluating the same ecosystem from different angles. The most expensive Esri UC mistake isn’t a bad booth; it’s a booth pitched at only one of those audiences.

San Diego Convention Center

Bayfront venue, high summer demand

A large, well-run bayfront facility that hosts several major conventions across the summer — dock windows and labour crews get booked early during peak season. We confirm move-in windows and labour rules for the exact building before anything is designed.

One floor, several audiences

Government, enterprise, developers & partners

A government GIS director, an enterprise analyst and an Esri partner walk this floor for different reasons, and a booth pitched at only one of them loses the other two. We design messaging hierarchy and demo stations that read clearly to all three without diluting any of them.

The July problem

Peak San Diego convention season

July is one of the busiest convention months in San Diego, with dock time, marshalling yards and labour crews shared across several shows at once. The real deadline for a locked design is roughly eight weeks out — miss it and you’re competing for the same summer resources as every other exhibitor in town.

What we handle at Esri UC
  • Floor-specific design — sightlines planned for your actual placement
  • Layout submission and show approval, filed early
  • Electrical, rigging and material handling at advance rates
  • Union labour coordination and on-site supervision
  • COI, EAC and exhibitor-manual deadlines mapped to our calendar
  • Dock target times, dismantle, pack and outbound freight
Billed by the show, not by us

Booth space, electrical, drayage, rigging and cleaning are billed to every exhibitor directly by the show — no exhibit house can absorb them and none should claim to. What we do is calculate them for your exact booth before you commit, and file every order at advance rather than floor rates.

  • Booth space
  • Electrical drops and floor distribution
  • Material handling (drayage)
  • Rigging, if you’re hanging a sign
  • Daily cleaning · internet
Why a fixed price matters most here

The budget you present in March should survive July

Trade show invoices grow the same way everywhere: labour hours over estimate, revisions rebilled as change orders, graphics reprints, supervision time nobody flagged. Our model is the opposite — the number you approve is the number you pay, contractually. Design revisions are unlimited until you approve. The quote and the final invoice are the same document.

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One number, and it holds

Design, fabrication, graphics, furniture, lighting, freight, installation, dismantle and project management in a single fixed price.

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Proven before it ships

Your booth stands fully assembled and lit at our 65,000 sq ft facility, and you approve photographs of the actual build — not a render.

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Show costs, known up front

Space, electrical, drayage and rigging calculated for your exact booth before you commit — so the total is a number, not a range.

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The paperwork is ours

COI, EAC, electrical, rigging, freight windows — filed at advance rates, mapped to every exhibitor-manual deadline. Nothing lands on your desk three days before it’s due.

We quote higher and cost less. That’s the whole argument, and it’s why every booth below is published with its price rather than hidden behind a “request a quote” form.

Available for Esri UC

Esri UC-ready booths, with real prices

Every booth below is priced for San Diego and available as a custom build for your brand — rented, not bought. Use the finder at the top of the page to narrow by size and budget.

Or jump straight to your footprint

One click — the catalog opens already filtered to your size and San Diego pricing.

Working backwards from July

Your real deadline is in May

The advance-order cutoff lands roughly eight weeks before the show — the exact date is in the facts strip at the top of this page, and it updates automatically each edition. For a July show that cutoff sits in May, right as San Diego’s summer convention calendar starts filling dock time and labour crews fast.

FEB–MARBrief, concepts and the fixed price locked. Full design freedom.
APRILLayout submitted for show approval — placement confirmed.
EARLY MAYGraphics finalised and sent to production.
MID-MAYDesign locked. Advance electrical and material handling filed. After this, summer dock congestion takes over.
JUNEFreight window and dock target time booked for San Diego.
EARLY JULBooth built, lit and photographed for your approval — before it ships.
SHOW WEEKCrew installs in your move-in slot. You walk in at handover.
Take this to every vendor

Five questions to ask anyone quoting your Esri UC booth

Put these to every exhibit house you’re comparing — including us. They separate the vendors that stand behind a number from the ones whose estimate is an opening position. Our answers are printed here so you can hold us to them.

1 Will you put the total price in writing before I sign — and hold it? Ours: yes. Every booth on this page is published with its price. The quote and the final invoice are the same number, contractually. Printed above · hold us to it
2 Do design revisions become change orders? Ours: never. Revisions are unlimited until you approve, and the price is locked before design starts — a better idea in April costs nothing.
3 Will I see my actual booth before it ships — or a render? Ours: the actual booth, fully assembled and lit at our facility, photographed for your sign-off before it ships. Renders are promises; photographs are evidence.
4 Who files my advance show orders, and at which rate? Ours: we do, at advance rates, mapped to every exhibitor-manual deadline. If a vendor can’t answer this immediately, that’s your answer.
5 What happens if my booth gets caught behind San Diego’s summer convention rush? Ours: July is peak convention season in San Diego, and dock time, labour crews and marshalling windows get scarce fast across the summer’s back-to-back shows. We file every order at advance rates and lock your freight window early specifically to stay ahead of that congestion. Ask any vendor quoting you for a summer San Diego show what their contingency is.
In their words

What event managers say after the show

★★★★★
“They never just build the booth and disappear — I always know I have someone on call and ready to jump in when the unexpected inevitably happens. That level of responsiveness makes a huge difference in high-pressure event environments.”
Amanda Horner · Three years of booth programmes · Google Review
★★★★★
“I’ve worked with Pure Exhibits for almost a year now, and have had such a great experience! They are our go-to for trade shows, and create memorable booths that represent our brand well. The team is incredibly responsive and reliable.”
Lexi von Schottenstein · Google Review
★★★★★
“It’s always a pleasure to work with Utsav. The process is simple, straightforward, and high quality. I have worked with them for 3 years now and will continue!”
Carlos Bautista · Three-year client · Google Review
★★★★★
“Their team is incredibly flexible throughout the design process and truly collaborative in bringing ideas to life. I highly recommend Pure Exhibits to anyone looking for a reliable, thoughtful, and experienced exhibit partner.”
Amanda Horner · Google Review
Questions Esri UC exhibitors actually ask

Esri User Conference booth rental FAQs

How much does an Esri UC booth rental cost?
Every booth on this page is published with its San Diego price — fixed and all-inclusive: design, fabrication, graphics, furniture, freight, labour coordination and project management. Separately, the show bills you directly for booth space, electrical, drayage, rigging and cleaning; we calculate those for your exact booth before you commit, so the total is known before you sign anything.
When should I book a booth for Esri UC?
Lock your design by mid-May. July is one of San Diego’s busiest convention months, and dock time and labour crews get scarce fast as the summer calendar fills. Start the conversation in late winter for full design freedom; the exact advance-order deadline for the next edition is in the facts strip at the top of this page and updates automatically.
My booth needs to run live GIS or data-visualization demos — can you handle the power and network needs?
Yes — we spec the electrical load, drop locations and network requirements for your exact demo setup, file the advance electrical order, and pressure-test the demo stations during the pre-build at our facility, so the first time your platform runs on show power isn’t the morning the doors open.
How do you design a booth that speaks to government, enterprise and developer audiences at once?
With a clear messaging hierarchy: a single, plain-language headline visible from the aisle, then layered demo stations and conversation areas that let a government analyst, an enterprise buyer and a developer each find what they need without competing for the same space or the same pitch.
Will a rental look custom, or will it look reused?
Every booth is fabricated for your brand — custom graphics, layout, lighting and finishes on a modular structure underneath. The builds shown above are rentals. Before yours ships, it stands fully assembled and lit at our facility and you approve photographs of the actual booth, not a render.
Can I install the booth myself to save on labour?
San Diego Convention Center floors run on contracted union labour, and the show’s general contractor governs who may build what. Either way it isn’t your problem to arrange: labour coordination and on-site supervision are inside our fixed price, filed at advance rather than floor rates.
What happens if something goes wrong during move-in?
Your project manager and our install supervisor are on site through move-in and reachable across show days. Because everything was assembled and checked before shipping, the problems that usually surface at this stage — missing hardware, graphics that don’t fit, panels that won’t seat — have already been found and fixed on our floor, weeks earlier.
A vendor just fell through. How fast can you deliver an Esri UC booth?
Four to six weeks from approval to show floor for complete pre-built, photo-verified booths from 10×10 through 20×40 — at the same fixed price as a six-month lead time, with no rush surcharge. In peak San Diego summer season, the earlier you call, the more freight-window options are still open.
Do you handle off-floor activations — partner suites, government briefings?
Yes — hotel suites, meeting spaces and satellite activations around the show run under the same fixed-price model, coordinated by the same project manager as your booth.
Fixed pricing · Pre-built & photo-approved · Full-service support

Exhibit at Esri UC with zero surprises.

Tell us your footprint, your audience mix if you know it, and what the booth needs to do. You’ll have design concepts and one fixed price back within 24 hours — including what the show will bill you directly.

Or call us directly — (800) 379-8451