NECA Convention & Trade Show · Mandalay Bay Convention Center · Las Vegas

NECA Trade Show Booth Rentals

Ten thousand electrical contractors read craftsmanship at a glance. So will your booth.

Fixed-price NECA exhibits — design, fabrication, graphics, freight, installation and dismantle in one number that doesn’t move. Pre-built, powered, lit and photo-approved before it ships, which matters at this show more than most: the window before the advance-order deadline in the facts strip below is closing, and pre-built inventory is the fast path through it.

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October 4-7, 2026Show dates · auto-updated
Mandalay Bay Convention CenterVenue
Las VegasCity
Advance orders close ~Aug 9, 2026
10K+Attendees on the floor
400+Exhibitors competing
24 hrConcepts and a fixed quote back
1Project manager, end to end
Know the floor before you plan the booth

NECA moves every year. This year it’s Mandalay Bay.

The NECA Convention and Trade Show rotates cities — Philadelphia, San Diego, Chicago, and now Las Vegas for the 125th-anniversary edition. That rotation changes your docks, your labour rules and your freight windows every single year, which is exactly why a booth partner who tracks the venue matters as much as one who builds well.

Mandalay Bay logistics

A convention center inside a resort

Mandalay Bay Convention Center sits at the south end of the Strip, attached to a working resort — which means scheduled dock windows, marshalling-yard check-ins and freight that moves on the venue’s clock, not yours. We plan the build around the target move-in time we’re assigned, and our install supervisor works Las Vegas venues constantly. Missing a dock window here doesn’t delay your booth; it strands it.

The show floor reality

400+ exhibitors · a technical audience

NECA’s floor is where electrical contractors evaluate tools, gear, software and services they’ll stake their businesses on. Booths here win on demonstration, not decoration: product in hand, power where the demo needs it, sightlines that read from the aisle. Against 400+ competing exhibitors, a booth that photographs well but demos badly is a wasted footprint.

The rotating calendar

New city, new deadlines, every year

Because NECA changes cities annually, last year’s exhibitor manual is worthless for this year’s planning — advance-order deadlines, dock procedures and labour jurisdictions all reset. The facts strip at the top of this page pulls the current edition’s dates and advance-order deadline from our shows database, and it rolls over automatically when the next city is announced.

What we handle at NECA
  • Venue-specific design — sightlines planned for your actual placement
  • Layout submission and show approval, filed early
  • Electrical, rigging and material handling calculated and filed 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 and venue, not by us

Booth space, electrical, drayage, rigging, cleaning and internet are billed to every exhibitor directly by the show, the venue or its contractors — 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
  • Vacuuming / daily cleaning · internet
Why a fixed price matters most here

The budget you approve should survive the show

A rotating show is where exhibit-house invoices go to grow: a new venue every year means labour hours over estimate, revisions rebilled as change orders, graphics reprints and 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, freight, installation, dismantle and project management in a single fixed price.

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Proven before it ships

Your booth stands fully assembled, powered 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 NECA

NECA-ready booths, with real prices

Every booth below is priced for Las Vegas and available as a custom build for your brand — rented, not bought. With the show close, these pre-built structures are the fastest route to the floor: the engineering is proven, so your timeline is spent on your graphics and demo layout, not on fabricating from zero. 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 Las Vegas pricing.

Working backwards from show week

The window is short. Here’s how it still works.

The show dates and the advance-order deadline are in the facts strip at the top of this page — and if you’re reading this close to them, the honest answer is that the traditional six-month exhibit cycle is gone. The pre-built route isn’t: because the structures already exist and are proven, the weeks below are spent on your brand, your graphics and your demo — not on engineering from scratch.

TODAYTell us your footprint and budget. Concepts and a fixed price back within 24 hours.
WEEK 1Design locked around a pre-built structure. Unlimited revisions inside this window — the price doesn’t move.
ADVANCE CUTOFFElectrical, rigging and material handling filed before the advance-rate deadline in the facts strip. After it, everything costs floor rates.
WEEKS 2–3Graphics produced and applied; booth configured for your layout at our facility.
WEEK 4Booth stands fully assembled, powered and lit. You approve photographs of the actual build.
WEEK 5Freight to Las Vegas against our assigned dock target at Mandalay Bay.
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 NECA 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 a week later costs nothing.
3 Will I see my actual booth before it ships — or a render? Ours: the actual booth, fully assembled, powered and lit at our facility, photographed for your sign-off before it leaves for Las Vegas. 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. This close to the show, the advance-versus-floor spread is real money — if a vendor can’t answer this immediately, that’s your answer.
5 The show moves to a new city every year. What happens to my booth next year? Ours: the design files, graphics and layout carry forward. Because it’s a rental, you’re not warehousing a structure between cities — next year’s edition starts from this year’s proven design, re-quoted at one fixed price for the new venue.
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 NECA exhibitors actually ask

NECA booth rental FAQs

How much does a NECA booth rental cost?
Every booth on this page is published with its Las Vegas price — fixed and all-inclusive: design, fabrication, graphics, freight, installation, dismantle and project management. Separately, the show and venue bill you directly for booth space, electrical, drayage, rigging, cleaning and internet; we calculate those for your exact booth before you commit, so the total is known before you sign anything.
Is it too late to get a booth for this edition of NECA?
Check the advance-order deadline in the facts strip at the top of this page — that’s the real clock, and it’s the honest constraint. Inside a tight window the answer is usually still yes, via our pre-built inventory: complete, photo-verified booths from 10×10 through 20×40 can go from approval to show floor in four to six weeks, at the same fixed price as a six-month lead time, with no rush surcharge. The sooner you call, the more of the advance-rate window we can still capture for your show orders.
What does the fixed price include — and what does the show bill me directly?
Our fixed price covers design, fabrication, graphics, freight, installation, dismantle and project management — one number, locked before design starts. Booth space, electrical, drayage, rigging, cleaning and internet are always billed to you directly by the show, the venue or its contractors; no exhibit house can include them. We calculate those charges for your exact booth up front and file every order at advance rates, so nothing about the total is a surprise.
Is exhibiting at Mandalay Bay different from a standalone convention center?
Operationally, yes. Mandalay Bay Convention Center is attached to a working resort, so freight moves through scheduled dock windows and a marshalling yard, on the venue’s clock. We book the dock target, time the freight to it and put our supervisor on site for move-in — our team works Las Vegas venues constantly, and none of the logistics land on your desk.
NECA moves to a different city every year. What happens to my booth next year?
That rotation is exactly why renting beats buying for this show. You’re not warehousing and re-freighting a structure you own from city to city; your design files, graphics and layout carry forward, and each edition is re-quoted as one fixed price for the new venue — new dock rules, labour jurisdiction and advance deadlines included. The booth follows the show so you don’t have to.
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, powered and lit at our 65,000 sq ft facility and you approve photographs of the actual booth, not a render.
Can we run live product demos — powered tools, lighting, equipment?
Yes, and at NECA you should: this floor rewards working product over posters. We design the booth around the demo — counters at working height, power routed where the equipment needs it, sightlines from the aisle to the action — and we calculate and file the electrical order for your actual load at advance rates. Tell us what you’re demonstrating and we design outward from there.
Can I install the booth myself to save on labour?
Show floors like this one run on contracted union labour, and the show’s rules govern who may build what. Either way it isn’t your problem to arrange: labour coordination and on-site supervision are inside our fixed price, with orders 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, powered 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.
Fixed pricing · Pre-built & photo-approved · Full-service support

Exhibit at NECA with zero surprises.

Tell us your footprint, your booth number if you have 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 and venue will bill you directly. The advance-order window won’t wait; the facts strip above has the date.

Or call us directly — (800) 379-8451