NeoCon · The Mart (Merchandise Mart) · June

NeoCon Trade Show Booth Rentals

North America’s largest design expo doesn’t forgive a rushed finish. Neither does the audience walking past it.

Fixed-price NeoCon 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 standing in front of architects and designers has already passed the same scrutiny once, on our own floor.

Booth Finder

Filters the booths below — every one shows its Chicago price.

June 13-16, 2027Show dates · auto-updated
The Mart (Merchandise Mart)Venue
ChicagoCity
Advance orders close ~Apr 18, 2027
Commercial InteriorsThe industry NeoCon serves
Largest in N. AmericaNorth America’s largest design expo
24 hrConcepts and a fixed quote back
1Project manager, end to end
Know the floor before you plan the booth

NeoCon isn’t a convention hall. It’s a building.

NeoCon runs inside The Mart — a multi-floor commercial showroom building in Chicago, not a single-level convention hall — which means freight, loading and booth logistics work differently than they do at a typical show. The most expensive NeoCon mistake isn’t a bad booth; it’s a booth designed without accounting for the building it has to move through.

The Mart

A historic multi-floor commercial building

Booth logistics here follow the building’s own dock, elevator and access rules rather than a generic convention-center pattern. We confirm your floor, showroom or exhibit space and plan freight and install around that specific building schedule before anything is designed.

A design-literate floor

Architects, designers, dealers, facility managers

This audience specifies commercial interiors for a living, and they evaluate a booth the way they’d evaluate a finished space — materials, joinery, lighting and proportion all get noticed up close. A booth that photographs well from ten feet away can fall apart under a five-second inspection at arm’s length. We build for the inspection, not just the photo.

The June calendar

One of the busiest months on the show calendar

June carries a heavy concentration of trade shows across every industry, which means fabrication capacity gets booked early. There’s no holiday complication for a June show, but the production slots do fill — locking your design on schedule matters more here than the calendar alone suggests.

What we handle at NeoCon
  • Building- and 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 and elevator scheduling, 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 February should survive June

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 NeoCon

NeoCon-ready booths, with real prices

Every booth below is priced for Chicago 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 Chicago pricing.

Working backwards from June

Your real deadline is in April

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. Because June is one of the busiest months on the show calendar, fabrication capacity across every exhibit house tightens well before that cutoff — the real constraint is booking your build slot early, not just filing paperwork on time.

NOV–JANBrief, concepts and the fixed price locked. Full design freedom.
FEBRUARYLayout submitted for show approval — placement confirmed.
MARCHGraphics finalised and sent to production.
MID-APRDesign locked. Advance electrical, rigging and drayage filed — ahead of the June production crunch.
EARLY MAYFreight window and dock target time booked for The Mart.
MID-MAYBooth built, lit and photographed for your approval.
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 NeoCon 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 March 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 — a standard this design-literate audience will notice and appreciate.
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 to my build slot if June’s show season backs up your production floor? Ours: nothing — your build slot is reserved the moment your design locks in April, ahead of the seasonal crunch. Any vendor who can’t tell you when your booth actually gets built is leaving that risk on your desk.
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 NeoCon exhibitors actually ask

NeoCon booth rental FAQs

How much does a NeoCon booth rental cost?
Every booth on this page is published with its Chicago 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 NeoCon?
Lock your design about eight weeks before the show. Because June is one of the busiest months on the trade show calendar, fabrication capacity fills earlier than the deadline itself suggests — start the conversation in winter for full design freedom. The exact advance-order deadline for this edition is in the facts strip at the top of this page and updates automatically.
What’s different about exhibiting inside The Mart versus a typical convention center?
The Mart is a multi-floor commercial building, not a single-level convention hall, so freight, dock and elevator access follow the building’s own rules rather than a generic show-floor pattern. We confirm your specific floor and space and plan installation to that building’s schedule before anything is designed or booked.
Will my rental hold up to a design-literate audience inspecting it up close?
Yes — that’s the standard we build to for this show. Every booth is custom fabricated with real materials, finishes and lighting, not printed graphics standing in for craftsmanship, and it’s fully assembled and photographed at our facility before it ships so any flaw gets caught on our floor, not NeoCon’s.
Can I install the booth myself to save on labour?
The Mart runs on contracted 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 a NeoCon 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. For NeoCon specifically, the earlier you call the more of that window sits ahead of June’s broader show-season crunch.
Can you incorporate real material and finish samples the way a showroom would?
Yes — for a design-driven show like this, finish accuracy matters as much as layout. We work directly from your material specs and finish samples during fabrication, so the surfaces on the show floor match what a designer would actually spec, not an approximation of it.
Fixed pricing · Pre-built & photo-approved · Full-service support

Exhibit at NeoCon with zero surprises.

Tell us your footprint, your floor at The Mart 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