| CES 2027 at a glance | |
|---|---|
| Show | CES 2027 |
| Start date | Wednesday, January 6, 2027 |
| End date | Saturday, January 9, 2027 |
| Exhibit hall | January 6-9, 2027 |
| Venue | Las Vegas Convention Center (West, North, Central, and South Halls) and Venetian Expo (Halls A-D and G), plus ARIA, Fontainebleau, the Venetian Exhibit Suites, and Mandalay Bay |
| City | Las Vegas, NV |
| Official website | ces.tech |
| Organizer | Consumer Technology Association (CTA) |
The Las Vegas Convention Center, the main venue for CES.
CES 2027 key facts
| 2026 edition | Held January 6-9, 2026, in Las Vegas. LVCC: install and dismantle hours 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily; EAC wristband pickup December 26, 2025 to January 5, 2026; empty crates labeled by 6 p.m. January 4; booths finished by 3 p.m. and aisles clear by 7 p.m. January 5; booths staffed until the 4 p.m. close on January 9 |
| 2027 order deadlines | FreemanOnline discount deadline December 1 in all six CES venue manuals; at the LVCC, discount deadline for hanging sign labor, utilities, and truss and lighting packages November 25 |
| 2027 freight deadlines (LVCC) | Freeman advance warehouse receives freight from November 9; hanging signs at the warehouse by December 4 for the advance rate; carpet that Freeman labor will lay at the warehouse by December 4 to be in place by your target date; after-deadline charge for material arriving after December 11; target date change requests by December 1 |
| Advance warehouse by venue (2027) | Receives freight from November 9 (LVCC, Venetian Expo), December 3 (ARIA, Mandalay Bay), and December 7 (Fontainebleau). After-deadline charge after December 11 (LVCC), December 15 (Venetian Expo), December 28 (Fontainebleau), and December 29 (ARIA, Mandalay Bay). Fontainebleau has no direct-to-show-site shipping |
| 2027 move-in and move-out | Move-in by target date December 26, 2026 to January 5, 2027 (LVCC) and December 29, 2026 to January 5, 2027 (Venetian Expo); move-out January 9-12, 2027 at the LVCC (all materials out by 1 p.m. January 12) and January 9-11 at the Venetian Expo |
| Held | Annually |
| Show size | CES 2026: 148,392 participants (audited), more than 4,100 exhibitors, and more than 2.6 million net square feet |
| General service contractor (GSC) | Freeman |
| Island and split island height limit (400 sq ft and larger, including truss and hanging signs) | LVCC: West and North Halls 30 ft; Central Halls 1-2 20 ft; Central Halls 3-5 30 ft; South Hall 22 ft (the hanging sign table applies this to booths 30000-36999, so South Hall 3 exhibitors should confirm with CES Operations). Venetian Expo: Halls A-D 25 ft; Hall G 12 ft |
| Linear, corner, and perimeter booth height (LVCC and Venetian Expo, 2027 show rules) | Linear and corner booths: 8 ft across the whole footprint, with no line-of-sight limits. Perimeter booths: 12 ft |
| Booth height and foyer rules at ARIA and Fontainebleau (2027 show rules) | Island booths 12 ft; linear booths 8 ft; foyer booths 12 ft, with approval. Booth plans to CES Operations and the hotel’s convention services manager for approval by December 1. No double-deck booths in the foyer; no ceilings or partial ceilings in the lobby. Fontainebleau foyer: nothing may hang from the ceiling, only from ground-supported truss |
| Booth height in Venetian meeting rooms and suites (2027 show rules) | Island and split island booths of 400 sq ft and larger: Venetian Ballroom 20 ft; Bassano, Toscana, and Zeno meeting rooms 8 ft; all other Venetian meeting rooms 14 ft; no hanging signs in Venetian Expo meeting rooms. Venetian Exhibit Suites: 6 ft for all items, or 7 ft for signs and banners parallel to and within 12 inches of a wall |
| Material handling rate (CES 2027 topline rates) | Billed per pound, 100 lb minimum: $0.71 at the LVCC and in Venetian Expo Halls A-D and G; $1.16 in Venetian meeting rooms, the Venetian Exhibit Suites, and ARIA. Small packages up to 30 lb: no charge. Mandalay Bay and Fontainebleau rates are not published; check the Freeman order site |
| Hanging signs (LVCC, 2027 show rules) | Island and peninsula booths of 400 sq ft and larger only; not permitted over linear or perimeter booths, even those over 400 sq ft; requests to Freeman by November 25, 2026 |
| Hanging sign engineering and approval (LVCC, 2027 show rules) | Except for lightweight cloth or vinyl banners, engineered rigging points and drawings with a current structural engineer stamp; final approval by Freeman; Freeman and LVCC Engineering can request changes or reject plans |
| Booth plan review, LVCC and Venetian Expo (2027 show rules) | Due October 31, 2026, to CES Operations. LVCC: island booths of 1,000 sq ft or larger and any booth with a ceiling or enclosed room, also to the LVCC Safety and Fire Prevention Office. Venetian Expo Halls A-D and G: all booth plans; booths of 1,000 sq ft or larger also go to the Venetian Expo Facilities Department |
| Hall ceiling height | LVCC: West Hall 42 ft; North Hall 33-35 ft; Central Hall 25-35 ft; South Hall 25-30 ft. Venetian Expo: Halls A-D 32 ft 5 in; Hall G 13 ft 5 in (lower in low-hang areas) |
| EAC policy (LVCC) | Allowed. The CES 2027 LVCC sample insurance certificate shows general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate. An LVCC EAC permit ($250 a year) needs a Clark County business license and insurance meeting the LVCVA’s current minimums: $1,000,000 each for general liability, automobile liability, and workers’ compensation |
| EAC insurance at other venues (CES 2027 samples) | All six CES 2027 venue kits show $1,000,000 general liability per occurrence. General aggregate $3,000,000 at Mandalay Bay. Damage to rented premises $500,000 at the Venetian Expo and Venetian Exhibit Suites, compared with $300,000 in the other kits |
The height limits come from the CES 2027 show rules. Ceiling heights are building measurements, not build limits. Confirm the rules in the CES exhibitor manual before you design.
Last checked: October 2026
CES 2027 runs January 6 to 9 in Las Vegas across several official venues. This page covers the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) and the Venetian Expo first, then the other venues with their own exhibitor manuals. If you’re planning a CES trade show booth, find out which hall you’re in before you commit to a design, because the island height limit changes from hall to hall.
Height limits by hall
An island or split island of 400 square feet or more, including its truss and hanging signs, can go up to 30 feet in West Hall and North Hall, 20 feet in Central Halls 1 and 2, 30 feet in Central Halls 3 to 5, and 22 feet in the South Hall. The CES hanging sign table ties that 22-foot limit to booth numbers 30000 to 36999, and South Hall 3 booths are numbered from 40000, so confirm the limit with CES Operations if your booth is there. Linear and corner booths can build to 8 feet across the whole footprint, and perimeter booths to 12 feet.
At the Venetian Expo, islands top out at 25 feet in Halls A to D and 12 feet in Hall G, where the ceiling is 13 feet 5 inches and hanging signs aren’t allowed.
West Hall has a 42-foot ceiling, but islands there are still capped at 30 feet, so design your CES trade show display to the show limit, not the building. Move that same 30-foot island to Central Hall 1 and it would be 10 feet over the 20-foot cap.
At the LVCC and in Venetian Expo Halls A to D, hanging signs are allowed only over island and peninsula booths of 400 square feet or more, never over linear or perimeter booths. At the LVCC, except for lightweight cloth or vinyl banners, every sign needs engineered rigging points and drawings with a current structural engineer’s stamp, and Freeman must receive the request by November 25, 2026.
Other CES venues
ARIA and the Fontainebleau run January 6 to 8. In both, island booths can reach 12 feet and linear booths 8 feet. Booth plans go to CES Operations and the hotel’s convention services manager for review and approval by December 1, and a foyer booth needs that approval to reach 12 feet. Neither venue allows double-deck booths in the foyer or ceilings in the lobby. Material handling at ARIA is $1.16 per pound, compared with $0.71 at the LVCC and in the Venetian Expo halls.
In the Venetian Ballroom and meeting rooms, island and split island booths of 400 square feet and larger have their own limits: 20 feet in the Ballroom, 8 feet in the Bassano, Toscana, and Zeno rooms, and 14 feet in the other Venetian meeting rooms. In the Venetian Exhibit Suites, nothing may exceed 6 feet, except signs and banners parallel to and within 12 inches of a wall, which can reach 7 feet. Mandalay Bay hosts CES media events on January 4 and 5, and the CES manual sets no booth height there.
Deadlines and freight
At the LVCC, plans for island booths of 1,000 square feet or larger and for any booth with a ceiling or enclosed room go to CES Operations and the LVCC Safety and Fire Prevention Office by October 31, 2026. At the Venetian Expo, plans for every booth in Halls A to D and Hall G go to CES Operations by October 31, 2026, and booths of 1,000 square feet or larger also go to the Venetian Expo Facilities Department. Venetian Expo plans must be submitted for each show, even if the booth was approved before. At the LVCC, Freeman, the general service contractor (GSC), has two discount deadlines: November 25 for hanging sign labor, utilities, and truss and lighting packages, and December 1 for other online orders. Requests to change an assigned LVCC target date are also due December 1.
For LVCC and Venetian Expo booths, Freeman’s advance warehouse starts receiving freight November 9. For the LVCC, hanging signs must reach the warehouse by December 4 to get the advance rate, and carpet that Freeman labor will lay must arrive by December 4 to be in place by your target date. After-deadline charges start after December 11 for the LVCC and after December 15 for the Venetian Expo. Freeman assigns each LVCC booth a target move-in date between December 26, 2026 and January 5, 2027.
Who can install your booth
For installation and dismantle (I&D), you can use your own full-time employees, Freeman labor, or an exhibitor-appointed contractor (EAC). At the LVCC, the CES 2027 sample insurance certificate shows general liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 in aggregate. Separately, an EAC doing I&D at the LVCC needs an annual LVCC EAC permit ($250), a Clark County business license, and a certificate of insurance that meets the LVCVA’s current minimums: $1,000,000 each for general liability, automobile liability, and workers’ compensation. The samples for the other venues differ slightly: Mandalay Bay shows a $3,000,000 general aggregate, and the Venetian Expo and Venetian Exhibit Suites call for $500,000 for damage to rented premises, compared with $300,000 elsewhere. If your own employees build the booth, you must notify CES in writing and show proof of general liability and workers’ compensation insurance.
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