How Much Does a Booth at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Cost?

Budgeting a booth for PACK EXPO Las Vegas at Las Vegas Convention Center comes down to three things: booth size, how much custom build and LED you want, and the Las Vegas show costs that catch first-timers off guard (drayage, labor, electrical). Here are realistic 2026 ranges for an exhibit rental at PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

That band covers the booth, graphics and show services below. It excludes the floor space itself, which you buy from the PACK EXPO Las Vegas organiser.

What our LED costs at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Most companies quoting PACK EXPO Las Vegas are reselling somebody else's panels and will not put a number in writing. We own and install ours, so here is the actual price list.

Posters join together into walls and the tower's panels build walls too, so an PACK EXPO Las Vegas LED budget often starts as a poster count rather than a square-footage quote. On these rates buying pays back in roughly two shows — see the LED cost guide for the full rent-versus-buy arithmetic.

What PACK EXPO Las Vegas exhibitors actually spend it on

PACK EXPO Las Vegas is a packaging & processing show with roughly 2,000+ exhibitors, and that changes where the money goes. LED video towers, hanging LED, large-format lightbox banners.

Timing: PACK EXPO Las Vegas runs each September, and September opens the busiest stretch of the year — book labor and rigging as soon as your floor plan is approved.

• Custom vs. modular — a rental modular system costs far less than a fully custom build.
• LED video wall — fine-pitch LED is the biggest single upgrade (and the biggest traffic driver).
• Show services at Las Vegas Convention Center — Material handling (drayage) at the LVCC is billed per hundredweight by the show's official general contractor — published rates run from about $0.70 to $1.85 per lb depending on the show (CES 2027 lists $0.71, NAB 2026 listed $1.84), with weight minimums — so palletizing and advance-warehouse shipping save real money.
• Labor — The LVCC leans union, but it's largely up to each show's rules: a lot of display work — LED posters, SEG lightboxes, backwalls, fabric, ground-supported LED walls, and booth set/dismantle — can be exhibitor- or vendor-installed, while electrical beyond simple plug-in and any overhead rigging or hanging signs go to union trades (Teamsters, electricians & riggers). Confirm the specifics in your show's exhibitor manual.

The Las Vegas Convention Center line items exhibitors miss

These land on the official contractor's invoice rather than your booth vendor's, and they are where PACK EXPO Las Vegas budgets break.

• Drayage is billed by weight, round trip — per hundredweight, with a minimum per shipment that is usually 200 lbs. Three 150 lb boxes bill as 600 lbs, not 450. The same freight on one pallet bills about 25% less, which is why everything we ship goes in rolling flight cases. Full breakdown in the drayage guide.
• Electrical is priced by your deadline — advance ordering typically runs 30–50% under floor pricing for the identical drop. Get your LED power draw in writing and order early.
• Docks and routing at Las Vegas Convention Center — The campus spans the West, Central, North and South halls with extensive docks; the West Hall offers dedicated ground-level drive-on access for vehicles and heavy equipment.
• Plan ahead — Order drayage, electrical and rigging early through the exhibitor kit — on-site and last-minute rates spike sharply.

Ways to cut your PACK EXPO Las Vegas bill

• Consolidate freight into one shipment. Minimums are charged per shipment, so this costs nothing and is decided before anything leaves your building.
• Design for hand assembly. If your own staff is setting up, the working limit is no power tools and no ladders — a booth built to that rule is one you can install yourself. Posters, SEG lightboxes, backwalls and AV placement are generally yours to do; electrical beyond plug-in and anything hanging or ceiling-mounted is not. See the union labor guide.
• Rent the structure, own the LED. If PACK EXPO Las Vegas is one of three or more shows you do a year, the LED pays for itself faster than the booth does.
• Lock graphics early. Artwork is the real clock on every rush job.

Want an exact number for your booth size at PACK EXPO Las Vegas? We'll send a free, itemized quote — usually same day. For the full line-by-line breakdown see our Las Vegas booth cost guide.

What it really costs to exhibit at PACK EXPO Las Vegas: the landed total

Your booth vendor’s quote is one line of the bill. The rest lands on the organiser’s and the official contractor’s invoices, and it is where PACK EXPO Las Vegas budgets break. Below is the whole bill by booth size, built only from figures the organiser or contractor has published; anything they have not published says so and is left out of the total rather than guessed.

10x10: 100 sq ft, 500 lb of freight, 6 labour hours, 1 outlet

10x20: 200 sq ft, 1,000 lb of freight, 12 labour hours, 2 outlets

20x20: 400 sq ft, 2,500 lb of freight, 32 labour hours, 3 outlets

20x30: 600 sq ft, 4,000 lb of freight, 48 labour hours, 4 outlets

What the sources say about those figures:

• Floor space: Base non-member rate, and it includes drayage/material handling when the truck checks in at McCormick Place by 2:00 pm on the assigned target move-in date; PMMI member rates are not published. (2026 edition at McCormick Place, Chicago; the Las Vegas edition is biennial and will carry its own rates.)
• Material handling (included in the floor-space rate): Included in the space rate for on-target move-in; off-target special assessment pricing sits in the Rules & Regulations and Exhibitor Service Manual (login).
• Electrical: PACK EXPO Services lists 120V floor outlets on ExpoPortal at the advance rate: 500W/5A $273.10, 1000W/10A $390.90, 1500W/15A $595.15, 2000W/20A $644.40, 3000W/30A $1,220.95 each; the advance rate needs full payment and a floor plan by September 2, 2026; cables, tape, cords and power strips are bundled into the outlet price; island booths with no labour ordered carry a half-hour install and a half-hour dismantle minim
• Labour (venue range): install and dismantle labour range published on our labour-cost guide for Las Vegas; the show's kit sets the exact straight-time rate and window

Assumptions are ours, not the show’s: Freight weight is the crated weight of a rental modular SEG or LED kit of that size, including counters and cases; your crate manifest governs and the drayage minimum applies per shipment. Labour hours are total install plus dismantle at straight time for a vendor-installed booth of that size; overtime and double-time premiums apply outside the contractor's straight-time window. Electrical is one 5-amp/120-volt outlet per lit element at the advance-order rate; an LED wall or tower needs its own circuit, which the kit prices separately. Change any of them in the landed-cost estimator. Rates marked as a range are the published range across recent shows at Las Vegas Convention Center; your exhibitor service kit governs.

Frequently asked

What is the total cost to exhibit at PACK EXPO Las Vegas including drayage and labor?

For a 10x20 at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, the published figures add up to roughly $15,296–$29,076: floor space from the organiser $6,850, exhibit rental $7,000–$20,000, material handling $0, electrical $546, install and dismantle labour $900–$1,680. The full line-by-line table and the assumptions behind it are in the landed-cost section above.

How much is a booth at PACK EXPO Las Vegas?

A 10x10 rental at PACK EXPO Las Vegas typically runs $3,000–$9,000, a 10x20 $7,000–$20,000, and a 20x20 island $18,000–$45,000 — before show services like drayage and labor at Las Vegas Convention Center. We'll send an exact quote for your size.

Does the price include design?

Yes — design and renderings are included in your quote before you commit.

Is renting cheaper than buying?

For one or two shows, renting is almost always cheaper and simpler. If you exhibit often, owning a modular system can pay off — we'll show you both numbers.