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All-in pricing in LA / Anaheim

Trade show booth rental in LA / Anaheim

Venues we install at: Anaheim Convention Center, Los Angeles Convention Center, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center..

10×20 from$11,950all-in
20×20 from$19,400all-in
Anaheim vs Las Vegas+12%install labor and freight
Drayage, rough$125per 100 lb, billed by the show
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Exhibiting in LA / Anaheim: what to know

What we check for every LA / Anaheim show, with sources. We handle all of it as part of the all-in price.

How drayage is billed

Drayage (material handling) is billed per hundredweight (cwt = 100 lb), rounded up to the next 100 lb, usually with a 200 lb (2 cwt) minimum per shipment; it covers moving freight from dock or warehouse to the booth, storing empty crates, and returning it to the dock after the show. Cost = rate x (weight / 100). Special handling (uncrated, loose, ground unload) and overtime cost more; late arrivals after the warehouse deadline get a surcharge. Some contractors (Freeman, GES Material Handling+) now bill per pound instead of per cwt.

Labor rules

  • Southern California: Decorators Local 831 claims set-up/dismantle of exhibits, signs and carpet (source 1, 2)
  • LA Auto Show (2017-18) and Anaheim GES rules (2012): your staff may set up a display only if one person can do it in under 30 minutes without tools; otherwise union labor from the official contractor (source 1, 2)
  • AAM MuseumExpo 2025 at LACC: one full-time employee may install/dismantle if done in one hour or less without tools source
  • Your full-time staff may work one-to-one alongside a union installer source
  • Hand-carry only what one person carries in one trip, no dollies or hand trucks source

Drayage (moving your freight to the booth)

  • Natural Products Expo West 2021 at ACC (GES): late-to-warehouse +30%, special handling +30%, uncrated +60%, off-target +25%; return-to-warehouse $37.00/cwt (10 cwt min); storage $11.05/cwt/month source
  • Freeman at Anaheim (NAMM Show): per-pound model with freight above the included allowance billed at $1.55/lb; this allowance structure starts with NAMM 2027 source

Shipping deadlines

  • Anaheim Convention Center does not receive or ship event materials; all freight goes through the show's general contractor source

Electrical and utilities

  • Anaheim: Convention Electric, Inc. was the exclusive temporary electrical (and plumbing) provider at a 2025 ACC show; non-CEI electrical work in a booth is forbidden source
  • ACC exclusives also include Smart City Networks (internet/tech) source

Rules and rates change by show. Your show's exhibitor kit is the final word; we check it for you before we quote.

All-in pricing

What every LA / Anaheim price includes

1Design and planningWe adapt the design to your booth space and send a rendering with your graphics.
2ProductionStructure, printed graphics, lighting and built counters made in our shop.
3Furniture, AV and flooringEverything shown in the design, from screens to stools to carpet.
4Shipping both waysFreight to the show and back, crated and tracked.
5Install and dismantleOur crew builds it before opening day and takes it down after.
6Logistics and paperworkShow forms, service orders, deadlines and vendor calls handled for you.
7Project manager on siteOne contact from first sketch to the last crate, with a supervisor at install.
8No surprise invoicesOne fixed price. The only extras are paid to the show at actual cost.

Not includedMaterial handling (drayage) and electrical, billed by the show at actual cost. Booths with a hanging sign also need the show's rigging labor. We order all of it for you.

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Send your show, booth number and size. We return a rendering with your graphics and one fixed price for everything.

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