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All-in pricing in Nashville

Trade show booth rental in Nashville

Venues we install at: Music City Center, Nashville Fairgrounds..

10×20 from$11,950all-in
20×20 from$19,400all-in
Nashville vs Las Vegas+23%install labor and freight
Drayage, rough$125per 100 lb, billed by the show
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Exhibiting in Nashville: what to know

What we check for every Nashville 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

  • NBAA 2023 FAQ: the local union (hired through Freeman) erects and dismantles exhibits unless a full-time employee of the exhibiting company does it source
  • Exhibitors may hand-carry without dollies; hotel bell carts not allowed on the floor source
  • Outside contractors must file paperwork and a certificate of insurance ($1M per occurrence / $2M aggregate) before badges are issued source

Drayage (moving your freight to the booth)

  • NATM 2024 show in Nashville: material handling about $1.72 per lb source

Electrical and utilities

  • Music City Center is its own exclusive utility provider; only MCC electricians may make electrical connections source
  • Electrical is not included with the booth; early orders get discount pricing; overhead power needs 10 working days' notice; without a diagram power goes to the back of the booth 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 Nashville 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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Exhibiting in Nashville? Get your price in 24 hours.

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

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