contractors, construction tech and safety · Phoenix
AGC Annual Convention 2027Phoenix exhibitor guide: booth costs, dates and deadlines
Selling to the people who run the job: AGC Convention 2027 booths in Phoenix
- Event dates
- April 6–8, 2027
- Exhibit hall
- April 6–8, 2027 (Tuesday 3–6 p.m., Wednesday 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Thursday 8 a.m.–1 p.m.)
- Venue
- Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix
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Quick answers
AGC Annual Convention 2027 in 30 seconds
The AGC Annual Convention is the national convention of the Associated General Contractors of America, held April 6 to 8, 2027, at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. It joins education, awards and the AGC Contractor Solutions Expo, which lists 100+ exhibitors for 2027; the 2026 convention in Orlando drew 1,820 attendees, per AGC. Buyers are owners and executives of general and specialty contractor firms, from small builders to ENR Top 400 companies. Booths are booked on AGC's online floor plan, and sponsorships, sold separately, run from $7,000 to $35,000. Lunch and a happy hour happen on the Expo floor. Purple designs AGC Expo inlines and islands.
- When is AGC Annual Convention 2027?
- April 6–8, 2027, at Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix.
- When does the AGC Annual Convention exhibit hall open?
- April 6–8, 2027 (Tuesday 3–6 p.m., Wednesday 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Thursday 8 a.m.–1 p.m.).
- How big is AGC Annual Convention?
- 90+ exhibitors (2026 edition).
- What does AGC Annual Convention booth space cost?
- Rates not confirmed yet; shown when booking on AGC's floor plan, paid to the organizer.
- What does a 10×20 booth cost all-in at AGC Annual Convention?
- $7,500 – $15,000 for a Purple rental in Phoenix: design, graphics, lighting, install and dismantle. Space and show services are billed by AGC Annual Convention.
- For AGC Annual Convention, what is the next exhibitor deadline?
- Pre-conference meetings and AGC Education & Research Foundation Gala: April 5, 2027.
Official AGC Annual Convention 2027 links: AGC Annual Convention 2027 hotelsAGC Annual Convention 2027 booth space
Contractors & specialty trades · Phoenix · 2027
ENR Top 400
executives walk the same Expo as small and mid-sized contractors, per AGC source
The lookPhoenix 2027
Bids, steel and schedules. The contractors who sign.
The AGC Annual Convention meets at the Phoenix Convention Center April 6 to 8, 2027, with a Contractor Solutions Expo of 100+ exhibitors and owners from small builders to ENR Top 400 firms, per AGC.
Everything about AGC Annual Convention 2027 in one place
AGC Annual Convention 2027 fact sheet
| Official name | 2027 AGC Annual Convention and Contractor Solutions Expo |
|---|---|
| Event dates | April 6–8, 2027 |
| Exhibit hall dates | April 6–8, 2027 (Tuesday 3–6 p.m., Wednesday 8 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Thursday 8 a.m.–1 p.m.) source |
| Venue | Phoenix Convention Center 100 N 3rd St, Phoenix, AZ 85004 |
| Organizer | Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) |
| Size (2026) | 90+ exhibitors source |
| Booth space | Rates not confirmed yet; shown when booking on AGC's floor plan source |
| Next deadline | Pre-conference meetings and AGC Education & Research Foundation Gala: April 5, 2027 source |
| Nearest airport | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) The closest major airport to downtown Phoenix and the convention center |
| Hotels | AGC lists the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, Renaissance Phoenix Downtown and Hyatt Regency Phoenix; booking links come in the registration confirmation email Official hotel page → |
| Official website | convention.agc.org |
Official AGC Annual Convention resources
AGC Annual Convention 2027 calendar
AGC Annual Convention 2027 dates and deadlines
These are the dates the organizer has published for AGC Annual Convention, listed in order and linked to the pages that state them. The next date is highlighted.
01 Purple at AGC Annual Convention 2027
Selling to the people who run the job: AGC Convention 2027 booths in Phoenix
The AGC Annual Convention brings general contractor owners, ENR Top 400 executives and emerging leaders to Phoenix for three days, with a Contractor Solutions Expo of 100+ exhibitors at its center. We build inlines and islands that hold a contractor's attention between sessions.
- April 6–8, 2027 · Phoenix
- 100+ exhibitors per AGC
- 1,820 attendees in 2026
What makes AGC Annual Convention different, and how we build for it
The AGC Annual Convention is the national meeting of the Associated General Contractors of America, the association of commercial building, highway, utility and federal contractors.Its Contractor Solutions Expo is not a separate trade show: lunch, the Hard Hat Social happy hour, networking breaks, silent stage demos and the Discount Marketplace all happen on the floor, so contractors come back to it between sessions. The buyers are owners, presidents and senior executives of general and specialty contractor firms, from small family builders to ENR Top 400 companies, and AGC says they buy or specify hundreds of millions of dollars of products and services each year.
A short, clear case for a tool, platform or service that touches margin, risk or labor, from someone who understands bids and backlogs.
Proof from real projects: schedules kept, incidents avoided, field hours saved, and how a rollout across many jobsites works.
Hands-on demos of the technology their firms will adopt next, and people who will talk to them as future buyers.
Your team in Phoenix
How Purple runs the AGC Convention 2027 in Phoenix
Phoenix is a day's drive from our Las Vegas shop, so most AGC builds and prints come from there, with Fishkill, NY as the alternative. Freight follows the 2027 exhibitor kit, either through the show warehouse or straight to the Phoenix Convention Center docks. On the floor, our project manager directs setup with the labor the venue and show contractor call for, and stays until the Thursday 1 p.m. close.
Inside AGC Annual Convention 2027
AGC Annual Convention rules that shape your booth
AGC states that sponsorships do not include exhibit space; booths are reserved separately on the AGC Expo floor plan. We price the booth and any sponsor add-on as two lines, so nothing is assumed to be included.
The Silent Stage Demo sponsorship gives one 20-minute on-stage demo and one registration for $5,000. We build the booth demo to pick up where the stage version ends, with the same screens and story.
Discount Marketplace sponsors get space in a designated area with one high-boy table and one stool. We work inside that footprint with a printed table wrap, a compact backdrop and product on the high-boy.
Attendees earn CE credit only after attending 95% of a designated session, a badge scan and a survey in the AGC Connect app. Exhibitors who present education plan staff around those sessions and keep the booth covered.
Programs worth planning for
Presented at the Plenary Session on Wednesday, April 7, 2027; the session is also offered as a Platinum sponsorship, available on AGC's 2027 sponsor list.
A 20-minute product demo on the Expo stage with one complimentary registration, $5,000 in 2027.
The Expo happy hour, sold as a Gold sponsorship in 2027 and marked on hold on AGC's sponsor list in November 2026; it brings attendees back to the floor in the evening.
The AGC Convention is where commercial general contractor owners and executives meet suppliers; choose it over the ABC Convention when you want a full expo floor and general contractors across building, highway and utility work. See how AGC Annual Convention compares with every construction and equipment show we build for →
02 Booths & pricing for AGC Annual Convention 2027
AGC Convention 2027 booth and sponsor costs in Phoenix
AGC sells Contractor Solutions Expo booths through its online floor plan and does not publish rates; sponsorships are sold separately and do not include exhibit space. For a first AGC Expo we suggest a 10×20 inline with a demo counter, and a 20×20 island for equipment or a technology company that wants seated meetings on the floor.
A lit back wall naming the contractor problem you solve, one demo screen at standing height and a counter for a laptop or a hand tool.
Pictured: Avertic by Engtex, a Purple inline booth
See 10×20 rental booths →
Room for a working demo station, a tablet bar for field software and a two-stool corner where a superintendent can talk through a real job.
Shown: ABC Compressors, a Purple inline booth
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An island with a small machine, tool wall or jobsite mock-up at one end and a closed meeting nook for owners at the other.
Shown: a Purple island exhibit for Eonmetall
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A full jobsite story: equipment or a site mock-up, two demo pods, a lounge for ENR Top 400 executives and storage for the Hard Hat Social.
Above: SHC Heavy Industry, a Purple island exhibit
See 20×30 rental booths →In Purple's AGC Annual Convention price
- A 3D rendering of your AGC Annual Convention booth, revised until you approve it
- The structure, printed graphics, counters and storage your AGC Annual Convention plan specifies
- Lighting and in-booth power distribution for AGC Annual Convention
- Installation and dismantle, with our project manager on the floor
- Tracking of every show-service order and deadline
What AGC Annual Convention and its contractor bill
- Your AGC Annual Convention booth space, paid to the organizer
- Drayage, or material handling, when it is not in the AGC Annual Convention space rate
- Electrical, internet and rigging orders for AGC Annual Convention
- Booth cleaning, and union labor where the Phoenix Convention Center requires it
Rates to plan with for AGC Annual Convention:
- Sponsor tiers, 2027 General $7,000; Silver $15,000; Gold $35,000; Platinum on inquiry source
- Floor sponsorships, 2027 Silent Stage Demo $5,000; Discount Marketplace $5,000 with high-boy and stool source
- Booth space, 2027 Rates not confirmed yet; shown when booking on AGC's floor plan source
- Purple build range 10×20 rental $7,500–$15,000; custom 20×20 island $50,000–$120,000, Purple 2026 planning figures source
Your proposal estimates all of these, so the total for AGC Annual Convention is on paper before you sign anything.
Ranges shown are all-in 2026 rental prices for design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle at AGC Annual Convention; custom builds get their own quote. Run your AGC Annual Convention numbers in the booth cost calculator and the 2026 booth cost guide.
Send us your booth size for AGC Annual Convention and what the space needs to do. A reply within one business day, then an AGC Annual Convention rendering and fixed proposal, usually within a week. No charge.
Ready-made booths for AGC Annual Convention 2027
Rental booths priced for Phoenix
Four of our ready-made designs with one all-in price for a show at Phoenix Convention Center: design, production, shipping, install, dismantle and the show paperwork. Pick one and we send a rendering with your graphics within 24 hours.
Graphic Side PanelsFrom $21,700 all-in9 items · design, build, shipping, install and dismantle
Round Hanging Sign and TowerFrom $31,700 all-in11 items · design, build, shipping, install and dismantle
Open Equipment Floor and Branded Back WallFrom $37,900 all-in13 items · design, build, shipping, install and dismantle
Product Pedestals and Storage RoomFrom $27,160 all-in10 items · design, build, shipping, install and dismantle
All booth rentals priced for Phoenix10×20 rentals20×20 rentalsHow all-in pricing works
The booth we would build for AGC Annual Convention 2027
The bid-day booth for general contractors
AGC buyers think in bids, schedules and margins, and they reach the floor in short bursts between sessions, lunch and the Hard Hat Social. The booth answers one question fast, what this does to a contractor's job, and then moves the serious buyer to a seat.
The job wall
A back wall built like a project board: one jobsite photo, three results in hours, incidents or dollars, and your name, readable from the lunch line.
Hands-on bench
A standing-height bench with the tool, sensor or tablet in hand, so a superintendent can try it in under a minute.
Owner nook
A walled corner with four chairs for a president or CFO who wants numbers, not a demo, away from Expo noise.
The demo
Run the demo on a real-looking job: a schedule slipping, a change order arriving, a safety observation logged, and show how the product changes the outcome in three minutes. If you bought a Silent Stage Demo, the booth version picks up where the 20-minute stage version stopped.
The meetings
AGC rents pre-built meeting cubes inside the Expo, about 10×15 with hard walls, a table and seating for six. Book one for scheduled owner meetings and keep the booth for walk-ups; the Wednesday 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. day is the long one for appointments.
Fewer surprises on the job. More margin at closeout.
Read before you design for AGC Annual Convention 2027
AGC Annual Convention 2027 Contractor Solutions Expo rules at the Phoenix Convention Center
The AGC Contractor Solutions Expo is an indoor hall at the Phoenix Convention Center, with booths sold on AGC's floor plan and sponsor footprints sold apart. AGC's sponsor terms and the venue's fire-code policies set the rules below.
| Rule | What the manual says | What it means for your booth |
|---|---|---|
| 01Sponsorship and space | Sponsorships do not include exhibit space; booths are booked separately on the AGC Expo floor plan source | Budget the booth and any sponsorship as two purchases, and reserve space early, since a sponsor tier never places you on the floor. |
| 02Discount Marketplace | Discount Marketplace sponsors get a spot in a designated area with one high-boy table and one stool source | That spot holds a printed table wrap, a slim backdrop and one product on the high-boy, not a built booth. |
| 03Expo hours | Expo open Tuesday, April 6, 3 to 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (2027) source | The floor closes at 1 p.m. Thursday, so dismantle starts that afternoon and return freight is booked for the same day. |
| 04Equipment fuel | Display vehicles carry no more than one quarter of tank capacity or 5 gallons, whichever is less, with caps self-locking or taped; no fueling on city property (PCC) source | Compact equipment and pickups must reach Phoenix nearly empty, so we schedule the fuel burn-down before the trailer is loaded. |
| 05Batteries and gas tanks | Positive battery lead disconnected; electric vehicle batteries made inoperable by removing fuses; propane, CNG and hydrogen tank shut-off valves closed (PCC) source | Electric compact loaders and cordless tool lines stay static in the booth; any live demo runs on house power ordered from the venue. |
| 06Multilevel booths | Multilevel exhibits need construction documents stamped by an Arizona licensed structural engineer and approval from the city's Planning and Development Department (PCC) source | A two-story AGC booth needs an Arizona engineer's stamp, so structural drawings start the week design is signed off. |
| 07Drone demos | Indoor flights only inside a netted Interior Flight Zone with a 5 ft safety zone around it; free flight over attendees is prohibited (PCC) source | Site-survey and progress-capture drone firms need a netted cage inside the booth footprint, which takes both floor area and headroom. |
The AGC Annual Convention booth is lit and stocked before your team arrives. You just show up.
03 Built by Purple
Booths built for general contractor buyers like AGC's
Case study · KLEEMANN
KLEEMANN at an industrial technology exhibition
KLEEMANN's booth mixed working products, on-screen simulations and a guided route through the stand, which is what an equipment or construction technology company needs at the AGC Expo: a short guided path from a contractor's problem to a working demo.
Read the KLEEMANN case study All case studies →“Itzy and his team are the real deal. If you want to wow your potential customers at your next trade show, this is the team for you. They create the best custom and portable trade show exhibits by far.”
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04 Designing for construction technology, equipment, tools, insurance and business service companies selling to commercial general contractors at AGC Annual Convention
Designing an AGC Contractor Solutions Expo booth that works between sessions
1Build for the lunch crowd
The Contractor Connection Lunch and the Morning Brew Crew breakfast are served in the Expo, so traffic arrives in waves with plates in hand. We keep a clear standing zone at the aisle, a ledge for a coffee cup and the demo screen above the crowd line.
2One stage, twenty minutes
AGC's Silent Stage Demo sponsorship buys a 20-minute on-stage demo with headsets. We cut the booth's demo into the same story, so a contractor who heard it on stage can walk over and see the product working in your space.
3Meetings with a door
AGC rents pre-built meeting cubes in the Expo, about 10×15 with hard walls, a table and chairs for six. If you buy one, the booth becomes the hello and the cube the close; if you do not, we build a walled nook into a 20×20.
4Talk in field language
AGC members build commercial buildings, highways, utilities and federal work, and their executives read a wall in seconds. We write graphics around hours, incidents, change orders and dollars, with one project photo per claim instead of product jargon.
Concept rendering
Every AGC Annual Convention proposal includes a rendering like this
See the AGC Annual Convention booth in 3D first: layout, graphics, lighting and where products sit, revised until it is right and before any panel is cut. This one is a Purple concept for Withsystem.
Start my AGC Annual Convention conceptFloor at a glance
Where you could be at AGC Annual Convention 2027
Everything at the AGC Contractor Solutions Expo runs through a few kinds of space. This is how each one shapes a booth, from AGC's 2027 Expo and sponsor pages.
Expo booths
Inline and island booths booked on AGC's 2027 online floor plan; 100+ exhibitors expected.
Our advice Corners near the lunch and break areas see the most repeat traffic; ask AGC where catering sits.
Silent stage
20-minute on-stage demos sold as a $5,000 sponsorship with one registration.
Our advice Use the same demo script in the booth so stage viewers find you.
Meeting cubes
Pre-built cubes inside the Expo, about 10×15 with hard walls, a table and chairs for six.
Our advice Availability and rate on request from AGC; book early if owner meetings matter.
Discount Marketplace
A designated area with a high-boy table and stool, sold as a $5,000 sponsorship.
Our advice A printed counter wrap and backdrop make it read as your space.
05 Phoenix Convention Center · Phoenix
AGC Convention 2027 Expo hours, freight and Phoenix Convention Center planning
The 2027 convention runs April 6 to 8 at the Phoenix Convention Center, with the Expo opening Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m. and closing Thursday at 1 p.m. AGC books booths through its exhibitor portal and floor plan, and move-in times, the general service contractor and freight deadlines arrive with the exhibitor kit, which AGC has not published yet. Arizona is a right-to-work state. Our project manager plans freight to the kit's advance warehouse date and runs the install with the labor the Phoenix Convention Center and the show contractor require.
AGC Annual Convention exhibitors can find this building's hall rules, drayage estimates and freight deadlines in our Phoenix Convention Center exhibitor guide.
What Purple handles
- Contractor Solutions Expo inlines and islands from 10×20
- Demo counters and screens matched to a Silent Stage Demo
- Walled meeting nooks for owner conversations
- Graphics written in contractor terms: hours, risk, margin
- Freight and exhibitor-kit forms for the Phoenix Convention Center
- Storage and reuse for ABC Convention, CFMA or World of Concrete
AGC Annual Convention timeline, counted back from move-in
AGC Contractor Solutions Expo opens in Phoenix: April 6, 2027. The Expo opens Tuesday at 3 p.m.; we plan design sign-off in January so freight meets the exhibitor kit's advance warehouse date.
Design sign-off for AGC Annual Convention is due by January 2027.
- November–December 2026Pick a space on AGC's 2027 floor plan and decide on sponsorships, which are sold separately from booth space.
- January 2027Design sign-off; demo script matched to any Silent Stage Demo slot; graphics written for contractor owners.
- February 2027Production in our Fishkill, NY or Las Vegas shop, with a full test build and screen checks.
- Late March 2027Freight to the advance warehouse or direct to the Phoenix Convention Center, per the 2027 exhibitor kit.
- April 6–8, 2027Expo days; our project manager is on the floor from move-in until the Thursday 1 p.m. close and dismantle.
Purple's planning timeline for AGC Annual Convention. The official AGC Annual Convention move-in, freight target and order dates come from your exhibitor kit and assigned schedule; when you book, we confirm them against your booth.
Printable AGC Annual Convention budget & deadline sheetBefore you book AGC Annual Convention 2027
What AGC Convention exhibitors plan before Phoenix
Sponsorships and booths are bought separately at AGC: a Gold or Silver package does not put you on the floor, so reserve the booth on the Expo floor plan as well. source
The Expo opens late on Tuesday, 3 to 6 p.m., and closes at 1 p.m. on Thursday, so Wednesday's 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. day carries most of the show; staff for it. source
AGC offers pre-built meeting cubes inside the Expo, about 10×15 with hard walls and seating for six; ask AGC for the rate before you design a meeting room into your own booth. source
Hotel booking links for the Sheraton, Renaissance and Hyatt Regency come only in the registration confirmation email, so register the booth team early to reach the downtown blocks. source
Registration cancelled 30 or more days before the convention is refunded minus a $250 fee, and nothing is refunded later; substitutions are accepted up to seven days out. source
Who you meet on the floor
AGC describes its attendees as business decision-makers who buy or specify hundreds of millions of dollars of products and services each year.
They come for the plenary, the AGC Innovation Awards and to compare technology and services at scale.
AGC counts specialty contractors among its members, and they share the floor with the general contractors they work under.
AGC runs a Student and Faculty Experience and a Student Chapter Reception, bringing the next generation of project managers to the floor.
Side by side
AGC Annual Convention vs ACCA Conference & Expo vs ABC Convention: 2027 at a glance
| AGC Annual Convention | ACCA Conference & Expo | ABC Convention | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | April 6–8, 2027 | March 10–12, 2027 | March 9–11, 2027 |
| Where | Phoenix, AZ · Phoenix Convention Center | National Harbor, MD · Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center | Aurora, CO · Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center |
| Size | 100+ exhibitors listed for the 2027 Expo | 100+ exhibitors listed for ACCA 2027 | Not published |
| Main buyers | Owners and presidents of general contractor firms | Residential and light commercial HVACR owners | Merit shop contractor owners |
| Booth space | Price not published | Booth space, 2027: $50 per sq. ft. for ACCA members; $65 for nonmembers | Standard booth, 2027: 10×10 with 6-foot table, two chairs, sign, pipe and drape: $4,500 members, $5,000 nonmembers |
Figures carry the year and source shown on each show's own page.
Travel to AGC Annual Convention 2027
Getting to AGC Annual Convention 2027: airport, hotels and parking
Fly in
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
The closest major airport to downtown Phoenix and the convention center
Stay
AGC lists the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, Renaissance Phoenix Downtown and Hyatt Regency Phoenix; booking links come in the registration confirmation email
Park
Downtown Phoenix garages and the Valley Metro Rail 3rd St/Convention Center stop serve the campus
Travel facts from convention.agc.org.
AGC Annual Convention by the numbers
AGC Annual Convention year by year
How AGC Annual Convention 2027 compares with other construction and equipment shows
The construction and equipment shows closest to AGC Annual Convention on the calendar, with the latest size each organizer has published. Select any name to open our exhibitor guide for that show.
| Show | Dates | City | Latest published size |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASCE2027American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) | March 1–5, 2027 | Philadelphia, PA | ASCE2028 announced for Seattle exhibitors |
| MCAA Annual ConventionMechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) | March 7–11, 2027 | San Diego, CA | not confirmed yet (2026) |
| ABC ConventionAssociated Builders and Contractors (ABC) | March 9–11, 2027 | Aurora, CO | not confirmed yet (2026) |
| ACCA Conference & ExpoAir Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) | March 10–12, 2027 | National Harbor, MD | 100+ exhibitors (2027) |
| ACI Concrete Convention (Spring)American Concrete Institute (ACI) | March 21–24, 2027 | Las Vegas, NV | 50+ exhibitors (2026) |
| Hard Hat ExpoLee Trade Shows | March 24–25, 2027 | Syracuse, NY | 135+ exhibitors (2026) |
| AGC Annual ConventionAssociated General Contractors of America (AGC) | April 6–8, 2027 | Phoenix, AZ | 90+ exhibitors (2026) |
| CGA Conference & ExpoCommon Ground Alliance (CGA) | April 12–15, 2027 | Tampa, FL | The Broadmoor, April 24–27, 2028 exhibitors |
| IFCEEADSC | May 11–14, 2027 | Grapevine, TX | 59% contractors, 15% engineers, 11% consultants attendees (2024) |
| CFMA Annual Conference & ExhibitionConstruction Financial Management Association (CFMA) | May 22–26, 2027 | Nashville, TN | – |
AGC Annual Convention exhibitor questions
AGC Annual Convention 2027 questions exhibitors ask
When and where is the 2027 AGC Annual Convention?
April 6 to 8, 2027, at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona, per AGC. Pre-conference meetings and the AGC Education & Research Foundation Gala are on April 5.
What are the AGC Contractor Solutions Expo hours in 2027?
Three afternoons and mornings, per AGC: Tuesday, April 6 from 3 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 7 from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., and a closing half day, Thursday, April 8, that ends at 1 p.m. That is about 14.5 hours of floor time, with lunch, breaks and a happy hour held in the Expo.
How much does a booth at the AGC Convention cost?
AGC does not publish 2027 booth rates; prices show when you book through the AGC Expo floor plan. Sponsorships are listed: General $7,000, Silver $15,000 and Gold $35,000, and a Silent Stage Demo or Discount Marketplace spot is $5,000. Sponsorships do not include booth space.
How many people attend the AGC Annual Convention?
1,820 people attended the 2026 convention in Orlando, per AGC's sponsor site, with 90+ exhibitors. For 2027 AGC lists 100+ exhibitors in Phoenix.
Who attends the AGC Convention?
Business decision-makers from general and specialty contractor firms across the United States, per AGC: owners and executives of small and mid-sized firms, executives at ENR Top 400 companies and emerging leaders, plus AGC student chapter members.
What is the Discount Marketplace at the AGC Expo?
A designated Expo area sold as a $5,000 sponsorship, per AGC: exhibit space with one high-boy table and one stool, plus one convention registration. It suits a company that wants a presence without a full booth; we can add printed graphics and a counter wrap within that footprint.
Can we give a product demo on stage at the AGC Expo?
Through the Silent Stage Demo sponsorship, AGC sells $5,000 for a 20-minute on-stage demo and one registration, per AGC. Gold-level options also include on-site podcast and exhibitor booth interviews.
Does a sponsorship include a booth at the AGC Convention?
No. AGC states that sponsorships do not include exhibit space; booths are reserved separately through the AGC Expo floor plan. Two sponsor items, the Recharge & Wellness Lounge and the Discount Marketplace, come with their own Expo space.
Which hotels are near the AGC Convention in Phoenix?
AGC lists the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown and the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. Reservation links arrive in the registration confirmation email, and the Sheraton and Renaissance need 72 hours' notice to cancel, the Hyatt 48.
Can attendees earn continuing education credits at the AGC Convention?
Designated breakout sessions carry credits such as 1.0 AIA LU, 1.0 AIC CPD, 0.1 IACET CEU and 1.2 NASBA CPE, per AGC. Attendees must sit through at least 95% of a session, have their badge scanned and complete the survey in the AGC Connect app.
Is the AGC Convention worth it for a construction tech startup?
It can be, because the buyers are owners and senior executives who sign off on software. AGC's 2027 plenary session includes the AGC Innovation Awards, and a $5,000 Silent Stage Demo puts a product in front of the room for 20 minutes without a large booth.
What is the difference between the AGC Convention and the ABC Convention?
AGC represents general and specialty contractors across commercial building, highway, utility and federal work, and its 2027 Expo has 100+ exhibitors in Phoenix. ABC represents merit shop contractors; its March 2027 convention near Denver sells 10×10 tabletop booths with short exhibit hours.
Can Purple build our AGC Convention booth?
Yes. We design and build in Fishkill, NY or Las Vegas, write graphics for contractor buyers, ship to Phoenix per the exhibitor kit, and our project manager leads setup and teardown on the floor using the labor Phoenix rules call for.
Before you sign for AGC Annual Convention
Ask any AGC Annual Convention exhibit builder these five questions:
- Have you built at the Phoenix Convention Center, and how will you schedule our move-in around a Tuesday 3 p.m. Expo opening?
- How will you design our demo so it matches a 20-minute Silent Stage Demo if we buy one?
- Can you build a walled meeting nook into our booth, or should we rent one of AGC's meeting cubes instead?
- Which forms in the AGC exhibitor kit will you file for us, and who orders power and internet at the convention center?
- What will it cost to store this booth after Phoenix and reuse it at the ABC Convention or World of Concrete?
What AGC Annual Convention exhibitors ask us
We already sponsor. Do we still need a booth? At AGC, yes, unless you buy one of the few sponsor items that include space, such as the Recharge & Wellness Lounge or the Discount Marketplace. Sponsorships give visibility; the booth is where a contractor actually tries the product.
With 100+ exhibitors, is a 10×20 enough? For most service and software companies, yes. The Expo is compact and lunch, breaks and the Hard Hat Social bring attendees back several times, so a clear 10×20 with one hands-on demo gets seen. Islands make sense for equipment or for a company holding many owner meetings.
The Expo hours look short. Will we get enough time? About 14.5 hours over three days, per AGC, most of it on Wednesday. Plan meetings for Wednesday morning and afternoon, use the Tuesday opening for walk-ups, and keep Thursday morning for follow-ups before the 1 p.m. close.
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What happens next
- We reply within one business day with questions about your products, goals and AGC Annual Convention footprint.
- Your AGC Annual Convention concept rendering and fixed proposal usually arrive within a week. Every AGC Annual Convention fee listed upfront, in full, on paper.
- Production runs 30–45 days, then we ship to the advance warehouse and install before the AGC Annual Convention hall opens.
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