The Car Wash Show 2027 · May 3–5, 2027 · Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas
The Car Wash Show 2027 booth design & build in Las Vegas
Custom and rental exhibits for wash equipment, chemistry, payment and membership technology, built so an operator can inspect the hardware and run the customer journey in one visit. Engineered equipment bases, honest finish lighting, and Las Vegas Convention Center drayage handled by Purple's Las Vegas crew.
- May 3–5, 2027
- Las Vegas Convention Center
Every last fee listed upfront, in full, on paper. 3,000+ exhibitors · 10,000+ booths built · 4.9★ client rating · Since 2015
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01 Purple at The Car Wash Show 2027
What makes The Car Wash Show different, and how we build for it
The Car Wash Show is the International Carwash Association's annual gathering of the whole wash business: 450+ exhibitors in front of 9,600+ attendees across 200,000+ square feet of products. The 60+ hours of education are built around operator problems, with tracks for Maintenance and Equipment, Self Service/In Bay Automatic, Finance and Operations, Talent, Trends, and Marketing and Customer Experience, and ICA CEO Eric Wulf's state of the industry session setting the tone. Members of the Midwest Carwash Association and Western Carwash Association arrive as buyers with sites to equip and staff. A booth that lets an operator put a hand on a brush, run a payment scenario and sit down to talk about a site wins the visit.
A clear view of the equipment feature that changes their throughput or chemistry cost, and a table where site plans and pricing can be discussed away from the aisle.
A resettable customer-journey demo on a real terminal, plus a second screen showing the operator side so they can picture their own lot.
Labeled site plans, completed project photography and a specialist who can talk build-out, financing and service coverage in one sitting.
Your team in Las Vegas
Two shops, one project manager, every hall
We build in our own production shop in Fishkill, NY and our Las Vegas hub, ship to the Las Vegas Convention Center, and install with our own project manager on the floor and vetted local labor. Predictable 30–45-day turnarounds, secure storage and pre-show QA.
Your team lands to a lit, stocked booth. You just show up.
02 Booths & pricing for The Car Wash Show 2027
Pick a footprint. We price it as a rental, a custom build, or a hybrid.
The Car Wash Show floor is anchored by equipment manufacturers on large islands with full tunnel sections, so an inline booth needs one strong piece of hardware or a bright chemistry bar to read from the aisle. Exhibitors here usually land between a 10×20 with a demo terminal and a 20×30 island with a working equipment display and a meeting corner.
One hero unit, a dryer nozzle, a pay station or a chemistry bar, with a counter for one conversation and hidden restock storage.
Shown: Sedemac, a Purple inline booth
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A payment or membership demo station on one side and a labeled component or sample wall on the other, with a small table for site talks.
Shown: Moorechip Technologies, a Purple inline booth
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An equipment display on an engineered base under a hanging sign, a customer-journey station and an open meeting table.
Shown: taril, a Purple island exhibit
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A tunnel or in-bay section on a reinforced deck, chemistry comparison bar, two demo stations, private meeting room and equipment storage.
Shown: Eonmetall, a Purple island exhibit
See 20×30 rental booths →In Purple's price
- Design and a 3D rendering, revised until it is right
- Structure, printed graphics, counters and storage as specified
- Lighting and power distribution inside the booth
- Installation and dismantle, with our project manager on the floor
- Every show-service order and deadline tracked for you
Billed by the show and its contractor
- Booth space (paid to the organizer)
- Material handling / drayage
- Electrical service, internet and rigging
- Booth cleaning and any union labor the venue requires
We estimate every one of these on your proposal, so the total is on paper before you sign.
All-in 2026 ranges for design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle. A custom-built booth runs roughly $100 to $250 per square foot depending on finish level. A rental of the same footprint usually lands at 35 to 50 percent of the purchase price for one show. Get an exact number for The Car Wash Show with the booth cost calculator or read the 2026 booth cost guide.
Send the show, your booth size and what the space needs to do. We reply within one business day and send a rendering and a fixed proposal, usually within a week. No charge.
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Booths we have designed, built and installed
Case study · KLEEMANN
KLEEMANN at industrial technology exhibition
An interactive booth for a global elevator manufacturer: digital simulations, real product showcases and a floor plan that guided visitors from first step to last.
Read the KLEEMANN case study All case studies →“Purple Exhibits made us look good. The booth was one of the nicest displays in our section of the convention center and generated a lot of positive comments from both customers and industry peers. Their attention to detail, professionalism, and willingness to go above and beyond made a huge difference.”
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04 Designing for car wash equipment, chemistry and payment technology brands at The Car Wash Show
Four things we get right for The Car Wash Show exhibitors
1Machine on a base, not a barrier
We work from your actual equipment dimensions, weight and display mode, then place the specialist, the visitor group and the close-up screen around it. The hardware becomes the visual center of the booth without standing between the operator and the person who explains it.
2Plan wet and chemical demos early
The LVCC facility guide requires labeled chemicals and safety data sheets with the booth plan. We build containment trays, drainage and concealed replenishment storage into the fixtures, and we file the chemical information with your floor plan so a live finish demo is approved before we cut a panel.
3Rehearse one customer journey
A payment or membership demo works when a visitor and a rep can stand at the terminal together, run one short scenario and reset it in seconds. We add a companion screen for the operator view and a perch nearby so detailed questions do not hold up the next guest.
4Light the finish to tell the truth
Gloss, bead and streak-free claims are made under booth lighting. We test your real samples and panels under the proposed fixtures, keep colored spill light off the comparison bar, and label every sample and condition so staff can answer without guessing.
Concept rendering
Every proposal comes with a rendering like this
You see the booth in 3D before we cut a single panel: layout, graphics, lighting and product positions, revised until it is right. Shown: a Purple concept for AutoFor.
Start my The Car Wash Show concept05 Las Vegas Convention Center · Las Vegas
Logistics for The Car Wash Show 2027, handled
The Las Vegas Convention Center is a union building where your own full-time staff may hand-install, but forklifts, pallet jacks and contract labor run through the show contractor and Teamsters Local 631. We file as your Exhibitor Appointed Contractor with the certificate of insurance 30 days before move-in, consolidate your crates onto one bill of lading so you pay one 200 lb drayage minimum instead of five, and ship to the advance warehouse so the booth is on the floor on day one of install rather than waiting in the marshaling yard. Our Las Vegas shop handles overnight reprints and repairs, and crews stay at the Renaissance or Westgate, a walk from the halls.
Hall rules, drayage estimates and freight deadlines for this building are in our Las Vegas Convention Center exhibitor guide.
What Purple handles
- Exhibitor kit, service orders and target dates
- EAC filing, certificate of insurance and Teamsters labor
- Engineered bases and containment for equipment and chemical demos
- Graphics printed in house and proofed against your finishes
- Freight to the advance warehouse and one consolidated drayage bill
- Installation, dismantle and return shipping with our Las Vegas crew
Timeline, counted back from move-in
- Mid-February 2027Design sign-off; booth plan, chemical information and any hanging-sign drawings filed with the show.
- March 2027Production in our shop; equipment bases engineered from your unit weights and graphics proofed against your finish samples.
- Early April 2027Booth ships to the Las Vegas advance warehouse; EAC form and certificate of insurance already on file.
- April 30 – May 2, 2027Move-in on your assigned slot; Purple's Las Vegas crew installs, sets equipment and runs the demo checklist.
- May 3–5, 2027Show days; a Purple project manager is on site for the full run.
- May 5–6, 2027Dismantle, equipment crated to your return plan, booth to Las Vegas storage or the next show.
The Car Wash Show exhibitor questions
Questions exhibitors ask us before The Car Wash Show
How much does a 20×20 at The Car Wash Show cost?
A complete 20×20 custom island runs $50,000 to $120,000 and a 20×20 rental $16,000 to $40,000, covering design, structure, graphics and installation. An engineered base for a tunnel section or a plumbed chemistry bar moves the number; send us unit weights and dimensions and we return a fixed quote.
Can you install our equipment at the Las Vegas Convention Center?
Yes. We design the base and deck from your equipment weights, book the forklift and Teamsters labor through the show contractor, file as your Exhibitor Appointed Contractor, and our Las Vegas crew sets and levels every unit before your team lands.
Can we rent a booth for The Car Wash Show?
Yes. Rental structures with your graphics, a custom equipment display or a hybrid of both are all available. A 10×20 rental lands between $7,500 and $15,000, and most first-time Car Wash Show exhibitors start there and add a custom demo counter.
When do we need to decide?
Design sign-off by mid-February gives a comfortable 30 to 45 day build and an early April ship date to the advance warehouse. Later is possible; the trade-off is choice of finishes, engineered equipment bases and freight cost.
Do you handle the show contractor orders and drayage?
We read the Car Wash Show exhibitor kit, place the contractor orders for labor, electrical and rigging, consolidate your crates onto one bill of lading to keep drayage to a single minimum, and keep you copied on every deadline.
Before you sign with anyone
Five questions to ask any exhibit builder for The Car Wash Show:
- Is every fee on the proposal, including what the show contractor bills?
- Who builds the booth: your own shop or a subcontractor?
- Will your project manager be on the floor for install and dismantle?
- What exactly is in the rental, and what is billed by the show?
- Where does the booth go after the show, and what does storage cost?
Common situations
Already own a booth? We refresh the graphics, repair what is worn, ship it, install it and store it between shows. You keep the structure you paid for.
Exhibiting from outside the US? We are your team on the ground: freight to the advance warehouse, show-service orders, installation and storage, with one project manager answering your emails in your time zone.
Short on time? A rental with your graphics can be ready in two to three weeks. We tell you on the first call what is realistic for your date.
Get a proposal
Tell us about your The Car Wash Show booth
What happens next
- We reply within one business day with questions about your products, goals and footprint.
- You get a concept rendering and a fixed proposal, usually within a week. Every last fee listed upfront, in full, on paper.
- We build in 30–45 days, ship to the advance warehouse and install before the hall opens.
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