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EDspaces 2027Booth costs, dates and deadlines: the New Orleans exhibitor guide
Classroom-ready furniture booths for EDspaces 2027 in New Orleans
- Event dates
- October 27–29, 2027
- Exhibit hall
- Not confirmed yet
- Venue
- New Orleans, LAVenue not confirmed yet
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Quick answers
EDspaces 2027 in 30 seconds
The short version for EDspaces exhibitors. Every figure here has its source further down the EDspaces page.
- When is EDspaces 2027?
- October 27–29, 2027, at New Orleans, LA (venue not confirmed yet).
- When does the EDspaces exhibit hall open?
- Not confirmed yet for 2027. For the 2026 Kansas City show, EDmarket listed its own expo booth hours as October 28–29, 10:45 a.m.–5 p.m. and October 30, 9 a.m.–noon.
- How much is booth space at EDspaces?
- $31.95 per sq ft member, $42.95 non-member, 2026, paid to the organizer.
- What is the all-in cost of a 10×20 booth at EDspaces?
- $7,500 – $15,000 for a Purple rental at EDspaces with design, graphics, lighting, install and dismantle. Booth space and show services are billed by the show.
Official EDspaces 2027 links: EDspaces 2027 exhibitor listEDspaces 2027 booth space
Everything about EDspaces 2027 in one place
EDspaces 2027 fact sheet
| Official name | EDspaces 2027 Conference & Expo |
|---|---|
| Event dates | October 27–29, 2027 |
| Exhibit hall dates | Not confirmed yet For the 2026 Kansas City show, EDmarket listed its own expo booth hours as October 28–29, 10:45 a.m.–5 p.m. and October 30, 9 a.m.–noon |
| Venue | New Orleans, LA |
| Organizer | EDmarket (Education Market Association), produced with Emerald |
| Who attends | School and campus facility planners, architects, interior designers, furniture dealers and education leaders |
| Booth space | $31.95 per sq ft member, $42.95 non-member, 2026 source |
| Nearest airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) |
| Hotels | EDspaces' official hotel block, not confirmed yet for 2027 |
| Official website | ed-spaces.com |
Official EDspaces resources
01 Purple at EDspaces 2027
Classroom-ready furniture booths for EDspaces 2027 in New Orleans
We build EDspaces booths as working learning spaces: movable seating, acoustic panels and lighting that a school planner can sit in and rearrange. EDspaces caps floor structures at 16 feet and keeps hanging signs off inline booths, so height goes where it counts.
- Oct 27–29, 2027
- New Orleans
- AIA and IDCEC credit
What makes EDspaces different, and how we build for it
EDspaces is the education market's own buying event, founded and sponsored by EDmarket, the Education Market Association, and produced with Emerald.It joins the people who plan, design and furnish K-12 and campus buildings with the makers of furniture, flooring, acoustics, lighting and technology for learning spaces. The conference side runs EDsessions with AIA, IDCEC and GBCI credit, EDfacility Tours in the host city, and a Call for Learning Spaces that shows built work. After Columbus in 2025 and Kansas City in 2026, EDspaces moves to New Orleans for October 27–29, 2027. Booths here are judged as rooms a student could use.
Durable, flexible furniture and finishes priced for a bond-funded project, with warranty terms and delivery windows that fit the summer install season.
Product data, finish samples and acoustic and lighting performance they can specify, plus CE credit for the hours they spend learning.
Complete classroom, library and commons settings they can picture in their own buildings, and a rep who can quote a full room.
Your team in New Orleans
One project manager, two shops, the whole EDspaces build
For EDspaces, we build in our own shop in Fishkill, NY, and at our Las Vegas hub, ship to New Orleans, and put our own project manager on the floor with vetted local labor for the install. Predictable 30–45-day turnarounds, secure storage and pre-show QA.
Your staff walks onto the EDspaces floor and the booth is already lit and stocked. You just show up.
New at EDspaces 2027
- Moves to New Orleans
The EDspaces 2027 exhibitor directory lists the show at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, October 27–29, 2027, after Kansas City in 2026. Freight and labor quotes from the 2026 Kansas City show do not carry over, so 2027 budgets start from Morial center rates. source
Inside EDspaces 2027
Rules that shape your EDspaces booth
EDspaces' 2025 manual permits floor-supported booth structures from the floor to a maximum of 16 feet. We keep room settings and backdrops under that line and use a hanging sign on island space for height.
Linear and inline booths may not hang signs; island signs reach 25 feet to the top, stay under 8 feet tall, are finished on all sides and clear the structure by 5 feet (2025 manual). We file the approval request in the exhibitor portal.
EDspaces must approve all hanging signs through the exhibitor portal, and the facility or general contractor hangs them; in 2024 custom suspended signs needed a stamped U.S. civil or structural engineer's certification. We supply the drawings and stamp.
EDspaces assigns space by priority points, one per year exhibiting up to nine, and its 2025 manual says rule violators lose points and may be excluded from future events. We build to the published limits so your history keeps counting.
Programs worth planning for
EDspaces' accredited education program, with AIA LU/HSW, IDCEC LU/HSW and GBCI credit; more than 60 sessions ran across seven peer-led classrooms at the 2025 show.
Guided tours of local schools and campus buildings in the host city, a way for exhibitors and designers to see learning spaces in use.
EDspaces' call for built learning environments, which puts completed school and campus projects in front of planners and designers at the show.
A no-cost package that earns exhibitors additional priority points toward the next year's booth assignment.
The education market's own furniture and learning-space show, run by EDmarket; choose EDspaces over the AIA Conference on Architecture when your buyers are school planners and furniture dealers rather than architects across every building type. Compare all the building materials shows we build for →
Who exhibits at EDspaces 2026
Companies on the EDspaces 2026 exhibitor list. See the full list
- Smith System Mfg. Co.
- Shaw Contract
- Interface Americas, Inc.
- Hirsh Industries
- Steel Cabinets USA, Inc.
- Copernicus Educational Products Inc.
- Flash Furniture
- Jonti-Craft, Inc.
- Community Playthings
- Arcadia/Encore Seating
- Artopex
- KI
- VS America
- Formica Corporation
- Library Bureau Steel
- Clear Touch
- BioFit
- AmTab Manufacturing Corporation
- Aurora Storage Products
- MyTCoat Commercial Outdoor Furniture
building materials at EDspaces
The industry behind EDspaces, in pictures
02 Booths & pricing for EDspaces 2027
Popular booth sizes at EDspaces
EDspaces sells space by the square foot from a 10×10, and furniture makers often build full room settings on islands. We recommend a 10×30 or 20×20 when you show a classroom or commons setting, and a 10×20 for flooring, acoustic or technology brands with samples and a demo.
Acoustic panels, flooring or lighting: a sample wall, a small seated vignette and a counter with finish chips, kept below EDspaces' no-hanging-sign rule for inline space.
Above: Meghna Colour Chem, a Purple inline booth
See 10×20 rental booths →
A slice of a real classroom: six movable desks and chairs, a teaching wall and a dealer table, with clear aisle sight lines.
Shown: Duplach, a Purple inline booth
See 10×30 rental booths →
An island set as a learning commons with soft seating, collaboration tables and a hanging sign, approved by show management through the exhibitor portal.
Shown: a Purple island exhibit for Plain & Fancy Custom Cabinetry
See 20×20 rental booths →
Several zones, classroom, library and staff room, inside the 16-foot structure limit, with a quiet corner for district and dealer meetings.
Above: SHC Heavy Industry, a Purple island exhibit
See 20×30 rental booths →In Purple's EDspaces price
- A 3D rendering of your EDspaces booth, revised until you approve it
- Structure, printed graphics, counters and storage, as specified for EDspaces
- Lighting plus power distribution within the booth at EDspaces
- Setup and teardown, with our project manager on the EDspaces floor
- We track each show-service order and deadline for you
What EDspaces and its contractor bill
- Your EDspaces booth space, paid to the organizer
- Material handling (drayage) at New Orleans, where the space rate does not include it
- Electrical service, internet and rigging
- Booth cleaning and whatever union labor the EDspaces venue requires
Rates to plan with for EDspaces:
- Booth space $31.95 per sq ft member, $42.95 non-member, 2026 source
- Corner premium $175 per corner, 2026 source
- Payment 65% with contract, 100% by July 17, 2026 show source
We estimate each of these on your EDspaces proposal, so the total is on paper before you sign.
The prices above are all-in 2026 rental ranges covering design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle; custom builds for EDspaces are quoted per project. The booth cost calculator gives an exact number for your EDspaces booth; the 2026 booth cost guide has the 2026 ranges.
Send us your booth size for EDspaces and what the space needs to do. You hear back within one business day, and a rendering with a fixed EDspaces proposal usually follows within a week. No charge.
In New Orleans, your team walks into a booth that is already lit and stocked. You just show up.
03 Built by Purple
Booths to look at before you plan EDspaces
Case study · Fabuwood
Fabuwood at KBIS 2026, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando
A 13-room cabinetry environment with an illuminated brand portal and timber slat walls, designed, built and installed by Purple and named one of the best booths on the floor.
Fabuwood's KBIS booth was a set of finished rooms people walked through; EDspaces buyers judge classroom furniture the same way, by sitting in the space.
Read the Fabuwood case study All case studies →“If you’re looking for a trade show booth expert who shows up and gets the job done right, Purple Exhibits is the real deal.”
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04 Designing for education furniture, flooring, acoustics, lighting and learning-space brands at EDspaces
Four things we get right for EDspaces exhibitors
1Build a room, not a display
EDspaces buyers picture students in the furniture. We set a booth as a working classroom or commons, with power to the tables, real writable surfaces and a layout visitors can rearrange, so a planner sees how the room changes between lessons.
2Acoustics people can hear
Learning-space buyers ask about noise as often as finish. We build a partly enclosed corner with your acoustic panels or ceiling baffles so a designer can step in and hear the difference from the aisle, without blocking sight lines.
3Height under EDspaces' limits
EDspaces' 2025 manual caps floor-supported structures at 16 feet and allows hanging signs only over island space, up to 25 feet with five feet of clearance. We keep the structure low and put the brand on the hanging sign.
4CE seekers on the floor
Architects and designers come for AIA LU/HSW and IDCEC credit. We add a short presentation spot with seating so your design team can repeat a talk on a recent school project, the kind of built work EDspaces features.
Concept rendering
Your proposal for EDspaces includes a rendering like this one
See the EDspaces 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 Italica.
Start my EDspaces concept05 New Orleans, LA
Logistics for EDspaces 2027, handled
EDspaces names New Orleans for October 27–29, 2027, but has not published the 2027 venue building, contractor or move-in schedule, so we plan from the city outward and lock details as EDspaces releases the 2027 exhibitor manual. At recent shows Freeman ran the floor, all overhead hanging was done by the general contractor or the facility, and custom suspended signs needed stamped engineering. We design the booth to EDspaces' standing rules, plan freight for New Orleans and run install and dismantle with our own project manager and vetted local labor.
What Purple handles
- Room settings built around your furniture, flooring and acoustic products
- Hanging sign approval request and engineering for island booths
- Freight consolidation for furniture samples to New Orleans
- Graphics and structure built in Fishkill, NY
- Our project manager in New Orleans from the first crate to pack-out
Your EDspaces timeline, from move-in back
For EDspaces, we need design sign-off by July 2027.
- When EDspaces opens 2027 booth assignmentsBooth selection by priority points; send us your booth number and footprint.
- July 2027Design sign-off on room settings, acoustic elements and any hanging sign request.
- August 2027Production in Fishkill, NY over 30 to 45 days; furniture samples consolidated for shipping.
- Late September 2027Freight to the 2027 general contractor's advance warehouse per the exhibitor manual.
- Days before October 27, 2027Move-in with our project manager in New Orleans.
- October 27–29, 2027Show days, then dismantle and freight out or storage for your next education show.
Purple's planning timeline for EDspaces. Move-in, freight target and order deadlines are set by the EDspaces exhibitor kit and your assigned schedule; we confirm them for your booth once you book.
Print the EDspaces budget & deadline sheetTravel to EDspaces 2027
Getting to EDspaces 2027: airport and hotels
Fly in
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
Stay
EDspaces' official hotel block, not confirmed yet for 2027
Travel facts from ed-spaces.com.
EDspaces by the numbers
EDspaces year by year
How EDspaces 2027 compares with other building materials shows
The building materials shows closest to EDspaces on the calendar, with the latest size each organizer has published. Each name other than EDspaces opens our exhibitor guide for that show.
| Show | Dates | City | Latest published size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunbelt Builders ShowTexas Association of Builders (TAB) | August 30–September 2, 2027 | Houston, TX | 200+ exhibitors (2026) |
| ASLA + IFLA World ConferenceAmerican Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) | September 21–24, 2027 | Chicago, IL | 6,300+ attendees · 340 exhibitors (2026) |
| IFMA World WorkplaceInternational Facility Management Association (IFMA) | October 13–15, 2027 | Kansas City, MO | 350+ exhibitors (2025) |
| GreenbuildInforma Connect | October 19–22, 2027 | Chicago, IL | 250+ exhibitors (2026) |
| GlassBuild AmericaNational Glass Association (NGA) | October 26–28, 2027 | Orlando, FL | Nearly 9,200 registrants attendees · 535 exhibitors (2026) |
| METALCONPSMJ Resources | October 26–28, 2027 | Louisville, KY | 259 companies (2026) |
| EDspacesEDmarket (Education Market Association) | October 27–29, 2027 | New Orleans, LA | – |
| SURFEXStone Equipment & Supply Association (SESA) | November 3–5, 2027 | Indianapolis, IN | 100+ listed exhibitors (2027) |
| HCD Conference + ExpoEmerald (Emerald X | November 7–10, 2027 | Savannah, GA | 250+ exhibitors (2026) |
| STAFDA Annual Convention & Trade ShowSpecialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association (STAFDA) | November 14–16, 2027 | Orlando, FL | – |
EDspaces exhibitor questions
Questions exhibitors ask us before EDspaces
When is EDspaces 2027?
EDspaces 2027 runs October 27 to 29, 2027 in New Orleans. Expo floor times for 2027 are not confirmed yet. The edition before New Orleans was set for October 28 to 30, 2026 at the Kansas City Convention Center.
Where is EDspaces 2027 held?
EDspaces has announced New Orleans for 2027, but the venue building is not confirmed yet. The show moves city each year: Columbus in 2025, Kansas City in 2026, New Orleans in 2027. We plan your freight and labor as soon as EDspaces names the hall.
How much does a booth at EDspaces cost?
EDspaces lists 2026 space at $31.95 per square foot for EDmarket members and $42.95 for non-members, so a member 10×20 is about $6,390 in space before corner fees; 2027 rates are not confirmed yet. Our 10×20 rental adds $7,500 to $15,000, and a custom 20×20 room setting $50,000 to $120,000.
What is included with an EDspaces booth?
A standard 10×10 at the 2026 show came with the 100 square feet of space, an identification sign and two full conference exhibitor-only registrations. Island booths get no drape or ID sign, which can be ordered from Freeman at recent shows. Furniture, flooring and lighting are yours to bring.
How are EDspaces booths assigned?
EDspaces assigns booths through its Priority Point System, with one point for each year exhibiting up to nine. The Bulletin Essentials Package adds points at no cost, and the 2025 manual says rule violators lose priority points. The 2027 booth assignment schedule is not confirmed yet.
How tall can an EDspaces booth be?
EDspaces' 2025 manual allows floor-supported structures up to 16 feet. Hanging signs may reach 25 feet to the top, are capped at 8 feet tall, must be finished on all sides and need 5 feet of clearance above the structure. Linear and inline booths may not hang signs.
Who attends EDspaces?
School and campus facility planners, architects, interior designers, furniture dealers and education leaders, the people who plan and furnish K-12 and higher education buildings. EDspaces does not publish a 2027 attendance figure; architects and designers come partly for AIA and IDCEC continuing education.
Who organizes EDspaces?
EDmarket, the Education Market Association, is EDspaces' founding organization and primary sponsor, and produces the show in partnership with Emerald, volunteers and industry organizations. EDmarket members get member pricing on exhibit space and more than 50% off attendee registration.
Can attendees earn continuing education credit at EDspaces?
EDspaces offers accredited continuing education for AIA LU/HSW, IDCEC LU/HSW and GBCI. The 2025 show ran more than 60 accredited sessions across seven peer-led classrooms, and EDmarket reported more than 175 session submissions under review for 2026.
Can we hang a sign over our EDspaces booth?
Island booths can, with show management's approval through the exhibitor portal; inline and endcap booths cannot. At recent shows all overhead hanging was installed by the general contractor or facility, and custom suspended signs needed a stamped certification from a U.S. civil or structural engineer.
Can you build a classroom setting for EDspaces?
Room settings are what we build best for this show: we design the layout around your furniture line, add a backdrop, acoustic elements, lighting and a hidden power plan, consolidate your product samples for freight and install with our project manager, then store the set for your next education show.
Is EDspaces open to the public?
EDspaces is an industry conference and expo for the education market, with registration rates for educational institutions, exhibitors and other professionals rather than public tickets. Educational institution staff register through their own pricing page, and EDmarket members save on attendance.
What are the EDspaces payment terms?
For 2026, EDspaces required 65% of the booth space cost with the contract and 100% by July 17, 2026. The 2027 payment schedule is not confirmed yet; we set your build calendar so the booth is ready whatever date EDspaces publishes.
Before you sign for EDspaces
Five questions to ask any exhibit builder for EDspaces:
- Will the proposal show every EDspaces fee, including show contractor charges?
- Who actually builds it for EDspaces: your shop or a subcontractor?
- Will your project manager be on the floor at New Orleans for install and dismantle?
- What exactly is in the rental, and what does EDspaces bill?
- Where does the booth go after EDspaces, and what does storage cost?
Common situations
Already own a booth? Bring it: we refresh the graphics, repair what is worn, ship it, install it at EDspaces and store it until the next show. You keep the structure you paid for and bring it to EDspaces.
Exhibiting from outside the US? For EDspaces, we act as your team on the ground: freight to the advance warehouse, show-service orders, installation and storage, and one project manager who answers your emails in your time zone.
Short on time? A EDspaces rental carrying your graphics can be ready in two to three weeks. On the first call, we tell you what is realistic for EDspaces.
Get a proposal
Tell us about your EDspaces booth
What happens next
- You get a reply within one business day, asking about your products, goals and footprint at EDspaces.
- Within a week, usually, you have a concept rendering and a fixed proposal. Every last fee for EDspaces, listed upfront and in full on paper.
- We build in 30–45 days, ship to the advance warehouse and install before the hall opens.