Concrete, road & underground trade shows 2027: ready-mix, precast, pavement, traffic safety, bridges & trenchlessPour it. Pave it. Then dig under it.

By published figures, the TRB Annual Meeting is the largest event in this guide: more than 10,500 people attended in 2026, per TRB. The 2027 meeting runs January 10–14 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C. Among the expos with an equipment floor, APWA PWX (5,500+ expected in Phoenix, per the APWA Arizona Chapter) and The Precast Show (5,400+ in 2025, per NPCA) are the largest. World of Concrete is covered in our heavy equipment and rental guide.

The 106th TRB Annual Meeting runs January 10–14, 2027 in Washington, D.C., with the exhibit hall open January 10–12. Space costs $46 per square foot for 2027; booths of 600 sq ft or more that include a vehicle drop to $36, and to $32 from 800 sq ft, per TRB's exhibitor pages.

The Precast Show 2027 runs February 3–5 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, with the PCI Convention alongside. NPCA expects more than 5,000 professionals and 400+ exhibiting companies. The floor is open Wednesday 2–6:30 p.m., Thursday 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m. and Friday 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

A 10×10 inline booth at the No-Dig Show 2027 costs $2,750 for NASTT corporate members, $4,200 for individual members and $4,500 for non-members, per NASTT. The show runs March 21–25, 2027 in Raleigh, North Carolina, with the exhibit hall open March 22–24.

UIC is a two-day conference for buried infrastructure, January 26–27, 2027 at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas, with more than 1,200 professionals, per UIC. The No-Dig Show is NASTT's trenchless conference and exhibition, March 21–25, 2027 in Raleigh, with an average of 2,400 attendees and 200+ exhibiting companies, per NASTT. Both sell 10×10 units; UIC 2027 inline space starts at $3,470.

ATSSA's 57th Convention & Traffic Expo runs February 5–9, 2027 at the Long Beach Convention Center in California, with the Traffic Expo floor open February 7–9. ATSSA lists 250 exhibitors on 225,000 sq ft of roadway safety exhibits for 2027. New Products Rollout Showcase applications from current exhibitors are due November 16, 2026.

PAVE/X 2027 runs January 25–27 at the Savannah Convention Center in Savannah, Georgia. Outdoor demos and competitions run Tuesday 1–4 p.m. and Wednesday 1:30–4:30 p.m., and paving demos run on Tuesday only. Booth rates are not published on the show's site.

ASCE2027 charges $5,450 for a standard 10×10 booth, $4,250 for a small business booth and $3,500 for nonprofits, plus $250 per corner, per the exhibit prospectus. The event runs March 1–5, 2027 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, with ASCE and all nine of its institutes, including Geo-Congress, meeting as one event.

No. RETC, the Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference, meets every two years. RETC 2027 runs June 27–30, 2027 in New Orleans; the venue is not confirmed yet. Every booth is an 8×10 at $3,650 with two full-conference registrations, and the 2027 floor holds 215 booths, per RETC.

Yes. CGA's Damage Prevention LIVE! sells outdoor demo spaces beside the Tampa Convention Center for 2027: $1,100 for a 10×10, $1,500 for a 10×20 and $2,500 for a 10×40. The conference runs April 12–15, 2027; indoor 10×10 booths cost $3,000 for CGA members and $4,000 for non-members.

Exhibit space at the ACI Concrete Convention comes only with a sponsorship. Tiers from $3,000 include a 10×10 space with pipe and drape and a 6 ft skirted table, and higher tiers can upgrade to a 10×20, per ACI's prospectus. ACI Spring runs March 21–24, 2027 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and ACI Fall runs October 24–27, 2027 at Caribe Royale Orlando.

NRMCA ConcreteWorks 2027 runs October 1–4 at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in the Orlando area. NRMCA charged $20 per sq ft for members and $30 for non-members on its 2025 rate sheet, and rolling stock drives onto the floor at times GES assigns.

APWA PWX 2027 is in Phoenix, Arizona, August 22–25, 2027; the venue is not confirmed yet. Booth contracts run through Taffy Event Strategies on the PWX 2027 online exhibit system, and the APWA Arizona Chapter expects more than 5,500 attendees.

A single aisle booth at the International Bridge Conference 2027 costs $3,100, a single corner $3,200, a double-wide aisle $6,200 and a double with one corner $6,300, per ESWP. Each single booth includes two full conference registrations. The conference runs June 30 to July 2, 2027 at the Omni Nashville Hotel.

UESI Pipelines 2027 runs August 7–11 at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, with the exhibit hall open August 8–10. A 10×10 costs $4,750 before January 15, 2027 and $5,250 after.

Two: NRMCA ConcreteWorks at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, October 1–4, 2027, and the ACI Concrete Convention Fall at Caribe Royale Orlando, October 24–27, 2027.

Most floors in this guide allow vehicles on display only with a nearly empty tank and the battery disconnected. NRMCA set 1/4 tank or 5 gallons, whichever is less, in 2026; the Salt Palace sets a quarter tank or five gallons for The Precast Show; the Gaylord Texan for UIC never over 5 gallons; and the Tampa Convention Center for CGA under half a tank or under 10 gallons. ATSSA requires a fire department permit for any internal combustion engine on display. The comparison table on this page links each rule to its source.