Light + Intelligent Building North America 2027Exhibitor guide to booth costs, dates and deadlines

It runs March 15 to 18, 2027, in Las Vegas. Monday, March 15 is an education-only pre-show conference, and the exhibition opens Tuesday, March 16 and runs through Thursday, March 18. Daily exhibition hours for 2027 are not confirmed yet.

In Central Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Road, about 4 miles from Harry Reid International Airport. The organizer expects more than 150,000 square feet of exhibition space for the first edition.

It is LightFair's successor: LightFair's Messe Frankfurt site now redirects to it, and the same partners that co-owned LightFair, Messe Frankfurt, the IES and the IALD, co-own the new event. The organizers say it is not a rebrand, since the show adds building technology and controls alongside architectural lighting.

Space is $47 per square foot in 2027, plus $300 per corner and a $195 Basic Media Plan, so a 10×20 inline runs $9,400 in space alone. Our 10×20 rentals run $7,500 to $15,000, and a custom 20×20 island $50,000 to $120,000, with lighting circuits and fixture mounting the main variables.

Space includes pipe and drape, an ID sign and three exhibitor badges per 100 square feet; extra badges cost $35 each. Carpet is not included, and floor covering is required in every booth.

Under Messe Frankfurt's guidelines for technical shows, inline booths may use their full 8-foot height across the whole space, perimeter booths may reach 12 feet with a variance request, and peninsulas or islands from 400 square feet up are allowed 16 feet. A hanging sign also requires that 400-square-foot minimum.

Exhibitors span three sectors: architectural and decorative lighting, building technology such as controls and automation, and components like drivers, LEDs and optics. Attendees include lighting designers, architects, engineers, electrical contractors, distributors, integrators and facility managers; admission is for trade visitors only, and no one under 18 is admitted.

The organizer expects more than 6,000 visitors and more than 350 exhibitors at the first edition in 2027. Because it is a new show, there is no prior attendance count under this name; LightFair last ran in Las Vegas in 2025.

Our Las Vegas rentals come with frame, fabric graphics, counters and storage, and for this show we add fixture mounting rails, dimmable circuits and a light-blocking hood for the darkened sector. Install, dismantle and the floor-covering order are priced together on a fixed proposal, and afterward everything goes back to our Las Vegas shop.

Your full-time staff can usually assemble an LVCC booth with hand tools, but powered equipment and hired labor belong to Teamsters Local 631 through the official contractor, which also hangs every sign. When Purple handles the install, we register as your EAC and send in our insurance certificate.

It is the show's hosted-buyer program: the organizer covers airfare, ground transport and up to three nights for buyers with purchasing authority, who must tour the floor, attend four education sessions and meet at least ten exhibitors. Exhibitors can nominate clients and buyers can apply directly; the application deadline for 2027 is October 31, 2026, with decisions by November 15, 2026.

Lighting must stay inside your booth and may not project onto aisles or other exhibits, and lasers, UV or strobe effects need written approval. Sound should stay under 85 decibels at the aisle under the display guidelines. We aim fixtures inward and hood the demo area.

We store the booth in Las Vegas and rework it for KBIS or the International Builders' Show in February, ISA Sign Expo in April, or HD Expo + Conference in May. Fixture walls swap graphics and product easily, so a lighting brand can run one build across the season.