Space Symposium 2027 · April 12–15, 2027 · The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs
Space Symposium 2027 booth design & build in Colorado Springs
Custom and rental exhibits for launch providers, satellite builders, ground-segment and defense suppliers across the three exhibit halls at The Broadmoor. Engineered model mounts, briefing rooms that stay private, and every Broadmoor freight and labor detail handled by Purple.
- April 12–15, 2027
- The Broadmoor
Every Space Symposium fee listed upfront, in full, on paper. Since 2015 · 10,000+ booths built · 3,000+ exhibitors served · 4.9★ client rating
A design bench beside the drill press
01 Purple at Space Symposium 2027
What makes Space Symposium different, and how we build for it
Space Symposium is the one week when military, civil and commercial space leaders gather in the same resort, and the exhibit floor is built to match. Space Foundation runs the exhibit center across three halls at The Broadmoor: Bartolin Hall, Broadmoor Hall and Colorado Hall, which was added for the 41st Symposium in 2026 and houses the Innovate Space Supplier Showcase for component and subsystem makers. With 300 or more exhibitors and about 12,000 attendees, traffic arrives in waves between sessions, so your booth has to explain a mission in thirty seconds from the aisle and then hold a program-level conversation in private.
A fast read on what you supply and where it sits in the mission, then a closed room for program schedules and requirements that cannot be discussed in the aisle.
Subsystem detail at real scale, interface and qualification data on hand, and a table where a teaming conversation can run for twenty minutes.
A mission story that works without jargon, a scale model that orients them in seconds, and a host who can route them to the right engineer.
Your team in Colorado Springs
Two shops and one project manager for Space Symposium
For Space Symposium, we build in our own shop in Fishkill, NY, and at our Las Vegas hub, ship to the Broadmoor, and put our own project manager on the floor with vetted local labor for the install. A predictable 30–45-day turnaround, secure storage and a pre-show QA before Space Symposium.
At Space Symposium, your team walks into a booth that is lit and stocked. You just show up.
02 Booths & pricing for Space Symposium 2027
Popular booth sizes at Space Symposium
Space Symposium floors mix prime-contractor islands with dense rows of 10×10 and 10×20 supplier stands, especially around the supplier showcase in Colorado Hall. Exhibitors here usually choose a 10×20 with a model plinth and a mission screen or a 20×20 island with an enclosed briefing room, which is where the real program talks happen.
A satellite or vehicle model on a lit plinth, a ground-segment demo screen and a small table for interface and schedule discussions.
Above: ANAJ Czech, a.s., a Purple inline booth
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The three bays run the mission sequence: application graphic and host first, the model on its lit plinth in the middle, and a screened table with the ground-segment screen where schedules stay off the aisle.
Above: Italmix Corporation, a Purple inline booth
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An open model display under a hanging sign, two demo stations and an enclosed briefing room with a door that closes.
Shown: SMOXH, a Purple island exhibit
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A mission sequence from orbit to ground, full-size hardware on engineered mounts, a hosted lounge and two private program rooms.
Above: SHC Heavy Industry, a Purple island exhibit
See 20×30 rental booths →In Purple's Space Symposium price
- Design and a 3D rendering, revised until it is right
- Structure, printed graphics, counters and storage, as specified for Space Symposium
- Lighting plus power distribution within the booth at Space Symposium
- Setup and teardown, with our project manager on the Space Symposium floor
- Every Space Symposium show-service order and deadline tracked for you
Paid to Space Symposium and its contractor
- Your Space Symposium booth space, paid to the organizer
- Drayage and material handling, unless the space rate already covers it
- Electrical service, internet and rigging at the Broadmoor
- Booth cleaning and whatever union labor the Space Symposium venue requires
Every one of these is estimated on your proposal, so you see the full Space Symposium total on paper before you sign.
These are all-in 2026 rental ranges (design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle). A custom build is quoted per project. For an exact Space Symposium figure, try the booth cost calculator; the 2026 booth cost guide has the ranges.
Send us your booth size for Space Symposium and what the space needs to do. You hear back within one business day, and a rendering with a fixed Space Symposium proposal usually follows within a week. No charge.
03 Built by Purple
Purple booths we designed, built and installed
Case study · Shapoorji Pallonji
Shapoorji Pallonji at an engineering and infrastructure exhibition
A structured, powerful booth for a global engineering group founded in 1865, built to communicate scale, trust and engineering excellence.
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04 Designing for space, satellite and aerospace companies at Space Symposium
Four things we get right for Space Symposium exhibitors
1State the mission before the hardware
Visitors need to know whether you launch, build, integrate or deliver data before they interpret a model. We put the application on the aisle face, the space segment in the middle and the ground connection behind it, so the sequence reads in one pass from the aisle.
2Engineer the model, not just the plinth
Scale models and flight-like components are fragile, heavy at odd points and often illuminated or moving. We design mounts from your dimensions, mass and viewing angles, plan the lifting path and build protective transit cases so nothing arrives with a snapped antenna.
Separate public demos from cleared conversations
Screens on the aisle carry approved mission content only. Program schedules, pricing and export-controlled material stay in an enclosed briefing room with sight lines managed, so your team can talk freely while the booth stays open to the floor.
Label scale so the story holds
A one-tenth model and a full-size subsystem can share a booth if every piece carries its scale and its place in the system. We set label sizes, lighting and contrast so the relationship is clear from six feet away, not just up close.
Concept rendering
Every proposal comes with a rendering like this
Before we cut a single panel, you see the booth in 3D (layout, graphics, lighting and product positions) and we revise it until it is right. Above: a Purple concept for Requtech.
Start my Space Symposium concept05 The Broadmoor · Colorado Springs
Logistics for Space Symposium 2027, handled
The Broadmoor is a resort, not a convention center, and the exhibit center is split across Bartolin Hall, Broadmoor Hall and Colorado Hall, each with its own dock access and setup window. Colorado works under the Labor Peace Act rather than a straight union-shop rule, so the hand-carry and contractor labor lines are drawn in the show rules for each hall, and exhibitor check-in is badge pickup, not freight access. We read the exhibitor rules for your assigned hall, book targets with the official contractor, ship models and structure to the advance warehouse, and put our own project manager and local Colorado Springs labor on the floor for the install and the dismantle.
This building's hall rules, drayage estimates and freight deadlines for Space Symposium exhibitors are in our Colorado Convention Center exhibitor guide.
What Purple handles
- Exhibitor rules, official contractor orders and target dates for your assigned hall
- Engineered mounts and transit cases for models and hardware
- Graphics printed in house and proofed against cleared mission content
- Freight to the Space Symposium advance warehouse and drayage paperwork
- Install and dismantle across The Broadmoor's halls with your project manager present; return shipping
Space Symposium timeline, counted back from move-in
- Late January 2027Design sign-off, model mount engineering and any hall-specific structure drawings submitted.
- February 2027Production in Fishkill, NY; graphics proofed against approved mission imagery and cleared content.
- Mid-March 2027Booth, plinths and transit cases ship to the advance warehouse for Colorado Springs.
- April 10–11, 2027Move-in at The Broadmoor; Purple installs, mounts models and runs the pre-show checklist before the doors open.
- April 12–15, 2027Show days; a Purple project manager is on call for the whole run.
- April 15–16, 2027Dismantle, models packed to their cases, booth to storage or the next show.
Purple's planning timeline for Space Symposium. Move-in, freight target and order deadlines are set by the Space Symposium exhibitor kit and your assigned schedule; we confirm them for your booth once you book.
Printable Space Symposium budget & deadline sheetSpace Symposium exhibitor questions
Questions exhibitors ask us before Space Symposium
How much does a 20×20 at Space Symposium cost?
A 20×20 custom island with an enclosed briefing room runs $50,000 to $120,000, all in for design, structure, graphics and installation; a 20×20 rental lands between $16,000 and $40,000. Model mounts, private rooms and AV move the number, so send us your hardware list and we return a fixed quote.
Can you install at The Broadmoor?
Yes, we work all three exhibit halls at The Broadmoor, route freight through the official contractor for your hall, and your project manager has models mounted, graphics hung and every piece leveled before your team lands in Colorado Springs. You walk in to a finished booth on opening day.
Can we rent a booth for Space Symposium?
Renting is the usual route here: a 10×20 rental with your graphics runs $7,500 to $15,000, against $15,000 to $45,000 for a custom 10×20. Most first-time Symposium exhibitors rent the structure and invest in a custom model plinth and lit mission graphic that travel to the next show with them.
When do we need to decide?
Design sign-off by late January gives a 30 to 45 day build and a mid-March ship date for an April 12 opening. Later is possible; the trade-off is lead time on custom model mounts and higher freight cost to Colorado Springs, so earlier is cheaper.
Do you handle the show contractor orders and drayage?
We order material handling, electrical and rigging through the official contractor for your assigned hall, file the forms that concern the booth, and keep you copied on every deadline so nothing depends on a form you did not know about. You approve, we file.
Before you sign for Space Symposium
Five things to ask every builder quoting Space Symposium:
- Is each fee on the proposal, even the ones the show contractor bills?
- Who builds the Space Symposium booth: your own shop or a subcontractor?
- Will your own project manager be at Space Symposium for install and dismantle?
- What exactly is in the rental, and what does Space Symposium bill?
- Where does the booth go after the show, and what does storage cost?
Common situations
Already own a booth? Your existing booth gets refreshed graphics and repairs, then we ship it to Colorado Springs, install it and store it between shows. You keep the structure you paid for and bring it to Space Symposium.
Exhibiting from outside the US? We handle the ground work for Space Symposium: freight to the advance warehouse, show-service orders, installation and storage, with one project manager replying to your emails in your time zone.
Short on time? A Space Symposium rental carrying your graphics can be ready in two to three weeks. You will know on the first call what is realistic for your Space Symposium date.
Get a proposal
Tell us about your Space Symposium booth
What happens next
- You get a reply within one business day, asking about your products, goals and footprint at Space Symposium.
- You get a concept rendering and a fixed proposal, usually within a week. Each Space Symposium fee listed upfront and in full, on paper.
- We build in 30 to 45 days, ship to the advance warehouse and have the booth installed before Space Symposium opens.