Underground Infrastructure Conference 2027Booth costs, dates and deadlines: the Grapevine exhibitor guide

The Underground Infrastructure Conference 2027 runs Tuesday, January 26 to Wednesday, January 27, 2027, a two-day format. UIC's 2027 hall times are not confirmed yet. At the 2026 San Antonio show the hall ran from noon until 5 p.m. each day.

At the Gaylord Texan Resort, 1501 Gaylord Trail in Grapevine, Texas, about halfway between downtown Dallas and Fort Worth and about 10 minutes from DFW Airport. UIC 2026 took place in San Antonio, at the Henry B. González Convention Center.

UIC's 2027 space prices are $3,470 for a 10×10 inline, $6,440 for a 10×20 and $9,170 for a 10×30; islands cost $7,340 for 10×20, $10,160 for 10×30, $13,470 for 20×20 and $19,405 for 20×30. A booth from us adds $7,500 to $15,000 for a 10×20 rental, installed.

Every UIC booth includes one lead capture license and full-conference passes for staff: four for a 10×10, six for a 10×20, eight for a 10×30 and ten for a 20×20. Exhibitors may also invite unlimited clients to the exhibit hall free.

UIC takes a 50% non-refundable deposit on booking, with the balance due before November 30, 2026; agreements submitted after October 1, 2026 must be paid in full. Exhibitors who paid in full and cancel before November 30 get 50% back, and nothing after that.

UIC says more than 1,200 qualified professionals attend, including engineers, contractors, senior management and utility operators, and that 60% of attendees are positioned to influence purchases. The organizer does not publish a separate exhibitor total; its 2027 list is posted as exhibitors to date.

Pipe rehabilitation, trenchless and HDD equipment, locating, inspection and asset management suppliers. The early 2027 exhibitor list includes Akkerman, Azuria, Vermeer Texas-Louisiana, Ditch Witch Dealers of Texas, CPM Pipelines, Omega Liner Company, HCSS and Scopito, plus the HDDA.

UIC limits displays to 8 feet in the rear half of a booth and 5 feet from the middle of the booth to the aisle, and inline booths may not have a hanging sign. Islands have aisles on all sides and no back walls or pipe and drape.

Your own full-time employees can put the booth together themselves at the Gaylord Texan, since Texas is a right-to-work state. Material handling still runs through the resort's designated contractor, and an outside installer must be named to UIC in writing, with workers' compensation and $1 million liability cover.

UIC's 2027 rules confine every exhibit to the booth space and bar displays in parking lots or hotel lobbies. Exhibitors also agree not to run hospitality suites, meetings or demonstrations while UIC is open or official events are in progress, so plan client time outside those hours.

Attendees sign up free when they register, and every five different exhibitors that scan their badge earns one prize entry. The 2027 drawing is in the exhibit hall at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, January 27, and winners must be present, which keeps the floor busy late on day two.

We rent frames, counters, sample plinths and lighting with your graphics, sized to UIC's height limits. Contractors and liner makers often rent the structure and put the budget into a cut pipe section and a tooling display that travel to every trenchless show.

The same kit fits the NASTT No-Dig Show in Raleigh two months later, and scales up for The Utility Expo or WWETT. We design it in modules, store it between shows and swap graphics when you move from sewer rehabilitation to gas or fiber messaging.