International WorkBoat Show 2027 · Budget & deadline sheet
2027 dates not confirmed yet · New Orleans (2027 venue not confirmed yet), New Orleans, LA
2027 dates not confirmed yet · New Orleans (2027 venue not confirmed yet), New Orleans, LA
Booth price tiers (all-in, 2026 ranges)
| Footprint | Rental with your graphics | Custom build |
|---|---|---|
| 10×20 inline | $7,500 – $15,000 | $15,000 – $45,000 |
| 10×30 inline | $12,000 – $22,000 | $25,000 – $65,000 |
| 20×20 island | $16,000 – $40,000 | $50,000 – $120,000 |
| 20×30+ island | $25,000 – $55,000 | $75,000 – $175,000 |
Includes design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle. A custom-built booth runs roughly $100 to $250 per square foot depending on finish level. A rental of the same footprint usually lands at 35 to 50 percent of the purchase price for one show.
Billed by the show
- Your International WorkBoat Show booth space, paid to the organizer
- Drayage, or material handling, when it is not in the International WorkBoat Show space rate
- Electrical, internet and rigging orders for International WorkBoat Show
- Booth cleaning and whatever union labor the International WorkBoat Show venue requires
Published rates:
- Booth build: 10×20 rental $7,500–$15,000; custom 20×20 $50,000–$120,000, Purple's 2026 planning range
- Drayage, New Orleans: About $155 per hundredweight, 200 lb minimum, Purple's planning figure
- Space: Rates in the organizer's 2026 exhibiting kit, sent on request
Key dates
- Design sign-off with Purple: About 10 weeks before move-in
- When the 2027 booth is reserved: Space confirmed with Diversified Communications; send us product weights, dimensions and lifting points.
- About 10 weeks before move-in: Design sign-off: plinths, cutaway stands, meeting room and hanging sign approved.
- 8 to 4 weeks before move-in: Production in Fishkill, NY or Las Vegas within 30 to 45 days; scale models and cutaways mounted.
- About 3 weeks before move-in: Freight to the advance warehouse named in the 2027 kit; heavy pieces scheduled direct with the contractor.
- Move-in days before opening: Install directed by your Purple project manager with the labor the venue requires; 2027 move-in days not confirmed yet.
- Show days, 2027 dates not confirmed yet: Three floor days in 2026; after the Friday close we crate the booth for storage or the next marine show.
Purple planning timeline; confirm official dates against your exhibitor kit.
Checklist
- Download the 2027 exhibiting kit and reserve space with Diversified Communications
- List heavy products with weights, dimensions and lifting points
- Choose the vessel types your aisle face will name
- Decide on a meeting room for repower and newbuild talks
- Send Purple CAD files or photos for cutaways and models
- Approve design about 10 weeks before move-in
- Book New Orleans hotels once the 2027 block opens
Every fee on paper upfront, in full, for your International WorkBoat Show booth. Questions or a fixed proposal: (800) 994-8030 · info@purpleexhibits.com · purpleexhibits.com/shows/workboat-show/