Custom Trade Show Booth Design & Production

Plan on about 10 to 16 weeks for a custom build, and closer to four to six months for a large island with custom AV or interactive elements. A typical schedule runs 3 to 4 weeks of trade show booth design and engineering, 6 to 8 weeks of fabrication, then 1 to 2 weeks of pre-build and testing before it ships.

Because our design and fabrication share one roof in Burbank, you skip the vendor handoffs that stretch most timelines, so the safe move is to start at least three to four months out from your show date.

Our focus is custom builds, since that's what makes a booth feel like your brand instead of a template. The math tends to agree, too.

A trade show booth rental usually wins only when you exhibit once or twice a year, but once you're doing three or more shows annually with a consistent footprint, owning a custom booth typically costs less across two to three years.

So we design modular custom trade show booths that reconfigure across different floor plans and shows, giving you a bespoke look with the economics of a reusable asset.

The terms overlap, and the real difference is the audience.

A trade show booth usually means B2B expos and industry shows, while a convention booth means fan-facing events like TwitchCon, EVO, or Comic-Con.

The formats are the same either way: a 10x10 inline sits between neighbors with an 8-foot back wall, while an island booth opens on all four sides for traffic from every direction. We build both, and our entertainment roots make our convention booth design especially strong where audiences expect a real wow factor.

We've designed, built, and run trade show displays and convention booths at the biggest stages in gaming and entertainment. We built the WB Games booth at E3, and we've produced Capcom's booths at TwitchCon and EVO, from convention-floor builds to tournament-stage activations.

We're not tied to one city, either. We ship and crew from our 15,000 sq ft Burbank studio to convention centers across the country, then manage freight, install, and strike at every venue.