PPAI Expo 2026 will take place January 12–15, 2026, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. It is the largest and most influential promotional products trade show in North America.

Exhibitors include:

• Promotional product manufacturers

• Suppliers & decorators

• Branded merchandise companies

• Gift, apparel, and print suppliers

• Custom fabrication brands

• Corporate branding and marketing firms

If your company produces promo, merch, apparel, packaging, or custom-branded products, the PPAI Expo is the top show to attend.

Yes — the PPAI Expo is visually competitive, and exhibitors must stand out with:

• High-impact graphic displays

• Clean product presentation

• Strong brand storytelling

• Retail-style booth layouts

Snap Exhibitions specializes in modern, brand-focused booths designed to increase traffic and orders at PPAI.

Most exhibitors choose:

• 10×10 product-focused display

• 10×20 mid-size brand booth

• 20×20 premium island booth

• 30×30+ large merchandise showcases

Snap Exhibitions builds all booth sizes, from minimalist modular displays to full custom environments.

Book 3–5 months in advance.
PPAI Expo happens right after New Year’s, when booth builders face the busiest period of the year.

Working early with Snap Exhibitions guarantees:

• Better pricing

• Priority production

• Faster approvals

• More design options

Yes. Our turnkey PPAI packages include:

• 3D booth design

• Custom or rental booth fabrication

• Graphics & printing

• Product shelving & displays

• Lighting, flooring, AV & LED screens

• Installation & dismantle

• On-site supervision

• Freight & logistics planning

We handle everything, so exhibitors can focus on buyers and orders.

The most successful exhibitors use booths that emphasize:

• Clean product displays

• High-quality lighting

• Large-format graphics

• Interactive demos

• Lifestyle branding

• Clear messaging

Snap Exhibitions designs booths that highlight your best-selling items and create a premium retail-style presence.

Snap Exhibitions helps reduce costs by:

• Using lightweight modular frames

• Designing flat-pack systems

• Consolidating freight

• Avoiding oversized crates

• Planning logistics strategically

This often saves exhibitors 20–35% compared to standard shipping.

Yes, hanging signs are allowed for island and peninsula booths at Mandalay Bay.
Snap Exhibitions provides:

• Rigging layout

• Sign fabrication

• Submission of rigging orders

• On-site coordination

Ensuring your branding is highly visible from across the exhibition hall.

A complete quote usually includes:

• Booth design & rendering

• Fabrication or rental costs

• Graphics package

• Furniture and product displays

• Flooring

• AV equipment

• Installation & dismantle labor

• Logistics and project management

Snap Exhibitions provides fully itemized quotes with no hidden fees.

Most exhibitors prefer rentals because:

• Lower upfront cost

• No storage expenses

• Easy to refresh every year

• Fast turnaround

However, brands attending many shows per year may benefit from buying.

Snap Exhibitions offers both options, including hybrid rental-custom solutions.

Yes. Our team provides:

• Build supervision

• Last-minute fixes

• Graphic replacements

• Lighting adjustments

• Emergency support

You will never be left alone on the show floor.

Just share:

• Booth size

• Booth number

• Brand website or product catalog

• Budget range

• Any style references

Snap Exhibitions delivers a same-day estimate and an initial design direction.

The PPAI Expo is recognized as the largest and most influential promotional products trade show in North America, bringing together thousands of distributors, suppliers, decorators, corporate buyers, and branding specialists. The event showcases the newest trends in branded merchandise, apparel, packaging, print, and retail-style product displays.
Snap Exhibitions helps exhibitors stand out in this competitive environment with modern, high-impact booth designs.

The show typically features 1,000+ exhibitors and draws tens of thousands of attendees from across the promotional products industry. With such a large audience, having a strong booth presence is crucial for visibility—Snap Exhibitions ensures your brand captures maximum traffic.

The show features an enormous range of promotional and branded products, including:

• Apparel & uniforms

• Custom packaging

• Branded merchandise

• Printed materials

• Drinkware & accessories

• Corporate gifts

• Tech & lifestyle products

• Decoration and imprinting solutions

Snap Exhibitions designs booths tailored to product-heavy displays, helping exhibitors highlight their merchandise clearly and professionally.

Yes. The Expo includes education sessions, workshops, and keynote presentations focused on:

• Branding trends

• Sales strategies

• Merchandising

• Product decoration techniques

• Supply chain updates

• Sustainability in promotional products

Exhibitors often use Snap Exhibitions booths to create presentation-ready demo areas for training or product education.

No. The PPAI Expo is a business-to-business (B2B) event exclusively for promotional product professionals, distributors, suppliers, and corporate buyers.
If you’re exhibiting, Snap Exhibitions ensures your booth appeals directly to high-quality B2B buyers.

Yes — most exhibitors bring hundreds of samples for hands-on evaluation. Because samples require clean presentation and storage, Snap Exhibitions integrates shelving, storage closets, product walls, and sample racks into booth layouts.