The ConExpo-Con/Agg trade show is returning to Las Vegas next week and will be bigger than its 2020 show.
Conventions
Conventions are big business in Las Vegas. • Expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center, a $1.4 billion project, will keep the city on pace to compete for the top shows. • CES tops the list. (See Top 10 below, and follow the link to a full list.)
Top 10 Las Vegas conventions
(ranked by attendance)1. CES — Consumer Technology Association
2. NAB — National Association of Broadcasters
3. MAGIC — Marketplace Spring Show
4. SHOT Show — Shooting, Hunting & Outdoor Trade Show
5. World of Concrete
6. International Builders Show
7. Las Vegas Market (winter)
8. Las Vegas Market (summer)
9. ASD Market Week
10. (tie) Mr. Olympia.
10. (tie) PMMI — Pack Expo Las Vegas
See the full list of Las Vegas conventions.
TwitchCon is coming to Las Vegas for the first time in 2023.
MAGIC fashion trade show is set to exceed its 2019 number by bringing together 2,300 brands.
As Las Vegas prepares for major citywide sporting events over the next decade, Tim Keener said Las Vegas Events is prepared for the new tournaments it can now bid on.
Las Vegas saw 38.8 million visitors last year, a 20.5 percent increase compared with 2021. But the double digit percentage increase was not enough to beat the city’s 2016 record of 42.9 million visitors.
Fifteen Ukrainian companies were exhibiting at Las Vegas Market this week after domestic demand dropped sharply when Russia invaded Ukraine last year.
The Las Vegas Winter Market returns Sunday, and organizers expect a “terrific” performance as signs point to a trade show that will be back to its pre-pandemic level.
The International Builders’ Show is projected to host more than 1,000 exhibitors and draw more than 57,000 attendees.
Held by Mecum Auctions, the annual Vintage and Antique Motorcycle Auction will return Jan. 24-28 and feature an estimated 2,000 motorcycles.
The Spec Mix Bricklayer 500 competition took place at the World of Concrete trade show Wednesday with a Wisconsin duo taking home first place.
Sustainable products have a growing presence at World of Concrete, which has been highlighting its own environmentally-friendly efforts to put on the show.
Carl Cosico’s brainstorm on a biometricly locking firearms case is drawing acclaim from gun-safety advocates and for its quick-armed, auto-eject mechanism.
Even with a gloomy 2023 economic outlook for the construction industry, visitors showed optimism during the first day of the annual trade show.
Fancy Food is not just a hubbub of culinary abundance. It’s also the occasion, through grazing, to suss out the major food and drink trends in the years ahead.
The concrete and construction trade show World of Concrete expects 60,000 attendees this year, marking a full return to its pre-pandemic numbers.