Exhibiting at the Portland Expo

Our booths come in 10' x 10’ increments (due to the electrical grid under the floor). 10' X 10’ booths are $165.00 to $175.00 for the weekend. Tables are available in 4’, 6’ & 8’ lengths. Fabric back wall, carpet, electricity and chairs are all available.

The Expo Center has three halls: C, D & E. Halls D & E are new halls, Hall C is what we like to call a vintage hall. Paid entrances are at Hall E and Hall C (front & back), so exhibiting in any of the three halls is very comparable from a traffic and quality of merchandise standpoint.

For such a large show, you’ll find that it is a pretty easy show to do. Your badges, floor plan and set-up information are mailed to you two weeks before set-up. Set-up always takes place in two stages: Thursday is ‘drop & go’ day from noon to 6pm. This is your chance to get close to a door for easy unloading, drop your merchandise in your booth and depart. Friday is full set-up and Early Admission day. Hours on Friday for the March & October show is 10am to 6pm. Set-up for the July show takes place as follows: Outside booths start at 8am. Inside booths start at 11am and we close at 7pm. You’ll find that Friday can quite often be as productive as Saturday. There are fewer customers, but they are extremely qualified and can make the difference between a good show and a great show.

Public hours for all shows are Saturday from 9am to 6pm and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. Exhibitors are admitted one-half hour prior.

Space location requests: The contracts for the next Portland Expo become available at the previous one (i.e. In July, contracts for the October show are available). We give previous exhibitors a date by which they need to get their contract in to be in the same booth. After that date we assign open space on a contract by contract basis starting with the first received.