Stand Out at McCormick Place with Custom Trade Show Booths
Elevate your brand’s presence at McCormick Place with custom-designed trade show displays and LED video wall booths that captivate and engage your audience like never before.
About McCormick Place
McCormick Place in Chicago stands as North America’s largest convention center, featuring 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space across four interconnected buildings. Located along Lake Michigan with direct access from O’Hare Airport via Metra train, the facility hosts approximately 3 million visitors annually. With 50-foot ceilings, cutting-edge technology infrastructure, and adjacent hotels, McCormick Place provides world-class capabilities for major trade shows and conferences across all industries.
McCormick Place Amenities & Specifications
Understanding the technical capabilities and logistics of McCormick Place is crucial for planning a successful trade show booth. Our team has extensive experience working within this facility and can optimize your custom trade show booth design to take full advantage of these specifications.
Exhibition Space
North America’s largest convention center delivers 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space across four buildings. Over 1.2 million square feet sits on a single contiguous level combining South and North.
Special Features
Ceilings soar to 100 feet in the South Building, 50 feet in Lakeside. Floor load reaches 400 PSF. LEED certified. The 10,387-seat Wintrust Arena and nearly 3,000 attached hotel rooms round out the campus.
Load-In Access
Entry doors measure 24 by 22 feet, loading platform doors 24 by 20 feet. A truck marshaling yard on South Moe Drive manages freight flow. The ASUV program allows registered exhibitor self-unloading.
Power Distribution
Electricians handle all electrical assembly, installation, and connections from the building system. Plumbers manage compressed air, water, drain, and natural gas throughout exhibit halls.
Internet Connectivity
McCormick Place Technology Services is the in-house provider for internet, telecom, and fiber optic installations. All services delivered via CAT5e over an upgraded Ethernet and WiFi network.
Rigging Capabilities
Riggers handle machinery positioning and re-skidding. IATSE Local 2 manages general session rigging. IBEW Local 134 covers exhibit hall and meeting room production installations.
Vivid Exhibits is the booth builder in Chicago exhibitors trust for McCormick Place.
We build custom trade show booths in Chicago that make brands stand out. We offer trade show booth rentals in Chicago that look custom without the investment. We create LED video wall booths in Chicago that stop attendees in their tracks.
As your custom booth builder in Chicago, we provide end-to-end Chicago trade show display solutions—from trade show display rental in Chicago options to fully custom builds. Our Chicago trade show booths are backed by years of McCormick Place experience and local warehouse support.
One partner. Complete service. Real results.
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10X10 Custom Trade Show Booth
Looking for a 10x10 custom trade show booth or trade show rental? Browse our options to see what we have available!
10X20 Custom Trade Show Booth
Looking for a 10x20 custom trade show booth or trade show rental to stand out at your next event?
10X30 Custom Trade Show Booth
Browse our 10x30 options to see what may fit your needs best for your next trade show display!
10X40 Custom Trade Show Booth
Our 10x40 trade show booths are sure to make your space a show stopper! Browse our options!
20X20 Custom Trade Show Booth
Our 20x20 trade show booths can also be customized to fit your needs. Contact us to speak about your next 20x20 display project.
20X30 Custom Trade Show Booth
Check out our 20x30 custom trade show booths and 20x30 rental booth options to see how we can make you shine at your next event!
Top Trade Shows at McCormick Place
Vivid Exhibits provides trade show booth rentals and LED video wall booth solutions for the premier trade show events held at McCormick Place throughout the year.
Typical Dates: March
Attendance: 52,000+ attendees
Description: North America’s premier housewares trade show, formerly the International Home + Housewares Show, brings together 2,200+ exhibitors showcasing kitchenware, home décor, storage, textiles, and lifestyle products. Retail buyers from around the world discover innovations and place orders for the upcoming season.
Chicago Auto Show
Typical Dates: February
Attendance: 300,000+ attendees
Description: The nation’s largest and longest-running auto show features hundreds of vehicles from domestic and international manufacturers. This consumer and press event showcases new model launches, concept cars, and the latest automotive technology across nearly 1 million square feet of exhibit space.
National Restaurant Association Show
Typical Dates: May
Attendance: 65,000+ attendees
Description: The food service industry’s premier trade show attracts restaurant owners, chefs, food service operators, and hospitality professionals. Exhibitors showcase kitchen equipment, food products, restaurant technology, beverage innovations, and dining concepts. The show features culinary demonstrations, educational sessions, and the Kitchen Innovations Awards.
LED Video Wall Booth Rentals for Trade Shows & Events
Elevate your trade show or event with Vivid Exhibits' superior LED video wall booth rentals. We offer a vast array of high-resolution LED video wall tiles that can be arranged as standalone displays or seamlessly integrated into custom trade show booths and sponsor exhibits.
Our complete LED video wall display solutions are designed for conferences, expos, and live events—ensuring maximum visibility, impact, and flexibility. Modular, scalable, and brand-focused, our LED video wall booths can adapt to events of any size, from single shows to multi-city tours.
With Vivid Exhibits, you gain a trusted partner that provides professional LED video wall display rentals and integrated booth solutions, creating memorable, high-impact experiences.
Why Choose Vivid Exhibits for McCormick Place Events
Venue Expertise
Our team has completed numerous installations at McCormick Place, across all four buildings. We understand the specific requirements, load-in procedures, and logistical nuances of this massive facility, ensuring your trade show booth installation is smooth and on-schedule.
Custom Exhibit Design
We tailor each trade show booth we design to your brand, objectives and specific audience. Our designers optimize layouts for McCormick Place’s specifications, ensuring your booth rental maximizes impact and commands attention.
LED Video Wall Booth Technology
With our high-impact LED video wall booths featuring 1.5P and 1.9P resolution LED video wall tiles from BeMatrix, Aluvision, and Recience, delivering stunning clarity, you’re sure to stand out on the McCormick Place show floor.
Complete Turnkey Service
From initial design through to post-show dismantling, Vivid Exhibits takes care of it all. Our turnkey approach, with advance warehouse shipping, professional installation, and on-site support during your event, means you can focus on engagement.
Service Coordination
Our established relationships with McCormick Place show services, union labour representatives, and facility management ensure efficient coordination of electrical work, rigging, and any special requirements your booth needs, streamlining the entire process.
Flexible Rental Solutions
Whether you’re looking for a 10×10 booth, a double-deck display, or a custom pavilion, our trade show rental inventory scales to meet your needs, allowing you to test different configurations and technologies at various events.
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Frequently Asked Questions About McCormick Place
Vivid Exhibits provides turn-key trade show solutions, including custom trade show booth design, fabrication, LED video wall booths, graphic production, AV, furniture, flooring, shipping, and professional installation. Your dedicated project manager handles all venue paperwork and deadlines.
Not at all. We work with exhibitors across North America and internationally. Our team manages everything remotely — from design to on-site installation at McCormick Place. We coordinate all logistics and local labor so your booth is built and ready when you arrive.
Yes. We offer both custom trade show booths and flexible rental packages in sizes ranging from 10×10 to large-scale double-deck displays. All packages include furniture, flooring, AV, shipping, and professional installation by our local team.
We recommend reaching out 8 to 12 weeks before your event for design, fabrication, and logistics coordination. However, our team is experienced with compressed timelines. Contact us for a free design consultation, and we’ll map out a plan.
Yes! We design and build custom booths with LED video wall tiles seamlessly integrated into the structure. Perfect for product demos, motion graphics, and branded content. We handle everything from design and fabrication to on-site installation and calibration at McCormick Place.
Exhibiting at McCormick Place?
Let's Make It Count.
Vivid Exhibits brings the full package to the McCormick Place — custom-designed trade show displays, LED video wall booths, and end-to-end event execution. We handle the details, you focus on your audience.
Tell us about your upcoming show, and we’ll put together a custom plan.
We offer our services across North America, and internationally, as well as providing LED video wall exhibit rentals across the Midwest’s top convention markets, including Detroit, Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, and Minneapolis. Our exhibits range from 10×10 and 10×20 to 20×20, 20×30, and larger custom configurations.
Vivid Exhibits | Custom Trade Show Booths & LED Video Wall Exhibit Rentals for McCormick Place
