How much does a trade show booth cost for exhibitors?
For exhibitors, the cheapest booth, table or space fee a trade show publishes has a median of $2,750 across 227 shows, and half of them sit between $1,500 and $4,338. That is the fee for the space only: travel, staff and the booth build come on top.
Disclosure: We make ConferenceDB. The figures come from the package prices ConferenceDB collects from each show's own site, US dollars only, one fee per show (its latest priced edition). No competitor figure is used on this page.
Booth fee by industry
The cheapest booth, table or space fee per show, grouped by the show's industry. Industries with 5+ shows that publish one; highest median first.
| Industry | Shows | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cybersecurity | 5 | $3,999 | $5,500 | $10,000 |
| Science & Research | 8 | $1,871 | $3,250 | $3,638 |
| Healthcare & Medicine | 99 | $1,750 | $3,000 | $4,573 |
| Finance | 6 | $1,813 | $2,750 | $3,725 |
| Nonprofit | 5 | $2,500 | $2,500 | $3,000 |
| Government & Defense | 14 | $2,000 | $2,375 | $3,924 |
| Legal | 5 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| Education | 26 | $921 | $1,575 | $3,075 |
| Hospitality & Events | 5 | $975 | $1,000 | $4,000 |
| All industries | 227 | $1,500 | $2,750 | $4,338 |
ConferenceDB, live as of 12 October 2026. A show with several booth sizes counts once, at its cheapest. Shows that publish no fee are not in the count, so the figures describe shows that print a price, not every show.
How to read these numbers
Healthcare & Medicine supplies 99 of the 227 shows, so the all-industries median leans toward its fees; the rows above are the better guide for any other industry.
The median is the cheapest fee a typical show asks, not the price of a typical booth: larger booths at the same show cost more. Read the middle half as the range for the cheapest booth at an average show, then open the show you are weighing: its page lists the booth, table and space fees it publishes next to its sponsorship packages.
Sponsorships sold on the exhibit floor, such as photo booths, table drops and corner surcharges, are left out; they are sponsorship packages, not the cost of a booth. Fees quoted per square foot are left out too, since the total depends on the booth size.
To see what a show's exhibitors look like before paying, open its exhibitor list; to compare a booth against a sponsorship, see sponsorship pricing by level. Every list ConferenceDB keeps is on free sponsor and exhibitor lists.
Questions
How much does a trade show booth cost?
At the 227 shows that publish a booth, table or exhibit-space fee in US dollars, the cheapest one has a median of $2,750; half sit between $1,500 and $4,338.
Which industry has the most expensive booths?
Among industries with 5+ shows that publish a fee, Cybersecurity has the highest median cheapest booth at $5,500 (5 shows) and Hospitality & Events the lowest at $1,000 (5 shows).
Does the booth fee cover the whole cost of exhibiting?
No. These figures are the fee for the booth, table or space itself, the cheapest one each show publishes. Travel, staff, shipping and building the booth are not in them, and fees quoted per square foot are left out.
Where can I see the booth fee for one show?
Open the show's page: when it publishes a booth, table or space fee it sits in the package table next to the sponsorship levels. Package prices are collected for conferences across every industry. See package prices by level.
Is it worth exhibiting at a trade show?
That depends on who comes back and what the booth brings in, which these fees do not show. The exhibitor lists on ConferenceDB show how many of a show's exhibitors were also there the year before, a sign of whether companies renew. See exhibitor lists.
Sources
- Sponsorship pricingpackage prices, the exhibit section and its method, updated 12 October 2026
- Exhibitor listsfull exhibitor lists with booth numbers, updated 12 October 2026
- ConferenceDB company factshow the prices are collected, updated 7 October 2026