Manifest 2027 Important Dates and Deadlines
Use the dates below to plan your booth, shipping, team registration, hotel stay, and onsite schedule. Sponsor Portal tasks may have additional package-specific due dates, so continue to monitor your portal dashboard.
| DATE | DEADLINE OR ACTIVITY |
| December 14, 2026 | Print/Web logos and company descriptions |
| December 14, 2026 | Guidebook Ads |
| December 31, 2026 | Turnkey and Mini Booth package order deadline |
| December 31, 2026 | T3 advance warehouse begins accepting shipments |
| January 7, 2027 | Column Wraps |
| January 7, 2027 | Turnkey and Mini Booth artwork submission deadline |
| January 7, 2027 | Exhibitor Appointed Contractor form and Certificate of Insurance deadline |
| January 8, 2027 | Booth Designs Submitted for Approval |
| January 8, 2027 | Sponsor Staff/Client Passes |
| January 8, 2027 | Digital Display Ads |
| January 8, 2027 | Bag Insert Approval |
| January 8, 2027 | Main Stage Commercial |
| January 12, 2027 | Manifest hotel room-block booking deadline, or earlier if the block sells out |
| January 14, 2027 | Turnkey and Mini Booth artwork approval deadline |
| January 14, 2027 | T3 service order advance discount deadline |
| January 14, 2027 | Custom furniture advance discount deadline |
| January 27, 2027 | Last day for advance warehouse shipments to arrive without late surcharges |
| January 29, 2027 | Bag Insert Received by Event Management |
| February 7, 2027 at 8:00 AM | Direct shipments to show site may begin arriving |
| February 7, 2027 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM | General exhibitor move-in |
| February 8, 2027 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | General exhibitor move-in; all exhibits must be set by 5:00 PM |
| February 9, 2027 from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM | Expo Hall open |
| February 10, 2027 from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM | Expo Hall open |
| February 10, 2027 from 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM | Exhibitor move-out |
| February 11, 2027 from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM | Exhibitor move-out; all carriers must check in by 2:00 PM |
Helpful links
Manifest 2027 Exhibitor Services Manual
Important move-out policy
Sponsors are not permitted to begin breaking down their booths before the Expo Hall closes at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, February 10. Sponsors who break down early lose their priority selection status for 2028.