Trade Show · Held annually in Las Vegas
Exhibit and Booth Rentals for Bar & Restaurant Expo
The hospitality industry's leading annual event is built around tasting, sampling, and experience. We build exhibit rentals with functional bars, tasting stations, and warm hospitality design that keeps operators on your stand.
About Bar & Restaurant Expo and Who Exhibits There
Bar & Restaurant Expo is the nightlife and hospitality industry trade show held annually in Las Vegas. Exhibitors cover spirits, beer and beverages, bar equipment and glassware, foodservice equipment, POS and technology, furniture and design, and hospitality services.
The audience is bar and restaurant owners, beverage directors, nightclub operators, hotel food and beverage teams and distributors.
What Makes Bar & Restaurant Expo Different to Build For
Beverage sampling is the primary activity and it carries licensing and compliance requirements. Alcohol sampling on a Las Vegas show floor involves permitting, service rules, and often licensed servers. Confirm the requirements with the organizer early, because they affect the booth layout — a service position, product storage, ice and glassware handling, and waste.
The aesthetic reference is a bar, not a trade show booth. This audience runs hospitality venues and judges design accordingly. Booths built as actual bars — back bar, service surface, proper lighting, quality materials — dramatically outperform conventional exhibit structures. This is one of the few shows where building the thing you are selling is the correct approach.
Lighting sets the mood and the mood is the sales pitch. Hospitality lighting — warm, layered, atmospheric — reads correctly to this audience. Flat overhead trade show lighting actively works against a beverage or nightlife product.
Foodservice and equipment exhibitors have the standard cooking requirements: power, ventilation, health compliance, sampling surfaces and waste handling.
Traffic peaks are social. This floor gets busy in a way that resembles a venue. Circulation needs to handle a crowd without the booth becoming impassable.
Bar & Restaurant Expo Venue and Move-In
The show is held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Beverage exhibitors need product storage with refrigeration where applicable, and ice and waste handling planned in.
Alcohol permitting and service rules should be confirmed with the organizer before the booth is designed, because they shape the service layout.
Booth Sizes That Work at Bar & Restaurant Expo
10x10 and 10x20 — Common for spirits and beverage brands. A well-built service position with proper lighting is the whole booth.
20x20 island — A genuine bar build with back bar, service on multiple sides, seating and storage.
20x40 and larger — Full venue environment with bar, seating, demonstration area and private buyer meeting space.
How Early to Book for Bar & Restaurant Expo
Four to six months, longer if you are building a full bar with plumbing or refrigeration, or if alcohol permitting affects your layout.
Plan Your Las Vegas Exhibit Rental
Start with the footprint and exhibit format that support your program, then confirm the final scope against the event's current exhibitor manual and official contractor requirements.
Browse all exhibit designs · Explore LED exhibit rentals · Explore double-deck exhibits · Las Vegas Convention Center planning guidance
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you build a working bar?
Yes — back bar, service surface, refrigeration, ice and waste handling, with hospitality-quality lighting and finishes.
What do I need for alcohol sampling?
Permitting and service rules are set by the organizer and the venue. Confirm early, because they affect the booth layout, and we design around them.
Can you do hospitality-style lighting rather than trade show lighting?
Yes, and at this show we recommend it — warm layered lighting reads correctly to this audience.
Are you affiliated with Bar & Restaurant Expo?
No. We are an independent exhibit rental and fabrication company.