IMTS 2026 exhibitor planner

Show: IMTS
Year: 2026
City: Chicago
Venue: McCormick Place
Show opens: September 14, 2026
Move-out: September 26, 2026

Action requiredBased on the official deadlines below and what you have marked done. Your answers never change the official dates.

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Not startedBooth design approved
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Not startedDrawing submitted
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Not startedEAC form submitted
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Not startedElectrical ordered
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Not startedRigging ordered
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Not startedLabor ordered
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Not startedAdvance warehouse arranged
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Not startedCarrier check-in confirmed
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Not startedMove-in confirmed
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OverdueShow dates confirmed
Show open · September 14, 2026 · closed
Status for Show dates confirmed
OverdueMove-out arranged
Move-out · September 26, 2026 · closed
Status for Move-out arranged
OverdueDismantle arranged
Dismantle · September 20, 2026 · closed
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Not startedFinal outbound freight arranged
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Official deadlines

Only dates our team has verified against an official source appear here. A deadline type with no verified date is simply absent.

Deadline	Date	Timezone	Status	Official source
Show open	September 14, 2026	Central Time	Closed	imts.com · checked September 18, 2026
Dismantle	September 20, 2026	Central Time	Closed	imts.com · checked September 18, 2026
Move-out	September 26, 2026	Central Time	Closed	imts.com · checked September 18, 2026

Official documents

No official manual or service kit has been recorded for this show yet.

Travelling to this show

If anyone on your team is travelling from outside the United States, start on the invitation-letter page now rather than later - consular appointment waits, not the letter, are usually what decides whether they make the show.

IMTS 2026 visa invitation letter and visitor help

Need help with any of it?

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