Portable, Pop-Up Trade Show Displays

A portable, pop-up trade show display is a trade show booth activation that can easily be transported, set up, and taken down quickly.

Typically, this type of trade show booth display can be installed by two people, as opposed to a team of people who typically tackle larger exhibitions.

Common solutions include pop-up tents, retractable banners, SEG walls, and custom table covers.

The biggest benefits of pop-up displays are the ease of transportation and installation. Many trade show exhibitors want a solution they can easily put into their car (or onto a plane!) and carry with them to the show floor.

As a bonus, many pop-up solutions — like canopy tents — can also be used at outdoor events, giving businesses an extra bang for their buck.

The cost of a pop-up trade show booth depends on the overall size and scope of the activation. TentCraft trade show booth solutions can cost anywhere between $1,500 and $10,000, but it really depends on what you're investing in.

A more basic activation with a custom table cover and a custom-printed backdrop is obviously more affordable than a custom tent setup with backlit SEG walls.

If you're concerned about budgets, the best thing to do is discuss your project with a sales representative to come up with solutions at different pricing tiers and work toward something that fits your event goal and your budget.

TentCraft can typically turn around your custom trade show project in three to five business days.

However, this can fluctuate during the busiest seasons so it's always best to get your order in as early as possible.

Our quick turnaround times are often quicker than our competitors because we're a manufacturer and custom-print operation for all of our trade show solutions in the United States (in Northern Michigan, to be exact!), and operate under a build-to-order model.

The beauty of a quality pop-up trade show booth is that it can be set up really quickly. On average, you can set up many of the displays found on this page in 10-15 minutes. SEG (silicone edge graphics) displays and truss structures will take a little longer than that timeframe, but are easy to set up after doing it a few times.

Some elements of a pop-up trade show booth can be used indoors and outdoors.

A pop-up canopy tent, for instance, can easily be used indoors and outdoors because there are multiple ways to anchor it against high winds.

Other elements, like media walls and SEG, are trickier to recommend for outdoor use. Those large activations essentially act like a sail in the wind and would require heavy-duty ballasting.

Reach out to our team if you have questions about specific event solutions for outdoor or indoor use.