Find and Compare FDIC International Booth Builders for 2027

What Will Your FDIC International Booth Cost?

FDIC doesn't publish booth space prices online. Its sales team quotes them, and the 2027 exhibitor manual, with service prices, is still "coming soon" (exhibitor center).

Your total exhibit cost will depend heavily on booth size, design, flooring, electrical, internet, freight, material handling, and any apparatus or equipment you display. Ask builders to separate each of these costs in their quotes. If you're deciding between a rental system and a custom build, see our guides to trade show booth rentals and custom trade show booths.

What Your FDIC Booth Space Includes

The latest public exhibitor FAQ is from 2024, so treat these details as historical guidance until the 2027 exhibitor manual is released. In that FAQ, booth space included pipe and drape for every booth except islands. Electric and internet were ordered separately through the convention center (exhibitor FAQ).

Flooring Is Required in Most Areas

Flooring is required and not included, with some exceptions. Booths in the Capitol Corridor, Hoosier Corridor, Wabash West Corridor and the LOS Connector, and outdoor exhibitors, didn't need to provide it (2024 FAQ). The 2027 rule may differ. Check which area your booth is in before you order flooring.

Other FDIC International Booth Costs to Budget For

• The booth itself, rented or owned
• Flooring, unless your area is exempt
• Electrical and internet
• Freight and material handling
• Moving and placing apparatus or heavy equipment
• Extra badges, if your team is large
• Hotel rooms (housing details are "coming soon")

Ask each FDIC International booth builder to price these lines separately. This makes it much easier to compare quotes and spot costs that one builder may have bundled or left out.

FDIC International 2027 Dates and Exhibit Hours

The two exhibit areas keep slightly different hours (FDIC event schedule):

FDIC notes that dates and times may change. The last day is a half day, so plan key meetings for Wednesday and Thursday.

FDIC Floor Plan: Convention Center, Lucas Oil Stadium and Outdoor Exhibits

The FDIC 2027 floor plan is live. The exhibition spreads across the Indiana Convention Center, Lucas Oil Stadium, the LOS Connector Hall, the Capitol Corridor and an outdoor exhibit and demo area (fdic.com).

Where your booth sits changes your hours, your flooring needs and how you move freight. Confirm the area with your builder before design starts, and ask them to quote for your actual exhibit location rather than assuming every FDIC International booth has the same setup requirements.

Many FDIC exhibitors also sell to EMS teams and public safety agencies. See our guides to EMS World Expo booth builders and IWCE booth builders.

Indiana Convention Center Labor Rules for FDIC Booths

The Indiana Convention Center lets exhibitors do much of their own booth work. The venue says your own full-time employees can set up your booth (ICCLOS booth information). Under the venue's labor requirements, your staff can also hang signs that attach to your own booth, install your own lighting, and connect equipment to the venue's utilities (ICC labor requirements).

Some work has to go through others:

• Freight moves and extra setup help: the show's decorator
• Motorized equipment: hired through the decorator or the venue
• Utility placement (electric, IT, water, gas): venue staff
• Anything attached to the building: venue staff

In the 2024 exhibitor FAQ, exhibitors could hand-carry their own materials, but dollies, flat trucks and other mechanical equipment weren't allowed. The 2027 rule may differ.

FDIC International Booth Rules

FDIC's 2027 rules will be in the exhibitor manual. Until it's out, ask your builder to confirm:

• Height limits for your booth type and area
• Rules for displaying apparatus and vehicles (fuel, batteries, placement)
• Rules for outdoor exhibits and live demos
• Your move-in and move-out times, and staging lot instructions
• Insurance: every exhibitor must send a certificate of insurance (2024 FAQ)

Sampling, Food and Sales at FDIC

• Sodexo Live! has exclusive food and drink rights at the venue. Sampling or cooking needs registration with the Marion County Health Department (ICCLOS).
• In 2024, drink samples were limited to 2 oz and food to bite-size portions of 2 oz or less. The 2027 rule may differ.
• Selling on site means registering with the Indiana Department of Revenue for sales tax (7%).

Booth Staff Badges

In 2024, each booth got 5 badges for the first 100 sq ft, 3 for each extra 100 sq ft up to 3,000 sq ft, and 1 for each 100 sq ft beyond that. The 2027 allowance may differ.

Using Your Own FDIC International Trade Show Contractor

Confirm the official 2027 decorator in the exhibitor manual before you select a builder.

Exhibitors can use an Exhibitor Appointed Contractor (EAC), subject to FDIC's 2027 requirements. Before you sign, ask your builder to confirm they can meet the EAC forms, insurance and deadlines.

FDIC International 2027 Booth Planning Timeline

FDIC International Booth Design Tips

• Plan around the apparatus. If you're showing vehicles or large equipment, place them first and design the rest of the booth around them.
• Separate demos from conversations. Hands-on gear draws a crowd. Keep a quieter spot where buyers can talk about specs, pricing and departmental budgets.
• Design for your exhibit area. Hours, flooring and freight differ between the Convention Center, Lucas Oil Stadium, the corridors and the outdoor area.
• Plan for hand carry. No dollies or carts were allowed for hand-carried items in 2024, so pack in pieces one person can carry.
• Order power and internet early. Live demos need the right power in the right place.

For layout, graphics and traffic flow in more depth, see our trade show booth design guide.

FDIC International Booth Rental vs. Custom Build

• First FDIC, or a small inline booth? A rental can lower your upfront cost while you learn what works.
• Doing several fire, EMS and safety shows a year? Modular trade show booths may make sense if you plan to reuse the system across shows.
• Island with apparatus or a two-story build? A custom build may give you more flexibility, particularly when the booth needs to accommodate large equipment, rigging or specialized structures.

What to Ask an FDIC International Exhibit Builder

When comparing FDIC International exhibit builders, ask each one:

1. Have you built at the Indiana Convention Center or Lucas Oil Stadium for FDIC?
2. Can we see photos of fire, EMS or public safety booths you've built?
3. What can our own staff set up, and what will your crew do?
4. How will you coordinate apparatus and heavy-equipment moves with the show's decorator?
5. Can you meet the 2027 EAC forms, insurance and deadlines?
6. Where is the booth built and stored, and what does freight to Indianapolis cost?
7. Will you price each line separately?

How Exhibitorly Helps You Find an FDIC International Exhibit Builder

FDIC booths can involve apparatus moves, multiple exhibit areas, flooring rules and decorator labor. Instead of evaluating builders one at a time, Exhibitorly lets you send one project brief to several vetted builders and compare their approach and pricing side by side.

1. Tell us your booth size, budget and goals.
2. We match you with vetted builders.
3. You get up to three design concepts and quotes.
4. You compare them side by side.
5. You pick one and work with them directly.