Fabtech 2026

FABTECH 2026 runs from Wednesday 21 to Friday 23 October 2026 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada. It is FABTECH's first Las Vegas edition in ten years.

The exhibit halls are open 09:00-17:00 on Wednesday 21 October, 09:00-17:00 on Thursday 22 October, and 09:00-16:00 on Friday 23 October, Pacific Time. The conference program starts a day earlier, on Tuesday 20 October, with the AWS Professional Program.

Show floor admission is free if you register by 16 October 2026. After that date, and on site, registration costs $50. Conference sessions, workshops and the FAB Pass are priced separately.

No. FABTECH is a trade-only event open to industry professionals, and no one under 16 is admitted, including infants in arms and strollers. Students and school groups are welcome through a separate student registration pathway.

FABTECH occupies 725,000 square feet in three halls at the Las Vegas Convention Center. For comparison, the 2025 Chicago edition filled 889,905 square feet over four days.

The Artificial Intelligence for Manufacturing (AIM) Pavilion is new, bringing AI and advanced digital manufacturing solutions into one destination covering predictive maintenance, machine vision, analytics, digital twins, industrial cybersecurity, IIoT, CAD/CAM and ERP. Also new is the FAB Pass, a limited premium upgrade capped at 200 passes, and the first live round of the WeldArt World Championship on the show floor.

FABTECH occupies the North, Central and South Halls at the Las Vegas Convention Center. South Hall covers finishing, stamping, welding and robotics; Central Hall holds the cutting, forming and machine tool exhibitors plus software; and North Hall holds job shops, contract manufacturers and international supplier groups.

The LVCC is on Paradise Road, a short drive from Harry Reid International Airport. The LVCC Loop moves passengers between campus stations free of charge in about two minutes. Complimentary shuttle buses run between official FABTECH hotels and the venue, but only for attendees who book through onPeak, the official housing provider. The Las Vegas Monorail has a Convention Center station, and parking is available on site.

FABTECH Mexico runs 4-6 May 2027 in Monterrey, FABTECH returns to McCormick Place in Chicago 13-16 September 2027, and FABTECH Canada runs 13-15 June 2028 in Toronto.