By Harry Nara · Last updated
- Conferences beginSaturday 3 April 2027
- Show floor opensSunday 4 April 2027
- Show floor closesWednesday 7 April 2027
- Where
- Las Vegas Convention Center
- Tickets
- Ticketed
- Time of year
- April
- Dates
- Around the same dates every year
Conferences and workshops run 3 to 7 April; the show floor is open 4 to 7 April, Sunday to Wednesday. Pass prices are published nearer the time.
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NAB Show is the media industry’s trade fair. Conference sessions start on a Saturday, the show floor runs from Sunday to Wednesday, and all of it is at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Arrive by Saturday for the sessions or Sunday morning for the floor alone, keep Wednesday night unless you can fly out that evening, and stay near a monorail station: the train reaches the convention centre from anywhere on its line in ten minutes or less.
What NAB Show actually is
The National Association of Broadcasters runs it, and it has long since outgrown broadcasting. Camera makers, streaming platforms, cloud production, sports media and online creators share the halls with the television networks. The organiser’s audited count for the last edition was more than forty thousand attendees from 144 countries, nearly a quarter of them from outside the United States and almost half there for the first time.
It comes in two layers. Conferences and workshops begin the day before the halls open, and the exhibition itself runs four days. Some people come for the sessions; most come for the floor, where new equipment is shown working and deals get done.
A smaller autumn show carries the same name at the Javits Center in New York. The spring show in Las Vegas is the flagship, and the one this page is about.
Where to watch NAB Show
- The show floor. The halls are long and spread across the campus, and a free Loop car runs underground from the Central Hall to the West Hall. Wear shoes you can walk in all day.
- The conference rooms. Sessions start a day ahead of the floor. Recordings of past talks are on the organiser’s site, which is the quickest way to judge whether a conference pass is worth the extra.
- Dinner, booked ahead. Client dinners fill the better restaurants near the convention centre and along the north end of the Strip in show week, so reserve anything you care about before you travel.
Tickets and what it costs
Pass prices for this edition have not been published yet. In past years the organiser has sold a show-floor pass, a conference pass and an all-access pass, and has handed out free show-floor codes through exhibitors and its own promotions. Ask anyone you know who is exhibiting before paying for the floor.
The show runs its own hotel booking service, linked from its site. Compare its rates with booking directly before committing.
Official information and booking: www.nabshow.com/las-vegas
Getting there
The Las Vegas Monorail has a station at the convention centre, on Paradise Road, and runs parallel to the Strip, behind its eastern resorts, from MGM Grand to SAHARA, seven stations in all. In big show weeks the operator runs trains every four to five minutes and says none of its stops is more than ten minutes from the convention centre.
Westgate and SAHARA are one and two stops north of it. To the south the line calls at Harrah’s and the LINQ, Flamingo and Caesars Palace, Horseshoe and Paris, and MGM Grand, which makes a hotel near any of them a practical base.
A four-day unlimited pass costs $40 at a station or $38.10 online, and a single ride $6.25. From the station, a bridge over Desert Inn Road leads to the North and Central Halls one way and the South Hall the other.
Mistakes worth avoiding
Planning to buy a monorail ticket at the convention centre
There is no staffed ticket booth at that station, and the online fares are cheaper anyway. Buy a multi-day pass on your phone before the first morning.
Paying full price for the show floor
Free floor codes have circulated through exhibitors and the organiser’s own mailings in past years. Check before you register.
Walking to the West Hall
It is a long way from the other halls on foot. The free Loop ride from the Central Hall is quicker, or cross the Paradise Road bridge from the North Hall.
Registering for the wrong show
The New York show in the autumn shares the name and the website. Check that the registration page says Las Vegas before you pay.
Other Las Vegas events
Frequently asked questions
When is NAB Show in Las Vegas?
In April, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Conferences begin on the Saturday and the show floor is open from Sunday to Wednesday; this edition’s dates are in the card at the top of the page.
How much does an NAB Show pass cost?
Prices for this edition are not out yet. Show-floor passes have often been free with a promotional code from an exhibitor or from the organiser, and conference and all-access passes cost more.
Where should I stay for NAB Show?
Near a monorail station. Westgate and SAHARA are just north of the convention centre, and Harrah’s and the LINQ, Flamingo and Caesars Palace, Horseshoe and Paris, and MGM Grand are on the line to the south.
How do I get to the Las Vegas Convention Center?
By monorail, which has its own convention centre station and runs every four to five minutes in big show weeks. A four-day pass is $38.10 bought online.
Is there an NAB Show in New York as well?
Yes, a smaller two-day show at the Javits Center in the autumn. The Las Vegas show in spring is the main one.
Sources
- NAB Show, Las Vegas dates and last edition’s audited figures
- NAB Show, wrap-up press release for the last edition
- Las Vegas Monorail, convention center transportation and fares
- Las Vegas Monorail, the convention center station
- Las Vegas Monorail, ticket information
Dates on this page are checked against the organiser’s own listing and confirmed through 2027. Written and maintained by Harry Nara.