Los Angeles Trade Show Booth Rentals & Exhibition Stand Builders
Los Angeles hosts some of the busiest trade show and exhibition calendars in the country, with the Los Angeles Convention Center and nearby Southern California venues drawing exhibitors from entertainment, technology, consumer products, healthcare, and manufacturing. Standing out on a crowded show floor takes more than square footage — it takes a booth that's designed, built, and installed correctly the first time.
Next Level Displays designs, builds, and manages trade show booth rentals and custom exhibition stands for companies exhibiting in Los Angeles and throughout the U.S. Whether you need a single 10x10 rental for a regional show or a full island exhibit with structure, graphics, and AV, our team handles design, fabrication, installation, and dismantling as one coordinated project.
Trade Show Booth Rentals in Los Angeles
A trade show booth rental gives exhibitors a professionally designed exhibit without the long-term cost or storage commitment of owning a custom structure outright. It's a practical option for companies that exhibit occasionally, want to test a new booth concept, or need a different footprint from show to show.
Our Los Angeles trade show booth rentals are built from a flexible system of structural components, so the same underlying framework can be reconfigured into different sizes and layouts as your exhibit needs change. Each rental is finished with your own branding, graphics, and finishes, so the result looks like a purpose-built exhibit rather than a generic rental kit.
Rental exhibits from Next Level Displays are available across standard trade show footprints, from compact inline booths to larger island configurations — see Booth Sizes and Configurations below.
What's Included in a Trade Show Exhibit Rental
A trade show exhibit rental from Next Level Displays is a turnkey package, not just a structure. Depending on your booth and show requirements, a rental typically includes:
Design and 3D Rendering
Every rental starts with a design consultation and a 3D rendering of your booth, so you can review layout, branding placement, and traffic flow before anything is built.
Graphics and Branding
Large-format graphics, backlit panels, tension fabric, and branded signage are produced to match your brand guidelines and applied to the rental structure.
Lighting, AV, and Technology
Rental exhibits can incorporate accent lighting, backlit graphics, monitor mounts, and integrated AV components where your booth design calls for them.
Installation and Dismantling
Our team handles booth installation (I&D) at your Los Angeles venue and returns for dismantling at the close of the show, coordinating with show-site labor requirements and move-in/move-out schedules.
Shipping, Storage, and On-Site Logistics
We coordinate crating, freight, and delivery to the show, and manage storage of rental components between events.
Exhibition Stand Design and Construction
Some exhibitors need more than a rental — they need a fully custom exhibition stand built around a specific brand experience, product display, or multi-year use case. As exhibition stand builders, Next Level Displays designs and fabricates custom exhibits from the ground up: structure, millwork, graphics, lighting, and technology integration, engineered specifically for your brand and booth footprint.
Custom exhibition stands make sense when a company exhibits frequently, wants full design ownership, or needs a structure — like a double-deck exhibit — that a standard rental inventory can't accommodate. Many exhibitors also use a hybrid approach: a custom-built structural core supplemented with rental elements for a specific show, which keeps upfront investment lower while still delivering a fully branded environment.
See examples of our design and build work in the gallery.
Rental vs. Custom: Choosing the Right Exhibit
| Rental Exhibit | Custom Exhibit | |
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| Upfront cost | Lower | Higher |
| Best for | Occasional exhibitors, changing booth sizes, testing a new concept | Frequent exhibitors, long-term brand investment |
| Storage | Handled between shows as part of the rental program | Requires dedicated storage between events |
| Design flexibility | High, within the rental system's structural options | Complete design freedom |
| Reconfiguration | Can be resized/reconfigured for different shows | Typically built for a specific footprint |
If you're not sure which direction fits your exhibit calendar and budget, our team can walk through both options and recommend a path based on how often you exhibit and what you're trying to accomplish on the floor.
Booth Sizes and Configurations We Build
Trade show booths at Los Angeles-area venues are typically sold in standard footprints, and booth type affects what's structurally possible:
Inline booths (10x10, 10x20) — open on one side, backed by a common wall shared with neighboring exhibitors
Peninsula booths (20x20 and larger) — open on three sides, backed by another exhibitor's space
Island booths (20x20 and larger) — open on all four sides with no shared walls, allowing full 360-degree design
Double-deck exhibits — two-story structures used to maximize usable space within a larger footprint (built by Next Level Displays for brands including Hertz, Kioxia, and Milestar Tires); see our double-decks page for structural and permitting considerations
Portable and modular displays — lightweight, reusable systems for smaller footprints or multi-show use; see portable trade show displays
Booth type affects design options as much as square footage — an island booth allows entrances and sightlines from every direction, while an inline booth needs a design that works within one open face. We factor this into the design phase before any rendering work begins.
How the Rental Process Works
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We discuss your show, booth size, budget, and brand goals.
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You review a 3D rendering of the proposed booth before fabrication starts.
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Structure, graphics, and any lighting or AV components are built and quality-checked.
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Components are shipped to your Los Angeles venue and installed by our I&D team ahead of show open.
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We're available during the show for any on-site adjustments.
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The exhibit is dismantled at close and returned to storage or prepped for your next event.
Booking timelines vary by show size and season, but for custom or larger island exhibits, starting the design conversation several months ahead of your show date gives enough runway for design revisions, fabrication, and freight scheduling without rushing production.
Exhibiting in Los Angeles — Local Considerations
Exhibiting in Los Angeles comes with a few practical factors worth planning around:
Venue logistics — Move-in/move-out windows, freight/marshaling yard procedures, and labor jurisdiction rules vary by venue and show, and affect your installation schedule.
Drayage and material handling — Shows at large Southern California venues typically require coordination between your exhibit shipment and the show's official material handling contractor.
Booth height and line-of-sight restrictions — Larger structures, including double-deck exhibits, may require venue and fire marshal approval; this is confirmed during the design phase, not after fabrication.
Multi-venue exhibitors — Companies that show at multiple Southern California venues in the same season benefit from a rental program that can be reconfigured between events rather than rebuilt from scratch each time.
We manage these logistics as part of the exhibit project rather than leaving them for you to coordinate separately with the venue and general contractor.
Recent Work
Next Level Displays has designed and built trade show exhibits for brands including Rocket Lab, Tetra Pak, Hertz, Microsoft, JetBrains, Kioxia, Milestar Tires, Ingram Micro, and The Farmer's Dog, spanning inline, island, and double-deck booth formats.
Two of these projects — the Clio Cloud Conference exhibit and the Tetra Pak booth at Cheese Expo — are documented in detail, including design approach and outcome, in our case studies. You can browse the full range of completed booths across industries in the project gallery.
IZZE Sparkling Juice display booth with colorful banners and counter
Trade show display for Ring security products featuring a blue backdrop, product images, a digital screen, and promotional text.
Slack trade show booth with colorful graphics, tables, and chairs.
Trade show booth for Made Coffee featuring canned cold brew products on display shelves with promotional materials, branding images, and a seating area with bar stools and a table.
Trade show booth with Mesosphere branding, including a counter, backdrop with logo, and a flat screen display in a modern design.
PNC Bank promotional booth with display screens and logo
Trade show booth for 'The Tea Spot' featuring tables, chairs, and promotional displays.
Trade show booth for The J.M. Smucker Co. with promotional displays, brand logo, a woman holding a cup, seating area, and decorative plants.
trade show booth with colorful branding, Wave Creative logo, screen, seating area, and modern design elements.
Hydro Flask exhibition booth with water bottle display and seating area.
Trade show booth for Jealous Sweets, featuring colorful graphics and logo.
Amazon Business tradeshow booth with promotional materials and seating area.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the questions exhibitors ask most often about renting or building a booth for a Los Angeles trade show.
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A trade show booth rental is a pre-engineered exhibit structure that's customized with your branding, graphics, and finishes for a specific show, then returned rather than kept. It gives you a fully designed booth without the long-term cost of owning a custom structure.
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A complete rental typically includes design and 3D rendering, structure, custom graphics, installation and dismantling at the venue, and shipping/storage of the components between shows. Lighting and AV can be added depending on your booth design.
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A rental booth uses a reconfigurable structural system finished with your own branding for a specific show, with lower upfront cost and built-in storage. A custom booth is built from scratch to your exact specifications, offering complete design freedom but requiring a larger upfront investment and your own storage between events.
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Yes. Installation and dismantling (I&D) at the venue is a standard part of a Next Level Displays exhibit rental, coordinated around your show's move-in and move-out schedule.
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Yes. Rental exhibits are finished with your brand's graphics, colors, and finishes, so the structure reads as a purpose-built booth rather than generic rental inventory.
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Yes. Both rental and custom exhibits can incorporate accent and backlit lighting, monitor mounts, and AV integration where the booth design calls for it.
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Timelines depend on booth size and complexity, but starting the design conversation several months before your show date allows time for design revisions, fabrication, and freight scheduling without compressing the production timeline.