"Outboarding" is when any non-exhibitor hosts an event anywhere in the city that attracts SEMA Show buyers. If you hear of an outboarding event, please contact the Show Management Office, 702-943-3505 or your floor manager. To contact Show Management in advance of the Show, please call 909-396-0289.
If a company manufactures any product or offers services that are fit to be exhibited at AAPEX and/or the SEMA Show, the company is considered a Non-Exhibiting Company (NEC). NECs can send a maximum of two representatives to the Shows for up to two years to evaluate the Show for future participation as an Exhibitor. Companies must return as an Exhibitor for their next participation at AAPEX and/or the SEMA Show, if they have previously attended as any of the following at either Show:
If you are an exhibitor, you may host a meeting or event in your booth either two (2) hours prior to the Show opening or two (2) hours after Show close, with Show Management approval. Please complete the Booth/Outside Events Form in the online Exhibitor Service Manual available May 4, 2026.
You must be a SEMA Show exhibitor to reserve a meeting room at either the Las Vegas Convention Center or any Las Vegas hotel. Exhibitors can reserve a meeting room by completing the Meeting Space Reservation Form in the online Exhibitor Service Manual available May 4th, 2026.
The 2026 SEMA Show Hours Are:
*Registration closes at 2:00pm
The 2026 SEMA Show floorplan will be available in the Spring of 2026. At this time a list of 2025 SEMA Show Exhibitors can be found at www.semashow.com/floorplan.
The SEMA Show is an accessible event for qualified professionals. For any accessibility-related questions, please contact customer service Monday - Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Pacific Time, at 508-743-8571 or email AAPEXSEMA@maritz.com. We welcome and encourage all feedback and suggestions from our registrants with disabilities. We will do our best to assist you and address your accessibility needs.
The SEMA Show 2026 Exhibitor Service Manual (ESM) will be available in May of 2026. The 2025 Service Manual is currently available to serve as a guide and source of information for exhibitors planning to participate in the 2026 SEMA Show. If you require assistance or need more information, please contact SEMA Show Management at (909) 396-0289 or e-mail semashow@sema.org
Yes. If you arrive onsite and for any reason do not have your badge, you may have it reprinted onsite one (1) time only for a fee of $100 USD per badge. The fee for reprinting a Non-Exhibiting Company (NEC), Financial Investment Company (FIN), Manufacturer/Supplier/Buyer (MSB) and Vehicle Manufacturer, OEM (VMO) is $399 USD per badge. You may not have anyone else's badge reprinted onsite but your own. You will need to present an official, government-issued photo ID (like a passport or driver's license) that must match the name in your registration record.
No one may pre-register for a Feature Vehicle badge. Feature Vehicle badges are not mailed pre-show. Each Featured Vehicle is entitled to a maximum of two (2) badges at $75 USD each, and registration must be done onsite when you arrive at the Las Vegas Convention Center. When you check in your vehicle, you will receive a special registration form which you must complete and take to Exhibitor Registration to register up to two (2) registrants, maximum, per vehicle. (Spouses are included in the 2.)
