The World’s Leading Home + Housewares Show

March 2–4, 2025 | McCormick Place | Chicago, IL

The World’s Leading Home + Housewares Show
March 2—4 | McCormick Place | Chicago, IL

Booth Installation & Dismantling

Refer to the Exhibitor Services Kit for additional information on installation and dismantling hours. However, below are some helpful reminders:

  • The deadline for Advance Warehouse Shipments to be received is TBD.
  • All shipments (display/product) must be in the exhibit space and unpacked with crates ready for storage.
  • Move-out begins at 3:01 p.m., Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Do not begin packing your product or dismantling your booth early! If observed tearing down early, exhibitors may receive a $1,000 fine.

Exhibitor Move-In Schedule

IHA has worked with McCormick Place to be able to offer at least a full week of move-in to all exhibitors and their contractors in all three buildings. 2022 schedule TBD early next year. Stay tuned!

Exhibitor Move-Out Schedule

The Show closes at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. The anticipated schedule to return cardboard boxes, fiber cases, and empty crates for products will be as follows:

All Building’s Exhibitors:    
Tuesday, March 8 3:01 p.m. – Begin removal of aisle carpeting.
  4:00 p.m. – Begin returning cardboard boxes, fiber cases, specially marked product containers, and all empty crates.
Wednesday, March 9 1:00 a.m. – Anticipated completion of returning all empty crates.

South Building + North Building Exhibitors – All materials must be packed, Material Handling Agreements (MHA) turned in to the Exhibitor Service Center and freight removed by 12:00 Noon on Friday, March 11, 2022. Shipments will start being rerouted at 12:00 Noon on Friday, March 11, 2022.

Lakeside Center Exhibitors – All materials must be packed, Material Handling Agreements (MHA) turned in to the Exhibitor Service Center and freight removed by 12:00 Noon on Saturday, March 12, 2022. Shipments will start being rerouted at 12:00 Noon, on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

DISMANTLE HOURS    
Tuesday, March 8 3:01 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. All Buildings
Wednesday, March 9 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. All Buildings
Thursday, March 10 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. All Buildings
Friday, March 11 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Lakeside Center
Friday, March 11 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon North and South Buildings
Saturday, March 12 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon Lakeside Center

Don’t forget to review the 2022 Show’s online Freight Target Floor Plans to find your booth’s target move-in date and time!