FABTECH Announces Change to Future Chicago Event Dates
Chicago, IL, November 12, 2019 – The five FABTECH event partners announced that beginning in 2021, FABTECH Chicago-previously held in November-will shift its dates to September. FABTECH is North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event. The event, hosted in odd years at Chicago’s McCormick Place, will make its next visit to the Windy City on September 13-16, 2021 and remain in September in future odd years. FABTECH’s mission is to bring buyers and sellers together in a convenient venue to conduct business, make connections, share ideas, and learn from one another. The Chicago-based event takes place over four days and welcomes more than 48,000 attendees and 1,700 exhibiting companies, filling three halls at McCormick Place with the latest technology innovations. “FABTECH is one of the largest events held at McCormick Place, bringing $73 million delegation spending to Chicago,” said John Catalano, SME senior director, FABTECH. “As a result of FABTECH’s growth over the past years and our favorable relationship with the city and the convention center, we were proud to make this shift to support the needs of the industry.” Catalano continued, “We know the fall is a very busy period for the industry and our exhibitors, partners and attendees plan numerous activities around FABTECH. As a result, we felt it was important to give the industry as much notice as possible with regards to our show dates going forward to assist with their planning.” The dates and locations for FABTECH U.S. for the next six years will be as follows:- November 18-20, 2020 – Las Vegas, NV
- September 13-16, 2021 – Chicago, IL
- November 8-10, 2022 – Atlanta, GA
- September 11-14, 2023 – Chicago, IL
- November 20-22, 2024 – Las Vegas, NV
- September 8-11, 2025 – Chicago, IL
