Book the Booth. Be in the Room. Close the Deals.
October 5 to 7, 2026 · Atlantic City Convention Center · Atlantic City, NJ
Let's be direct. The carwash market is projected to grow 5.5% every year for the next decade. That kind of momentum doesn't wait for anyone, and neither do the operators who are actively deciding right now which equipment, chemistry, and technology partners will carry their business into the next ten years.
Those decision-makers are going to be in one building this October. The only question is whether they'll be standing at your booth or your competitor's.
The room where the decisions get made
There's a version of this fall where you read the recap afterward. You see the photos, hear about the deals that closed on the floor, and catch wind of the new operator relationships that formed over three days in Atlantic City. You tell yourself you'll catch the next one.
Here's the problem with that plan: the operators who show up to Carwash Con East aren't browsing. They're buying, comparing, and building their vendor shortlists in real time. When thousands of decision-makers walk the floor, they remember the companies they met face-to-face. They don't remember the ones who weren't there.
Exhibiting puts your product in their hands, your team in the conversation, and your name on the list of partners they actually trust. You can't replicate that with a follow-up email in November.
What an exhibit booth actually gets you
A booth at Carwash Con East isn't just floor space. Every exhibitor package includes:
A 10x10 booth built out with an 8' high backwall, 3' high siderail, a 7" x 44" exhibitor ID sign with your company name and booth number, an 8' draped table, two side chairs, and a wastebasket. You show up ready to sell.
Your company listing in the Convention Map, so attendees can find you before they even walk in (this requires registering by September 15, so that date matters).
Four tickets to the trade show with your first booth, plus two more tickets for every additional booth you add. That's your whole team on the floor, working the room.
The pricing rewards going bigger
The booth math is built to reward companies that commit to a real presence:
- First booth: $1,100
- Each additional booth (2 to 5): $1,000
- Each additional booth (6+): $900
If you've been thinking about a larger footprint, this is the structure that makes it worth it. And here's the part worth paying attention to: the biggest booths tend to go first, with major exhibitors often rebooking their space at the close of the previous show. The prime real estate on the floor plan is a finite resource, and every year it disappears earlier.
Early bird savings won't sit still
Locking in now does two things. It secures your spot on the floor before the best positions are claimed, and it gets you access to the show pass and hotel room block at discounted rates. Waiting doesn't just risk a worse booth location. It costs you more money for the same show.
Tomorrow, you pay more. That's not a slogan, it's just how the deadline structure works.
This is where your industry shows up
Carwash Con East is produced by a coalition of regional carwash associations, which means the audience isn't a random cross-section. It's the operators, vendors, and new ideas that define the Northeast market, all in one place, for three focused days. It's the show industry pros consistently name as the one they don't skip.
If you sell to carwashes, this is your room. The connections, the deals, and the visibility are all sitting on that floor waiting for the companies that showed up to claim them.
Claim your booth before it's gone
The floor is filling. The early bird window is open now and won't stay that way. The September 15 map listing deadline is closer than it looks.
Get your booth: carwashconeast.com/exhibit
Pick your space. Get your team on the floor. Be part of the show that the rest of the industry is already planning around.
