Around 160,000 attendees turned out at the event. Coppersmith was delighted to meet many of our customers in person.
The SEMA Show is the aftermarket industry’s annual trade show in Las Vegas at the massive Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). It’s hard to describe if you haven’t attended. The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) produces the show, so when people ask, “What is SEMA?” they may be referring to the show or they may be referring to the trade association itself.
It’s a four-day aftermarket industry trade show and event that, at its high point, before COVID, brought in over 160,000 attendees, including more than 70,000 buyers from the industry. Attendees came from all over the U.S. and 140 countries. Pre-COVID, there were more than 2,400 exhibiting companies.
The 2023 show included the fairly new West Hall expansion. It brought another 1.4 million square feet of available exhibit space. The other halls combined equal over 2 million net square feet of available exhibit space.
There were 1,500 feature vehicles scheduled and over 3,000 products featured in the SEMA Show New Products Showcase, located in the Skybridge between Central and South Hall.
The historical pre-COVID size of the SEMA Show, by the numbers:
- 71,000 companies with buyers at the show.
- 3,300 media representatives representing online digital and print publications.
- 2,400 exhibits.
- Over 3,000 new products in the New Products Showcase.
- Attendees from 140 countries.
- 4.6 million square feet of interior exhibit space
- 2.2 million square feet of outside space.
As the pandemic recedes into history and travel returns to normal, we’re hoping future SEMA Shows will be just as big as they have been historically. If you’d like to meet with your Coppersmith representative at an upcoming event, showcase, trade show, or conference, contact your representative today for our 2024 itinerary.
Regards,
Bobby Shaida
