NFDA International Convention & Expo

McCormick Place Convention Center

Monday, October 27 - Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Order GES Services by Friday, October 3 for Best Pricing

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Important Freight Information - No Warehouse Pickup

IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING INBOUND AND OUTBOUND FREIGHT


No Return to Warehouse at Close of Show Notification:
All exhibit materials will need to be shipped out direct from show site. If you use a carrier other than the official show carrier and they fail to pick up your shipment at showsite, your shipment will be re-routed to the destination on Bill of Lading.

Inbound Freight

Inbound freight can be delivered to the Advanced Warehouse (Preferred) or to showsite.

Advance Shipment to Warehouse
GES c/o Tradeshow Transportation
NFDA International Convention & Expo
Exhibiting Company Name
Booth #
2300 S. Throop St.
Chicago, IL  60608
United States of America
Shipments should arrive on or between business days: Friday, September 19, 2025
  • Friday, September 19, 2025 - Friday, October 17, 2025

Warehouse receiving hours are:
  • Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM; Closed 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM & Holidays.

Please refer to the GES Warehouse Closure Calendar for official closure dates.


Direct Shipment to Exhibit Site
GES
NFDA International Convention & Expo
Exhibiting Company Name
Booth #
McCormick Place Convention Center
2301 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL  60616-1490
United States of America
Shipments should arrive on:
Friday, October 24, 20258:00 AM To 5:00 PM 
Saturday, October 25, 20258:00 AM To 5:00 PM 
Sunday, October 26, 20258:00 AM To 8:00 PM 

Outbound Freight

For Outbound shipments, carriers must pick up freight from the Exhibit Site address:
McCormick Place Convention Center
2301 S Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL  60616-1490
United States of America

On the scheduled dismantle date(s):
Wednesday, October 29, 202512:00 PM To 8:00 PM 
Thursday, October 30, 20258:00 AM To 12:00 PM 

Carriers must be checked in by:
Wednesday, October 29, 20252:00 PM 
Thursday, October 30, 202510:00 AM 

Facility must be cleared by:
Thursday, October 30, 202512:00 PM 

If you have any questions regarding this procedure, please Contact Us.