2026 Organizer Benchmarking Study - Performance Playbook for Small Shows

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Published: 7/8/2026

This playbook is for shows under 50,000 NSF and provides insights into the post-pandemic business environment, helping organizers set performance expectations and identify factors for better outcomes. See how your event stacks up across financial benchmarks, pricing, and participation — and how tracking performance metrics directly ties to revenue and exhibitor growth.

Designed with small show organizers in mind, this new edition is clear, scannable, and loaded with insights you can put to work right away:

• Compare your event to peer events across the industry
• Set realistic performance expectations in a post-pandemic landscape
• Identify the strategies that lead to stronger financial and operational outcomes