# Cleaning industry trade shows: 2026 and 2027 dates, costs and who should go

> The main cleaning industry trade shows for US cleaning companies are ISSA Show North America (November 16 to 19, 2026, Las Vegas), BSCAI Contracting Success (November 17 to 19, 2026, Las Vegas) and Clean Buildings at NFMT East (March 31 to April 2, 2027, Baltimore). Expo-only passes run from free to $305; full conference passes run $129 to $815. Go when you have equipment to buy or bigger contracts to bid, and budget about $1,500 per person with travel.

Published 2026-10-28, updated 2026-10-29 by Broombook · Get clients and grow · 13 min read  
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## Key takeaways

- ISSA Show North America 2026: education November 16 to 19, exhibits November 17 to 19, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. Expo-only is free for ISSA members and $220 for non-members at the early rate.
- BSCAI Contracting Success 2026 (CS26) runs November 17 to 19, 2026 in Las Vegas, the same week, and is built for building service contractors.
- Clean Buildings at NFMT East, March 31 to April 2, 2027, Baltimore: expo admission is free and the all-access pass is $129.
- The Clean Show (July 15 to 18, 2027, Las Vegas) is for laundry and textile care, not janitorial work; ISSA Pulire (Milan, May 2027) and Interclean Amsterdam (April 2028) are the big European shows.
- ISSA Show 2027 dates were not published on the organizer’s site as of October 27, 2026.
- A realistic trip costs $1,200 to $2,000 per person with flights, hotel and lost billable days, so go with a list of decisions you need to make.

## Which cleaning industry trade shows matter in 2026 and 2027?

For a US cleaning business owner, three events matter most: ISSA Show North America, the industry’s largest trade show; BSCAI Contracting Success, the conference for building service contractors; and Clean Buildings at NFMT East, a smaller spring event in Baltimore with a free expo pass. Everything else is either a specialty show (laundry, facilities management) or overseas.

| Event | Dates | Where | Who it is for | Entry cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ISSA Show North America 2026 | Education Nov 16 to 19, exhibits Nov 17 to 19, 2026 | Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas | Commercial and residential cleaning companies, distributors, facility managers | Expo only: free (members) or $220 (non-members) early; all-access from $460 |
| BSCAI Contracting Success 2026 (CS26) | Nov 17 to 19, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV | Building service contractors (janitorial companies with staff) | Conference registration, see BSCAI |
| NFMT West 2026 | Nov 3 to 4, 2026 | Las Vegas, NV | Facility managers; useful for meeting the people who buy janitorial services | Expo-level passes are free at NFMT events |
| Clean Buildings at NFMT East 2027 | Mar 31 to Apr 2, 2027 | Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD | Commercial cleaning contractors and in-house custodial teams on the East Coast | Expo: free; all access: $129 |
| The Clean Show 2027 | Jul 15 to 18, 2027 | Las Vegas, NV | Laundry, dry cleaning and textile care | See organizer |
| ISSA Pulire 2027 | May 11 to 13, 2027 | Fieramilano Rho, Milan, Italy | European professional cleaning | See organizer |
| Interclean Amsterdam 2028 | Apr 4 to 7, 2028 | RAI Amsterdam, Netherlands | Global cleaning and hygiene; the 2026 edition has already taken place | See organizer |

Dates and prices above come from each organizer’s site on October 27, 2026 and are linked in the sections below. Check the organizer before you book: dates move, and early-bird windows close.

## What happens at ISSA Show North America?

ISSA Show North America is the largest cleaning trade show in the US: an expo hall of equipment, chemical and software vendors, plus three days of education for contractors, distributors and in-house teams. The 2026 show runs [education November 16 to 19 and exhibits November 17 to 19 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas](https://www.issashow.com/).

### Passes and prices for 2026

ISSA sells two main attendee passes, with prices that rise as the show gets closer. From the organizer’s [2026 packages and pricing page](https://www.issashow.com/attend/registration-packages/):

| Pass | Sept 26 to Oct 23 | Oct 24 to Nov 14 | Nov 15 to Nov 21 (on site) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Expo Only, ISSA member | Free | $105 | $199 |
| Expo Only, non-member | $220 | $230 | $305 |
| All-Access Pass, ISSA member | $460 | $499 | $715 |
| All-Access Pass, non-member | $699 | $715 | $815 |

The Expo Only pass covers the exhibit hall. The All-Access Pass adds the full conference education program. Two things follow from the table. First, an ISSA membership can pay for itself on the expo pass alone if two or three people from your company go. Second, registering in the first window instead of on site saves $255 per person on the member All-Access Pass and $116 on the non-member one.

### What a small cleaning company gets out of it

- **Equipment, hands on.** Backpack vacuums, floor machines, autoscrubbers and robotic scrubbers side by side, with the people who built them. You can push the machine before you spend $3,000 on it.
- **Chemical and microfiber programs.** Distributors demo dilution systems and color-coded systems, and often quote show pricing.
- **Software.** Scheduling, bidding, quality inspection and payroll vendors in one aisle. Bring your real numbers and ask each one to walk through a week of your schedule.
- **Education.** Sessions on workloading, bidding, hiring and retention, infection prevention and the CIMS management standard. If you clean healthcare or schools, this is where those buyers’ expectations get explained.
- **Buyers.** Facility managers walk the floor too. They are not there to hire you, but a conversation at a booth beats a cold email.

## What is BSCAI Contracting Success, and is it for you?

BSCAI Contracting Success is the annual conference of the Building Service Contractors Association International, the trade association for janitorial and facility service contractors. The 2026 edition, CS26, runs [November 17 to 19, 2026 in Las Vegas](https://www.bscai.org/), the same days as the ISSA Show exhibits, so most contractors do both in one trip. BSCAI also lists a Virtual Finance Summit on October 29, 2026 and a December Town Hall on December 3, 2026, both online.

Contracting Success is a conference, not an expo. Sessions are about running a contract cleaning company: pricing and workloading, labor and turnover, selling to property managers, safety programs, buying and selling companies. Peer roundtables put you in a room with owners of companies two or three times your size, which is the part most attendees say they came for. BSCAI also runs certifications such as the CBSE (Certified Building Service Executive) and publishes its registration prices on its own site; they change by membership status and date, so check there rather than relying on last year’s number.

### Go if

- You have employees cleaning commercial buildings and you want to get to the next stage (more accounts, a manager, a second crew).
- You are starting to bid larger contracts and want to hear how established contractors price and staff them. Pair it with our guide to [getting and bidding commercial cleaning contracts](https://broombook.com/guides/commercial-cleaning-contracts).
- You are thinking about buying a competitor or selling in the next few years.

### Skip it if

- You are a solo residential cleaner or a two-person maid service. The content is written for contractors with payroll and night crews.
- You cannot afford to lose three billable days this year. The expo at ISSA is the cheaper first step.

## What are Clean Buildings at NFMT and the other regional events?

Clean Buildings at NFMT East is a cleaning conference and pavilion inside NFMT East, the facilities management show in Baltimore. The 2027 edition runs [March 31 to April 2, 2027 at the Baltimore Convention Center](https://www.nfmt.com/east/2027/cleanbuildings.aspx), with education tracks written for commercial cleaning professionals and a Clean Buildings Pavilion on the expo floor. The organizer calls 2027 its second year, so expect a smaller, more focused event than ISSA.

It is also the cheapest serious event on this list. NFMT East’s [show information page](https://www.nfmt.com/east/2027/show-info.aspx) lists Expo Level admission as free (expo hall, learning lab presentations, the opening general session and the networking party) and NFMT All Access at $129, which adds the full conference sessions. For a company on the East Coast, that turns a three-day trip into a one-day drive and a hotel night.

NFMT itself hosts [two national facilities management conferences a year: November 3 to 4, 2026 in Las Vegas and March 31 to April 2, 2027 in Baltimore](https://www.nfmt.com/). The attendees are facility managers, the people who sign janitorial contracts. You will not sell a contract on the floor, but you will learn what they are being told about cleaning, and the sessions on building operations help you talk their language in a walkthrough.

### Other events worth knowing about

- **Distributor open houses.** Your jan-san distributor probably runs a local show or vendor day once a year with equipment demos and show pricing. Ask your rep. It costs nothing and takes an afternoon.
- **State and regional BSCAI chapters and ISSA regional events.** ISSA lists events by region on its site; these are half-day or one-day meetings, often with a plant tour or a speaker on bidding.
- **Residential-focused conferences.** ISSA’s residential cleaning division runs content inside the ISSA Show, and several private operators run paid conferences for maid services. The private ones vary a lot in quality and price, so ask for the agenda and the speaker list before paying.

## Which shows are for laundry, restoration or international buyers?

The Clean Show is not a janitorial show: it is North America’s largest exposition for laundering, dry cleaning and textile care, and the next edition is [July 15 to 18, 2027 in Las Vegas](https://www.thecleanshow.com/). Go if you run or plan a laundry service, commercial linen, or a wash-and-fold add-on; skip it if you clean buildings. Our guide on [starting a laundry business](https://broombook.com/guides/how-to-start-a-laundry-business) covers that side.

Two European shows set the pace for equipment that reaches the US a year or two later. [ISSA Pulire](https://www.issapulire.com/en/) holds its 28th edition May 11 to 13, 2027 at Fieramilano Rho in Milan. [Interclean Amsterdam](https://www.intercleanshow.com/amsterdam/), at RAI Amsterdam, has already held its 2026 edition; the next one is April 4 to 7, 2028. Neither makes sense for a local cleaning company unless you are also a distributor, but their innovation award lists are a free preview of what the ISSA Show floor will look like next year.

Carpet cleaning and restoration have their own circuit (IICRC-linked events and regional carpet cleaners’ associations), and pressure washing and window cleaning each have a national convention. If you are adding one of those services, start with the guides to [carpet cleaning](https://broombook.com/guides/carpet-cleaning-business) or [window cleaning](https://broombook.com/guides/window-cleaning-business) before you book a flight; the certification class usually matters more than the show.

## How much does it cost to attend a cleaning trade show?

Count on $1,200 to $2,000 per person for ISSA Show or BSCAI once you add flights, three hotel nights, meals and the days you are not cleaning or selling. The pass is the smallest line.

### A worked budget (hypothetical numbers)

| Line | ISSA Show, owner only, early registration | Clean Buildings at NFMT East, drive from Philadelphia |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pass | $220 (Expo Only, non-member) or $460 (All-Access, member) | $0 (expo) or $129 (all access) |
| Travel | $450 round-trip flight, $60 airport transfers | $80 fuel and parking |
| Hotel | 3 nights × $200 = $600 | 1 night × $180 = $180 |
| Meals | 3 days × $70 = $210 | 2 days × $50 = $100 |
| Your time away | 3 days you are not quoting or supervising | 1.5 days |
| **Cash total** | **$1,540 to $1,780** | **$360 to $489** |

The question is what decision the trip helps you make. If you are about to spend $4,000 on a floor machine, choose a scheduling system you will use for five years, or decide whether to bid a 100,000 sq ft account, a day on the show floor is cheap insurance. If you have no purchase or decision in front of you, the same $1,600 buys a lot of Google ads. The guide on [growing a cleaning business](https://broombook.com/guides/how-to-grow-a-cleaning-business) helps you see which stage you are in and what the next decision is.

## How do you get your money back from a trade show?

You get your money back by arriving with a short list of decisions, booking meetings before you go, and following up within a week. People who wander the floor come home with tote bags; people with a list come home with a supplier, a price and a plan.

### Before

1. Write down three to five decisions: “backpack vacuum under $600 for two crews”, “a dilution system for four accounts”, “software that does recurring commercial schedules and inspections”.
2. Pull the exhibitor list from the organizer’s site and mark the booths for each decision. Email two or three vendors to book a 20-minute demo slot.
3. Register early. The price difference between the first window and on-site is real.
4. Pick sessions by the problem you have now, not the most interesting title. One session on workloading beats four on trends.
5. Bring your numbers: cleanable square feet by account, hourly wage, current price per sq ft, visits per month. Vendors can only quote against real figures.

### During

- Do your booked demos first, then walk the floor.
- At every booth that matters, ask the same questions: total cost over three years, what breaks, what support costs, and who else your size uses it.
- Photograph the badge of every person you want to follow up with, and write one line about what you discussed.
- Sit with other owners at lunch. Ask what they pay cleaners and what they charge. Nobody will give you their bid sheet, but the ranges are useful.

### After

- Within a week, email every vendor you shortlisted with a specific request: a quote, a trial, a reference.
- Make the decisions on your list, even if the decision is “not this year”.
- Put the one thing you learned about pricing or staffing into your next quote.

## What are the 2027 dates for cleaning conferences?

As of October 27, 2026, the published 2027 dates are Clean Buildings at NFMT East (March 31 to April 2, 2027, Baltimore), ISSA Pulire (May 11 to 13, 2027, Milan) and The Clean Show (July 15 to 18, 2027, Las Vegas). ISSA Show North America 2027 and BSCAI Contracting Success 2027 dates were not posted on the organizers’ sites when this guide was written.

ISSA Show North America has been held in November in recent years, and BSCAI’s conference has followed it in the same city and week, so November 2027 is a safe working assumption for planning; confirm the dates on [issashow.com](https://www.issashow.com/) and [bscai.org](https://www.bscai.org/) before you book. Both organizers open registration several months ahead, and the cheapest window closes about four weeks before the show.

If you cannot travel, the online options are better than they used to be: BSCAI runs virtual summits and town halls through the year, ISSA publishes recorded education, and most equipment vendors will demo over video. Meeting other owners is the part that does not translate, which is why a one-day regional event near you is often the best first show. Whatever you attend, the goal is the same as any other marketing spend: a decision made, a supplier chosen, or a client conversation started. Treat it as you would any lead source and look at the guide on [getting cleaning clients](https://broombook.com/guides/how-to-get-cleaning-clients) for the follow-up habits that turn a booth conversation into an account.

## Frequently asked questions

### When is the ISSA Show 2026?

ISSA Show North America 2026 runs November 16 to 19, 2026 for education and November 17 to 19 for the exhibit hall, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

### How much does the ISSA Show cost to attend?

For 2026, the Expo Only pass was free for ISSA members and $220 for non-members in the earliest window (September 26 to October 23), rising to $199 and $305 on site. The All-Access Pass was $460 for members and $699 for non-members early, rising to $715 and $815 on site.

### Is the ISSA Show worth it for a small cleaning business?

It is worth it when you have a real decision to make: buying equipment, choosing software, or learning how to bid larger accounts. Budget $1,500 to $1,800 per person with travel. If you have nothing to buy or decide, a free regional event or a distributor open house is a better first step.

### What is the biggest cleaning trade show in the US?

ISSA Show North America, held each November, is the largest trade show for the commercial cleaning industry in the US. The Clean Show is the largest for laundry and textile care, and NFMT is the largest for facility management.

### What is BSCAI Contracting Success?

It is the annual conference of the Building Service Contractors Association International, aimed at janitorial and facility service contractors. The 2026 edition runs November 17 to 19 in Las Vegas, the same week as the ISSA Show, with sessions on pricing, labor, sales and running a contract cleaning company.

### Are there free cleaning industry events?

Yes. Expo-level admission to Clean Buildings at NFMT East and other NFMT shows is free, the ISSA Show expo pass is free for ISSA members who register early, and distributor open houses cost nothing. Full conference passes are the paid part.

### Are there cleaning conferences for residential maid services?

ISSA has a residential cleaning division with content at the ISSA Show, and several private companies run paid conferences for maid service owners. Check the agenda and speaker list before paying for a private event, because quality and price vary widely.

## Sources

- [ISSA Show North America: 2026 packages and pricing](https://www.issashow.com/attend/registration-packages/)
- [BSCAI: upcoming events (Contracting Success 2026)](https://www.bscai.org/)
- [NFMT: Clean Buildings at NFMT East 2027](https://www.nfmt.com/east/2027/cleanbuildings.aspx)
- [NFMT East 2027: show information and pricing chart](https://www.nfmt.com/east/2027/show-info.aspx)
- [The Clean Show 2027](https://www.thecleanshow.com/)
- [ISSA Pulire 2027, Milan](https://www.issapulire.com/en/)

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