This morning I had the opportunity to speak with Dan Darby, Show Director for LightFair. Dan expressed his excitement about LightFair being an integral part of a city-wide event that caters to the entire design community. He highlighted the advantage of having a large number of designers in Las Vegas, offering them the chance to immerse themselves in the world of lighting. Dan mentioned that LightFair will collaborate with HD-Expo, similar to their partnership with ICFF in New York, enabling reciprocal badging for attendees.
Additionally, Dan pointed out that apart from LightFair and ICFF, there will be three permanent showroom buildings, hosting hundreds of showrooms, open for visitors during this event.
Dan remarked, “We considered various locations, but the formation of design week in Las Vegas ultimately appeared to be the most fitting choice.”
Read the LightFair press release below:
Trade Show and Conference Runs May 4 – 8 at Las Vegas Convention Center
LAS VEGAS – LightFair today announced its 2025 plans to illuminate Las Vegas, May 4 – 8, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The five-day commercial and industrial lighting Conference and Trade Show is set to take the stage alongside HD Expo + Conference at Mandalay Bay Convention Center and open showrooms at the Las Vegas Design Center (LVDC), creating a three-day, three-destination Las Vegas Interior Design Week.
“LightFair’s 2025 edition will combine the innovation and design elements of commercial and industrial lighting with the ease of full-scale project sourcing across Las Vegas’s first Interior Design Week,” said Dan Darby, show director. “With LightFair’s shift to a new biennial cadence, the 2025 Conference and Trade Show provides industry suppliers with more time to create new and innovative designs and applications of the newest technology that set a new standard for lighting design and use.”
LightFair 2025 expects to showcase 400+ manufacturers and to attract 15,000 attendees across its five-day Conference and three-day Trade Show. As part of the first-ever Interior Design Week, specification resources extend to include HD Expo + Conference’s anticipated 650 exhibits and 8,000 attendees and LVDC’s 30+ designer showrooms alongside select market-only showrooms at World Market Center Las Vegas.
“The hospitality industry knows HD Expo + Conference as the ultimate destination for design education, product sourcing, and networking. The creation of an interior design week adds even more value and opportunities for attendees and exhibitors alike,” said Kevin Gaffney, Group Show Director, Design Group, and Group Vice President, Emerald.
Each design venue will provide complimentary reciprocal badging along with free shuttle service connecting the three locations. On the first night of the Design Week, May 6, 2025, all three markets are planning to co-host a combined celebration, open to all exhibitors and attendees.
“LVDC is a cornerstone of Las Vegas interior design sourcing, with furniture, fabrics, lighting, floor coverings, wall décor, decorative accessories, and kitchen and bath products,” added Cain Brodie, LVDC general manager. “This new concurrence with LightFair and HD Expo + Conference makes Las Vegas the pinnacle for interior design on the West Coast in 2025.”
Space selection for LightFair is expected to begin in April 2024, while registration will open February 1, 2025. LightFair runs Sunday, May 4 – Thursday, May 8 (trade show May 6 – 8), 2025, at the Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall; HD Expo runs Tuesday, May 6 – Thursday, May 8 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, and LVDC is open daily at World Market Center Las Vegas, Building A. For more information, visit www.LightFair.com, www.hdexpo.hospitalitydesign.com and https://www.lasvegasmarket.com/en/Year-Round/LVDC.
The 2025 LightFair Trade Show and Conference will focus on future-shaping innovations and an incredible attendee experience driven by new product discovery, networking and on-floor education, Sunday, May 4 through Thursday, May 8, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The 2025 edition is one of three elements of the first-ever Las Vegas Interior Design Week, May 6-8, partnering with both HD Expo and LVDC to produce a multi-location design destination. Registration updates and LightFair information is at LightFair.com.
About HD Expo + ConferenceThe largest single destination for hospitality product discovery in the U.S., HD Expo + Conference is customer-driven and industry led, with the goals and needs of the industry guiding everything from programming to floor plans to networking events. We believe in building more than transactional relationships. We believe in building a community. https://hdexpo.hospitalitydesign.com/.
Las Vegas Design Center is located at World Market Center Las Vegas on the first two floors of Building A and offers interior designers and other members of the trade year-round access to a comprehensive selection of the industry’s finest product lines. To learn more, visit https://www.lasvegasmarket.com/year-round/lvdc.
About LightFairLightFair, the world’s largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference, is owned by ANDMORE, the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). The event is produced and managed by ANDMORE. For more information, visit LightFair.com. Follow LightFair on Facebook, Twitter @lightfair, Instagram @lightfair_international, LinkedIn and YouTube.