2026 Chicago Build Expo

Professional event photography at the 2026 Chicago Build Expo in Chicago, IL.

Date October 28–29, 2026

Location Chicago, IL

Venue McCormick Place

Client Nineteen Group

Event Photography

Gallery

Event Photos

A selection of images from the 2026 Chicago Build Expo.

Smiling DJ in a cap plays from atop a Red Bull branded vehicle with speakers and a screen as attendees walk past

Silver-painted living statue in hard hat poses with two smiling badge-wearing attendees, one holding a silver wrench

Two men chat at a Gordian Staffing trade show booth with a "Build Your Remote Team" banner behind them.

Smiling man in a Sugatsune polo talks with a woman holding papers at a trade show booth displaying door hardware samples.

Seven smiling team members in yellow and black Engine shirts pose arm in arm at an orange trade show booth.

Smiling gray-haired man in a blue blazer and lanyard shakes hands with a man wearing a backpack near a Green Link sign

Man in glasses and dark shirt speaks at a Chicago Build Expo podium with a microphone before a skyline backdrop

Smiling stilt walker in a top hat and harlequin vest holds juggling pins before attendees near a Registration sign.

Gold-painted living statue performer dressed as a construction worker waves near a Chicago Build Expo sign

Two smiling women wearing FreeAxez lanyards and name badges pose together on a busy expo hall concourse.

Giant illuminated marquee letters spelling CHICAGO BUILD in front of a red-draped registration area with attendees

Attendees with lanyards stream onto a red carpet between two Chicago Build Expo sponsor towers in a large exhibit hall.

Attendees with lanyards walk across a red carpet between Chicago Build Expo sponsor pillars in a large exhibition hall.

Three attendees with Axez lanyards chat near a ConstructionOnline booth with an "Ask Colby" banner on an orange carpet

A woman in a red blazer with a NAWIC speaker badge laughs while talking with a young woman on the expo floor.

A man in a plaid blazer shakes hands with a woman at the DWM booth table with Illinois Works Bid Credit Program flyers

A woman in a black blazer speaks into a microphone at a Chicago Build Expo podium as audience members applaud.

Smiling man with braided hair in a tan jacket chats with a blonde woman on a busy trade show floor

Six panelists in white chairs speak on Chicago Build Expo Stage 2, sponsored by Autodesk, before a seated audience.

Bearded speaker in glasses gestures at a Chicago Build Expo podium before a skyline backdrop with NFPA-sponsored Stage 5 sign

Gray-haired man in a plaid blazer speaks at a Chicago Build Expo podium before a Skills & Innovation Hub backdrop

Overhead view of a busy trade show floor with rows of exhibitor booths, red carpet aisles, and ABOC banking banners

Five smiling attendees wearing VIP lanyards pose together in front of a Chicago Build Expo step-and-repeat backdrop.

Five panelists in white chairs speak on Stage 4 beneath Chicago Build Expo Sustainability Track signage

Smiling man in a plaid blazer and cap with a FreeAxez lanyard chats with a woman in a black blazer on a busy expo floor

Smiling man in a ComEd polo and cap holds papers beside a prize wheel at a ComEd Energy Efficiency booth

Crowded trade show aisle with attendees wearing lanyards, exhibitor booths, a FABRAL sign and a Networking Hub banner

Two women at a Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council booth chat with a smiling man holding brochures on a trade show floor.

Three attendees with lanyards laugh together on a busy expo floor, one woman in an orange blazer holding a coffee cup

Hand holding a stylus pointing at an architectural floor plan on a large tilted touchscreen display at an expo booth

Elevated view of attendees walking a red-carpeted trade show aisle past exhibitor booths, including Direct Hardware.

Attendees with badges and tote bags walk a red-carpeted aisle between exhibitor booths, including a Direct Hardware display.

Smiling blonde woman in a blue blouse and FreeAxez lanyard shakes hands with an attendee at a government contracts booth

Four panelists seated on white chairs before a painted city skyline backdrop as a man speaks into a microphone to an audience

Smiling woman in a black blazer and FreeAxez lanyard chats with an attendee at a high-top table

Smiling man in a navy polo and FreeAxez lanyard chats with an older man at a high-top table, with exhibit booths behind them.

Three attendees with lanyards chat around a high-top table holding an Aquafina bottle on a busy expo floor.

Smiling woman with an Axez lanyard talks with two attendees at a consulting booth with a city skyline backdrop

Laughing bearded man in a cap and sunglasses greets a man with a black backpack on a busy trade show floor

A smiling man in a gray blazer poses before a Chicago Build Expo step-and-repeat as another man photographs him with a phone.

Three men wearing FreeAxez lanyards pose at a high-top table with Modelo beer cans and a Pepsi bottle at a trade show

Crowded trade show aisle beneath a hanging Chicago Build Bar banner sponsored by Engine, with exhibitor booths on both sides

Two smiling men with FreeAxez lanyards pose arm in arm before a Chicago Build Expo step-and-repeat backdrop

Elevated view of a busy expo floor with exhibitor booths, a Chicago Build Bar seating area, and Bath Fitter PermaFit signage

Speaker in a navy polo talks at a podium before a seated audience, with a Chicago Build Expo Skills & Innovation Hub backdrop

Smiling exhibitor in a Collars T-shirt shows a tablet app to two laughing attendees at a trade show booth

Man in glasses and black cardigan speaks into a microphone on a stage with a Chicago skyline backdrop and Networking Hub sign

Large group of attendees with lanyards posing on stage before a Chicago Build Expo Networking Hub backdrop

Smiling group of attendees wearing FreeAxez lanyards waves and poses together in front of a networking backdrop

Two women wearing FreeAxez lanyards laugh and chat during a networking conversation in a busy expo hall.

Three smiling exhibitors wearing lanyards pose at the Houzz Pro booth beside a screen showing a phone app demo.

Smiling red-haired man with a FreeAxez lanyard chats with a woman at a high-top table beside a networking sign

Smiling woman with long blonde hair talks with a woman in a red blazer at a Women in Construction networking table

Smiling woman in a cream blazer gestures while talking with two men at a trade show booth, exhibit displays behind them.

Smiling woman in red heart-shaped glasses and red bandana chats with a man at a crowded expo, wearing a FreeAxez lanyard

Smiling woman in sunglasses takes a selfie with a stilt performer in red-striped overalls holding a ukulele on an expo floor

Costumed cowboy, red-striped ukulele player, and flamingo-hat performer hold signs promoting Texas and Miami Build 2027 expos

Smiling woman in glasses and an Axez lanyard chats with a woman in a tan sweater at a table on an expo floor

Attendees network at high-top tables beneath a hanging Chicago Build Bar banner sponsored by Engine in a busy expo hall.

Two smiling men in blazers and Axez lanyards chat at a high-top table with drinks on a busy expo floor

A laughing man in glasses chats with CodeCheck Pro team members in "Roofers You Need This" shirts at a cocktail table.

Smiling woman flashing peace signs in front of a Brilliant Builders exhibit booth with a hard-hat worker graphic

Four smiling attendees in matching Collars shirts and lanyards pose together on a trade show floor near a Sales Lounge sign

Performer in a pink ball gown and flamingo hat waves pink feather fans above a crowd at a trade show booth.

Stilt walkers dressed as a cowboy and a pink flamingo greet a smiling attendee with a lanyard on a trade show floor.

Crowd of attendees networking at high-top tables beneath a hanging Chicago Build Bar banner sponsored by Engine

Smiling woman in an Engine t-shirt and exhibitor badge shakes hands with a bearded man at a yellow trade show booth

Smiling man in headphones and a ball cap points at the camera from a DJ booth with a rugged-cased laptop

Attendees with lanyards walk across a red carpet between Chicago Build Expo sponsor signage towers in a large hall.

Stilt walker in an Uncle Sam stars-and-stripes costume juggling white clubs beside white vans on an expo floor.

Elevated view of attendees walking a red-carpeted aisle past exhibitor booths, including a Mobile Video Guard display

Elevated view of a crowded trade show floor with red carpet aisles and exhibitor booths

Two young people wearing FreeAxez lanyards chat with visitors at a trade show booth with a blue Residential backdrop.

Smiling woman with a lanyard badge watches an attendee in a cap play a racing simulator at an exhibitor booth.

Six panelists in white chairs speak on Stage 2 before a seated audience, with Chicago Build Expo signage behind them

Three panelists laugh on white chairs in front of a nighttime city skyline backdrop, one speaking into a microphone

Smiling woman at a Journeyman Distillery booth shows whiskey bottles to two attendees carrying a Chicago Build Expo tote bag

Smiling woman in a beige blazer greets a laughing attendee carrying tote bags at the Hinsdale Law exhibitor table

A stilt performer in a striped dress holding a ukulele chats with a smiling man at the Smartlift booth beside an orange lift.

Two men talk at a high-top table with a coffee cup, a Chicago Build Expo banner and stage behind them.

Three panelists in white armchairs hold microphones on a stage before a night city skyline backdrop as an audience watches

Three women seated in white armchairs on a panel stage, the center speaker smiling into a microphone

Five panelists in white chairs on stage under an Architecture & Design Track sign, one woman speaking into a microphone

A panelist in glasses and a cream blazer speaks into a microphone while seated before a city skyline backdrop

Laughing exhibitors at a Notion Providers booth chat with two attendees beside a table of brochures and DeWalt tool sets.

Three women crouch beside a red cartoon-eyed fire hydrant on red carpet as an attendee photographs them with a phone

Crowd of attendees with lanyards mingling on blue carpet near a Networking Hub booth and NAWIC screen in an expo hall

A smiling bearded man in a navy blazer and lanyard listens to a curly-haired woman in a gray cable-knit sweater gesturing.

A woman in a red shirt and glasses speaks at a Chicago Build Expo podium before an illustrated Chicago skyline backdrop.

Large group of women with lanyards posing on blue carpet before a Chicago Build Expo Networking Hub backdrop

Three attendees with FreeAxez lanyards laugh around a high-top table near a TPI tool display and BDR banner.

Smiling woman with curly hair and a FreeAxez lanyard chats with attendees around a high-top table at an expo

Smiling woman in a camel coat and FreeAxez lanyard chats with two men on a busy expo floor

Six smiling attendees pose together in front of a Chicago Build Expo and I Love Chicago Build step-and-repeat backdrop.

Six attendees jump joyfully on a red carpet in front of a Chicago Build Expo step-and-repeat backdrop.

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