InfoComm 2026: Vegas, Verified, and Very Worth It
Carol Campbell, Co-Publisher, Technology Designer Magazine
Let’s just get this out of the way: Las Vegas in June is not for the faint of heart. The heat is aggressively personal. The convention center is enormous. And yet, every year, somewhere between the moment I land and the moment I finally find my badge, something clicks. Because this is our show. InfoComm is where the AV industry shows up, shows off, and reminds itself why this work matters.
InfoComm 2026 did not disappoint.
By the Numbers (Because We’re All Data People Now)
AVIXA brought in 28,132 verified attendees from 94 countries, 807 exhibitors, and 395,500 net square feet of floor space. That’s not a trade show. That’s a city. A very loud, very well-lit city with excellent cable management.
Perhaps the most telling number: end users made up 37% of verified attendees. If you’ve been watching InfoComm evolve over the past few years, that figure tells the whole story. Architects, IT directors, facility managers, and the people who sign the purchase orders are all walking the floor now. The industry noticed, and exhibitors showed up accordingly.
The Vibe on the Floor
If InfoComm 2025 was the year everyone talked about AI as a concept, 2026 was the year the industry started building with it. The strongest signal from booth to booth was a shift toward software-first thinking: open ecosystems, service-based models, and infrastructure that doesn’t require a PhD to operate. Operational friction was firmly in the crosshairs.
Manufacturers came prepared. The energy was purposeful. The conversations I had weren’t just “come see our new thing” pitches. They were “here’s the problem we’re solving and here’s proof it works.” That is a real shift worth noticing.
Things That Made Me Stop Walking
A few standouts from the show floor worth knowing about:
Sony’s UNIFY dvLED grabbed attention for a refreshingly practical reason: two people can install it in about an hour. A pre-assembled five-panel system expected to land at $55,000 in early 2027, it’s the kind of product that makes integrators exhale with relief.
Sennheiser’s Spectera and SoundBasewere among the most anticipated audio introductions at the show: a bidirectional wireless system paired with companion software that had people genuinely lingering at the booth.
Pixylform was the startup story worth following. Polymer-based light guides that attach to standard flat displays and project sharp, floating 3D logos. The kind of thing that makes you stop mid-stride and ask how it works.
Legrand AV was also on the floor with their full lineup. They’ve truly become one of the most interesting ecosystem stories in commercial AV, and the booth reflected that. Worth the walk if you missed it.
Planar treated LED as anything but a flat rectangle. Curved, transparent, double-sided, and a few configurations I didn’t see coming filled the booth, from architectural arrays to screens tucked into places you’d never think to put one. A good reminder that the video wall is just the starting point, not the whole story.
DreamWall was the partner story in the LED corner of the floor. Their pitch leans less on specs and more on the dealer relationship: protected distribution, support that actually picks up the phone, and the kind of backing that gives integrators confidence to take on big residential and commercial LED jobs. In a category where the install is only half the battle, that counts for a lot.
On the Human Side of a Very Large Trade Show
Here’s what I want to say about InfoComm that never quite makes it into the product roundups: the people are the point. Vegas after dark, unofficial dinners, hallway reunions with colleagues you only see twice a year. That is where the industry processes itself. The show floor is the stage; everything around it is the real conversation.
The social calendar was well attended and well organized. Events ran from polished to completely spontaneous, and the best ones were usually the ones nobody planned. If you walked this show and didn’t leave with at least three new relationships and one genuinely good story, I have questions.
The AVIXA Women’s Breakfast deserves a mention of its own. The room was packed, and keynote speaker Mariana Atencio was the rare presenter who can make a crowded room go quiet. Her talk, “Real Matters: Building Trust in an Unreal World,” reframed AV as a trust business, and in a year, that is consumed by AI and polished narratives, that idea landed hard. A genuinely good way to start a show day.
See You in Orlando (Seriously, Plan Ahead)
InfoComm 2027 moves to Orlando, Florida, running June 12 through 18. Before you start mourning the loss of Vegas, hear me out: Orlando has its own specific chaos, and this edition comes with something genuinely exciting attached.
Co-located with InfoComm 2027 will be RESIDE, a new event built specifically for integrators and manufacturers shaping the premium residential market. If you’ve been waiting for a show that takes luxury residential seriously within the commercial AV ecosystem, this is the one to watch.
Anyone who follows Lightapalooza will recognize the energy building around that combination. Residential and commercial audiences on the same floor tend to produce conversations that neither community has on its own. The potential there is real.
The Verdict
InfoComm 2026 delivered. On products, on programming, on the electricity that only happens when 28,000 people who genuinely care about this industry are in the same building at the same time.
AVIXA should take a bow. The show is evolving in the right direction, and if that momentum carries into Orlando next June 2027 might just be the year to beat.
