Custom Trade Show Hanging Banners | Cleveland & Akron, OH

Every other piece of a booth you can carry in and stand up yourself. The hanging sign is the one piece somebody else has to be allowed to hang, and the one with a deadline that is not yours.

Three things decide whether an overhead sign works at your show, and none of them is the sign. Whether your booth type is permitted to have one at all. How high the top of it is allowed to sit. And whether the rigging order went in before the deadline in the exhibitor kit. Get those right and a hanging banner is the cheapest height you will ever buy on a show floor. Miss the third one and a finished sign rides home in its case.

Read three lines in the exhibitor kit before you order

Is overhead signage allowed for your booth type? Many halls reserve hanging signs for island exhibits and prohibit them over linear booths entirely. If you were assigned a 10x10 or a 10x20 inline, assume no until the kit says otherwise. If the answer is no, the height has to come from inside the booth instead, under the 8-foot rear-half and 4-foot front-half limits — what actually fits a 10x20 works through that in inches, and the 10x10 page does the same for the smaller space.

What is the maximum height to the top of the sign? Kits specify one, and it varies by show and by booth type. It is the number that decides whether the 72-inch-tall banner you were picturing is a 72-inch banner or a 36-inch one.

When is the rigging deadline, and who is doing the rigging? Hanging a sign is usually not part of your booth install. It is separate labor, ordered separately, often weeks in advance, and it costs more if you order it late. Check the show's height rules and rigging deadline early, because that deadline is usually the binding one — not the hardware lead time.

Send us the exhibitor kit with your quote request and we will read those three lines for you rather than leave you to interpret them.

Four shapes, and the case for each

Round — the default, and usually the right one. A continuous 360-degree graphic with no edges, so it reads the same from every aisle and there is no bad angle. Straight and tapered versions.

Square — four flat faces. Choose this when you want four distinct panels rather than one wrapping image, or when your booth faces aisles at right angles and you want a face squared to each.

Triangle — three faces, less material. Lighter and generally less expensive than a round or square of the same width. A sensible choice for a corner booth with three approaches rather than four.

Cube — a true three-dimensional box with depth. It reads as an object rather than a sign, which is the point. Best where the ceiling height gives it room.

Sizes, heights and what they start at

Every shape is built the same way: an aluminum tube frame that snaps together with internal push-button connectors, a dye-sublimated stretch fabric graphic that pulls over the frame and zips closed, hanging hardware, and a padded transport case. What changes between them is the number of faces and the width.

Shape	Widths	Heights	Starts at
Round	5, 8, 10, 12, 15 and 20 ft diameter	24, 32, 36, 42, 48, 60 and 72 in.	$1,099
Round, tapered	10, 12 and 15 ft diameter	42 and 48 in.	$2,148
Square	5, 8, 10, 12, 15 and 20 ft	24 through 72 in.	$1,199
Triangle	5, 8, 10, 12 and 15 ft	24 through 72 in.	$944
Cube	5, 8 and 10 ft	Box form, equal sides	$2,019

Those are October 2026 starting prices, read off the product pages, which carry the current number against each size and finish. Across the catalog the range runs from $944 for a 5-foot triangle to about $10,450 for a 20-foot round printed on every face. Browse all hanging banners and ceiling signs.

Single-sided or double-sided is a real decision, not an upsell. Single-sided prints the graphic on one face and backs the rest in white or black fabric; double-sided prints every face. On a round sign hanging in the middle of an island, double-sided is the entire point. On a sign with one face permanently turned to a hall wall, it is money spent on fabric nobody looks at.

If you only need it once

Hanging signs rent as well as sell, on their own or alongside a booth, which is worth knowing if you do not want to own a 15-foot structure after one show. Rental accessories can also be added to hardware you already own. The rental program covers inline exhibits from 10x10 through 10x40 and islands from 20x20 through 40x50, with the printed graphics included in the rental rate.

Cleveland and Akron halls

The Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, the I-X Center, the John S. Knight Center in Akron, and the fairgrounds and expo halls across Summit, Cuyahoga, Portage, Medina and Stark counties. Each sets its own rules on overhead signage, height and rigging, and they are not the same rules from one hall to the next. We are in Stow, so a problem on move-in morning at a Cleveland show is a drive rather than a flight. What we do on the floor — install, supervision and the paperwork around it — is on the installation and project management page.

What we need in order to quote one

Five things, and four of them are in the confirmation email from show management: the show name and dates, the venue and city, your booth number and size, the exhibitor kit or the page of it covering overhead signage, and the shape and width you have in mind. If you do not have a shape in mind, tell us the booth and we will suggest one. Artwork comes after that — we send the print template for the shape you choose and your designer builds to it.

Common questions

Can I hang a banner over a 10x10 or a 10x20 inline booth?
Often not. Many halls reserve overhead hanging signs for island exhibits and prohibit them over linear booths entirely, so the exhibitor kit decides it rather than the hardware. If your show does not allow one, the height has to come from inside the booth under the 8-foot rear-half and 4-foot front-half limits.

How much does a trade show hanging banner cost?
Starting prices in October 2026 run from $944 for a 5-foot triangle, $1,099 for a 5-foot round, $1,199 for a 5-foot square and $2,019 for a 5-foot cube, up to about $10,450 for a 20-foot round printed on every face. Each product page carries the current number against each size and finish. Rigging labor at the show is charged by the hall, not by us, and is not included in those prices.

What sizes do hanging banners come in?
Round and square from 5 to 20 feet across, triangle from 5 to 15 feet, and cube at 5, 8 and 10 feet. Heights are 24, 32, 36, 42, 48, 60 and 72 inches, except on the tapered round, which is made at 42 and 48 inches.

Should I print one side or all of them?
Single-sided prints the graphic on one face and backs the rest in white or black fabric. Double-sided prints every face. A sign hanging in the middle of an island earns the double-sided price; a sign with one face permanently against a hall wall does not.

What is included with a hanging banner?
An aluminum tube frame with internal push-button connectors, the dye-sublimated stretch fabric graphic, hanging hardware, and a padded transport case. The frame assembles without tools and the graphic pulls over it and zips closed.

Who hangs the sign at the show?
The hall does, in most cases. Rigging is usually separate from booth installation: separate labor, ordered separately through the show, often weeks in advance, and more expensive if ordered late. We supervise the booth install and coordinate with the rigging order rather than hanging the sign ourselves at a union hall.

Which shape should I pick?
Round unless you have a reason not to — the graphic is continuous, so there is no angle where the sign reads badly. Square when you want four separate panels or your booth faces aisles at right angles. Triangle for a corner with three approaches, and because it is lighter and generally less expensive at the same width. Cube when you want it to read as an object rather than a sign and the ceiling gives it room.

How far in advance should I order one?
Work back from the show's rigging deadline rather than from the hardware. That deadline is set by the show, it is usually earlier than exhibitors expect, and it is the one that decides whether the sign goes up. Send us the exhibitor kit and we will work the dates back from it with you.

Can I rent a hanging sign instead of buying one?
Yes. Overhead hanging signs rent on their own or as part of a booth rental, and rental accessories can be added to hardware you already own. For one show, that is usually the cheaper way to get height over the booth.

Send us the show

Request a quote or call 330.968.0678. Send the show name, the dates, the booth size you were assigned and the exhibitor kit, and we will come back with a shape and size that clears the hall's rules and a price that is not a surprise.