CES 2027

The numbers

Every figure links to where it came from. Attendance for an event that has not happened is a projection, and each row says so rather than presenting it as a count.

• Dates6 to 9 Jan

  Official CES 2027 dates on ces.tech, including the future-show list. CES

• Attendance, 2025141,000

  Wikipedia's figure for 2025, attributed to the show. Not a 2027 projection. Exhibitor pages have used 148,000 as a marketing round number. Wikipedia

• OrganiserCTA

  Consumer Technology Association. Hotel block is through onPeak, the official housing agent. CES

• Next after this11 to 14 Jan 2028

  Official future dates list, useful if 2027 hotels are already gone. About CES

What it is

CES is the Consumer Technology Association's show in Las Vegas. The 2027 edition is 6 to 9 January at the Las Vegas Convention Center and overflow venues. It is a hardware and consumer-tech launch week. The 141,000 figure people quote is the 2025 attendance, not a promise for 2027. Registration notification for 2027 was already up on the official site when last checked.

Who goes

Press, buyers, and exhibitors. Startups sit in Eureka Park, which is a different hall and a different ticket problem from the big brands. If you came to raise from crypto funds, this is the wrong January. If you came to see what will be on the shelf, it is the right one.

Side events

Search CES side event or CES unofficial party and you will find a second show: hotel suites, vendor receptions and off-Strip nights that are not on ces.tech. They are posted on Luma, on company pages and in the annual unofficial party lists the tech press republishes every December. Official CES networking is on-site. The useful ones for smaller companies are often in hotels, not in the LVCC aisle. Aspire does not run those nights.

Tickets and costs

Register on ces.tech. Hotels are through onPeak if you want the official block. January in Las Vegas is cold at night and the LVCC is not one building. Budget shuttle time. Press and exhibitor badges are not interchangeable. Eureka Park has its own rules. Confirm which badge you actually hold before you promise a meeting in a hall you cannot enter.

Worth knowing before you book

CES is larger than the Convention Center. Meetings at Venetian, Aria and random suites are normal. Do not schedule six on-site meetings an hour apart across halls. The floor launches are the show. The side events are where the quieter conversations go.