For the Twin Cities, count on six to ten weeks. Everything we print with rides a freight truck from Fullerton, and our printers fly up the day before, which means shipping schedules and your venue's move-in rules drive the calendar. If your event is sooner, it's still worth a call.
Working backward from event day
- About ten weeks ahead: reserve now for a big Convention Center show, a large headquarters event or anything in December, since those go first.
- Six to ten weeks ahead: the usual booking range. Once we have the day, the building and a guest estimate, we hold the setup.
- Fourteen days ahead: after this point a date change gets hard, because the truck is already scheduled.
- Seven days ahead: the artwork stops changing and we place the blank order.
What makes the first reply faster
Your logo file, a rough count, the venue and date, and which stations appeal to you. For a Convention Center exhibit, add your booth number and the move-in times from the exhibitor kit. With all of that in one message, proofs go out sooner and the date gets locked.
Tight on time? Reach out regardless. With straightforward art and stock blanks we can sometimes make it, and we'll know fast whether a truck can reach you.
See our short answer on lead time and pricing, then tell us your date.
Minneapolis planning notes
Why the Twin Cities need a longer runway
The station makes the trip from Fullerton to Minneapolis on a truck, and that leg alone takes several days. Convention Center shows add their own deadlines for receiving and power orders, and a busy show week fills hotels on both sides of the river.