VENDOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The Los Angeles Printers Fair is a celebration of Letterpress Printing, Paper & Paper Arts, Artistic Books, Book Arts, Print Making, Screen Printing, Wood & Metal Type, and other traditional printing methods.
General Registration for 2026 Vendors opens Tuesday, July 14, at noon.
This event takes place on October 17 & 18, at the International Printing Museum, 315 W Torrance Blvd. Carson, CA 90745.
For questions about the 2026 Los Angeles Printers Fair, please contact the Museum at ipm@printmuseum.org or (310) 515-7166.
The STANDARD BOOTH FEE ($200) includes:
A shaded six-foot table with two chairs in a 6′ wide x 5′ deep area for both Fair days
Two Exhibitor badges
Two General Admission event tickets
A Vendor Listing in the Printers Fair Show Guide
An online Vendor Page at printersfair.com
Premium Tables ($225) includes all of the above, but with an 8′ table.
For Swap Meet Spaces ($100), vendors supply their own table, chairs, & shade. Maximum space is 8’x8’
NOTE: Vendors are allowed to split a table or buy more than one table (if available).
REGISTRATION PROCESS
STEP ONE
Decide what kind — and how many booths — you’d like to reserve. Log in to the registration page (link below) to select and purchase your booth(s) for the 2026 Printers Fair. Shortly thereafter, we’ll send your an official confirmation…. and we’ll begin to share information at weekly/bi-weekly intervals.
Most booths in the A and B sections include a standard 6’ table and two chairs; premium tables are slightly longer. The A section is located inside the main building. The B section is located outdoors, under a large tent that provides shade.
Swap Meet Booths in the C section are 8′ x 8′ in size. The location of the booths are approximate. Vendors who reserve a Swap Meet spot will need to supply their own pop-up, table(s), and chair(s).
All Vendor Booths include two Vendor Badges. Additional badges are available at $10 each. We’ll contact you for for 2026 Vendor Badge names in September.
Each Vendor will be listed on the Fair map, so that your customers can easily find you. We also publish a physical and virtual Show Guide, so your information can be shared with all Printers Fair guests.
If you are a FIRST-TIME VENDOR: Please reserve a table through the online portal, but know that we’ll ask you to provide information about your artwork and what you intend to vend so we can confirm that it falls within the artistic scope of the Los Angeles Printers Fair. If your work does not seem to fall within the artistic scope of the event, we’ll refund your registration fee.
STEP TWO
Decide what kind of ad you’d like to place in the 2026 Printers Fair Show Guide, if applicable. A Show Guide ad will help Printers Fair visitors find you at the Fair — and beyond, since the annual Printers Fair Show Guide also serves as a souvenir that visitors keep for many years. Download a previous Show Guide (link below) to see sample ads from previous years. Don’t miss out on this opportunity!
There are three kinds of ads you may take out in the LA Printers Show Guide:
Full Page (7.35″w x 10″h) $300
Half Page (7.375″w x 4.875″h) $150
Quarter Page (3.56″w x 4.875″h) $75
Artwork submission: You’ll be required to supply your full-color or black & white artwork in either JPEG or PDF format by no later Tuesday, September 1 for inclusion in the 2026 Fair Show Guide.