TPIE 2027 Guide: Dates, Hours, Venue & Exhibitor Tips
Three days, 470 exhibitors and buyers from 50-plus countries, all filling spring programs.
Updated · every date checked against tpie.org
Three days, 470 exhibitors and buyers from 50-plus countries, all filling spring programs.
Updated · every date checked against tpie.org
Checked against tpie.org on October 26, 2026.
On-site registration opens for exhibitors only, noon to 5:00 PM.
A full-day production tour of Florida's tropical foliage growers, the day before the show opens. Bring walking shoes.
The Welcome Orientation (Room 207) and the Opening Session keynote (Palm Ballroom, free with a badge) start the show. Knowledge College sessions run through the day, the Booth & Showcase Awards are in the Create Theater, and the TPIE Happy Hour is outside on the plaza, 5:00 to 6:00 PM, open to every badge.
A second day of Knowledge College education alongside the floor. Exhibitors can enter from 8:00 AM.
A short last day, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Exhibitors can enter from 8:00 AM.
Register for TPIE ↗The organizer's own registration page
TPIE brings growers and suppliers together with buyers: garden center owners and staff, interiorscapers, mass market and grocery buyers, growers, florists and floral designers, online retailers, facility and resort managers, and landscapers. Register online through the TPIE registration portal.
Sources: TPIE home · Registration portal · FAQs · Hotels
FNGLA's housing partner, Eleventh & Gather, holds discounted rooms at a selection of hotels near the convention center, open to registered attendees through the online housing system. A credit card confirms the booking. Do not call the hotels directly to book, change or cancel.
Cancel at least seven days before you arrive or pay one night's room and tax. Confirmation numbers come from the hotel seven to ten days before arrival.
The TPIE Housing Bureau is the only official housing provider, and it never calls you to book a room. Treat any company that phones offering TPIE hotel rooms as unauthorized. Questions go to the Housing Bureau at 678-341-3000.
Sources: Travel and hotel information
The Broward County Convention Center is at 1950 Eisenhower Blvd, about 2 miles from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and 1.5 miles from the beach.
Parking is in the convention center's 1,500-space garage, with accessible spaces, joined to the building by a covered, air-conditioned skywalk on the second level. The garage is cashless, takes major credit cards, and does not allow overnight parking.
There is no TPIE shuttle, so ask your hotel how it gets guests to the convention center.
Sources: Venue and hours · FAQs
More than 470 exhibiting companies from 50-plus countries fill more than 1,100 booth spaces. The Opening Session is in the Palm Ballroom and the awards in the Create Theater; First Aid is mobile, with its office behind Hall A.
There is no mobile app for 2027: use TPIE.org or the printed show directory. The exhibitor directory on the TPIE site is public and lists booth numbers, so you can plan your route before you arrive.
Food is sold in the lobby and on the show floor, and Wi-Fi is free in the public lobbies.
Sources: Home · FAQs · Exhibitor directory · Show schedule
Expo Convention Contractors supplies booth furnishings, carpet and signs; its service center is at the back left of the show floor. Delivery vehicles must check in at the truck marshaling area before going to the loading docks; instructions and maps are in the Exhibitor section of TPIE.org.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, provides information on phytosanitary certificate inspections. Exhibitors can enter the hall from 9:00 AM on Wednesday and from 8:00 AM on Thursday and Friday.
The organizer lists the 2027 booth location and exhibitor deadlines as coming soon; this guide adds them when they are published.
| Date | What happens | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Wed, Dec 16, 2026 | Last day for the $30 show badge (11:59 PM Eastern); $40 after | prereg.net |
| Mon, Jan 18, 2027 | On-site exhibitor registration, noon to 5:00 PM | 2027.tpie.org |
Dates tagged From the organizer come from the show's own site (click the tag for the page). The rest are our suggestions, counted back from the opening day. Download it as a PDF.
Sources: FAQs
The buyers you meet at TPIE will meet dozens of other booths. The one whose email arrives first, with what they asked for, gets the reply. This is what that looks like in MeetDrop. The rest of the app is on one page.
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Their business card read
Carla Mendes
Head buyer
Greenleaf Garden Centers
Company found
Garden center chain · 6 stores · Georgia
What you said
“Carla Mendes, head buyer at Greenleaf, six garden centers in Georgia. Wants the 10-inch Monstera and the variegated pothos program, three trucks for March, price sheet by Friday.”
What Carla gets
Price sheet for the Monstera and pothos program
Hi Carla,
Thanks for stopping by the booth. The price sheet for the 10-inch Monstera and the variegated pothos program is attached, priced for three trucks with March delivery.
Availability is strongest on the pothos; I've marked the weeks we can guarantee.
Shall I pencil in the first truck for the week of March 1?
Sam
TPIE 2027
Leads by show day
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Example screens. Carla and the companies are invented; the show name and its days are TPIE’s own.
6 facts about Tropical Plant International Expo (TPIE), each with where it came from.
January 20 – 22, 2027, at the Broward County Convention Center, 1950 Eisenhower Blvd, Fort Lauderdale. Show hours: Wed Jan 20: 10 AM–5 PM, Thu Jan 21: 9 AM–5 PM, Fri Jan 22: 9 AM–2 PM. The organizer has published dates through 2030.
$30 if you register by 11:59 PM Eastern on December 16, 2026, and $40 after that. One badge covers all three days.
Book through the TPIE Housing Bureau's online system, which opens to registered attendees. It is the only official housing provider, and it never calls you to sell a room.
In the convention center's 1,500-space garage, joined to the building by a covered, air-conditioned skywalk. It is cashless and does not allow overnight parking. There is no TPIE shuttle.
Not for 2027. Use TPIE.org or the printed show directory; the online exhibitor directory lists booth numbers.
More than 470 exhibiting companies, growers and suppliers from 50-plus countries, across more than 1,100 booth spaces. The 2026 edition drew almost 7,500 nursery and landscape professionals from more than 40 countries.
A full-day production tour of Florida's tropical foliage industry on the day before TPIE opens, Tuesday, January 19, 2027.
With availability and pricing for exactly what they asked about, the same day. With almost 7,500 professionals in the hall, a buyer will not remember which booth had the 10-inch Monstera, but they will open the email that names it. MeetDrop writes it from one sentence said after each conversation.