Custom Table Covers in Chicago
A table cover is the highest return per dollar in a Chicago booth: it weighs almost nothing, folds into a corner of a case, and turns the venue's rented table into the front of your stand. Choose a draped pleated throw or a fitted stretch cover below and see the price as you configure it.
Custom Table Covers in Chicago — configure and buy
Pleated Table Covers — from $199. Full-color pleated table throws — draped fit, closed back.
Stretch Table Covers — from $285. Full-color fitted stretch covers — tight fit, closed back.
About Custom Table Covers
Every exhibition booth has a table and almost every venue supplies it bare. A printed cover turns that rented trestle into branded frontage at exactly the height people look, and it is the one display element that weighs nothing and folds into a corner of a case. For corporate events, association conferences and consumer shows it does double duty: brand surface at the front, hidden storage underneath for the cases and literature that otherwise sit in view. Dye sublimation means it washes between events rather than being replaced, so one cover lasts a season of shows.
Comparing models? The Table Covers category page puts every option we print side by side.
It packs flat, which is the point at McCormick Place
On a show floor where freight is handled and billed by the venue, the things you can fold into a case are the things that do not appear on your drayage invoice. A table cover is the extreme case: full booth frontage, folded into something the size of a jacket. For a small stand it is often the only branded element that travels with you rather than ahead of you.
Check the table size in your booth package
McCormick Place shows typically include a 6 ft or 8 ft rectangular table in the exhibitor package, but which one varies by show and by booth size. Confirm it with exhibitor services before printing. A fitted stretch cover is cut to a specific length and simply will not fit the wrong table; a pleated throw has more tolerance.
Closed back, because the table is also your store room
Both styles close on all four sides. Over a multi-day Chicago show that under-table space fills with cases, coats and literature boxes, and a cover that only faces forward puts all of it in view from the aisle. Closed back is what keeps the booth looking the same on day three as it did on day one.
Getting a cover to a Chicago booth late
Because there is no frame, a cover packs flat and travels in a suitcase after it arrives. That is the practical answer when your Chicago freight has already shipped and you have realised the rented table in the booth is bare — the cover can follow you as a parcel instead of being added to a pallet that has left. Production time is on the product page; transit is added on top.
Frequently asked questions
What size table cover do Chicago show packages usually need?
6 ft and 8 ft rectangular tables are the common inclusions. Confirm which is in your package with the show's exhibitor services before you print, since it varies by event and booth size.
Which is better for a corporate stand, pleated or stretch?
Stretch reads as more modern and sits tight to the table, which photographs well on a clean corporate stand. Pleated drapes and feels more traditional. Both are closed back and full colour, so it is a look rather than a quality decision.
Can I reuse the same cover across several Chicago shows?
That is the intent. The dye-sublimated polyester is wrinkle resistant and machine washable, so it packs, travels and washes between events without the print degrading.
People call these tablecloths, throws and covers — which is it?
All three name the same thing. A trade show tablecloth is simply a table cover cut to a standard trestle length, and a throw is the draped version of it. What matters more than the word is the printing: custom table cover printing is dye sublimated into the polyester, which is why the finished cover survives a wash and a season of packing.
Can you ship a table cover to a Chicago show?
Yes. It is folded fabric with no frame, so it ships as a parcel to a Chicago hotel, office or venue receiving address - and it travels home in a suitcase afterwards rather than needing its own case.
What file should I send for the print?
A single-page PDF or a JPEG at the size you ordered, CMYK, 150dpi, fonts outlined, no bleed or crop marks. Upload it with the order and approve the free proof before it prints.