The International Surface Event (tise)

The International Surface Event, known as tise, fills the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas with flooring, stone and tile suppliers from 2 to 4 February 2027, and a Standard+ expo pass starts at $50 for association members and $100 for everyone else. Its 2024 edition drew more than 21,000 registered professionals to see nearly 700 brands, the organiser reported.

What you get from a visit

If you sell, fit, fabricate or specify floors and surfaces, tise is the first big buying event of the year, so it is where suppliers launch their new ranges and where you can compare carpet, hardwood, laminate, resilient flooring, tile, natural stone, countertops, tools and machinery side by side. The floor is split into two neighbourhoods, SURFACES for soft and hard flooring and installation products, and STONE for stone, tile and fabrication equipment. Retailers, dealers and reps make up 32% of attendees, distributors and contractors 17% each and fabricators 11%, by the organiser’s count. Exhibitors confirmed for 2027 include Engineered Floors, Mohawk Industries, Mannington Mills, AHF, Vermont Quarries, QEP/Roberts, Flow International and MTE Bridgesaw.

Live demonstrations and competitions

Much of the value is on the floor rather than in the classroom. The CAGE, run with the Stone Fabricators Alliance, shows fabrication methods live; the SURFACES Education District has daily demos and talks; and the STONE Theater carries content from the Natural Stone Institute and Rockheads Group. The National Installer of the Year Competition finals and the Best of tise Awards also take place at the show. More than 80 education sessions cover installation, business, marketing and technology, alongside certifications and training from the Natural Stone Institute, the International Certified Flooring Installers Association and the National Wood Flooring Association.

Opening hours and passes

Day	Expo hall
Tuesday 2 February 2027	09:00 to 17:00
Wednesday 3 February 2027	09:00 to 17:00
Thursday 4 February 2027	09:00 to 15:00

Education starts on Monday 1 February. Every pass includes the expo, keynotes, floor education and receptions. Standard+ costs $50 to $100 for members and $100 to $140 for non-members; Education+, which adds three days of classroom sessions, costs $250 to $400 or $325 to $510; and Connect+, with five pre-arranged meetings with matched exhibitors, costs $130 to $155 or $180 to $205. Prices rise in steps after 11 December 2026 and again on site from 31 January. Refunds, less a $50 fee, are available until 11 December 2026. tise is a business to business show, not open to the public; under 18s need a badge, a signed waiver and an adult with them at all times, and cannot attend classroom sessions.

Size and edition history

tise has served the floor covering, stone and tile trade for more than 30 years and brings together what were three shows, SURFACES, StonExpo and TileExpo. Its current site quotes 19,000 plus registrants from 55 plus countries, 600 plus exhibiting brands and 400,000 plus square feet of floor, without naming the edition.

Year	Expo dates	Size
2023	31 January to 2 February	almost 600 exhibiting companies; attendance up 67% on 2022
2024	24 to 26 January	more than 21,000 registered professionals, nearly 700 brands
2025	28 to 30 January
2026	27 to 29 January	650 plus brands announced before the show
2027	2 to 4 February
2028	1 to 3 February

Related shows and the venue

tise is run by Informa Markets at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, which also hosts IMEX America each September. If natural stone is your main interest, compare Marmomac in Verona, the stone fair held at the end of September, or Big 5 Global in Dubai, which covers 17 construction sectors. Browse trade shows in Las Vegas, the construction sector and shows in the United States, and see how show cycles and moving dates affect planning, since tise moves between late January and early February.

Source: intlsurfaceevent.com