The halls are full of vendors to see and visit, even outside has extra booths this year! If you are a motorsports fan and appreciate all about the sport you need to go if you have not been! It is eye candy for those who want to see performance and customizing for your vehicle.
The outside will have tons of vehicles to look at from crazy wild builds to the very nice street vehicles. The builders across the US bring out their best for the SEMA show because it is the ultimate Car Show for the USA!
It will take you all 3 days to walk the show and see everything easily walking 4-7 miles a day! Bring your best walking shoes, dress business casual if you want the vendors to talk with you. Yes, there are many there in cutoffs and tees just to enjoy the views.
Bring your pocket books $$$, everything jumps up at least 3 prices more than regular Vegas prices! The Westgate Hotel next to convention hall goes for $62 a night 20 days before and during SEMA it's $205 per night. EVERTHING is $20, beer, burger, Uber, drink, - be prepared to pay $20!
Do not walk about the strip/streets by yourself and watch your belongings while out. It is a fun town to view and see different sights, food, shows and much more but be prepared to pay. And that doesn't even include the gambling at the hotels/casinos, so set a budget and stick to it.
You will be wore out by evening, take some time to re-charge and come back the next day. If you stay out late you will be paying for it the next day lol!
Will you meet some great people and see some unbelievable builds - absolutely! If you are a shop or a competitor it is a great place to gather information for parts and accessories.
Make sure to save a afternoon for the AAPEX show just 10 mins from the SEMA show. It has been known in the past as the battery/hard parts show but has changed very much over the past years. If you have a garage or shop it is a great place to view product you should be selling! The same pass works for both shows, it is a very much casual work dress show.
With fuel at $5 and 6 a gallon will this have an effect on attendance? Maybe on the show vehicles but the show gets a lot of foreign traffic so we will have to see. If you are in the industry and have never been it is worth the trip.
The PRI Show in December 10-12th is more performance oriented with very little show vehicles. It is much easier to get to for us flyover states and a lot more reasonable $$!
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