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Arizona Events
Phoenix Design Week and the Arizona Sign Association's tabletop day — the events closest to the Mesa shop and most likely to affect scheduling.
2026 Calendar · Arizona · West Coast · National
Mesa, Arizona · Industry & Community Events
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The sign, graphics, wrap and design events worth knowing about in 2026 — Arizona first, then the West Coast and the national shows the trade plans around.
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Trade ShowsWrap & Restyling ExposDesign ConferencesManufacturer TrainingArizona Sign AssociationPhoenix · Mesa · Arizona
Trade ShowsWrap & Restyling ExposDesign ConferencesManufacturer TrainingArizona Sign AssociationPhoenix · Mesa · Arizona
Everything on this calendar turns up in the finish of the work.
Why This Calendar Exists
The Trade Moves On A Schedule.
Films, substrates and equipment change at these events — not in the shop.
A&M Graphics works in vehicle wraps, fleet graphics, window tint, paint protection film, wall murals, signage and large-format print. Every one of those is driven by materials and machinery that get announced, demonstrated and certified at industry events. This page tracks the ones that matter in Arizona, along the West Coast and nationally, so customers know when the shop is training — and so anyone in the trade can plan their own year around them.
What We Track
Six Kinds Of Event.
Different events do different jobs. Some put new films and substrates in your hands, some certify an installer, and some are simply where the Arizona trade gets in one room.
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Local Training
3M and Avery authorised courses run in Phoenix through the year: fleet graphics, colour change, window film, paint protection film and wrap design.
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West Coast Expos
Long Beach, Burbank, Sacramento and Las Vegas — a short flight or a day's drive, and where the wrap and apparel side of the trade gathers.
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National Shows
The benchmark events for sign, graphics and print: ISA Sign Expo, PRINTING United and the SEMA Show.
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Wrap & Restyling
WRAPSCON's Wrap Olympics, SEMA's restyling halls and the film launches that decide what goes on vehicles next season.
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Design & Print
Design conferences, wide-format equipment and substrates — the design and print half of what the Mesa shop produces.
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2026 Calendar
Active Community Events.
Dates and venues below are as published by the organisers. Confirm before travelling — trade dates move, and some events are restricted to registered trade attendees.
Arizona — Start Here
Closest to the shopOct 23–24 (conference) · Oct 26–30 (Design Week)Phoenix Convention Center
Arizona · Design
Phoenix Design Week (PHXDW) 2026
A two-day industry conference for graphic designers, illustrators and creative professionals, organised by AIGA Arizona. Keynote speakers, breakout sessions and networking across the design side of the trade.
Directly relevant to A&M's in-house design work — the sessions cover the same branding and layout problems our design team solves on customer vehicles every week.
Nov 12, 2026Arizona
Arizona · Sign industry
Arizona Sign Association — Tabletop & TopGolf
The state trade group for sign companies, installers, suppliers and manufacturers. Advocacy, education and networking for Arizona sign shops, as an ISA-affiliated regional association.
The local room where Arizona sign and graphics shops actually meet. Tabletop displays plus a round of TopGolf — suppliers, substrates and peers in one afternoon.
National — The Benchmark Shows
Worth the tripApr 8–10, 2026Orlando, FL
National · Sign & graphics
ISA International Sign Expo 2026
The premier trade show for the sign, graphics and visual communications industry. Wide-format printing technologies, substrates and installation solutions.
Not in Arizona this year, but this is the benchmark event sign and graphics professionals plan their year around.
Sep 23–25, 2026Las Vegas, NV
National · Print & wide format
PRINTING United Expo 2026
A major print and wide-format expo covering presses, substrates, finishing and production workflow — the equipment layer behind large-format work.
The closest large print show to Arizona. Where the next generation of large-format output and materials shows up first.
Nov 3–6, 2026Las Vegas, NV
National · Automotive & restyling
SEMA Show 2026
The major automotive and restyling event, with the wrap, tint, PPF and restyling sector represented across the show floor and outside areas.
Six hours from Mesa and the single best look at where vehicle restyling, colour change and film products are heading. Auto Film Mastery and WWWRAP both run in Las Vegas the same week.
West Coast & Training
A day's driveAug 13–15, 2026Long Beach, CA
West Coast · Wraps
WRAPSCON at Graphics Pro Expo
Vehicle wraps, sign and digital graphics, manufacturers and hands-on learning — including the Wrap Olympics installation competition.
The wrap industry's own event, and the one most directly matched to what A&M does every day. The California Sign Association convention runs Aug 12–14 in El Cajon the same week.
Jan 21–24, 2026Long Beach, CA
West Coast · Apparel & print
Impressions Expo Long Beach 2026
300+ exhibitors covering decorated apparel, screen printing, embroidery and production equipment.
The apparel and embroidery side of A&M's business — logo embroidery, t-shirts and merchandise — in one hall.
Year-round 2026Phoenix, AZ
Arizona · Certification
Manufacturer Training — Phoenix
Full Circle is a 3M-authorised training facility in Phoenix, running certification courses through the year: fleet graphics, colour change, window film, paint protection film and wrap design. Avery's commercial wrap classes also run in Phoenix using real vans and pickups.
The certifications that matter for commercial vehicle work — large-graphic handling, fleet installation, wall and floor graphics. Burbank's Wrapix Academy is the West Coast equivalent when a date suits better.
Mesa · Phoenix Valley · Arizona
Local First, Then The Region.
Arizona events come first on this list because they are the ones a Mesa shop can actually attend between installs. Phoenix Design Week, the Arizona Sign Association day and the Phoenix manufacturer training dates all sit inside a normal working week here — and A&M Graphics serves businesses across the whole Phoenix Valley.
MesaPhoenixScottsdaleTempeChandlerGilbertQueen CreekGlendalePeoriaArizona Statewide
727 N. Country Club Drive · Mesa, AZ 85201 · 480-964-4254
What A&M Brings Back From An Event
Learning That Reaches The Vehicle.
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Attend
Shows, association days and manufacturer courses are attended in person, not read about afterwards.
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Certify
Installer certifications are kept current on the film systems A&M actually installs.
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Adopt
New substrates, films and installation methods are trialled before they go on a customer's vehicle.
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Apply
What survives the trial becomes part of how the Mesa shop quotes and installs the work.
Questions About The Calendar
Know Before You Plan.
What this page covers, and what to check with the organiser.
A working list of the Arizona, West Coast and national events A&M Graphics tracks through 2026 — sign and graphics trade shows, wrap and restyling expos, design conferences and manufacturer training. Dates and locations are listed so customers and partners can plan around them.
Because the trade is equipment- and material-driven. What a shop learns at a sign expo or a manufacturer certification turns up in the finish of your vehicle, the substrate on your wall and the film on your windows. Publishing the list keeps it honest and public.
Most trade shows and expos are industry events with registration required, and some restrict entry to trade attendees. Manufacturer training is typically for installers. Check the organiser's own site before travelling — dates and venues do move.
This page lists the events worth knowing about in the region and nationally. Training and certification dates in Phoenix are the ones most likely to affect scheduling at the shop. Call before planning around a specific closure week.
Vehicle wraps, fleet graphics, window tint, paint protection film, wall murals, signage, custom design and large-format printing are all handled in-house from the Mesa shop. If an event on this page is about it, we can quote it.
A&M Graphics · Mesa, Arizona
On The Calendar. On The Vehicle.
Send a logo, reference photo, rough sketch or the problem you're trying to solve. A&M Graphics can take it from there.
727 N. Country Club Drive · Mesa, AZ 85201 · 480-964-4254