Six to ten weeks ahead is the window we'd aim for in St. Louis. The presses ship from Fullerton by freight and the crew flies in a day before load-in, so the shipping calendar is what you're really booking against.
A simple St. Louis timeline
- Ten weeks or more: ideal for an America's Center booth or a big game-day activation. Freight books on a normal schedule and there's time for a few art rounds.
- Six to ten weeks: fine for most events. Once we have the date, the room and a guest count, the plan is set.
- Less than six weeks: it can still happen if the art is simple and the garments are standard, but rushed freight costs more. We'll say yes or no quickly.
What speeds things up
Approved artwork, a firm guest count, the venue's load-in rules and a decision about which stations you want. Artwork and garment orders are final roughly a week before the event, and moving the date needs two weeks' warning so the shipment can move with it.
Date coming up fast? Get in touch regardless. If a truck can't get the kit to Missouri in time, we'll say so.
Read the booking lead time answer and our pricing, then request your St. Louis quote.
St. Louis planning
Big show weeks book up first
A big convention at America's Center fills downtown hotels and ties up local labor in the same week, and our crew needs beds like everyone else. Get ahead of those weeks and the hotel and shipping costs stay sane.
Crew lodging is folded into the single travel line, so an early booking usually shows up as a smaller figure there.