LDI has opened registration for its 2026 edition, which will take place from December 2–8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The event will bring together professionals in design, production and live entertainment technologies, along with manufacturers, systems integrators and industry suppliers.
This year's edition is shaping up to be one of the most comprehensive in LDI's history, featuring an expanded professional development programme, hundreds of exhibitors, cutting-edge technology demonstrations, immersive experiences, and the industry's most extensive educational offering.
Early access to LDInstitute™ debuts at LDI
For the first time, attendees will be able to register in advance for the highly anticipated LDInstitute™ professional training courses. Many of these hands-on classes have limited enrollment and sell out every year, so early registration will help attendees secure a place in these high-demand sessions.
With more than 75 expert-led courses, many of them offering limited hands-on participation, early registration provides the best opportunity to secure a place in some of the industry's most sought-after technical training programmes.
LDI is where the live events industry comes together to discover new technologies, sharpen skills, and build the relationships that move careers—and our industry—forward. We're excited to open registration for LDI 2026 and give attendees early access to our Institute courses. These small-group training experiences provide unparalleled hands-on learning and consistently fill quickly, so we encourage attendees to secure their seats early, said Marian Sandberg, Vice President and Brand Leader, LDI.
Industry-leading training with LDInstitute™
LDInstitute offers intensive, hands-on training delivered by respected industry professionals across lighting, networking, production technology, media servers, design, and live event systems.
Featured sessions include:
- grandMA3 Beginner and grandMA3 Special Topics
- ETC Eos and High End console training
- Setting up, testing, and troubleshooting lighting control systems and networks
- Vectorworks training
- Green Hippo and Pixera media server training
- Ethernet for Entertainment
- Training on the latest artificial intelligence applications
- Additional technical and professional development courses
The LDInnovation™ Conference returns
The full agenda and speaker lineup for the LDInnovation™ Conference will be announced in August. The programme will bring together industry leaders, innovators and professionals to explore the trends, technologies and creative ideas transforming live event and entertainment production.
Super Early Bird rates available through August 14
Those who register now can take advantage of Super Early Bird pricing, available through August 14, 2026, securing the lowest registration rates for LDI 2026 as well as discounted pricing on LDInstitute™ courses.
LDI 2026 will feature:
- Hundreds of exhibitors showcasing the latest innovations in lighting, audio, video, projection, staging, automation, rigging, and immersive technologies
- The LDInnovation™ Conference
- More than 75 LDInstitute™ training courses
- Live demonstrations
- Networking events
- Professional development opportunities
- Experiences celebrating the creativity and technology behind live entertainment
