For Baltimore, six to ten weeks is a comfortable window. Our presses ship by freight from Fullerton, 2,302 miles away in a straight line, and we fly in the day before, so the shipping schedule and your venue's load-in rules drive the timeline more than press availability.
What the lead time covers
- Freight: the station has to be packed and moving well before your date. If the date moves, two weeks' warning keeps the freight on track.
- Art and blanks: we need final art and the blank order about seven days before the event. Guest counts that keep changing cause more delays than a busy press calendar.
- Venue paperwork: at the Baltimore Convention Center the electrical order and the marshalling window both have deadlines of their own.
- Show weeks: when the Convention Center has a major show on, hotels and labor tighten across the metro at once. Booking early for those weeks saves money.
Short on time? Simple art and standard blanks are what make a rush date possible, as long as freight can still get the station to Baltimore in time, so it's worth asking. If you're planning an Inner Harbor activation or a Convention Center booth months out, we'll hold the date. Either way, send your date and headcount and we'll confirm availability within 24 hours.