# PHCC CONNECT 2026 Tradeshow — Milwaukee, Oct 20–21 | $50 Show Pass

The nation's biggest plumbing tradeshow is coming to Milwaukee — a drive away, not a flight, for contractors across the upper Midwest. PHCC CONNECT 2026's Product & Technology Showcase puts **100+ manufacturers and brands** on one floor at the **Baird Center** in downtown Milwaukee, and you can walk the whole thing, both days, with a **$50 Contractor Show Pass**.

## Event details

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| **What** | PHCC CONNECT 2026 Product & Technology Showcase (tradeshow floor) |
| **When** | Tuesday, Oct 20 & Wednesday, Oct 21, 2026 |
| **Where** | Baird Center, 400 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203 |
| **Price** | $50 per person — covers both show-floor days |
| **Who** | Plumbing, heating and cooling contractors and their teams. PHCC membership is **not** required. |
| **Register** | [PHCC official registration](https://phccconnect2026.eventscribe.net/aaStatic.asp?SFP=S1FCTkNUUEZAMjUzMzJAUmVnaXN0cmF0aW9u) — also sold onsite at the Baird Center registration desk |

## Show floor hours

- **Tuesday, Oct 20 — 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM CT.** Lunch served on the show floor 12:45–2:00. The National Plumbing Apprentice Contest runs all afternoon.
- **Wednesday, Oct 21 — 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM CT.** Breakfast on the show floor. Apprentice contest finals in the morning. Back on the job by lunch.

The registration desk opens at 7:30 AM both days.

## What the $50 Show Pass includes

- Show floor access on **both** days (Tue Oct 20 and Wed Oct 21)
- 100+ brands and factory reps, plus live Milwaukee Tool deals at the van
- The live **National Plumbing Apprentice Contest** — a real project built against the clock
- Milwaukee Central, Learning Labs, Podcast Pods, and ESCO demos
- Lunch Tuesday and breakfast Wednesday on the show floor

## Milwaukee Tool is selling live — nobody else

Milwaukee Tool, the hometown brand, is the **only exhibitor selling tools live at the show**, with expo-only deals right off the big red van at **booth V1**. Get hands on the gear, then walk out with it. When the floor closes Wednesday at 11 AM, the deals go with it. Every other brand on the floor is demoing gear, talking shop, and handing out swag — Milwaukee's van is the one place you can buy, not just browse.

## Who's on the floor

Kohler, Milwaukee Tool, Moen, Rheem, Bradford White, DEWALT, Delta Faucet, Viega, A. O. Smith, InSinkErator, Navien, Oatey, American Standard, NIBCO, Zoeller, Liberty Pumps, Fluidmaster, Sioux Chief, Saniflo, ServiceTitan, Home Depot Pro, SupplyHouse, Legend Valve, RLS, REHAU, Tyler Pipe, Bernzomatic, Matco-Norca, and many more.

Explore the [interactive floor plan](https://www.conferenceharvester.com/floorplan/v2/index.asp?EventKey=KICMYSHE) booth by booth.

## Worth the drive

PHCC CONNECT moves to a new city every year — 2026 is the Midwest's turn, and the national show won't be back in the region for years. Drive times to the Baird Center: about **90 minutes from Chicago**, **75 from Madison**, **2 hours from Green Bay or Rockford**, **2½ from northwest Indiana**, and **under 5 from Minneapolis–St. Paul**, straight down I-94 or I-43. Day-trip one show day, or stay a night downtown and do both — [PHCC's event page](https://www.phccweb.org/events/phccconnect2026/) has discounted hotel blocks near the venue.

## Bringing the crew?

Each person needs their own Show Pass. Register each person individually, or [register as a group](https://eweb.phccweb.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Reg_evt_key=432B961F-DEA9-4A76-A29A-3024F53398AA&Group=yes&WebCode=EvtRedirectorTL). Apprentices should absolutely come watch the apprentice contest.

## Want more than the show floor?

The full 4-day PHCC CONNECT conference (Oct 19–22) adds the keynote, 25+ education sessions, the Brew City Bash, and the Harley-Davidson Museum closing party. [See full-conference rates on phccweb.org](https://www.phccweb.org/events/phccconnect2026/).

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