PAX Unplugged 2026 Booth & Event Staffing

PAX Unplugged Philly runs December 4–6, 2026 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. These are the public show dates confirmed by the organizer. The exhibitor manual lists December 7 for remaining move-out, not another public booth day. Send the assigned hall, booth number and reporting entrance with your staffing brief.

The expo hall is open 10 AM–6 PM on Friday, December 4; Saturday, December 5; and Sunday, December 6. The organizer’s homepage and current exhibitor manual agree on these hours. Gaming continues until midnight on Friday and Saturday, but that does not extend the expo hall schedule. Agree paid arrival, briefing, breaks and departure separately for the staff you book.

Yes. TSM offers local Philadelphia event staff for PAX Unplugged booth greetings, approved game demonstrations and visitor follow-up. Request candidates with relevant tabletop or promotional experience, then confirm their availability and the duties they will perform. Include any travel or parking costs in the estimate. Local recruitment does not guarantee familiarity with your game or replace a product briefing.

We can scope a rehearsed introduction and demonstration around your game. Provide the rules, a short explanation of the objective, a prepared starting position and the stopping point for each demo. Review the proposed talent’s relevant experience and allow paid practice time. Your publisher representative should handle disputed rules, advanced strategy and questions outside the approved demonstration.

Assign a host to welcome waiting players, explain how seats become available and direct visitors to the next approved activity. Give that person a way to check with your demonstrators before promising a seat or start time. Use a separate person for game instruction when teaching would leave arrivals unattended. Confirm the booth layout and organizer requirements before choosing where the queue will form.

Confirm the correct credential with PAX before booking. The current manual distinguishes badged exhibitors from exhibitor-appointed contractors and says EACs cannot enter the exhibit halls during show hours. Do not assume an installation credential will admit a customer-facing booth host. Your company should arrange the appropriate access, reporting entrance and badge collection instructions before the assignment.

Yes, within an agreed brief. Promotional models can introduce your game, direct visitors to a demonstration and distribute approved materials. For a giveaway, supply the rules, eligibility instructions and any organizer permission your activity requires. Keep prize decisions and product commitments with your authorized representative. Match the invitation to what visitors can actually do at the booth rather than promising immediate play when tables are occupied.

Yes. Give staff separate routing instructions for players, retailers, distributors and media visitors. A player may want another demo or a product update; a commercial inquiry should reach your publisher or sales representative. Specify the contact fields you are permitted to collect and the follow-up owner. Staff should not promise wholesale terms, stock, review copies or release dates outside your approved brief.

TSM’s published model tiers are Tier Two at $50–$60 per hour, Tier One at $60–$75 per hour and Elite at $75+ per hour, with a four-hour minimum. Your estimate depends on the selected talent and assignment. Share the game, required experience, headcount and paid shifts. Confirm briefing or rehearsal time, break coverage and any assignment expenses before booking.

This page covers your company’s customer-facing marketing talent. It does not book PAX Enforcers or establish tournament-judge credentials. Describe any specialist game role so its requirements can be reviewed separately. Arrange booth installation, freight, electrical work and other exhibit labor with the appropriate providers. The PAX manual lists official suppliers and separates installation access from public expo access.