TL;DR — The BIOMEDevice Silicon Valley 2026 show dates are Wednesday–Thursday, November 18–19, 2026, at the Santa Clara Convention Center. The show was renamed to MEDevice Silicon Valley in 2026, but the dates and venue did not change. Reading this in May 2026, you are roughly 26 weeks out — the right window to lock booth space, block hotel rooms, and start the 6-month exhibitor playbook below. For full event details, see our MEDevice Silicon Valley 2026 conference profile.
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BIOMEDevice Silicon Valley 2026 Show Dates: The Short Answer
The BIOMEDevice Silicon Valley 2026 show dates are Wednesday and Thursday, November 18–19, 2026, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054. Exhibitor move-in is Tuesday, November 17, 2026, the day before the show opens. The expo runs roughly 10:00 AM–5:00 PM PST on day one and 10:00 AM–4:00 PM PST on day two, with conference education sessions on both days.
If you are searching for “BIOMEDevice Silicon Valley 2026 show dates,” you are searching for the right event under its old name. Informa Markets renamed the show to MEDevice Silicon Valley in 2026, but the November 18–19 dates, the Santa Clara venue, and the audience of Bay Area medtech engineers, R&D managers, and startup founders did not change. For the full backstory, see our BIOMEDevice Silicon Valley 2026 Santa Clara rebrand guide.
Why the 6-Month Countdown Matters for the November Show Dates
Six months out is the planning window that consistently produces the strongest booth ROI for the Santa Clara format. Three reasons:
- Booth inventory. The Santa Clara Convention Center expo hall is small — roughly 150 booths. Corner, end-cap, and Innovation Showcase placements typically sell out in the May–June window for a November show. Wait until August, and you are choosing between a back-corner inline 10x10 and skipping the year.
- Hotel block math. The Hyatt Regency Santa Clara is the conference hotel (skybridge to the convention center). Its group block tends to fill 4–5 months before the show. Locking rooms in June–July keeps your team in the connected hotel rather than commuting from San Jose at $200–$300 a night.
- Pre-show outreach math. Booking 12–20 qualified meetings before you arrive is the single highest-leverage thing you can do with a Santa Clara booth. That cadence needs 8–10 weeks of email and LinkedIn sequencing, which means starting outreach in September for a November 18–19 show.
If you are reading this in May 2026, you are roughly 26 weeks from the November 18–19, 2026 show dates — right on time to start the countdown without compressing any of the above into a too-tight window.
Month-by-Month Countdown from May 2026 to Show Day
Here is the order of operations that maps cleanly to the November 18–19, 2026 show dates. The cadence is built around the deadlines that actually move the needle, not the ones Informa Markets publishes.
| Month (Weeks Out) | Action | Why This Window |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 (~26 wks) | Sign booth contract; decide Standard Booth vs Innovation Showcase | Corner / end-cap inventory disappears in May–June. Showcase placements are limited. |
| June 2026 (~22 wks) | Block hotel rooms at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara | Conference block fills 4–5 months out. Skybridge access is worth $200–$300/night savings vs walk-up rates. |
| July 2026 (~18 wks) | Finalize booth design and order long-lead items | Custom builds, modular components, and printed graphics need 10–12 weeks to produce and freight. |
| August 2026 (~14 wks) | Build 30–50 account target list from Crunchbase, AngelList, FDA 510(k) data | Pre-show outreach starts in September; the list needs to be built first. |
| Early September 2026 (~10 wks) | Submit exhibitor service kit to GES (electrical, internet, furniture, lead retrieval) | Hardest deadline. Missing it triggers 30–50% premium rates on every line item. |
| September 2026 (~8 wks) | Launch pre-show outreach: email + LinkedIn + calendar links | Conference Tier 1 early-bird rate also closes around Sept 19, 2026. |
| October 2026 (~4 wks) | Open advance freight window; finalize booth staffing and shifts | Advance freight is cheaper than direct-to-show. Tier 2 conference pricing closes ~Oct 19. |
| Week of Nov 9, 2026 (~1 wk) | Reconfirm pre-booked meetings; print backup collateral; brief booth team | Expect 20–30% drop-off on pre-booked meetings without reconfirmation. |
| Tuesday, Nov 17, 2026 | Exhibitor move-in at Santa Clara Convention Center | Most teams arrive by mid-afternoon. Test all electrical and internet before leaving for the night. |
| Nov 18–19, 2026 | Run the show; capture leads; collect badge scans | Day one walk-up traffic is strongest. Day two skews to qualified return visits. |
| Monday, Nov 23, 2026 | Same-day-Monday post-show follow-up sequence | Lead-to-meeting conversion drops sharply after the first 5 business days. |
The deadline that catches the most teams off-guard is the early-September exhibitor service kit cutoff — not the booth contract close. The kit deadline has real financial teeth (30–50% premiums on furniture, electrical, internet, and lead retrieval), and it lands right when most teams are still recovering from summer vacation. For the deeper exhibitor checklist that maps to these dates, see our medical conference exhibitor playbook.
The November 18–19, 2026 Dates in Context: The Rest of the Medtech Calendar
If you are sequencing BIOMEDevice / MEDevice Silicon Valley against the rest of the 2026 medtech trade show calendar, here is how the November dates fit:
| Show | 2026 Dates | Location |
|---|---|---|
| MD&M West | February 2026 | Anaheim, CA |
| MD&M South | April 2026 | Charlotte, NC |
| MD&M East | June 2026 | New York, NY |
| MD&M Midwest | October 2026 | Minneapolis, MN |
| MEDevice Silicon Valley (formerly BIOMEDevice) | Nov 18–19, 2026 | Santa Clara, CA |
November 18–19 sits at the back of the Informa Markets medtech calendar. For Bay Area startups and West Coast medtech vendors, that timing is useful — it captures end-of-year budget cycles and feeds directly into MD&M West contracting in early Q1 2027. For multi-show planning, our global medical device trade show calendar covers the full year in one view.
Travel and Logistics for the Show Dates
The Santa Clara Convention Center sits at 5001 Great America Pkwy, about 10 minutes from San Jose International Airport (SJC) and 45–60 minutes from San Francisco International (SFO) depending on Bay Area traffic. For the November 18–19, 2026 dates specifically, plan around these factors:
- Hotels: The Hyatt Regency Santa Clara is connected to the convention center via skybridge and serves as the official conference hotel. The Marriott Santa Clara across Great America Pkwy is also walkable. Both run group rates through the Informa Markets housing portal — book by mid-October 2026 to secure conference pricing.
- Airports: SJC is closer and easier for the Tuesday, November 17 move-in. SFO has more flight options but adds 45–60 minutes on the I-101 / I-237 corridor — particularly painful in late-afternoon Bay Area traffic.
- Pre-Thanksgiving timing: November 18–19, 2026 falls exactly one week before Thanksgiving (Thursday, November 26, 2026). Domestic flight prices climb the week of November 16, and rental car inventory in San Jose tightens fast. Book travel by late September 2026.
- Bay Area weather: Late November in Santa Clara averages 50–65°F with a real chance of rain. Plan for indoor staging, not outdoor demo zones.
What to Do This Week if You're Just Starting
If you are picking this up in May 2026 and have not yet committed to the November 18–19, 2026 show, here is the honest next-7-days punch list:
- Read the MEDevice Silicon Valley 2026 conference profile for booth pricing, audience composition, and the Buzzbox score for whether the show is worth the spend for your specific medtech buyer.
- Email Informa Markets sales at clientservices.ime@informa.com (or call 844-826-6466) to check booth and Innovation Showcase availability. Ask specifically about corner and end-cap inventory.
- Hold tentative hotel rooms at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara through the Informa Markets housing portal. You can cancel later; you cannot un-fill a sold-out block.
- Block the November 18–19, 2026 dates on internal calendars for booth staff, plus Tuesday November 17 for move-in and Friday November 20 for travel home.
- Start the target account list — even 10 named Bay Area medtech companies is enough to anchor pre-show outreach planning in August.
For the broader exhibitor strategy beyond just the dates — booth pricing, ROI modeling, audience composition, and the full event-level breakdown — the MEDevice Silicon Valley 2026 conference profile is our canonical planning resource. For the pre-show meeting cadence, see pre-conference email campaigns that book real meetings. For the day-after-show conversion sequence, post-conference follow-up walks through the cadence that actually turns booth scans into pipeline.