The week
The Metal Treating Institute brings Furnaces North America to the Indiana Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B, from 12 to 15 October 2026, per the venue listing. The venue publishes a forecast of 1,500 attendees. The show's own pages head a 12 to 14 October window.
The programme's last clock is 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday 14 October. Three nights sell: Monday 12, Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 October. Thursday 15 October carries the checkout.
What the week asks of daytime inventory
Downtown Indianapolis carries 7,100 hotel rooms, and 4,700 rooms connect to the center by skywalk, per the venue footer. A 1,500-delegate show equals 21.1 percent of the downtown count and 31.9 percent of the skywalk pool.
The Marriott Downtown Indianapolis holds the host block at $229 a night, with a booking deadline of 25 September 2026, per the show's hotel page. The same page states that management expects the blocks to sell out well in advance and asks attendees to book only the rooms they will use.
The Metal Treating Institute runs its 2026 Fall Meeting inside the same property across the same days. The YES IV Management Training Program takes a Monday room, and the members-only evening takes function space on Wednesday from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m.
Daytime windows at the skywalk-connected properties compete for the rooms this show holds across three nights. The morning window after each night sits inside a compressed week, and the exhibitor teams on the floor at 7:00 a.m. Monday need rooms before the block opens.
The day-use bench in the city
Dayuse's Indianapolis page publishes an average day-room price of $87.43 for the city. The page recommends Quality Inn & Suites Southport, a three-star property in Perry Township with a 4.5 rating from 22 reviews, an indoor pool, a hot tub, a fitness room, a business center and free parking. Its Indianapolis category links cover pool hotels, spa hotels, jacuzzi rooms and daycation stays.
Engine puts the Indianapolis overnight average at $128 across 1.2 million public rate observations from May 2024 to April 2026. October averages $134, five percent above the city figure. May peaks at $158, and February dips to $107.
Three lines to act on
Quote daytime windows for Monday 12 to Thursday 15 October against the $87.43 city benchmark. Pitch skywalk-connected properties on overflow day rooms for exhibitor teams across the three nights. Ask the Marriott Downtown Indianapolis about its daytime inventory once the block passes the 25 September deadline.