IAE 2956 Free Rental Schedule: Every Manufacturer Day in New Babbage

IAE 2956 Free Rental Schedule: Every Manufacturer Day in New Babbage

Find your manufacturer’s rental dates, Best in Show on 22 November and the 23–27 November finale, when the expo’s full rental selection returns.

For the widest choice of free rentals, visit New Babbage on 23–27 November. The finale brings all of the expo’s vehicles together for free trials. Earlier in the show, rentals follow a manufacturer rotation at the Tobin Expo Center in New Babbage, microTech.

Free rental dates by manufacturer

Star Citizen is free to play throughout the expo, from 13 to 27 November 2026. The dates below are the rental windows printed on the official schedule. Adjacent windows overlap. To see which models we expect at each kiosk, browse the IAE rental ships and ground vehicles by manufacturer.

November 2026 Manufacturer or event
13–14 Roberts Space Industries
14–15 Origin Jumpworks
15–16 Anvil Aerospace
16–17 Crusader Industries and Tumbril
17–18 Drake Interplanetary
18–19 Argo Astronautics, Consolidated Outland, Greycat Industrial and Grey’s Market
19–20 Kruger Intergalactic, Mirai and MISC
20–21 Aegis Dynamics
21–22 Aopoa, Banu, Esperia and Gatac
22 Best in Show
23–27 Finale: all IAE vehicles available to try for free

Official IAE 2956 manufacturer schedule, including Best in Show on 22 November and the finale on 23–27 November

Picking a day for your visit

RSI opens on Friday 13 November. If you are weighing a Constellation against something from Origin, the two manufacturers share Saturday 14 November on the calendar. Industrial pilots interested in both Argo and MISC should look at 19 November, where the two groups meet.

Aopoa, Banu, Esperia and Gatac share 21–22 November. Best in Show takes place on Sunday the 22nd. A manufacturer’s slot establishes when its IAE rentals are featured. Individual unannounced ships still need confirmation before you plan a visit around flying one.

Source and schedule artwork: CIG’s Countdown to IAE 2956.