Our difference shows up before your doors open.
We enable — and are there to lead — complex event security planning, field-ready execution, and accountability across the breadth of operations.
The difference shows up before doors open.
Staffing supports the plan but doesn’t replace it.
Operational fluency
Command leadership
Real-world execution
Visible accountability
Proof over posture
Guard services in context
The best plans prepare for what others miss.
From routine operations to unlikely scenarios, our planning process is built to anticipate challenges before they become problems.
“They try to think of the least likely, and most likely, scenario.”
Ed Shipley, American Public Health Association
Real Events. Complex Challenges. Proven Results.
Every event is different, but each requires thoughtful planning, operational leadership, and a trusted partner committed to exceptional execution.
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Philadelphia Flower Show
Imperial has been the proud event security partner of the Philadelphia Flower Show since it first moved into the Pennsylvania Convention Center in 1996. We still partner with the annual show since its move outside for the first time in 2021. The Flower Show welcomes about 250,000 guests annually over 10 days.
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Citadel Country Spirit USA Music Festival
The Philadelphia area’s only country music festival, Country Spirit USA, has partnered with Imperial for the second and third years of its annual event. As the festival welcomed nearly 20,000 people over three days to enjoy acts like Miranda Lambert, Old Dominion, and Little Big Town, we provided nearly 50 staff daily to manage access control, weapons detection screening, front stage and backstage security, and more.
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Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
Located on the campus of UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) in Baltimore, Maryland, this venue has been a client since its doors opened in 2018. Managing events from D1 college basketball games to a Shinedown concert, our team, as the exclusive security vendor, designs and implements security plans for every event.
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Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival
The annual, month-long event held in Franklin Square, a historic Philadelphia park, brings thousands of guests each night to enjoy elaborate, beautiful lanterns designed and built by Chinese artists.
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Philadelphia Auto Show
Welcoming several hundred thousand guests annually, the Philadelphia Auto Show has partnered with us since 1993. We design and build the security plans and work closely every step of the way with show organizers to ensure that guest flow and safety are a priority.
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Natural Products Expo East (NPEE)
As the East Coast’s largest convention for the natural foods industry, NPEE used nearly 1 million square feet of exhibit space at the PA Convention Center. We established the security post plan and deployed our team to ensure every attendee could experience the breadth of the event’s offerings.
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WonderCon
Featuring more than 900 exhibitors, WonderCon brings together fandom annually in Anaheim, California. IESS consults on the event security program and also coordinates local security guard firms to ensure smooth operations and attendee safety
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San Diego Comic-Con
Yes, THE comic-con. The event that needs no introduction. Imperial is proud to be the security consultant for this annual event, bringing fans, celebrities, and the like to San Diego for four days of fun, including an iconic escalator ride, every July.
