Trade shows are ideal opportunities to view a wide variety of products first hand, to network with your peers, to get advice from experts, and to celebrate what you do.
Following is New Age Retailer's list of selected trade shows for 2009. Please note these dates are subject to change; always check the website or call to confirm show information before making plans. If there’s a trade show that should be included on this list, please email the details to us.
May 2009
The Great Contra Costa Crystal Fair
May 2-3, Walnut Creek, Calif.
415/383-7837, www.crystalfair.com
Consumer show. Wide variety of gems, minerals, jewelry, and metaphysical and healing tools. 1,200 attendees, 40 exhibitors. Fashion Jewelry & Accessory Show
May 3-6, New York
401/295-4564, www.jewelrytradeshows.com
Manufacturers, importers, and sales representatives in the fashion jewelry, accessory, and gift industries. The Gourmet Housewares Show
May 5-7, Las Vegas
800/272-7469, www.thegourmetshow.com
Cookware, kitchen gadgets, cutlery, tabletop, decorative accessories, home storage, personal care, lifestyle furnishings, specialty foods, and more. 1,100 attendees, 500 exhibitors. West Coast Gem & Mineral Show
May 15-17, Costa Mesa, Calif.
www.mzexpos.com
Dealers from India, China, Brazil, Russia, and more. 100 exhibitors. Columbus MarketPlace Show
May 15-17, Columbus, Ohio
800/686-6278, www.thecolumbusmarketplace.com
Gifts, collectibles, home furnishings, accessories, housewares, stationery, and floral items. Sample sale. International Jewelry Fair/General Merchandise Show
May 16-19, New Orleans
630/241-9865, www.gift2jewelry.com
More than 24,000 buyers and 800 booths. Spring Home Décor and Gift Show
May 16-19, Seattle
800/433-1014, www.pacificmarketcenter.com
More than 100 showrooms on five floors featuring home accent, garden, and gift items. National Stationery Show
May 17-20, New York City
800/272-7469, www.nationalstationeryshow.com
Sixty-third annual show. Greeting cards, stationery, writing instruments, home-office products, craft supplies, party ware, albums, and frames. 15,000 attendees, 1,400 exhibitors. Heritage Cash & Carry Wholesale Market
May 19, Fort Wayne, Ind.
717/249-9404, www.heritagemarkets.com
Traditional American handcrafts and select imports specializing in new and innovative products for the home and garden. Heritage Cash & Carry Wholesale Market
May 21, Medina, Ohio
717/249-9404, www.heritagemarkets.com
Traditional American handcrafts and select imports specializing in new and innovative products for the home and garden. BookExpo America
May 28-31, New York
800/840-5614, www.bookexpoamerica.com
Largest event in North America serving the book industry for more than 100 years. Showcases books in all formats, gift merchandise, and other non-book products, technology, and services for retailers and publishers. 29,000 attendees, 1,950 exhibitors. Portland Gift and Accessories Show
May 30-June 2, Portland, Ore.
800/272-7469, www.portlandgift.com
Unique, handmade merchandise by Northwest artisans in an expanded Artisan’s Avenue division, just one of several special show sections. Gift and collectibles, stationery, fine and fashion jewelry, and more. Free seminars. 300 exhibitors. American Craft Retailers Expo (ACRE)
May 31-June 2, Las Vegas
888/427-2381, www.acrelasvegas.com
Wholesalers.com’s juried trade show featuring American- and Canadian-made products. Jewelry, wearable art, gifts, aromatics, body care, stationery, home and garden accessories, and more. 1,000 exhibitors. |