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.

November 2009

Chicago International Remainder and Overstock Book Expo
Nov. 6-8, Chicago
773/493-1389, www.cirobe.com
Trade show featuring heavily discounted books.

Minneapolis Mart Gift & Accessory Show
Nov. 6-8, Minnetonka, Minn.
800/626-1298, www.mplsgiftmart.com
Minneapolis Mart is a wholesale permanent showroom facility, featuring more than 5,000 lines of gift and accessory merchandise in 160 showrooms.

Contemporary Crafts Market
Nov. 6-8, Santa Monica, Calif.
808/422-7362, www.craftsource.org
Juried show including accessories, baskets, ceramics, glass, jewelry, leather and metalwork, and more.

Columbus MarketPlace Show
Nov. 6-9, Columbus, Ohio
800/686-6278, www.thecolumbusmarketplace.com
Gifts, collectibles, home furnishings, accessories, housewares, stationery, and floral items.

Gatlinburg Apparel and Jewelry Market
Nov. 14-16, Gatlinburg, Tenn.
865/436-6151, www.nortonshows.com
Order-writing, immediate-delivery, and cash-and-carry show. Ladies’, men’s, and children’s apparel, fashion jewelry/accessories, fine jewelry, furniture, candles, fragrances, oils, gourmet food, vitamins, herbs, cosmetics, pewter, stationery, gift wrap, and more. 12,000 attendees, 550 exhibitors.

Ocean City Resort Gift Expo
Nov. 15-18, Ocean City, Md.
678/285-3976, www.urban-expo.com
Formerly the East Coast Resort Gift Expo. Resort, souvenirs, general giftware, coastal and nautical themed products and much more.

Offinger’s Handcrafted Marketplaces
TBD, Columbus, Ohio
740/452-4541, www.offingershandcrafted.com
Handmade, limited-production traditional crafts, gifts, and home furnishings.

New York Gift Cash and Carry Show
TBD, New York City
800/272-7469, www.nygiftcashandcarry.com
General giftware, housewares, decorative and personal accessories, museum gifts, ethnic, traditional, contemporary crafts, contemporary design products, floral products, jewelry, and more.

The Great San Francisco Crystal Fair
TBD, San Francisco, Calif.
415/383-7837, www.crystalfair.com
Consumer show. Wide variety of gems, minerals, jewelry, and metaphysical and healing tools. 1,800 attendees, 40 exhibitors.

The Southwest’s Premier Marketplace
TBD, San Antonio, Texas
512/261-4223, www.parkertradeshow.com
Cash-and-carry show. Jewelry, apparel, bags, beads, belts, crystals, diamonds, gold, glassware, home accessories, beauty products, handbags, eyewear, pearls, perfumes, watches, and more. 8,500 attendees, 200 exhibitors.