Gifts Today magazine

  Exhibition Diary

Trade shows are an important focus for Tableware International. Our regular Exhibition News section in every issue and Exhibition Diary (once a year) keep our readers updated on trade show news and information for various Tableware related trade shows.

The magazine also places great emphasis on creating comprehensive show previews for key trade shows throughout the year including Ambiente, Maison et Objet, Macef, The New York Tabletop Show and Spring Fair.

Check our Exhibition Calendar below for key dates for relevant trade shows to the Tableware market.


January

Jan 11-18
Atlanta International Gift and Home Furnishings Market

Atlanta Convention Center, Atlanta, USA
www.americasmart.com
Hub of gift and home buying in the US

Jan 12-15
Formland

MCH MesseCenter Herning, Denmark
www.formland.com
Scandanavian home for deisgn, interiors and accessories

Jan 15-17
Home

Earls Court 2, Lodnon, UK
www.home-london.net
Design-led home accessories

Jan 15-17    
Top Drawer Spring  
 
Earls Court, London UK   
www.topdrawerspring.com
Design-led product

Jan 20-24 
Maison & Objet

Paris-Nord Villepinte, France   
www.maison-objet.com
The home style exhibition

Jan 26-29
Macef 
  
Fiera Milano, Milan, Italy   
www.macef.it
Tableware, interior design and accessories

(Postponsed for 2012)
London Asia Expo

Olympia, London   
www.londonasiaexpo.com   
A must-visit sourcing event for Asian products

Jan 28 - Feb 2  
New York International Gift Fair   

The Javits Center, New York, USA   
www.nyigf.com
North America's premier gift and home market



February

Feb 5-9
Spring Fair International

NEC Birmingham, UK
www.springfair.com
Home Gifts and more at the UK's biggest trade show of the year

Feb 11-15
Ambiente

Frankfurt am Main, Germany
www.ambiente.messefrankfurt.com
The hub of the consumer goods world in Frankfurt

Feb  18-21   
San Francisco International Gift Fair  
 
Moscone Center, SF, USA   
www.sfigf.com
Includes 'At Home'

Feb 18-21
Indian Handicrafts & Gifts Fair
Greater Nodia, India
www.epch.in
Indian Housewares, decoratives and gifts

Feb 25-27  
Cadeaux Leipzig

Leipziger Messe, Leipzig, Germany   
www.leipziger-messe.de
Gifts and Home accessories

Feb 28 - 2 Mar
ScotHot   

SECC, Glasgow, UK
www.scothot.co.uk
Hospitality in Scotland and the north of England

Feb 29-2 March
Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles

Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center
www.intertextilehome.com
Home textiles show spring edition

(Biennial - next in 2013)
ScotHot

SECC, GLasgow, UK
www.scothot.co.uk
Hospitality in Scotland and the north



March

Mar 10-13
IHA International Home & Housewares Show
   
McCormick Place, Chicago, USA   
www.housewares.org
One of America's largest home goods and housewares marketplace

Mar 18-21     
Intertextile Guangzhu Home Textile Fair
Pazhou Complex, China   
www.intertextilehome.com
China's international ceramics show

Mar 20-22
Indian Ceramics 2012

University Exhibition Cnetre, Ahmedabad Gurjat, India
www.indian-ceramics.com
The annual show for ceramics, metals and mechanics in the reigon


April

April 15-18
Home Expo India 2012
New Delhi NCR, India
www.epch.in/HEI2012
Presenting housewares, decorative furnishings, textiles and furnishings

April 17-20 
The New York Tabletop Show

41 Madison, New York, USA, 7 West
www.41madison.com
www.7wnewyork.com
Tabletop-specific showrooms

April 20-23   
China Sourcing Fair
Asia World Expo, Hong Kong
www.chinasourcingfair.com
Gift & Home Products

April 20-23
Hong Kong Houseware Fair

HK Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong Kong
www.hkhousewarefair.hktdc.com   
China's premier Houseware show

April 20-23
Hong Kong International Home Textiles and Furnshings Fair

HK Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong Kong
www.hktdc.com/fair/hkhometextilesfair Supports the housewares fair with a focus on textiles and furnishings



May

May 29- 31  
China Sourcing Fair 
  
Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre
www.tradeshow.globalsources.com
Home Products


June

June 6 -8
Ambiente / Interior Lifestyle Japan

Tokyo Big Sight International Exhibition Centre
www.interior-lifestyle.com
International Trade Fair for Consumer Goods

June 10-12
Pulse

Earls Court
www.pulse-london.com
Design led product and contemporary brands

June 12- 13
Exclusively Housewares

Business Design Centre, London   
www.exclusivelyhousewares.co.uk
Be inspired by great housewares and tabletop




July


July 10-19
China Sourcing Fair

Miami Beach Convention Centre
www.tradeshow.globalsources.com
Home Products

July 15-18  
Harrogate Home and Gift

Harrogate, UK   
www.homeandgift.co.uk
One show, hundreds of suppliers, thousands of products



August

Aug 18-23    
New York International Gift Fair   

Javits Center & others, New York, USA
www.nyigf.com
Unparalleled selection of Gift and Home product

Aug 19-23
The Gourmet Housewares Show  
 
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, NYC   
www.thegourmetshow.com
High end cookware, tabletop and kitchen textiles

Aug 14-16
China Sourcing Fair

Imigrantes Exhibition Center, Sao, Paulo, Brazi
www.chinasouricngfair.com
Gifts & Premiums

Aug 25-28
House and Gift Fair South America   

Pavilion Expo Centre, Sao Paulo, Brazil
www.grafitefeiras.com.br
International home and gift show

Aug 24-28
Tendence

Frankfurt am Main, Germany
www.tendence.messefrankfurt.com
International trade fair for consumer goods


September

Sept 2-5  
Autumn Fair

NEC, Birmingham, UK
www.autumnfair.com
UK's most important gift and home show of the season

Sept 5-9
Zuchex

Touyap Fair Centre, Istanbul, Turkey
www.zuchex.com
Gifts, housewares and electrical appliances

Sept 8-11
Macef   Fiera Milao,
Milan, Italy
www.macef.it
Tableware, interior design and accessories

Sept 7-11
Maison & Objet  
 
Paris-Nord Villepinte, France   
www.maison-objet.com
International home and gift show

Sept 16-18  
Top Drawer Autumn
  
Earls Court One, London
www.topdrawer.co.uk
Design-led products

Sept 20-23
100% Design 
  
Earls Court, London, UK
www.100percentdesign.co.uk
Innovative, contemporary interior products



October

Oct 8

The Restaurant Show  
Earls Court, London, UK   
www.therestaurantshow.co.uk
Food, Drink and hospitality

Oct 9-12
The New York Tabletop Show
41 Madison & 7West, New York
www.41madison.com
www.7newyork.com
Showrooms specifically for Tabletop

Oct 10-13
Interior Lifestyle China
Shanghai Exhibition Centre, Shanghai
www.messefrankfurt.com.hk
Show sectors on Dining, Living & Giving

Oct 16-18
Brand Licensing Europe  
 
Olympia, London UK
www.brandlicensingexpo.com
The event for licensing and brand extension

Oct 19-24  
Bangkok International Gifts / Housewares Show
BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand
www.bigandbih.com
Asia Gift & Housewares

Oct 20-23
China Soucing Fair

AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong
www.chinasourcingfair.com
Gift & Home Products

Oct 20-23
Megashow Part 1
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong Kong
www.mega-show.com
At the centre of asian sourcing

Oct 27-29
Megashow Part 2
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong Kong
www.mega-show.com
At the centre of asian sourcing

TBC
Korea Consumer Goods Fair

KINTEX- Korea International Exhibiion Centre
www.messefrankfurt.co.kr
A strong foothold to explore to Korean Consumer Goods market

TBC   
Canton Fair (China Import and Export Fair)   
China Import and Export Fair complex   

www.cantonfair.org.cn
Chinas largest multi-market trade fair



November

TBC
New York Hotel / Motel & Restaurant

The Javits Center, New York, USA   
www.ihmrs.com
Hotel, motel and restaurants




December


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