Events of interest to the craftware industry

Please note: All dates are subject to changes, contact organisers for more information before making arrangements.

May 2024

WED - FRI
1 - 3
May 2024

h+h americas

Donald E. Stephens Convention & Conference Center in Rosemont/Chicago IL
www.hh-americas.com
Dates: Wednesday, 1 May 2024 - Friday, 3 May 2024
Time: 9am - 6pm

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Tel: +1.773.326.9920

Welcome to h+h americas – the platform for the North American Handicraft Industry and sister event of the German h+h cologne, the world's leading trade fair for the handicrafts industry.

h+h americas is a B2B trade show with an extended digital market place accessible before and after our event. Open to everyone who makes a living in crafts, h+h americas serves a community without membership requirements. Our show dates in June are carefully timed to serve buyers with seasonal offers to the entire handicraft industry. The first time event in 2022 combined 2,000 attendees with 200 exhibitors who displayed a wide range of products from yarn, fabric, art, craft materials to toys and pastimes. The product range also includes material and tools for painting, handicrafts, gluing, sewing, modeling, kneading Clay adorning, and decorating to high-quality papers and paints, easel brushes as well as graphic accessories.

TUE - WED
14 - 15
May 2024

The London Stationery Show

Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, Islington, London N1 0QH
www.stationeryshowlondon.co.uk
Dates: Tuesday, 14 May 2024 - Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Time: 9am - 6pm

Tel: 07795 951244

Email: chantellew@max-publishing.co.uk

At London Stationery show you'll find the biggest UK and international brands, exciting new designers and innovative start-ups, all under one roof.

July 2024

SUN - WED
21 - 24
Jul 2024

Home & Gift Buyers Festival

King's Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5LA
homeandgift.co.uk
Dates: Sunday, 21 July 2024 - Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Time: 9am - 6pm, 9am - 6pm, 9am - 6pm, 9am - 4pm

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Tel: +44 (0)20 7384 8012​​

Email: marketing@homeandgift.co.uk

The industry's favourite UK retail trade show. Source new wholesale products across home and gift, interiors, fashion, stationery and the latest retail ...

September 2024

SUN - WED
1 - 4
Sep 2024

Autumn Fair 2024

NEC Birmingham, B40 1NT, UK
www.autumnfair.com
Dates: Sunday, 1 September 2024 - Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Time: 1st-3rd: 9am-6pm, 4th: 9am-4pm

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Tel: 020 3033 2500

Email: visitor@autumnfair.com

Autumn Fair is the unmissable Gift & Home show for the retail industry held at the NEC in Birmingham.

TUE - WED
3 - 4
Sep 2024

The London Textile Fair

Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 0QH
www.thelondontextilefair.co.uk
Dates: Tuesday, 3 September 2024 - Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Time: 3rd: 9am - 6pm, 4th: 9am - 6pm

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Tel: +44 (0)20 8347 8145

With 500 exhibitors, TLTF is the UK's premier platform for fashion fabrics, apparel accessories, print studios and vintage garments. Held at the Business Design Centre twice a year, it's an unmissable event for all industry professionals.

TLTF concept is very simple: we provide each exhibitor with a single stand, chairs, table cloth, rails and a sign. We ensure that each and every exhibitor is promoted equally in this way and we don't allow big banners on the floor. Whether a large or a small manufacturer, the modular format of single tables offers an equal opportunity for all.

SUN - TUE
8 - 10
Sep 2024

Top Drawer London

Olympia London, Hammersmith Rd, London, W14 8UX
www.topdrawer.co.uk
Dates: Sunday, 8 September 2024 - Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Time: 9:30am - 6pm

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Tel: 0207 384 8137

Email: topdrawerexhibitors@clarionevents.com

Held in the heart of London, Top Drawer is the UK's leading design-led trade show, carefully curated with buyers in mind. The team hand-select the best bands to bring you a diverse mix of new names and rising stars as well as top brands and household faves. Browse new products from over 600 brands under one roof, carefully grouped per sector to help you pinpoint just what you are looking for. Your next best-seller is waiting for you.

WED - THU
11 - 12
Sep 2024

London Packaging Week London

ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, E16 1XL
www.londonpackagingweek.com
Dates: Wednesday, 11 September 2024 - Thursday, 12 September 2024
Time: 10am - 5pm, 10am - 4pm

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Tel: +32 (0)2 7401070

Email: europe@easyfairs.com

London is at the heart of a global network of brands, innovators, designers and creators. The UK capital is a world leader in key markets like luxury products, FMCG, beauty and premium drinks. The four events at London Packaging Week create the perfect meeting place for everyone involved in creating packaging in these key sectors. Hundreds of the world's biggest suppliers and thousands of designers, packaging developers, marketers, founders and buyers rely on the event to drive their innovation and creativity. Create the future of your packaging at London Packaging Week.

November 2024

TUE - THU
12 - 14
Nov 2024

Gifts & Lifestyle Middle East

Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE
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Dates: Tuesday, 12 November 2024 - Thursday, 14 November 2024

Tel: +971 4 3894 500

Email: marketing@giftslifestyle-me.com

A vibrant platform for lifestyle, accents and gifts

January 2025

SUN - TUE
12 - 14
Jan 2025

Giving & Living

Westpoint, Exeter, EX5 1DJ
givingliving.co.uk
Dates: Sunday, 12 January 2025 - Tuesday, 14 January 2025
Time: 9.30am - 6pm, 9.30am - 6pm, 9.30am - 5pm

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Tel: 01934 733433

Email: mail@hale-events.com

In 2025 Giving & Living will be celebrating it’s 60th edition! It’s a vibrant and friendly trade show, with a specialism in Coast, a strong focus on the tourism sector and an unrivalled selection of products for those targeting the holidaymaker market. Taking place so near to Britain’s best beaches and seaside resorts, it’s the show with the most Coast! Land the pick of the catch ahead of the crowd, meet suppliers in person, build relationships and get set for 2025. Giving & Living is an essential port of call.

SUN - WED
12 - 15
Jan 2025

Harrogate Christmas & Gift

Harrogate Convention Centre, King's Rd, Harrogate, HG1 5LA
www.harrogatefair.com/contact_...
Dates: Sunday, 12 January 2025 - Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Time: 9am - 6pm, 9am - 6pm, 9am - 6pm, 9am - 4pm

Tel: 01902 882280

Email: simon@harrogatefair.com

The UK's trade show for the festive and gifts sector has announced a new date for 2025.
The show, is a highlight of the year for buyers from numerous sectors including department stores, garden centres, tourist attraction outlets and independent gift retailers.

TUE - THU
21 - 23
Jan 2025

The Toy Fair

Olympia, Grand & National Halls
www.toyfair.co.uk
Dates: Tuesday, 21 January 2025 - Thursday, 23 January 2025
Time: 9am - 6pm, 9am - 6pm, 9am, - 5.30pm

 
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Tel: 020 7701 7271

Email: rebecca@btha.co.uk

The Toy Fair is the UK's largest dedicated toy, game and hobby trade show taking place annually at the end of January at Olympia London. The toy industry's showcase welcomes more than 250 companies exhibiting thousands of products to visitors including retailers, buyers, media and the wider industry.
NB: General public and children between the ages of 5 and 15 are regrettably not permitted entry to the show.

February 2025

FRI - TUE
7 - 11
Feb 2025

Creativeworld

Messe Frankfurt, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, 60327 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
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Dates: Friday, 7 February 2025 - Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Time: 9am - 6pm, 9am - 6pm, 9am - 6pm, 9am - 6pm, 9am - 5pm,

Tel: Tel: +49 (0)69 75750

Email: ambiente@messefrankfurt.com

One for all Seasons
As the leading international trade fair for seasonal decorations and festive decorations, Christmasworld opens up effective design possibilities for its target groups to surprise customers time and again with new assortment combinations and presentations. For new synergies that offer added value.

The trade fair for the busiest time of the year
Every year in Frankfurt, Christmasworld presents the latest products and trends for Christmas and all other festive occasions. In addition, it provides innovative concept ideas for decorating large and outdoor areas for wholesalers and retailers, shopping centres and city centres. Other product groups, such as festive ribbons and packaging, ideally complement the existing ranges and open up new perspectives and added value for exhibitors and visitors.

FRI - MON
7 - 10
Feb 2025

Creativeworld

Messe Frankfurt, Germany
creativeworld.messefrankfurt.c...
Dates: Friday, 7 February 2025 - Monday, 10 February 2025

Tel: +49 69 75 75-0

Email: creativeworld@messefrankfurt.com

At Creativeworld, trends for the coming season, new products and the latest techniques are presented live and can be experienced directly. Exhibitors will show innovative articles for creative hobbies, materials for graphic arts and artists' requisites, handicrafts and textile design, as well as graffiti and street art. Products for creative writing and drawing ideally complement and enrich the diverse range of products at Creativeworld. As a trend and business platform, the trade fair is the first port of call and the home of the international DIY sector.

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