Trade Calendar

Track trends, expand your product offering, cross-merchandise with related new product categories and replenish your inventory by attending trade fairs around the world. Please verify all dates and venues. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with the subject: RI Calendar; fax submissions to (603) 279-4838.

APRIL

April 27-29 Next Art Chicago 2012; Merchandise Mart; Chicago; (800) 677-MART; www.nextartchicago.com

April 27-30 The Merchandise Mart Intl. Antiques Fair Spring; Merchandise Mart; Chicago; (800) 677-MART; www.merchandisemart.com

MAY

May 19-22 ICFF (Intl. Contemporary Furniture Fair); Jacob K. Javits Convention Center; New York; (800) 272-SHOW; www.icff.com

May 20-22 Surtex; Jacob K. Javits Convention Center; New York; (800) 272-SHOW; www.surtex.com

JUNE

June 3-6 ITMA Showtime Semi-Annual Fabric Market; High Point, NC; (336) 885-6842; www.itma-showtime.com

June 11-13 NEOCON; Merchandise Mart; Chicago; (800) 677-MART; www.merchandisemart.com

June 20-26 Dallas Total Home & Gift Market; Dallas Market Center; Dallas; (800) DAL-MKTS; www.dallasmarketcenter.com

June 24-26 Columbus MarketPlace Show; Now in Dublin, OH; (800) 686-6278; www.thecolumbusmarketplace.com

JULY

July 11-18 Atlanta Intl. Gift & Home Furnishings Market (Temporaries July 15-19); AmericasMart; Atlanta; (800) ATL-MART; www.americasmart.com

July 12-15 Atlanta Intl. Area Rug Market; AmericasMart; Atlanta; (800) ATL-MART; www.americasmart.com

July 19-25 The Chicago Market (Temporaries

July 21-24); Merchandise Mart; Chicago; (800) 677-6278; www.merchandisemart.com

July 22-25 Philadelphia Gift Show; The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center; Oaks, PA; (678) 285-3976; www.philadelphiagiftshow.com

July 25-31 The California Gift Show (LA Mart Showrooms, July 25-31; Los Angeles Convention Center Temporaries, July 27-30); LA Mart: (800) LAMART-4; www.lamart.com; Los Angeles Convention Center: (800) 272-SHOW; www.californiagiftshow.com

July 30-Aug. 3 Las Vegas Market; World Market Center; Las Vegas; (888) WMC-SHOW; www.lasvegasmarket.com

AUGUST

Aug. 3-7 Minneapolis Gift, Home & Accessory Show; Minneapolis Gift Mart; Minnetonka, MN (800) 626-1298; www.mplsgiftmart.com

Aug. 4-6 Orlando Gift Show; Orange County Convention Center; Orlando, FL; (678) 285-3976; www.orlandogiftshow.com

Aug. 4-7 San Francisco Intl. Gift Fair; Moscone Center; San Francisco; (678) 285-3976; www.sfigf.com

Aug. 12-15 Fall 2012 Toronto Gift Show; Toronto Intl. Centre and Toronto Congress Centre; Toronto, Ontario; (800) 611-6100; www.cgta.org

Aug. 11-14 Seattle Gift Show; Washington State Convention Center; Seattle; (678) 285-3976; www.seattlegift.com

Aug. 17-21 Columbus MarketPlace Show; Now in Dublin, OH; (800) 686-6278; www.thecolumbusmarketplace.com

Aug. 18-23 New York Intl. Gift Fair; Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Passenger Ship Terminal Piers 92 & 94 (Staggered opening and closing days at each venue); New York, NY; (800) 272-SHOW; www.nyigf.com

Aug. 19-21 Edison Furniture & Accessory Market; New Jersey Convention Centre; Edison, New Jersey; (305) 792-9990; www.kemexpo.com

Aug. 19-22 Fall 2012 Alberta Gift Show; Northlands Park; Edmonton, Alberta; (800) 611-6100; www.albertagiftshow.com

Aug. 24-28 Tendence 2011; Frankfurter Messegelande; Frankfurt am Main, Germany; 011-49-69-75-75-68-03; www.messefrankfurt.com

Aug. 25-28 Ft. Lauderdale Gift Show; Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; (678) 285-3976; www.ftlauderdalegiftshow.com 

Aug. 26-29 Fall 2012 Montreal Gift Show; Place Bonaventure; Montreal, Quebec; (800) 611-6100; www.montrealgiftshow.com

SEPTEMBER

Sept. 9-11 New York Intl. Carpet Show (NYICS); 7 W New York at 7 W. 34th Street; New York; (215) 248-0494; www.nyics.com

Sept. 10-13 Metro Market Week 9; participating world headquarters and permanent showrooms throughout New York and New Jersey; (888) 672-MRKT (6758); www.metromarketweek.com

Sept. 10-13 ORICA Fall Market; participating ORICA showrooms; ORICA Building; Secaucus, NJ; www.oricarugs.com

Sept. 10-13 New York Home Fashions Market; participating New York showrooms; New York; (212) 297-2122; www.homefashionproducts.com

Sept. 16-17 Vancouver Gift Expo; The PNE Forum Building; Vancouver, BC; (877) 395-0474; www.vancouvergiftexpo.com

Sept. 21-23 The Chicago Market; Merchandise Mart; Chicago; (800) 677-6278; www.merchandisemart.com

Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Fall Gift & Home Furnishings Market; LA Mart; Los Angeles; (800) LAMART-4; www.lamart.com

Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Columbus MarketPlace Show; Now in Dublin, OH; (800) 686-6278; www.thecolumbusmarketplace.com

OCTOBER

Oct. 13-18 High Point Market; Intl. Home Furnishings Center (IHFC), Market Square, Showplace! (and other market buildings);
High Point, NC; (336) 869-1000; www.highpointmarket.org; www.ihfc.com; www.merchandisemart.com; www.showplace-highpoint.com

NOVEMBER

Nov. 8-11 Domotex Middle East; Istanbul, Turkey; 011-86-21-62-4776-68804; www.domotex-middle-east.com