2013 Greetings, craft & stationery trade show exhibition dates
January 2013
Top Drawer Spring
13-15 January
Earls Court Exhibition Centre
London, England
Design-led gifts, stationery and greetings cards, fashion and lifestyle accessories. At Top Drawer organisers Clarion Events do the legwork so you don't have to. They select only the best British and international suppliers - the ones combining great design with commercial appeal - it gives the pick of the bunch and the best retailer experience within the creative hub of London.
www.topdrawer.co.uk
Home
13-15 January
Earls Court Exhibition Centre
London, England
Home is the only UK retail buying event dedicated exclusively to beautifully designed, commercially focussed homewares, housewares and interior accessories. Run b y organisers Clarion Events alongside established retail show Top Drawer at the most important time in the buying calendar, Home will offer an inspirational and stylish blend of exciting product from new and established UK and International brands.
Featuring everything from small and occasional furniture and lighting to accessories for the kitchen and bathroom; soft furnishings and tableware to glassware and garden accessories, Home will attract a wide variety of buyers looking for design-led products.
www.home-london.netScotland's Trade Fair Spring
20-22 January
The SECC
Glasgow, Scotland
For over 30 years Scotland’s Trade Fairs have been the primary market place for retail buyers and suppliers to meet and conduct business. Some 5,000 buyers from department stores, multiples, mail-order and online, tourist attractions and independent retail outlets will visit the show over its three days and it is the number one destination for buyers from all over the world wishing to source Scottish-made and themed products.
Scotland's Trade Fair Spring offers a huge selection of the very best giftware ranging from design-led products to volume gift collections from over 500 Scottish, UK and continental ranges. The spring show is managed by Springboard Events on behalf of Clarion Events and runs in conjunction with Scotland's Speciality Food Show.
www.scotlandstradefairs.co.uk/spring/Home.aspxWales Spring Fair20-23 January
Venue Cymru Arena
Llandudno, Wales
Organised by the Venue Cymru direct, the Wales Craft Council will be presenting a gallery section within the foyer to the 34th Spring Fair. This has proved a successful avenue for craftspeople and artists to showcase their work.
Paperworld
26-29 January
Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt, Germany
The world’s leading fair for paper, office supplies and stationery products for private and business use, organised by Messe Frankfurt, Paperworld is the number one international meeting place for the print and paper products industry.
www.paperworld.messefrankfurt.comSpring Fair International
3-7 February
NEC
Birmingham, England
Spring Fair is the UK's biggest retail trade event and the most comprehensive collection of gifts in Europe, with hundreds of exhibitors from the greetings and stationery sector.
Discover new brands at the i2i Events show that will add verve and originality to your product lines and delight your customers. Select from more than 550 first-time exhibitors with products to meet all price points.
Whether you're after design-led home accessories, functional kitchenware, competitively-priced gifts or gorgeous greetings cards to suit all tastes and occasions, there is something here for you.
To further help you boost your bottom line, Spring Fair International is running a series of free seminars aimed at assisting you to diversify your product lines.
www.springfair.comApril
London Stationery Show
23-24 April
Business Design Centre
London, England
Brits love their stationery, and never more so than now with demand booming for writing sets, paper, pens, notebooks and diaries.
The Stationery Show is the only UK exhibition dedicated to stationery products, writing instruments and accessories with everything from the everyday and functional to the opulent and funky.
It attracts buyers from all sectors of UK retailing, and features the products of nearly 150 stationery suppliers.
Many you will know and some you won't!
If you sell or are thinking of selling stationery products, this is the exhibition to visit.
www.stationeryshow.co.ukMay
Pulse 
12-14 May
Earls Court Exhibition Centre
London, England
Pulse London is the must-see summer trade show that offers diverse and innovative design from the UK and around the world. This year, visitors will be able to see the latest designs, spot trends and source the next big thing from over 500 hand selected designers and manufacturers. The show is stylishly curated by organisers Clarion Events into five easy-to-navigate buying zones; Home, Gift, Fashion Accessories & Jewellery, Bath & Body and Launchpad.
www.pulse-london.comPG Live
14-15 May
Business Design Centre
Islington, London, England
Now in its fifth year the PG Live show from Max Exhibitions is the only trade event dedicated solely to greetings card industry.
Hundreds of greeting card publishers exhibit at the show each year and Springboard@PG LIVE is a key area dedicated to new and emerging card publishers.
www.progressivegreetingslive.com
National Stationery ShowMay 19-22
Jacob K Javits Convention Center
New York, USA
Now in its 67th year, the National Stationery Show is the world’s most comprehensive collection of stationery and related lifestyle products in the United States. With over 900 exhibiting companies featuring more than 10,000 lines, the NSS brings all sides of the diverse business community together: manufacturers (the exhibitors), buyers, sales reps, designers, licensors, distributors, trade/consumer press and manufacturing suppliers (the exhibitors in The Supply Side division). The show attracts a diverse global attendance of 11,000+ buyers from shops of all sizes, as well as distributors and importers worldwide.
www.nationalstationeryshow.com SurtexMay 19-21
Jacob K Javits Convention Center
New York, USA
Surtex is a dynamic B2B market, filled with the latest trend-on artwork, designers and licensors from around the world. Nearly 300 exhibitors selling and licensing the most diverse art and design of approximately 1,000 artists/designers, draw some 6,000 quality buyers and licensees - top decision-makers from manufacturers and retailers of all product categories.
It's an incredible business-building opportunity for anyone in the art and design world...from exciting exhibits and networking events, to an information-packed conference programme, fun-filled social activities, and co-located shows.
www.surtex.com
June
July
Home and Gift
14-17 July
Harrogate International Centre
Harrogate, England
Come to Home & Gift Harrogate, organised by Clarion Events, and discover irresistible products designed to galvanise your customers spending this Christmas. With 900 exhibitors organised within six key product areas; greetings & stationery, gifts, jewellery & fashion, men’s gifts, home and intro North (new products) there are hundreds of product launches and brands you won't see anywhere else, plus free, business-enhancing seminars all at the prime Christmas buying time.
www.homeandgift.co.ukAugust
September
Autumn Fair International1-4 September
NEC
Birmingham, England
AFI 2012 will see further investment, as the organisers EMAP make the show as one of Europe’s most important sourcing opportunities for this time of year. AFI gives buyers the chance to view festive ranges, and the show is of increasing importance for retailers at this time of year to also see spring ranges.
www.autumnfair.comTop Drawer Autumn
15-17 September
Earls Court Exhibition Centre
London, England
Design-led gifts, stationery and greetings cards, fashion and lifestyle accessories. At Top Drawer organisers Clarion Events do the legwork so you don't have to. They select only the best British and international suppliers - the ones combining great design with commercial appeal - it gives the pick of the bunch and the best retailer experience within the creative hub of London.
www.topdrawer.co.uk
Scotland's Trade Fair Autumn
22-23 September
The SECC
Glasgow, Scotland
Scotland’s Trade Fairs have had their roots in the Highlands & Islands for over 30 years. From Inverness to Aviemore and latterly down to Glasgow, the show has been the number one destination for buyers from all over Scotland, the UK and the world who wish to source Scottish made and Scottish themed products.The fairs attract buyers from department stores, multiples, mail-order and online, tourist attractions and independent retail outlets, twice each year at the SECC.
Scotland's Trade Fair Autumn was relaunched in 2009 and since then has trebled in size. The 2013 show will take place over 2 days and is the final opportunity for retailers in Scotland to stock up before the busy Christmas period. The show is managed by Springboard Events on behalf of Clarion Events.
www.scotlandstradefairs.co.uk/autumn/Home.aspxOctober
Brand Licensing Europe
15-17 October
Olympia
London, England
The 14th major show for the European licensing industry with over 2,200 worldwide properties on show. Vsitors to Brand Licensing Europe can assess hundreds of new properties in the space of just 3 days, speak to the rights owners face-to-face, learn how to monetise the latest trends and get expert guidance in all aspects of licensing.
www.brandlicensing.eu
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