2012 Greetings, craft and stationery trade show exhibition dates
January 2012
Top Drawer, Spring/Summer
15-17 January, 2012
Earls Court Exhibition Centre
London, England
Design-led gifts, fashion and lifestyle accessories. At Top Drawer the organisers do the legwork so you don't have to. 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
15-17 January, 2012
Earls Court Exhibition Centre
London, England
Home is a brand new show – and the only UK retail buying event dedicated exclusively to beautifully designed, commercially focussed homewares, housewares and interior accessories. Launching 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.net
Scotlands Trade Fair, Spring
22nd - 24th January
The SECC Glasgow
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 5000 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 Scottish 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 runs in conjunction with Scotland's Speciality Food Show and so whether you are looking for Clothing, Jewellery, Home Accessories, Stationery, General Giftware or Food Products, the Spring Show is Scotland’s most comprehensive buying opportunity for the season ahead.
Scotland's Trade Fairs are managed by Springboard Events Ltd on behalf of Clarion Events Ltd. Clarion Retail own leading retail trade shows such as Top Drawer, Harrogate Home + Gift, Pulse and Home.
www.scotlandstradefairs.co.uk
Wales Trade Fair, Spring
Wales Spring Fair January 22nd - 25th 2012
Paperworld
28-31 January, 2012
Frankfurt trade fair ground
Frankfurt, Germany
The world’s leading fair for paper, office supplies and stationery products for private and business use, will be the number one international meeting place for the print and paper products industry.
www.paperworld.messefrankfurt.com
Spring Fair
5-9 February
Birmingham NEC, England
Spring Fair is the UKs biggest. The UK’s largest retail trade event and the most comprehensive collection of gifts in Europe, with hundreds of exhibitors in the greetings and stationery sector.
A stylish re-edit of the show will enhance the experience in February 2012. There will be clearer zoning and a more concentrated offer of product in each sector; Wide boulevards and new hall links to make shopping easier; greater comfort with more seating and free water points; exclusive insights into future trends, brought to you by global trend forecasting service WGSN; 3000 of the finest home and gift suppliers from the UK and overseas; comprehensive selection of products with 300,000 products launching – discover new ranges in every sector of the show.
www.springfair.com
May
National Stationery Show
May 20-23, 2012
Sun-Tue, 9am - 6pm
Wed, 9am - 12pm
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
New York, NY
Now in its 66th 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
Surtex
May 20-22, 2012
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
New York, NY
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
PG Live
29-30 May 2012
Business Design Centre, Islington, London
Now in it’s fourth year the PG Live show 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
June
Pulse 
10-12 June, 2012
Earls Court, London
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 into five easy-to-navigate buying zones; Home, Gift, Fashion Accessories & Jewellery, Bath & Body and Launchpad.
www.pulse-london.com
July
Home and Gift
15-18 July, 2012
Harrogate
Come to Home & Gift Harrogate and discover irresistible products designed to galvanise your customers spending this Christmas. With 900 exhibitors organised within six key product areas; greetings & stationery, gifts, jewelery & fashion, men’s gifts, home and intro North (new products) there are hundreds of product launches and brands you wont see anywhere else, plus free, business-enhancing seminars all at the prime Christmas buying time.
www.homeandgift.co.uk
August
Cardgains
August 2012
Full details to be confirmed…
Old Trafford, Manchester
www.cardgains.co.uk
September
Autumn Fair International
2-5 September, 2012
Birmingham NEC
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.com
October
Brand Licensing Europe
16-18 October 2012
Grand Hall, London Olympia
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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