Montreal Spring Gift
Show
3/2/2008 - 3/5/2008
180 Dancan Mill Rd.,
4th Floor, Toronto, ON, Canada M3B 1Z6
Phone: 416-385-1880, 888-823-7469;
Fax: 416-385-1855
Distributors, importers, manufacturers and agents of
giftware from all over the country will be displaying at this trade
show.
Northstar Fashion
Exhibitors
3/2/2008 - 3/4/2008
3001 Hyatt
Merchandise Mart, 1300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone:
800-272-6972, 612-333-5219; Fax: 612-333-5226
Manufacturer's reps in the
men's, women's and children's apparel field and related accessories will be on
hand to display their lines and take orders.
ASD/AMD's Las Vegas
Gift Expo
3/2/2008 - 3/5/2008
11835 West
Olympic, Suite 550E, Los Angeles, CA 90064-5810
Phone: 310-481-7337; Fax:
310-481-1937
The ASD/AMD Trade Show in Las Vegas is the largest wholesale
variety and general merchandise show in the country, featuring tens of thousands
of unique products in hundreds of popular categories in every price point. The
ASD/AMD Trade Show - Las Vegas is held in conjunction with the Las Vegas Gift
Expo @ the Las Vegas Convention Center and the ASD/AMD Jewelry Show @ The
Mirage.
Minneapolis Gift
Show
3/7/2008 - 3/11/2008
10301 Bren Rd. West,
Minneapolis, MN 55343
Phone: 800-626-1298; Fax: 952-932-0847
Giftware,
traditional and contemporary crafts, greeting cards, gourmet products and food,
ethnic artifacts and folk art, ceramics, juvenile merchandise, tabletop, crystal
and more will be featured.
Southern Women's
Show-Memphis
3/7/2008 - 3/9/2008
P.O. Box 36859,
810 Baxter Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Phone: 800-849-0248 ext. 108; Fax:
704-376-6345
Take a break to feel refreshed, rejuvenated and recharged at the
Annual Southern Women's Show. Come enjoy a festive atmosphere at the Agricenter
Expo Center, where you are the top priority! Spend a relaxing day being pampered
with spa treatments, hair styling, and makeovers. Look for new ways to juggle
your responsibilities, realize your dreams and improve your lifestyle. Explore
your own personal style, renew your spirit and uncover your passions. Don't
forget about the shopping! Shop for clothes, jewelry, gifts and more. You'll be
energized from all of the fun and enjoy plenty of personal attention from an
abundance of experts.
Indiana Flower &
Patio Show
3/8/2008 - 3/16/2008
P.O. Box
502797, Indianapolis, IN 46250
Phone: 317-576-9933; Fax:
317-576-9955
Exhibits include 30+ professionally landscaped gardens, the
largest cut flower display in the central U.S., new and established products and
services for lawn, yard, garden and patio, plus arts and crafts and home
accessories.
Atlanta Spring Gift,
Accessories & Holiday Market
3/8/2008 -
3/10/2008
240 Peachtree St. N.W., Ste. 2200, Atlanta, GA
30303
Phone: 404-220-2234; Fax: 678-686-5188
Order-writing show open to
the trade featuring gift, home furnishings, jewelry and fashion accessories,
gourmet, etc.
Oklahoma City
Wholesale Gift Show
3/8/2008 - 3/10/2008
P.O.
Box 56, Piedmont, OK 73078
Phone: 800-951-1994, 405-373-2020; Fax:
405-373-2193
Wholesale Gift Show. Open to retailers only.
Vancouver Spring
Gift Show
3/9/2008 - 3/11/2008
180 Duncan Mill
Road, Suite 400. Toronto, On M3B 1Z6
Phone: 888-823-7469 / 416-385-1880; Fax:
416-385-1851
Jewelry, housewares, leather products, gifts and toys will be
displayed.
ACC Craft Fair-
Atlanta
3/14/2008 - 3/16/2008
72 Spring Street,
New York, NY 10012
Phone: 800-724-0859, 212-274-0630 ext. 252; Fax:
212-274-0650
Craftspeople throughout the country display handmade items such
as ceramics, glass, jewelry, leather, metal & wood. This show is open to the
public.
Caribbean Gift &
Variety Merchandise Show
3/14/2008 -
3/15/2008
P.O. Box 366232, San Juan, PR 00936-6232
Phone:
787-781-3050; Fax: 787-781-2022
Manufacturers, Representatives and
Distributors of gifts and jewelry among other products will cater to Puerto
Rican and Caribbean stores.
Kansas City Gift
Show
3/14/2008 - 3/17/2008
6800 West 115 St.,
Overland Park, KS 66211
Phone: 913-491-6688; Fax: 913-491-1279
Featuring
many handcrafted product lines such as giftware, fine art, country accents,
seasonal decor, and collectibles, folk art, wearables, garden items, gourmet
foods and popular merchandise from candles to music shown by individual
exhibitors, regional and national sales representatives.
Los Angeles Gift
& Home Accessories Market
3/14/2008 -
3/18/2008
110 E. 9th St., Los Angeles, CA 90079
Phone:
800-cal-mart (225-6278), 213-630-3737; Fax: 213-630-3708
The showroom
facilities' top five floors featured gifts, home d?cor, decorative accessories,
furniture, rugs, garden accessories, floral, tabletop, toys, books, frames,
candles, aromatherapy, cards, games, holiday, specialty and seasonal
items.
Offinger's
Handcrafted Marketplace
3/15/2008 -
3/16/2008
1100-H Brandywine Blvd., P.O. Box 3388, Zanesville, OH
43702
Phone: 740-452-4541; Fax: 740-452-2552
A cash and carry wholesale
trade show featuring distinctive designs by top producers of handmade limited
production crafts, gifts and furniture.
International
Housewares Show
3/16/2008 - 3/18/2008
6400
Shafer Court, Ste. 650, Rosemont, IL 60018
Phone: 847-292-4200; Fax:
847-292-4211
This annual show features exhibits from manufacturers and
representatives of housewares and consumer products from the United States and
thirty-seven other countries, and attracts over 50,000 attendees.
TransWorld's
International Halloween, Costume & Party Show
3/16/2008
- 3/19/2008
1850 Oak St., Northfield, IL 60093
Phone:
847-446-8434, 800-323-5462; Fax: 847-446-3523
The Halloween, Costume &
Party Show is the black cat's meow when it comes to introducing new products.
With more than 10,000 highly motivated buyers within your reach, it is without a
doubt your best opportunity to network and develop long-term business
relationships for your marketing dollars. Plus, we offer promotional
opportunities to really mesmerize the buyers throughout the show. You can
showcase your latest products and conduct or participate in Seminars &
Demonstrations. Ask your TWE associate for your Promotional Opportunity
Kit.
Spring Chicago Gift
& Home Market
3/16/2008 - 3/19/2008
200
World Trade Center, Ste. 470, Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: 312-527-7608; Fax:
312-527-7981
The Midwest resource for gift, home accents, floral, stationery,
and gourmet products.
Smoky Mountain
Spring Gift Show Spring
3/23/2008 -
3/25/2008
P.O. Box 50, Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Phone: 865-436-4418,
800-441-7889; Fax: 865-436-2878
This super show, geared to the souvenir and
gift industry is open to the trade only. The Gift Show staff will be happy to
assist in preregistration and with travel arrangements.
Gift & Home
Furnishings Market at the L.A. Mart
3/23/2008 -
3/25/2008
1933 S. Broadway, Ste. 542, Los Angeles, CA
90007
Phone: 800-LAMART4, 213-763-5800; Fax: 213-763-5881
The L.A. Mart is
the prominent center for gift and home furnishings products in the Western
United States. With nearly 300 showrooms encompassing 724,000 square feet of
showroom space, the L.A. Mart is dedicated to showcasing a wide array of
lifestyle merchandise including gifts, fine furniture and home decor, decorative
accessories, tabletop, stationery, collectibles, holiday ideas, gourmet foods,
floral, linens, paper products, bath & body items, apparel, children's
giftware and handcrafted products.
National Bridal
Market
3/23/2008 - 3/25/2008
200 World Trade
Center Chicago, Ste. 470, Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: 800-677-6278,
312-527-4141; Fax: 312-527-7782
National Bridal Market is the marketplace for
bridal apparel and related accessories. Retailers from throughout the United
States come to buy spring and fall bridal products. Retailers can find
representatives and top manufacturers of bridal gowns, mother of the bride,
bridesmaids, prom gowns, shoes, headpieces, cake toppers to wedding
music.
International Home
Furnishings Market
3/31/2008 - 4/6/2008
P.O. Box
5243, High Point, NC 27261
Phone: 336-869-1000; Fax: 336-889-7460
This
wholesale market show is open to retailers, furniture dealers, interior
designers, and architects and features furnishings, floor coverings, lighting,
upholstery, gift and decorative accessories.
Steve Sonnenberg