About this site

A trade show directory and guide for the home, furniture, housewares, building materials, lighting, and gift categories across 5 world regions.

What this site is for

• Factories considering whether to attend a show, which show, and how to prepare.
• Brands looking for in-person sourcing opportunities, especially outside their home region.
• Buyers wanting a curated view of the shows their category attends (we don't list every show; we list the ones worth tracking).
• Show organizers wanting to confirm dates or correct our listings.

What we track

• Trade shows with 2027+ confirmed dates
• Closed wholesale markets, with notes on how to access
• Adjacent verticals (hospitality, contract, lighting design) where relevant
• Multi-vertical shows (Canton Fair) and vertical-pure shows (High Point, Ambiente)
• Shows in China, US, EU, MENA, and Asia-Pacific

What we don't track

• Consumer electronics shows (IFA, CES, MWC)
• Defense / aerospace shows
• Food and beverage shows (Anuga, ProWein)
• Automotive aftermarket (Automechanika)
• Travel trade shows (ITB)
• Sports / outdoor apparel shows (where they don't overlap with outdoor home goods)

Who runs this site

A small team with operations in both China and the US. We work with factories, brands, and buyers across the categories we track.

We don't list team members by name here. If you want to know who's behind the page, ask via the contact form.

How shows get added

1. A show has 2027+ dates confirmed by the operator's official site.
2. A show has been verified live in the past 18 months.
3. Sources for the listing are documented.

Shows we can't verify live don't get added. Better to leave a gap than to list a show that doesn't run.

How dates get verified

• Show's own official website (primary)
• Recent (past 3 months) press release from the operator
• Trade publication coverage (secondary)
• Buyer desk confirmation (tertiary, used only when the above fail)

Date updates publish weekly on Mondays. Show additions and removals publish on the first Monday of each month.

What we don't do

• We don't sell show booth space. All show registration happens through the show operators directly.
• We don't take referral fees from show operators. We list shows based on fit, not commission.
• We don't promote shows we've never verified.
• We don't compete with show operators. We're an independent directory.

Related sites

This site focuses on exhibitions and shows. Sister sites focus on related topics:

• Facing China (separate workspace) - factory-side services for Chinese factories evaluating US export: trademark filing, inspection, compliance documentation, sales outsourcing, US warehouse, and other services that come with exhibiting at shows.

Get in touch

Email us if:

• You operate a show we should add
• You have updated dates for a listed show
• You found an error in any listing
• You want to write for the Show prep section
• You're planning a show session and want collaboration

See the contact page.