International Events Calendar

BBC Gardeners World Live

BBC Gardeners World Live is open to the general public and features all types of gardening supplies, show gardens, floral marquees, alongside seminars given by celebrity gardeners.

spoga+gafa

spoga+gafa is Europe’s leading garden trade fair.  Gardenex organises the UK pavilion at the show.  Please visit us in Hall 9.1, stand D046a to find out more about sourcing innovative British garden products and collect your free copy of our 60th Anniversary Guide to British Garden, Leisure & Pet Products.  Click here for details of British suppliers exhibiting on the UK pavilion.

HTA National Plant Show

Organised by the UK’s Horticultural Trades Association, the National Plant Show features all types of plants from bedding plants, perennials and house plants through to trees.

Glee & Pawexpo

Glee is the leading UK trade show for the garden retail sector.  Gardenex manages the International Buyers’ Centre at the show and offers help and advice to overseas trade visitors looking for UK products and suppliers.  Gardenex also organises International Buyers Connect at the show, facilitating one-to-one business meetings for international buyers and UK suppliers.  Please note, the show is moving from September to June from 2022.

Farwest Show

Organised by the Oregon Association of Nurseries, the Farwest Show targets growers, retailers and landscape professionals.

Green is Life & Flower Expo

Green is Life is a long-established trade show primarily focused on plants, shrubs, trees and cut flowers, along with equipment and machinery for the professional green sector.  It is supported by the Polish Nurserymen Association.

Autumn Fair

Autumn Fair is an annual UK trade fair for the home and gift sectors.

DIY, Pro & Garden

Please note, this show is postponed to September in 2022.

DIY, Pro & Garden is Belgium’s biennial national trade fair for the garden retail sector.

Four Oaks

Four Oaks is a long-established UK trade fair for the ornamental horticulture sector.

Maison&Objet (autumn)

Maison&Objet is France’s trade fair for the home décor, interior design and lifestyle sectors.  It usually takes places twice a year, in January and September.

Flowers

The long-established Flowers exhibition includes flowers, plants, equipment and technology for floriculture and landscaping.

International Hardware Fair (Eisenwarenmesse)

Please note, the International Hardware Fair has been postponed from March to September in 2022.

The International Hardware Fair is the world’s leading trade fair for the hardware industry.

Green

Green is Belgium’s biennial trade fair for the green space management sector.

Elmia Garden

Elmia Garden is Sweden’s leading garden trade fair, encompassing plants, practical and decorative garden products.

Iberflora + Eurobrico

Iberflora is Spain’s leading trade fair for plants, commercial horticultural equipment and some hobby gardening accessories.  Eurobrico, covering DIY and garden hardware, takes place concurrently with Iberflora in even years.  For the post 2021 show press release, click here.

Sun

Sun is Italy’s leading trade fair for the beach and outdoor lifestyle sectors.

Gardex

Gardex is the leading Japanese trade fair for the gardening, landscaping and green roofing sectors.

The Big 5 – Urban Design & Landscape Expo

The Urban Design & Landscape Expo takes place as part of the Big 5 construction fair.

De Groene Sector

De Groene Sector is a Dutch show for the green space management industry.

MANTS

Sponsored by the Nurserymen’s Associations of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, MANTS showcases growers and suppliers of associated products.

Maison&Objet (spring)

Maison&Objet is France’s trade fair for the home décor, interior design and lifestyle sectors.  It usually takes places twice a year, in January and September.

IPM Essen

IPM Essen is the leading European and international trade fair for the plant and commercial horticulture sectors.  It also includes related gardening products and floristry accessories. The Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) organises the UK pavilion at the show.  For more information, please click here.

National Hardware Show

National Hardware Show (NHS) is the leading North American trade fair for the DIY, hardware, lawn and garden sectors.  Gardenex organises the UK pavilion at NHS.  Click here for more information on exhibiting as part of the Gardenex British exhibitor group.

Please note, change from April/May to January in 2023.

Home of Consumer Goods

In 2023, three of the leading consumer goods fairs, Ambiente, Christmasworld and Creativeworld, will be held together for the first time under the name ‘Home of Consumer Goods‘.  Creativeworld will start one day later than the other two on 4 February 2023.

International Spring Fair

International Spring Fair is the UK’s leading trade fair for the home and gift sectors.  It encompasses a broad range of products from kitchen, dining & housewares, children’s gifts & toys, and greeting cards & stationery to jewellery & watches and health & well-being.

MyPlant & Garden

MyPlant & Garden is the leading trade fair in Italy for the horticultural, landscaping and garden retail sectors.

The Inspired Home Show

The Inspired Home Show encompasses home decor, kitchen equipment and giftware, along with some outdoor living and seasonal goods.  This fair used to be known as the International Home & Housewares show.

Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Expo

Hearth Patio & Barbecue Expo showcases in and outdoor lifestyle products, with an emphasis on stoves, fireplaces, barbecues and grills.

Outdoor Dacha

The Outdoor Dacha trade show includes both garden and outdoor leisure goods.  It takes place concurrently with HouseHold Expo at the Crocus exhibition centre on the outskirts of Moscow.

Journées des Collections

Journées des Collections (JDC) is the national French trade show for the hobby garden sector.  It includes both indoor and outdoor sections.  Please note that visitor entry is by invitation only.

World of Private Label PLMA

World of Private Label PLMA focuses on bringing retailers, wholesalers and other private label professionals together with suppliers to help them find new products for their private label programmes.  It covers many sectors including both DIY and garden.

Global DIY Summit (EDRA/GHIN/Fediyma)

The Global DIY Summit is a world leading networking event for retailers and manufacturers in the home improvement and garden industry.  It is being jointly hosted by EDRA (the European DIY Retail Association) and fediyma (the European Federation of DIY Manufacturers).

Interzoo

Interzoo is the world’s leading pet trade fair.  Gardenex’s sister association, PetQuip, will organise the UK pavilion at the show.  Please contact Emma Brazier at Gardenex & PetQuip by email for more information.