International Events Calendar

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.

Webinar: How to make it easy for your EU customers to buy from you

Gardenex & PetQuip is hosting a webinar by freight-forwarding and customs brokerage specialists Unsworth on Thursday 14 October at 13h00.  In particular, Unsworth provides services with the aim of enabling UK exporters to sell their goods on a DDP basis so that EU customers can buy from them as if there were no customs borders between the UK and the EU.  Click here for more information.

Gardenex ‘Meet the Buyer’ event (October)

Opportunity for UK suppliers to have one-to-one virtual meetings with The British Shop, the largest family-run business specialising in selling high-quality British products in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.  Click here for more information and a booking-form.

National Hardware Show

PLEASE NOTE, NATIONAL HARDWARE SHOW HAS BEEN POSTPONED FROM MAY TO OCTOBER IN 2021

National Hardware Show (NHS) is the leading North American trade fair for the DIY, hardware, lawn and garden sectors.  Gardenex will organise the UK pavilion at the May 2022 edition of the show.  Click here for more information on exhibiting as part of the Gardenex British exhibitor group.

Gardenia

PLEASE NOTE, GARDENIA IS POSTPONED FROM FEBRUARY TO NOVEMBER IN 2021.

The Gardenia trade fair covers both practical and decorative products for the retail sector, along with plants and equipment for growers.

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.

MANTS

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

De Groene Sector

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

Atlanta Gift Fair

Held at the AmericasMart, the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings trade show includes garden-related gift items.

Maison&Objet (spring)

Maison&Objet is France’s trade fair for the home décor, interior design and lifestyle sectors.  It 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.

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.  It also has a new Glee at Spring Fair section for garden products.  Garden buyers please note, though, that the UK’s leading garden trade fair Glee, which offers the full spectrum of garden products, will take place in September 2021.

Please note that Spring Fair will run for 4 days rather than 5 in 2022.  On the Monday and Tuesday, the show will remain open until 19h30.

MyPlant & Garden

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

Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Expo

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

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.

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.

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 Katie-Mai Smith at Gardenex & PetQuip by email for more information.

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).

Greentech

Taking place at the RAI Amsterdam, GreenTech focuses on the early stages of the horticultural chain and production issues relevant to growers.  The Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) organises the UK pavilion at the show.  For more information, please click here.

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.  UK-based suppliers: please click here for further information about taking part in 2022.

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 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.

Four Oaks

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

Flowers

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

The Big 5 – Urban Design & Landscape Expo

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

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.