TRADE SHOWS
Coast to Coast, Textile Shows Usher in 2026
By Kelli Freeman and Alexandra Romero, Contributing Writers | February 12, 2026
For over two weeks, textile shows provided attendees and exhibitors alike with the shape, color, texture and innovation of things to come.
FashionGo to Launch Virtual Trade Show FashionGo Week
A virtual-retail veteran is entering the digital trade-show space as event producers continue to explore alternatives to on-site apparel-industry forums. Los Angeles-based FashionGo recently announced that it would produce FashionGo Week Aug. 24-Sept. 6.
Texworld USA and Apparel Sourcing USA Develop Efficient Virtual Trade-Show Formula
Exchanging its space at New York City’s Javits Center for a virtual model, Texworld USA and Apparel Sourcing USA hosted its inaugural digital event July 21-23.
Surf Expo Announces Virtual Trade Show After Canceling September Event
Surf and action-sports trade show Surf Expo announced that it will cancel its upcoming September event, which was scheduled to run Sept. 10-20 in Orlando, Fla., but in its place a new platform will emerge.
Kingpins Announces Cancellation of October Amsterdam Event
After announcing the cancellations of its May Hong Kong event and April Amsterdam edition, followed by the rest of its early and mid-2020 on-site event calendar, denim-industry event producer Kingpins hoped to return to on-site shows by October, but on July 23, the brand’s founder Andrew Olah announced that the denim world would have to wait.
Hitting the Virtual Sand, Swim Trade Events Go Digital
As the swimwear industry’s most-anticipated annual event, Miami Swim Week’s absence from the fashion calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic left retailers, manufacturers, brands and event organizers wondering, “When will we meet again?”
Curve Cancels Its New York Lingerie Event
As a number of important apparel trade events cancel their on-site summer and fall editions, Eurovet Americas’ Curve lingerie brand announced the cancellation of its September 2020 show.
Offprice Show Cancels Upcoming Las Vegas Edition
Prominent trade event the Offprice Show announced that it is joining other marquee shows such as Informa Markets Fashion and Liberty Fairs, by cancelling in-person editions in Las Vegas that were originally scheduled to take place this summer.
IMC To Keep Permanent Showrooms Open, But Suspends Temporary Trade Show
Following a series of cancellations for prominent in-person trade shows such as the Informa Markets Fashion events in Las Vegas and SwimShow in Miami, International Market Centers announced it was canceling temporary trade show features for its events scheduled in August for Atlanta and Las Vegas, but would keep its permanent showrooms in those cities open.
CMC Uploaded to Be Introduced for August Market
During the June run of L.A. Fashion Market, Moriah Robinson, the events director for the Los Angeles–based California Market Center, announced that the CMC would introduce a larger digital presence.
SwimShow Cancels October On-site Edition
The Swimwear Association of Florida revealed that its previous plans to host an October edition of SwimShow in Miami have been canceled.
September Edition of IFJAG Canceled
The International Fashion Jewelry & Accessory Group announced the cancellation of its upcoming Las Vegas show, amid a shrinking on-site trade-show calendar for the second half of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Informa Markets Fashion Announces Cancellation of September Las Vegas Events
Following its recent announcement of the cancellation of its September shows in New York City, due to COVID-19 concerns, Informa Markets Fashion announced July 10 that it would cancel the Sept. 30-Oct. 2 run of its Las Vegas MAGIC event and related brands.
Virtual Functional Fabric Fair Series to Launch With Mindful Trade-Show Mission
The Functional Fabric Fair Powered by Performance Days is preparing to launch its virtual offering as digital trade events gain momentum due to COVID-19 cancellations of physical shows.
As More Trade Shows Go Online, Fashion Companies Also Seek Digital Alternatives
While a few in-person trade events such as L.A. Market Week have reopened, many other high-profile happenings have announced that their summer 2020 events have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The situation has left many trade-show producers and vendors going virtual.
Liberty Fairs Cancels August and September 2020 Shows
The Liberty Fairs contemporary trade shows scheduled to take place in Las Vegas in August and New York City in September have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an announcement made July 8 to the high-end shows’ vendors and buyers.
