Trade shows and craft conferences provide valuable opportunities to promote your business, network with other professionals, and learn more about the industry.
Even if you can’t attend each and every event for your industry, you can use this list to explore what events are happening in 2020, and follow along with the highlights posted online or on social media.
We’ve gathered the locations and dates the biggest craft industry trade shows and business conferences taking place in 2020. Hang up this list on your bulletin board for inspiration! You can download the PDF version by clicking the icon on the right. Know of a conference or trade show that we missed? Let us know in the comments below.
Trade Shows
January
Creativation || TNNA Pavillion January 16-20, 2020 – Phoenix, AZ, USA
American Handcrafted Show January 25-27, 2020 – Philadelphia, PA, USA
By Hand || Canada’s Artisan Gift Show January 26 – 28, 2020 – Brampton, ON, CANADA
Winter Las Vegas Market || Handmade Pavillion January 26 – 30, 2020 – Las Vegas, NV, USA
February
NY Now || Handmade Market for Home and Lifestyle WINTER February 1-5, 2020 – New York, NY, USA
Shoppe Object || February 1-3, 2020 – New York, NY, USA
SURTEX || The Marketplace for Original Art & Design February 2-5, 2020 – New York, NY, USA
NSS || National Stationery Show February 2-5, 2020 1 New York, NY, USA
CHSI Stitches || February 16-18, 2020 – Birmingham, UK
American Craft Council Wholesale Show || February 19-20, 2020 – Baltimore, MD, USA
March
Atlanta Spring Gift, Home Furnishings & Holiday Market || March 4-6, 2020 Atlanta, GA, USA
MJSA Expo || Professional Excellence in Jewelry Making and Design March 15-17, 2020 – New York, NY, USA
H+H Cologne || International Trade Fair for Creative Handicraft & Hobby Supplies March 19, 2020 – Cologne, Germany
May
Noted || The Greeting Card Expo May 1-3, 2020 – San Francisco, CA, USA
Quilt Market Spring || Quilts, Inc. May 15-17, 2020 – Pittsburgh, PA, USA
TNNA Summer NeedleArts Market || The National NeedleArts Association May 27-31, 2020 – Cleveland, OH, USA
Bead & Button Show || May 31 – June 2, 2020 – Milwaukee, WI, USA
June
JCK Las Vegas || June 2-5, 2020 – Las Vegas, NV, USA
July
AFCI || One Big Show July 5-6, 2020 – Coventry, UK
Atlanta Fall Gift & Home Furnishings Market || July 14 – Mon, July 20, 2020
Summer Las Vegas Market || Handmade Pavillion July 26 – 30, 2020 – Las Vegas, NV, USA
August
NY Now || Handmade Market for Home and Lifestyle SUMMER August 8-12, 2020 – New York, NY, USA
October
Quilt Market Fall || Quilts, Inc. October 24-26, 2020 – Houston, TX, USA
November
Australian Quilt Market || November 2020 – Melbourne, Australia
Craft Conferences
January
Craft Napa January 15-19, 2020 – Napa Valley, CA, USA
February
Quilt Con || The Modern Quilt Guild February 20-23, 2020 Austin, TX
The Stitch Festival February 27 – March 1, 2020 – London, UK
Midwest Craft Con February 28 – March 1, 2020 – Columbus, OH, USA
March
ALT Summit March 1-6, 2020 – Palm Springs, CA, USA
NCECA Conference || National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts March 25-28, 2020 – Richmond, VA, USA
Creative Arts Business Summit || 2020 – Dulles, VA, USA
April
Craftcation April 15-19, 2020 – Ventura, CA, USA
SNAP! Conference 2020 – Salt Lake City, UT, USA
May
SNAG Conference || Society of North American Goldsmiths May 20-23, 2020 – Philadelphia, PA, USA
June
The Furniture Society Conference || 2020
July
CGOA Conference || Crochet Guild of America July 22-25, 2020 – New Orleans, LA, USA
HGA Convergence Conference || Handweavers Guild of America July 24-30, 2020 – Knoxville, TN, USA
Footwear Symposium || Footwear Makers’ Guild – 2020 – Waco, TX, USA
September
Yarndale Festival of Creativity September 26-27, 2020 – Skipton, North Yorkshire, UK
October
Textile Society of America Symposium October 14-18, 2020 – Boston, MA, USA
American Craft Council Conference || October 2020 – Philadelphia, PA, USA
The Knitting and Stitching Show October 8-11, 2020 – London, UK
November
The Knitting and Stitching Show November 4-7, 2020 – Dublin, UK
The Knitting and Stitching Show November 26-29, 2020 – Harrogate, UK
Coming in 2021
Edinburgh Yarn Festival – Edinburgh, UK
Connect with fellow members
Planning to attend one of these events? You may find that other Craft Industry Alliance members are attending, too! Share your plans in on our Members-only Facebook Group, and connect with other members who are attending craft conferences and trade shows in 2020.