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 niche, you can use this list to explore what events are happening in 2025, and follow along with the highlights posted online or on social media.
We’ve gathered the locations and dates of the biggest craft industry trade shows and business conferences taking place in 2025. Some events will be virtual, others will be held in-person. Know of a conference or trade show that we missed? Let us know in the comments below.
Trade Shows
January
New York Fabric Show
January 13 – 14, 2025
New York, NY, USA
texworld NYC
January 21 – 23, 2025
New York City, NY, USA
Impressions Expo
January 23 – 25, 2025
Long Beach, CA, USA
Las Vegas Market
January 26 – 30
Las Vegas, NV, USA
February
Shoppe Object
February 2 – 4, 2025
New York, NY, USA
NY NOW Winter Market
February 2 – 4, 2025
New York, NY, USA
Las Vegas Apparel
February 9 – 12, 2025
Las Vegas, NV, USA
IndieMe Marketplace Virtual Expo
February 12 – 18, 2025
Online
VDTA-SDTA International Trade Show & Convention
February 13 – 15, 2025
Las Vegas, NV, USA
DAX Decorated Apparel Expo
February 21 – 22, 2025
Kansas City, KS, USA
CHSI Stitches
February 23 – 24, 2025
Birmingham, UK, USA
Los Angeles Fabric Show
February 26 – 27, 2025
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Sewing and Stitchery Expo
February 27 – March 2, 2025
Puyallup, WA, USA
March
Nashville Needlework Market
March 7 – 9, 2025
Nashville, TN, USA
h+h Cologne
March 7 – 9 2025
Cologne, Germany
MJSA Expo
March 16 – 18, 2025
New York, NY, USA
Impressions Expo
March 20 – 22, 2025
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Spring Needlepoint Show
March 27 – 30, 2025
Buena Vista, FL, USA
April
Atlanta Spring Market
April 1 – 4, 2025
Atlanta, GA, USA
Atlanta Fabric Show
April 2 – 3, 2024
Atlanta, GA, USA
Creativation by NAMTA
April 6 -8, 2025
Seattle, WA, USA
Shoppe Object High Point
April 26 – 29, 2025
High Point, North Carolina, USA
May
h&h americas
May 7 – 9, 2025
Chicago, IL, USA
DAX Decorated Apparel Expo
May 9 – 10, 2025
Nashville, TN, USA
DAX Decorated Apparel Expo
May 30 – 31, 2025
Chicago, IL, USA
June
JCK Las Vegas
June 6 – 9, 2025
Las Vegas, NV, USA
July
Noted: The Greeting Card Expo
July 27 – 30, 2025
Las Vegas, NV, USA
texworld LA
July 29 – 31, 2025
Los Angeles, CA, USA
August
DAX Decorated Apparel Expo
August 1 – 2, 2025
Twin Cities, MN, USA
NY NOW Summer Market
August 3 – 5, 2025
New York, NY, USA
Needlework Marketplace
August 22 – 25, 2025
Online
October
Impressions Expo
October 2 – 4, 2025
Dallas, TX, USA
International Quilt Market
October 4 – 6, 2025
Houston, TX, USA
Craft Conferences
January
Craft Napa 2025: Uncorked at Home
January 9 – 12, 2025
Virtual Event
February
QuiltCon
February 20 – 23, 2025
Pheonix, AZ, USA
March
Increase! Crochet Business Summit
March 5 – 7, 2025
Aurora, CO, USA
Impressions Conference
March 19 – 22, 2025
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
NCECA Conference
March 26 – 29, 2025
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
April
Creativation® by NAMTA
April 4 – 5, 2025
Seattle, WA, USA
SAQA Annual Conference
April 3 – 6, 2025
St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Craftcation
April 23 – 27, 2025
Ventura, CA, USA
July
ICON11
July 10 – 13, 2024
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Applique Getaway
July 17 – 20, 2025
Irving, TX, USA
August
Camp Craftaway
August 1 – 3, 2025
Des Moines, WA, USA
October
Adobe Max
October 28 – 30, 2025
Los Angeles, CA and online
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 2025.
