Diary

December 2024
1 Dec
Beautiful & Useful Craft Fair

This festive season the Beautiful & Useful Craft Fair is returning to the Garden Museum.

Location: Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7LB
6 - 8 Dec
Christmas Shopping Fayre

Join us in 2024 for the 28th Christmas Shopping Fayre at Westpoint, Exeter.

Location: Westpoint, Exeter, EX5 1DJ
25 - 26 Dec
Christmas and Boxing days
January 2025
1 - 1 Jan
New Year's Day
12 - 14 Jan
Giving & Living

Giving & Living is the largest Gift and Home trade show in the South West. We cover Coast, Country and City!

Location: Westpoint, Exeter
12 - 14 Jan
Top Drawer Spring/Summer 2025

The UK's premium design-led retail show.

Location: Olympia, London
12 - 15 Jan
Harrogate Christmas & Gift 2025

As the only Christmas-specific trade show in the UK, Harrogate Christmas & Gift pretty much dominates the scene when it comes to festive buying destinations.

Location: Harrogate Convention Centre
14 - 16 Jan
SIVAL 2025

As a platform and crossroads for innovation and concrete solutions, SIVAL is a place for exchanges that are directly relevant to the challenges of the future.

Location: Angers, France
19 - 21 Jan
Scotland's Trade Fair Spring

Hundreds of companies exhibit their products to retail buyers looking to source inspirational products for the new season.

Location: SEC in Glasgow
19 - 22 Jan
The January Furniture Show

The Furniture Shows is building the future of furniture back, one show at a time. 

Location: NEC, Birmingham
26 - 29 Jan
GCA Conference
The Garden Centre Association represents over 200 Garden Centres nationwide
Location: De Vere Wokefield Estate, Reading
28 - 31 Jan
IPM Essen 2025

IPM Essen is taking place from 28-31 January 2025 and is the international trade fair for plants and the world’s leading trade fair for horticulture.

Location: MESSE ESSEN GmbH Norbertstraße 2 45131 Essen
February 2025
2 - 5 Feb
Spring Fair 2025

As the UK's most popular and diverse marketplace for Home, Gift, Fashion and Everyday products, Spring Fair’s legacy of expertise attracts buyers from across the retail industry to discover and experience your latest products and collections. 

Location: NEC, Birmingham
2 - 5 Feb
Source Home & Gift

Connecting manufacturers with retailers and brands.

Location: NEC, Birmingham
2 - 5 Feb
Source Home & Gift 2025

Source Home & Gift, where your ideas become great products. 

Location: NEC, Birmingham
4 - 5 Feb
PLANTARIUM / GROEN-Direkt

Meet and talk with hundreds of growers at their booths. Optionally, shop directly from the 5,000 sample lots from 500 growers at GROEN-Direkt’s adjacent sample fair. 

Location: International Trade Centre Hazerswoude/Boskoop
5 Feb
British Ornamentals Association Conference 2025
The 2025 BOA Technical Conference is due to take place on 5th February 2025 at the National Farmers Union NFU Conference Centre, Stoneleigh.
Location: NFU Conference Centre, Stoneleigh
7 - 11 Feb
Christmasworld

As the leading international trade fair for seasonal decorations and festive decorations, Christmasworld opens up effective design possibilities to surprise customers.

Location: Messe Frankfurt GmbH Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1 60327 Frankfurt a. M.
7 - 11 Feb
Ambiente 2025

The leading international consumer goods trade fair is a fantastic experience! 

Location: Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, 60327 Frankfurt am Main
18 Feb
Garden Press Event 2025
The Garden Press Event is the first event of the gardening year and has been the launch pad for many companies and products.
Location: BDC - Business Design Centre, London
19 - 21 Feb
Myplant & Garden 2025

Myplant offers unique business opportunities to all those involved in the garden industry

Location: Fiera Milano – Rho (IT)
March 2025
4 - 5 Mar
Expowest Cornwall

Expowest Cornwall is a crucial event on the county’s business and social calendar.

Location: Royal Cornwall Showground Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 7JE
18 - 20 Mar
National Hardware Show 2025

NHS is the only industry event that unites the entire home improvement community. 

Location: Las Vegas Convention Center in the South Hall
21 Mar
Garden Re-Leaf Day 2025

Don't forget to put our flagship fundraising event in your diary! 

Location: National
21 Mar - 6 Apr
The Eat & Drink Festival Scotland

The UK’s favourite indoor food festival- celebrating the best in modern cuisine, mixology, delicious global dishes, and independent produce all under one roof.

Location: Olympia, London
21 Mar - 6 Apr
Ideal Home Show - Olympia

The Ideal Home Show is the world's longest running exhibition. The show features the latest in inspiring ideas.

Location: Olympia, London
25 Mar
GIMA Day Conference and AGM

GIMA Day Conference and AGM

Location: Warwick Conferences
26 - 28 Mar
Global Pet Expo
Don’t miss the premiere annual event for the pet industry. Global has been awarded Next 50 and Fastest 50 by Trade Show Executive.
Location: Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida
April 2025
7 - 9 Apr
Farm Shop & Deli Show 2025

The annual meeting place for the speciality food & drink retail community is back!

Location: NEC, Birmingham͏ ͏ ͏
20 Apr
Easter Sunday
24 - 27 Apr
Harrogate Flower Show - Spring

Harrogate Spring Flower Show, is the first major event in the national gardening calendar, welcoming the new growing season with a spectacular celebration of the very best in horticulture.

Location: Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, HG2 8NZ
May 2025
2 - 4 May
BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair

Start the gardening season in style at the BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair!

Location: Beaulieu, Hampshire
5 May
Early May Bank Holiday
5 - 7 May
Zoomark International

Zoomark International is a truly international showcase for the pet business community and companies across the industry.

Location: BolognaFiere S.p.A. - Sede Legale viale della Fiera 20 40127 Bologna, Italia
8 - 11 May
RHS Malvern Spring Festival

RHS Malvern Spring Festival has inspiring gardens, spectacular blooms and plenty of ideas to try at home.

Location: Three Counties Showground Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NW
11 May
Mothering Sunday (Mother's Day)
20 - 24 May
RHS Chelsea Flower Show sponsored by The Newt in Somerset

RHS Chelsea Flower Show is filled with amazing garden designs, gorgeous floral displays and exclusive shopping.

Location: Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, SW3 4SR
23 - 26 May
Ideal Home Show - Scotland

From inspiring ideas, to innovative products and on-trend solutions for your home, The Ideal Home Show Scotland brings together 100’s of brands to shop from, live talks, latest technology and fresh ideas from our team of experts.

Location: SEC, Glasgow
23 - 26 May
The Eat & Drink Festival Scotland

The UK’s favourite indoor food festival- celebrating the best in modern cuisine, mixology, delicious global dishes, and independent produce all under one roof.

Location: SEC, Glasgow
26 May
Spring Bank Holiday
29 - 31 May
Royal Bath & West Show 2025

Join us for the Royal Bath & West Show - A Great British day out for all of the family to enjoy!

Location: The Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 6QN
June 2025
5 Jun
GIMA Charity Golf Day

GIMA Charity Golf Day

Location: Belton Woods Hotel Spa and Golf Resort, Grantham.
5 - 7 Jun
Elmia Wood

Elmia Wood, one of Elmia’s most international and long-lived fairs.

Location: Bratteborgs gård outside Vaggeryd
12 - 15 Jun
BBC Gardeners’ World Live
Gardening advice and inspiration, live, at the best gardening show near you.
Location: NEC, Birmingham
13 - 15 Jun
Royal Three Counties Show 2025

The Heart of England’s premiere celebration of the countryside and rural life. It’s a hearty feast of farming, food and family entertainment.

Location: Three Counties Showground Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 6NW UK
18 - 19 Jun
National Plant Show 2025

Following a successful show, the HTA is pleased to announce next year’s HTA National Plant Show will take place from Wednesday 18 to Thursday 19 June 2025.

Location: NAEC Stoneleigh
24 - 26 Jun
spoga+gafa Cologne

The spoga+gafa trade fair is the leading international trade fair for the garden and leisure industry.

Location: Koelnmesse trade fair hub of Cologne
26 Jun
Greenfingers Charity’s Floral Ball

Mark the 26th June 2025 in your diaries now, as you will not want to miss the Greenfingers Charity’s Floral Ball, a truly special event to mark the charity’s 25th anniversary. 

Location: Coombe Abbey, Warwickshire
July 2025
1 - 6 Jul
RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival

RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2025 promises amazing garden designs, gorgeous floral displays and exclusive shopping.

Location: Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9AU
6 - 7 Jul
The Manchester Furniture Show

Your one-stop shop for essential summer buying will be back at Manchester Central from 6-7 July 2025.

Location: Manchester Central
8 - 10 Jul
Solex

SOLEX is the biggest three-day event in the Outdoor Living Trade calendar. An essential event to see what’s new and what’s on trend for the new season.

Location: Hall 5 – NEC Birmingham
16 - 20 Jul
RHS Flower Show Wentworth Woodhouse

RHS Flower Show Wentworth Woodhouse invites the whole family to bask in summer gardening goodness.

Location: Wentworth Woodhouse, Wentworth, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S62 7TQ
20 - 23 Jul
Home & Gift 2025

Chase the summer sun to Home & Gift, the North’s ultimate Q3 inspiration source!

Location: Harrogate Convention Centre
August 2025
25 Aug
Summer Bank Holiday
27 - 28 Aug
PLANTARIUM / GROEN-Direkt - Autumn Edition

The green retail fair.

Location: International Trade Centre Hazerswoude/Boskoop
29 - 31 Aug
BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair

Be part of BBC Gardeners' World Fair Autumn 2024.

Location: Audley End House and Garden, Saffron Walden, Essex
September 2025
2 - 3 Sep
Four Oaks

Four Oaks Trade Show is the UK’s leading international exhibition for the whole of commercial horticulture.

Location: Farm Lane, Lower Withington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 9DU
7 - 10 Sep
Autumn Fair 2025

Put your brand front and centre at the show of the season! 

Location: NEC, Birmingham
16 - 18 Sep
Glee 2025

Whether you want to showcase your products, make meaningful connections or enhance brand awareness, Glee is the place to be.

Location: NEC, Birmingham
26 - 28 Sep
RHS Malvern Autumn Show

The Autumn Show celebrates country living with vintage vehicles and fashions, harvest competitions, rural crafts and local, artisan food & drink markets.

Location: Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NW
28 - 30 Sep
PATS 2025
PATS 2025 – the Pet & Aquatics Trade Show – will take place in Hall 1 of the NEC from Sunday, 28th September to Tuesday, 30th September.
Location: NEC, Birmingham
October 2025
1 - 2 Oct
Elmia Garden

Elmia Garden – the largest trade fair in Scandinavia for professionals in the gardening industry.

Location: Jonkoping, Sweden
7 - 8 Oct
Garden Centre Expo

An innovative exhibition for the UK’s garden retail industry.

Location: London Excel
21 - 22 Oct
DIY Week Live

This event brings together leading DIY brands, suppliers, and retailers to showcase the latest products, innovations, and trends in the home improvement industry.

Location: NEC, Birmingham
November 2025
6 Nov - 6 Dec
GIMA Awards Gala Dinner
GIMA Awards Gala Dinner
Location: Celtic Manor Resort
27 Nov - 1 Dec
Ideal Home Show at Christmas

From inspiring ideas, to amazing gifts and on-trend festive solutions for your home, the Ideal Home Show Christmas brings together over 600 companies, tons of free talks and great ideas from our team of experts for your home at Christmas.

Location: Olympia, London
February 2026
25 Feb
The Source Roadshow

This new food and drink trade show for Somerset will present you with an outstanding offering to help your business stay one step ahead.

Location: Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, BA4 6QN