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JUL 24-26, Oklahoma City Wholesale Gift Show
Oklahoma City, OK - Cox Business Services Convention Center,
2300 5206 2601 7618 formerly Myriad Convention Center
Wholesale Gift Show. Open to retailers only. For qualifi ed buyers only! General public not
admitted. This is not a cash-and-carry show. For more information: Wholesale Markets Inc.,
Toni Pettigrew, P.O. Box 56, Piedmont, OK 73078. Telephone: 800-951-1994, 405-373-2020;
Fax: 405-373-2193; Email: info@wmigiftshows.com; Website: www.wmigiftshows.com.
JUL 24-27, Beckman Handcrafted Show Chicago
2705 2529 2546 2007 Chicago, IL - Merchandise Mart
Handcrafted gift and artisan products at wholesale prices. For more information:
Chicago Merchandise Mart, Sara Hall, Buyer Relations Manager, 200 World Trade
Center, Ste. 470, Chicago, IL 60654. Telephone: 312-527-6448; Fax: 312-379-6033;
Email: shall@mmart.com; Website: www.beckmans.com.
JUL 31 - AUG 3, Orlando Gift Show
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Orlando, FL - Orange County Convention Center
The Orlando Gift Show features hundreds of exhibiting companies, including leading
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virtually every product category, including general giftware, home and garden accents,
gourmet gifts, party and paper goods, tabletop, holiday / Seasonal, collectibles,
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souvenir / resort merchandise, stationery, bed, bath and linen and more. For more
information: Urban Expositions, Kathy Smart, Orlando Gift Show Director, 1690 Roberts
Blvd, Suite 111, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Telephone: 678-285-3976; Fax: 678-285-7469;
390-400 Railroad Ave., Hackensack, NJ 07601
Email: ksmart@urban-expo.com; Website: www.orlandogiftshow.com.
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AUG 4-11, ASD Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV - Sands Expo Center / Las Vegas Convention Center
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AUG 5-7, Salt Lake Wholesale Gift & Home Accessory Show
Sandy, UT - Southtown Expo Center
Since 1954, the Salt Lake Gift Show has been the premier gift and home accessory show
in the intermountain west. These Semi-Annual events are open to retail store owners,
corporate buyers and premium buyers. This wholesale, order taking market features
gifts, souvenirs, seasonal, stationery, jewelry, home decor, fl oral, furniture, imports,
apparel, gourmet food, novelty and more. For more information: Progressive Exhibitors,
Inc., Kerry Dixon, P.O. Box 902008, Sandy, UT 84090. Telephone: 801-782-7771; Fax:
801-999-7000; Email: info@saltlakegiftshow.com; Website: www.saltlakegiftshow.com.
AUG 7-11, San Francisco International Gift Fair
San Francisco, CA - The Moscone Convention Center-North / San
Francisco Gift Center / Concourse
This Fair is a semiannual event with 16 product categories which feature general giftware,
tabletop, housewares, decorative and personal accessories, museum gifts, ethnic, traditional,
country and contemporary crafts, souvenir items, stationery, contemporary design products,
juvenile products and garden accessories and fl oral products. It attracts specialty and department
stores, gift shops, jewelry stores, interior designers, importers and distributors of home products,
mail order catalogs, museums and galleries, stationery stores, gourmet shops, juvenile stores
and craft retailers. For more information: Western Exhibitors, LLC & George Little Management,
LLC, Kelly McLoughlin, 2818 Greenwich St., San Francisco, CA 94123. Telephone: 415-447-
3234; Fax: 415-346-4965; Email: kelly@weshows.com; Website: www.weshows.com.
AUG 13-17, Minneapolis Mart Home & Gift Show
Minneapolis, MN - Minneapolis Mart
Home, Gift & Accessories Show and Temporary Exhibition For more information:
Minneapolis Mart, Jeff Walton, General Manager, 10301 Bren Rd. West, Minneapolis,
MN 55343. Telephone: 800-626-1298, 952-932-7200; Fax: 952-932-0847;
Email: jeff.walton@mplsmart.com; Website: www.mplsmart.com.
AUG 14-15, Offi nger’s Handcrafted Marketplace
Columbus, OH - Veteran’s Memorial Building
Wholesale Cash and Carry Show featuring country, primitive, Americana, Folk Art,
gifts and home decor. For more information: Offi nger Management Co., Gayla Fleming,
1100-H Brandywine Blvd., P.O. Box 3388, Zanesville, OH 43702. Telephone: 740-452-
4541; Fax: 740-452-2552; Email: gift@offi nger.com; Website: www.offi nger.com.
AUG 14-19, New York International Gift Fair
New York, NY - Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Piers 92 & 94
The New York International Gift Fair is the nation’s premier gift and home accessories
marketplace, featuring an extraordinary depth and breadth of design-driven home
fashion products and complementary giftware. NYIGF runs concurrently with
EX*STRACTS®: New discoveries in beauty and wellness, at the Javits Center; and
Home Textiles Market Week® at the Javits Center, Pier 94, 230 Fifth Avenue and 7
West 34th Street. For more information: George Little Management, LLC., Deborah
Holfman, Show Manager, 10 Bank St., Ste. 1200, White Plains, NY 10606. Telephone:
914-421-3200; Fax: 914-948-2867; Email: info@nyigf.com; Website: www.nyigf.com.
AUG 15-15, The Off-Price Specialist Show
Las Vegas, NV - Sands Expo / Las Vegas Convention Center
The Off-Price Specialist Show is the premier show for off-price apparel and accessories.
The wholesalers and jobbers at our show carry men’s, women’s, and children’s
apparel 20-70% below the original manufacturer’s wholesale price. ****CALL TO
CONFIRM DATES**** For more information: Off-Price Specialist Center, Don Browne,
Marketing Director, 16985 W. Bluemound Rd., Ste. 210., Brookfi eld, WI 53005.
Telephone: 262-782-1600; Fax: 262-782-1601; Email: dbrowne@offpriceshow.com;
Website: www.offpriceshow.com.
AUG 21-23, Memphis Gift & Jewelry Show - Fall
Memphis, TN - Memphis Cook Convention Center
Trade show open to wholesale buyers only (credentials required to attend). Wholesale - Order
writing and immediate delivery. For more information: Helen Brett Enterprises, David
Harrington, Show Manager, 5111 Academy Dr., Lisle, IL 60532. Telephone: 630-241-9865 ext.
22; Fax: 630-241-9870; Email: dharrington@helenbrett.com; Website: www.gift2jewelry.com.
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