2015 Top 250 US Trade Shows

For a complete 2015 TSNN Top 250 Trade Shows list that includes contact information please contact John Rice jrice@tsnn.com.

TSNN Rank by NSF Event Event Date(s) Venue
1
CES The International CES is the world’s gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technology. Featuring the largest, global hands-on showcase of emerging innovation, CES represents all aspects of the technology spectrum. CES reflects and drives the magic, wonder, energy and promise of consumer technology while bringing together leaders from a broad array of industries to survey and transact.
Organizer: Consumer Technology Association
# Exhibitors:3,631
# Attendees:109,507
01/06/2015 to 01/09/2015
Las Vegas Convention Center/Sands Expo & Convention Center/Various Hotels Las Vegas
NSF: 2,235,936
2
Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market - July Global attendance and strong order-writing made the July 2015 market the home, rug and gift industry’s source for all things new. Legions of exhibitors staged product introductions across AmericasMart’s 11 core merchandise categories. Design-driven products continued to elevate the market’s extensive home and rug collections. Specialized collections in AmericasMart’s gift category posted significant expansions. Must-have lines made the market’s 35 temporary collections a preferred destination for retailers from every U.S. state and more than 80 countries.
Organizer: AmericasMart Atlanta
# Exhibitors:2,482
# Attendees:88,023
07/07/2015 to 07/14/2015
AmericasMart Atlanta Atlanta
NSF: 1,259,967
3
Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market - January The 2015 Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market® reported the highest volume buying since 2007. In virtually every product category—from furniture to accessories, casual furnishings, gourmet, tabletop, holiday and floral, gift and more—order-writing was fast and furious, propelled by surging retailer optimism and fueled by hundreds of product premieres and line introductions in thousands of showrooms and exhibit booths. The Market, which opened on January 6 as the 58th-consecutive January showing under continuous Portman family ownership and management, has posted a long litany of firsts, led by the landmark opening of Building 1’s Floor 15 design-driven furniture collection making its debut to rave reviews.
Organizer: AmericasMart Atlanta
# Exhibitors:2,675
# Attendees:91,134
01/06/2015 to 01/13/2015
AmericasMart Atlanta Atlanta
NSF: 1,219,440
4
ICUEE - The Intl. Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition ICUEE, also known as The Demo Expo, is the largest event in North America for utilities and utility contractors seeking new equipment, technologies, and best practices for construction and rehabilitation projects. With 25 acres of exhibits to explore, attendees can comparison shop more than 800 suppliers through equipment test drives and interactive product demonstrations. The attendee of ICUEE is utility contractors in the following sectors: electric, telecommunications, wastewater, water, natural gas, cable, and rail.
Organizer: Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)
# Exhibitors:972
# Attendees:10,963
09/29/2015 to 10/01/2015
Kentucky Exposition Center Louisville
NSF: 1,206,046
5
SEMA 2015 Show (Specialty Equipment Market Association) The SEMA Show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. It draws the industry's brightest minds and hottest products to one place, the Las Vegas Convention Center. As part of the Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week, the SEMA Show attracts more than 160,000 industry leaders from over 130 countries for unlimited profit opportunities in the automotive, truck and SUV, powersports and RV markets.
Organizer: Specialty Equipment Market Association
# Exhibitors:2,400
# Attendees:159,700
11/03/2015 to 11/06/2015
Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas
NSF: 1,181,000
6
MAGIC Market Week (MAGICMen's/WWDMAGIC/FN Platform/Sourcing at MAGIC/WSA@MAGIC/Project/Pool) - Aug. MAGIC is where the international community of apparel, accessories and footwear professionals trades information, previews trends, builds business and shops fashion unlike anywhere else in the industry. Each February and August, tens of thousands of attendees from over 80 countries meet more than 5,000 emerging-to-established brands to spark the strategic connections that become the relationships of tomorrow.
Organizer: UBM/Advanstar Communications Inc.
# Exhibitors:5,864
# Attendees:74,328
08/17/2015 to 08/19/2015
Las Vegas Convention Center/Mandalay Bay Convention Center Las Vegas
NSF: 1,159,450
7
NPE 2015 – The International Plastics Showcase NPE2015 is a plastics trade show and conference bringing together the entire plastics production supply chain from ideation to materials to equipment to processors to brand owners – and the recovery reuse and recycling of plastics.
Organizer: SPI - The Plastics Industry Trade Association
# Exhibitors:2,023
# Attendees:43,478
03/23/2015 to 03/27/2015
Orange County Convention Center Orlando
NSF: 1,128,242
8
NBAA2015 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition NBAA's 2015 Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) brought together more than 27,000 key aviation contacts from around the world, including current and prospective business aircraft owners, manufacturers and customers into one meeting place to get critical work accomplished.
Organizer: National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)
# Exhibitors:1,142
# Attendees:27,888
11/17/2015 to 11/19/2015
Las Vegas Convention Center/Henderson Executive Airport Las Vegas
NSF: 1,080,600
9
America's Largest RV Show America's Largest RV Show hosts over 1300 new RVs and the latest RV and camping accessories and services. It is the first place you can see the new model RVs. The first two days are dedicated to industry personnel and the last 5 days are open to consumers making it a true hybrid show. Education events are held for both the industry and public.
Organizer: Pennsylvania RV & Camping Assn.
# Exhibitors:197
# Attendees:3,382
09/14/2015 to 09/20/2015
Giant Center Hershey, PA
NSF: 1,069,078
10
Florida RV SuperShow The Florida RV SuperShow promotes the RV lifestyle and camping in the State of Florida.
Organizer: Florida RV Trade Association
# Exhibitors:337
# Attendees:800
01/13/2015 to 01/18/2015
Florida State Fairgrounds Tampa
NSF: 1,018,926
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