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April 2021

1 - 30 Apr

National Home Improvement Month

Home Improvement Month takes place throughout April. Inspiring the Nation to Love the Home They Live In!

Location: Nationally

4 Apr

Easter Sunday

7 - 9 Apr

POSTPONED JdC Garden Trends

JdC Garden Trends, The European trade show for gardening, landscaping and outdoor living, is back from 7th to 9th of April 2021.

Location: Marseille, France

9 - 11 Apr

POSTPONED RHS Spring Launch & Orchid Show

Join us as we kick-off our 2021 show season celebrating early-flowering plants alongside orchids from around the world.

Location: RHS Garden Hyde Hall

15 - 22 Apr

POSTPONED Traffex Parkex 2021

Following on from the Government timeline for the end of lockdown, Traffex organisers can now confirm that the show will now be 100% digital for 2021, taking place 15-17 June 2021

Location: Online

16 - 18 Apr

BBKA Spring Convention - VIRTUAL

The event will include lectures and presentations as well as social events and a virtual trade show. More information will be available on the page below and in BBKA News in the coming weeks and months.

Location: Virtual

20 Apr

International Consumer Goods Show – Special Edition

The Ambiente, Christmasworld and Paperworld shows will run as a joint event for the first time ever. The next physical Ambiente will open its doors from 11. – 15.2.2022 in Frankfurt.

Location: Online

21 - 22 Apr

London Stationery Show 2021

The UK’s only trade event dedicated to stationery.

Location: Business Design Centre, London

23 - 25 Apr

At Home Show - Virtual

The inaugural At Home Show will be taking place virtually from 23-25 April 2021 to inspire visitors on improving their lives and discovering new ways of living well.

Location: Virtual

25 - 28 Apr

The January Furniture Show

January Furniture Show is the UK's must-attend furniture and interiors event.

Location: NEC, Birmingham

26 Apr - 2 May

National Garden Week 2021

The country’s biggest annual celebration of gardening. Check back soon to find out the theme for this year and how you can get involved

Location: Nationally

May 2021

3 May

Early May bank holiday

6 - 9 May

RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2021

Set against a backdrop of the magnificent Malvern Hills, our spring festival is packed with flowers, food, crafts and family fun.

Location: Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NW

9 May

Garden Day

Garden Day is a chance for people across the country to down tools and spend some quality time celebrating their gardens with neighbours, family and friends.

Location: Nationally

9 - 11 May

CANCELLED Harrogate Christmas & Gift Fair 2021

The next event will now be in 2022 from Sunday 16^th January to Wednesday 19^th January 2022

Location: Harrogate Convention Centre

10 - 12 May

Giving & Living 2021 - NOW ON-LINE

Giving & Living is the largest gift and home trade show in the south west, and covers more coast than anyone else is now on-line.

Location: Online

11 - 12 May

CANCELLED PATS Sandown

The number of visitors to PATS has continued to grow since the show launched in 2009. A total of 4096 pet retailers attended both PATS Sandown and Telford 2019.

Location: Sandown, Esher

17 - 19 May

ISF World Seed Congress

We have made the decision to postpone the ISF World Seed Congress 2020 in Cape Town, therefore no ISF World Seed Congress will take place this year. The next ISF World Seed Congress will be held in 2021 in Barcelona, Spain.

Location: Barcelona, Spain

18 - 23 May

POSTPONED - RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021

The RHS has announced its plans to safely run the 2021 RHS Chelsea Flower Show with many new precautions due to coronavirus to protect everyone at the Show.

Location: Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, SW3 4SL

19 - 20 May

POSTPONED Expowest Cornwall

Expowest Cornwall has now been postponed and will now take place in 2022 on the 1st and 2nd of March.

Location: Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge, Cornwall

20 - 23 May

Harrogate Flower Show - Spring Essentials

The Spring Essentials event will take place a month later on 20 - 23 May 2021.

Location: Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8NZ

22 - 23 May

Homebuilding & Renovating Show - Glasgow

The Scottish Homebuilding & Renovating Show is the go-to exhibition for self builders and renovators.

Location: SEC, Glasgow

28 - 30 May

BBC Gardeners’ World Spring Fair

The Fair, partnered with Hillier, will present a select number of high-quality nurseries with displays and plants for sale, aninspirational collection of planting ideas in the Beautiful Borders and a range of gardening exhibitors to shop from.

Location: NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT

29 May - 6 Jun

National Children’s Gardening Week 2021

National Children’s Gardening Week celebrates the fun that gardens hold for kids.

Location: Nationally

31 May

Spring Bank Holiday

June 2021

1 - 4 Jun

Interzoo 2021

Interzoo, whose original date of May 19-22 2020 was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, has now been rescheduled for June 2021.

Location: Nuremburg, Germany

2 - 4 Jun

IFTEX 2021

IFTEX is the leading global event for the Floriculture industry, presenting a diverse range of flowers grown in Kenya.

Location: Oshwal Center, Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya

2 - 4 Jun

JdC Garden Trends

European business meetings for gardening, landscaping and outdoor living.

Location: Parc Chanot, Marseille, France

8 - 9 Jun

The Source Tradeshow

The 2021 Source trade show provides the perfect mix of passionate producers, alongside the hottest hospitality and catering companies, and the freshest food service.

Location: Westpoint Exhibition Centre, Exeter

8 - 9 Jun

International Sports Convention

ISC 2021 will have a fresh, innovative and new approach for it’s 2021 edition to ensure the ultimate delegate experience.

Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

8 - 9 Jun

International Sports Convention

London is the choice city for ISC 2021 taking place June 8 -9, 2021. ISC 2021 will have a fresh, innovative and new approach for it’s 2021 edition to ensure the ultimate delegate experience.

Location: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

9 Jun

GIMA Charity Golf Day 2021

This year’s GIMA Charity Golf Day on 9th June is being held at Belton Woods hotel and golf course.

Location: Belton Woods, Belton, Grantham NG32 2LN

11 - 11 Jun

SGD Awards ceremony 2021

The SGD Awards is supported by a number of generous sponsors without whom the Awards scheme could not run.

Location: The Landmark Hotel London

15 - 16 Jun

Exclusively Housewares and Exclusively Electrical 2021

The UK's premier showcase of preparation, cook, table and serve ware will be found at Exclusively Show 2021.

Location: London Design Centre, Islington, N1 0QH

15 - 17 Jun

Traffex Parkex 2021 - DIGITAL

For 35 years Traffex Parkex has been the largest dedicated traffic management and parking event in the UK connecting forward thinking innovators.

Location: Online

15 - 18 Jun

Flower Trials - ON-LINE

60 companies in 28 individual locations in 3 key geographical regions: Westland & Aalsmeer in The Netherlands, Rheinland-Westfalen in Germany. Each location is home to a single exhibitor or a group of companies sharing joint facilities.

Location: Online

17 Jun

2021 Source Roadshow

The 2021 Source Roadshow will bring you the perfect mix of passionate producers, alongside the hottest hospitality and catering companies, and the freshest food service.

Location: Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

17 - 20 Jun

BBC Gardeners’ World Live

For the fifth year running, the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) return to BBC Gardeners’ World Live with the much-anticipated Show Garden competition, APL Avenue.

Location: National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham

18 - 20 Jun

Royal Three Counties Show

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

18 - 20 Jun

RHS Spring Launch & Orchid Show

Join us as we celebrate early summer-flowering plants alongside displays from leading orchid growers, held for the first time at RHS Garden Hyde Hall.

Location: RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Creephedge Lane, Rettendon, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 8ET

21 Jun - 25 Jul

RHS Flower Show Tatton Park

A fabulous day out bursting with colourful gardening inspiration, fun family activities, have-a-go workshops and boutique shopping.

Location: Tatton Park, Mereheath Lane, Knutsford, Cheshire

22 - 23 Jun

POSTPONED HTA National Plant Show

The HTA National Plant Show will be taking place on a virtual basis this year and the live event postponed until 2022. Further information to follow.

Location: Virtual

25 - 27 Jun

RHS Garden Harlow Carr Flower Show

A flower extravaganza in the most northerly RHS Garden. Expect specialist trade stands, expert advice and fabulous floral displays.

Location: RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Crag Lane, Beckwithshaw, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 1QB

29 - 30 Jun

Food Matters Live - DIGITAL

Food Matters Live 2021 portfolio of events will take place live, in a digital environment, and incorporating physical experiences where possible.

Location: Digital

July 2021

6 - 8 Jul

Solex - Going Virtual

SOLEX (The Summer Outdoor Living Exhibition) is the trade show organised by LOFA, The Leisure & Outdoor Furniture Association Ltd. Held in July it is an annual 3-day event attracting the most influential buyers from within the garden industry.

Location: Virtual

6 - 11 Jul

RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

A celebration of late summer that’s packed with gardening inspiration, stunning floral displays and workshops in a majestic setting.

Location: Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9AU

23 - 25 Jul

The Game Fair

Europe’s best loved and largest countryside festival. Entertainment, ideas, expert advice, country pursuits, shooting, loads of dogs and tons of shopping.

Location: Ragley Hall, Warwickshire

August 2021

4 - 8 Aug

RHS Garden Hyde Hall Flower Show

Specialist trade stands, expert tips and mouth-watering food all to be enjoyed in the stunning summer surroundings of our Essex garden.

Location: RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Creephedge Lane, Rettendon, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 8ET

8 - 10 Aug

SPOGA+gafa

Koelnmesse has responded to trade opimion and, for one year only, moved spoga+gafa 2021 to 8 to 10 August 2021. In parallel, Koelnmesse is working on adding digital formats.

Location: Cologne

13 - 15 Aug

RHS Garden Rosemoor Flower

This mid-summer flower show is packed with gorgeous floral displays, national nursery and trade exhibitors, expert advice and much more.

Location: RHS Garden Rosemoor, Great Torrington, Devon, EX38 8PH

17 - 19 Aug

Superzoo 2021

SuperZoo is more than just a tradeshow, it’s a marketplace at the crossroads of pet culture and pet business.

Location: Mandalay Bay Convention Center

18 - 20 Aug

Farwest Show 2021

The Farwest Show, the biggest green industry trade show in the West and will work hard to make the 2021 show even more exciting and useful.

Location: Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon

24 - 25 Aug

Exclusively Show 2021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, BHETA has re-scheduled the Exclusively Show 2021 to Tuesday and Wednesday 24th and 25th August 2021.

Location: The Business Design Centre

30 Aug

Summer Bank Holiday

September 2021

5 - 8 Sep

Autumn Fair

The season’s most important marketplace for Home and Gift. Autumn Fair is truly the UK’s all-encompassing sourcing marketplace for the season.

Location: NEC, Birmingham

7 - 8 Sep

Four Oaks 2021

The dates of Four Oaks 2021 will be September 7-8th when we will be able to celebrate the 50th anniversary in style.

Location: Cheshire UK

7 - 12 Sep

RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show

Spectacular displays, specialist nurseries and colourful artwork at our flagship garden brings the show season to a close.

Location: RHS Garden Wisley

14 - 16 Sep

Glee 2021

Glee is the perfect platform to meet with the garden community and showcase new products. Connect with quality buyers, nurture existing relationships and grow new ones at the UK's leading garden and outdoor living trade show.

Location: NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT

14 - 16 Sep

Pawexpo

The premium pet trade show for pets, people & the industry.

Location: NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT

21 - 26 Sep

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2021

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) postpones 2021 RHS Chelsea Flower Show to September for first time in History

Location: Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, SW3 4SL

22 - 24 Sep

Flormart 2021

Flormart is a business, education and training event that involves all the sectors related to the green world enhancing awareness of the green heritage of our planet.

Location: Padova, Italy

22 - 24 Sep

World Floral Expo

The US cut flower indsutry trade show!

Location: acob K. Javits Convention Center, River Pavilion, 2655 W 34th St New York, NY 10001, USA

26 - 27 Sep

PATS Telford

If you are serious pet products, only PATS has all the brands under one roof.

Location: Telford International Centre

October 2021

13 - 14 Oct

AQUA 2021

The market-leading showcase for the UK’s aquatics and water gardening industry, will be returning to the Telford International Centre on Wednesday 13^th and Thursday 14^th October, 2021.

Location: Telford International Centre

14 Oct

Perennial Festival Dinner 2021

Join us for our annual black tie Festival Dinner to celebrate another year of helping people in horticulture.

Location: One Whitehall Place, London

17 - 18 Oct

Fine Food Show North

Fine Food Show North is a showcase of the finest food & drink producers from across the UK, gathered in the north.

Location: Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate, HG2 8QZ

November 2021

3 - 4 Nov

Saltex 2021

The one-stop-shop for thousands of individuals working to install, manage and maintain the UK’s outdoor leisure spaces.

Location: NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT

3 - 5 Nov

Trade Fair Aalsmeer (TFA)

Trade Fair Aalsmeer, the Netherlands' largest international floriculture trade fair.

Location: Royal FloraHolland AalsmeerLegmeerdijk 3131431 GB Aalsmeer The Netherlands

10 - 14 Nov

Country Living Christmas Fair 2021 - London

The Country Living Magazine Spring and Christmas Fairs are firmly established favourites with both visitors and exhibitors alike.

Location: BDC - Business Design Centre, London

11 Nov

GIMA Awards Gala Dinner 2021

GIMA, is pleased to confirm that its annual awards evening will be making its highly-anticipated return on November 11^th, 2021.

Location: Celtic Manor Resort, South Wales

16 - 17 Nov

Food Matters Live - DIGITAL

Food Matters Live 2021 portfolio of events will take place live, in a digital environment, and incorporating physical experiences where possible.

Location: Digital

24 - 28 Nov

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.

Location: Olympia, London

24 - 28 Nov

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

Location: Olympia, London

25 - 28 Nov

Country Living Christmas Fair 2021 - Harrogate

The Country Living Magazine Spring and Christmas Fairs are firmly established favourites with both visitors and exhibitors alike.

Location: HCC - Harrogate Convention Centre, Harrogate

26 - 28 Nov

Christmas Shopping Fayre

Every year our incredibly diverse range of exhibitors come from far and wide to take part transforming Westpoint into an Aladdin’s cave of wonderful gift ideas and essential Christmas items.

Location: Westpoint, Exeter, EX5 1DJ

December 2021

2 - 5 Dec

Country Living Christmas Fair 2021 - Glasgow

The Country Living Magazine Spring and Christmas Fairs are firmly established favourites with both visitors and exhibitors alike.

Location: SEC - Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow

27 - 28 Dec

Christmas and Boxing substitute days

January 2022

11 - 13 Jan

SIVAL 2022

SIVAL, as a platform and crossroad for innovations and concrete solutions, is the perfect location for discussions and future challenges.

Location: Angers, France

16 - 19 Jan

Harrogate Christmas & Gift 2022

Harrogate Christmas & Gift 2021 was cancelled - twice in 2021. The next event will now be in 2022 from Sunday 16^th January to Wednesday 19^th January 2022 at the Harrogate Convention Centre.

Location: Harrogate Convention Centre

25 - 28 Jan

IPM Essen 2022

The world's leading horticultural trade fair revolves around solutions and innovations in the green sector.

Location: MESSE ESSEN GmbH Norbertstraße 2 45131 Essen

February 2022

6 - 10 Feb

Spring Fair 2022

Spring Fair is the UK’s all-encompassing sourcing marketplace - facilitating connections between retailers, exhibitors and marketers.

Location: TBC

11 - 15 Feb

Ambiente 2022

At the world’s most important consumer goods trade fair you’ll be able to experience all the latest ideas and products at first hand.

Location: Frankfurt am Main

March 2022

1 - 2 Mar

Expowest Cornwall

Expowest Cornwall is a crucial event on the business and social calendar. If you want to get straight to the heart of the Cornish business community then this is the one trade show you cannot afford to miss.

Location: Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge, Cornwall

9 Mar

Garden Press Event 2022

The Garden Press Event is the only event of its kind aimed specifically for the industry to showcase the latest products and stories exclusively to the key names in the garden & home press and media.

Location: BDC - Business Design Centre, London

25 - 27 Mar

Salon du Jardin

On March 25, 26 and 27, 2022, for the arrival of spring, garden enthusiasts and enthusiasts will meet at the Bordeaux Exhibition Center (Hall 1) for the first edition of the Salon du Jardin.

Location: Bordeaux Exhibition Center

27 - 28 Mar

PATS Sandown

Visitor numbers to PATS have continued to grow since the show launched in 2009. A total of 4096 pet retailers attended both PATS Sandown and Telford 2019.

Location: Sandown Racecourse, Esher

May 2022

9 - 12 May

Zoomark International

The International Exhibition of Products and Accessories for Pets is the trade event the global pet supplies market is awaiting to show off, a powerful networking platform.

Location: BolognaFiere S.p.A. - Sede Legale viale della Fiera 20 40127 Bologna, Italia

July 2022

12 - 14 Jul

Solex 2022

Location: NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT