7. Spring Fair 2026: UK’s Leading Home, Gift and Fashion Marketplace
Spring Fair is the retail industry’s number one wholesale home, gift and fashion trade event, welcoming more than 38,000 visitors through the doors of the Birmingham NEC to trade with over 1,500 suppliers, exhibiting their products over the course of 4 days. For 75 years, it’s been the UK’s leading retail trade show, bringing together buyers and suppliers of all sizes, establishing itself as the ultimate “shop for shops” where the retail community discovers what’s next.
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Location |
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| February 1 – 4, 2026 | NEC Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Exhibition Overview
Spring Fair 2026 opening hours: Sunday, February 1: 09:00 – 18:00 (Everyday sector included); Monday, February 2: 09:00 – 18:00; Tuesday, February 3: 09:00 – 18:00; Wednesday, February 4: 09:00 – 16:00. Spring Fair 2026 is themed around “Masters of the Mix” – celebrating retailers as the alchemists of retail who blend categories and ideas where home meets fashion, gift meets lifestyle, and design meets functionality.
Show Sectors and Product Categories
Spring Fair’s curated product sectors include: Home, Living & Décor (decorative interiors, occasional furniture and décor); Christmas, Festive & Floral (décor for every season and occasion); Housewares (kitchenware and dining ideas); The Summerhouse Edit (style-led and on-trend homewares and gifts); Beauty & Wellbeing (feel-good products with indulgent appeal); Gift (licensed products to design-led gifts and collectibles); Greetings, Party & Celebration (cards, gift wrapping and designed stationery); Kids, Toys & Play (children’s toys, games and gadgets); Fashion (curated destination where emerging designers stand alongside established names); Everyday (clearance to pet products, smoking accessories to electrical goods); Design (lighting, ceramics, textiles and furniture); and Taste (gourmet treats, premium drinks and edible gifts).
2026 Must-See Features
Design at Spring Fair is where style meets function, a sophisticated dual-purpose environment where design becomes dialogue, a space blending trend-focused presentation with elegant networking where your brand takes its place among leading names in lighting, ceramics, textiles and furniture. At Spring Fair 2026, the fair is reintroducing the Licensing Lab, a dedicated space where licensors, agencies, designers and licensees come together to showcase ranges, share insights and make partnerships, connecting this world of creativity directly with retail. Caryn Franklin MBE, Fashion Commentator & Co-Founder of All Walks Beyond the Catwalk, will host The Style Atelier”a space where creativity, conscience and commerce meet”.
Why Visit Spring Fair 2026?
- Market Leadership: For 75 years, Spring Fair has been the UK’s leading retail trade show, now representing the UK’s largest marketplace for wholesale home, gift, fashion, and everyday products.
- Exclusive Products: Explore over 1 million products, with 38% available exclusively at Spring Fair 2026, helping you curate your next bestselling collections.
- Substantial Buying Power: Connect with thousands of industry professionals representing a massive £2.25bn in spending power.
- Category Diversity: Spring Fair has evolved to reflect how today’s retailers blend categories and ideas home with fashion, gift with lifestyle, design with functionality, where creativity meets commerce.
- Business Development: Access the latest business insights, 1-2-1 clinics and masterclasses from industry experts, retail leaders and innovators, with all content sessions free of charge on a first-come-first-served basis.
- Efficient Sourcing: Trade shows are a time-efficient way to source new products, offering hands-on experience, allowing buyers to truly understand the products and how they’ll resonate with customers, with thousands of items on display making it easy to spot emerging trends.
Conclusion
Spring Fair 2026 is where commerce meets creativity the UK’s leading trade show connecting home, gift, fashion and garden buyers with brands that shape the seasons ahead. With its “Masters of the Mix” theme recognizing how modern retailers redefine what contemporary retail looks like, the 2026 edition represents more than a sourcing event, it’s a celebration of retail’s creative evolution. Whether you’re an independent boutique owner seeking unique products, a major retailer scouting next season’s trends, a designer looking for inspiration, or a brand seeking to connect with purchase-ready buyers, February 1-4, 2026, at NEC Birmingham delivers comprehensive access to the UK’s most influential retail marketplace. The integration of Glee’s garden and outdoor living categories alongside the established home, gift and fashion sectors, combined with the return of specialized features like the Licensing Lab and Design sector, makes Spring Fair 2026 an essential destination for anyone shaping the future of UK retail.
For registration details and additional information, visit the official Spring Fair website: www.springfair.com
