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Messe Frankfurt's Texpertise network brings together current topics, trends and events relating to the textile business and connects over 500,000 industry participants worldwide through trade fairs, networks and news formats.

With more than 60 international textile trade fairs in 13 countries, Messe Frankfurt is the global market leader for textile trade fairs. Online, Texpertise offers year-round coverage of current industry topics, market information and a directory of around 11,000 established and active brands and suppliers. Texpertise covers the entire textile value chain: Research, development, yarns, fabrics, clothing, fashion, contract manufacturing, home and household textiles, technical textiles, processing and cleaning technologies.

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Heimtextil Colombia

Heimtextil Colombia – Lead the Change in Home & Hospitality

From 28 to 30 April 2026, Heimtextil Colombia in Medellín will spotlight textile solutions for the home and hospitality sector. In line with the theme “Lead the Change”, the fair focuses on innovation, responsible materials and new design concepts, reinforcing its role as a platform for transformation in the Latin American textile and interior industry.

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Emitex Simatex Confemaq

The Central Meeting Point of Argentina’s Textile Industry

From 2 to 4 June 2026, Emitex Simatex Confemaq brings together three trade fairs under one roof in Buenos Aires, uniting the key players of Argentina’s textile and apparel industry. As the country’s leading industry platform, it covers the entire value chain – from yarns and fabrics to machinery, accessories and services – strengthening networking across the region.

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Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics

Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics – A Key Platform for South China

From 9 to 11 June 2026, Intertextile Shenzhen Apparel Fabrics brings together international exhibitors and trade visitors in South China’s innovation and fashion hub. The fair presents a focused overview of fabrics, functional materials and textile developments for the apparel industry. Held alongside Yarn Expo, it forms a platform covering the textile value chain.

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Allfashion Sourcing Cape Town

African creativity meets global sourcing

From 14-16 July 2026 Allfashion Sourcing Cape Town brings together African creativity, design and manufacturing with international sourcing options – creating a dynamic marketplace for the textile and fashion industry. As a key platform within Messe Frankfurt’s Texpertise Network, the event connects African buyers with global suppliers across the entire value chain.

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Texworld & Apparel Sourcing Los Angeles

Our biggest textile sourcing event heads to the West Coast

In the heart of Los Angeles, in the California Market Center, the fair duo Texworld & Apparel Sourcing Los Angeles connects international suppliers with the US fashion market. From 21 to 23 July 2026, for the first time, Interfilière by Who’s Next joins the event, bringing together key segments of the textile value chain and creating opportunities for sourcing, networking, and business development.

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Home Textiles Sourcing Los Angeles

Home Textiles Sourcing debuts in Los Angeles

Home Textiles Sourcing expands to the U.S. West Coast with its first edition in Los Angeles. From 21 – 23 July 2026 the new platform connects international suppliers with key buyers in a dynamic, design-driven market—creating opportunities for sourcing, networking, and business growth in one of the most influential regions in the U.S.

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Texworld NYC

The East Coast’s leading sourcing hub

Texworld together with Apparel Sourcing NYC is the largest textile and apparel sourcing trade show on the East Coast. Taking place from July 29 to 31, 2026, the show brings together hundreds of international exhibitors and fosters innovation and collaboration – making it the ultimate hub for ethical and sustainable fabric sourcing as well as cutting-edge solutions in the textile and garment industry.

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Home Textiles Sourcing NYC

Home Textiles Sourcing NYC: Innovation, sustainability, global sourcing

From 29 to 31 July 2026 Home Textiles Sourcing NYC showcases the latest trends in organic cotton, plant-based fibers, and sustainable materials. The event highlights innovative solutions for resource-efficient production, alongside global sourcing opportunities with strong international suppliers from the home textiles sector.

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A portfolio that covers the entire industry

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Apparel Fabrics & Fashion

The Apparel Fabrics & Fashion trade fairs provide an insight into all facets of the clothing and fashion world.
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Interior & Contract Textiles

Interior & Contract Textiles covers the entire spectrum of furnishing textiles.
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Technical Textiles & Textile Processing

Technical Textiles & Textile Processing - offers international platforms for the forward-looking industry of technical textiles and textile processing.
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Textile Care

Textile Care - focusses on the high demands of modern textile care. The events show the entire range of textile-friendly processes.

Apparel Fabrics & Fashion

Logos of all Apparel Fabrics & Fashion trade fairs

Interior & Contract Textiles

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Technical Textiles & Textile Processing

Logos of all technical textiles & textile processing trade fairs

Textile Care

Logos of all Textile Care trade fairs

The Texpertise Network's commitment is getting around

With our global textile events, we are the market leader and part of the Texpertise Network. With our commitment to future topics and sustainability in the global textile industry, we reach exhibitors and trade visitors from the industry, media professionals, social media multipliers, end consumers and political representatives alike.

Between 2019 and 2023 alone, we addressed many hundreds of thousands of market participants in this way with our global SDG campaigns:

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26 Mar 2026

Intertextile Apparel shakes up global sector with new trends, innovations across three business-driven days in Shanghai

Faced by both trade and travel uncertainty, Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition 2026 nevertheless delivered strong results, with participants praising the platform’s leading role facilitating sustainable innovation, digitalisation, trends, and trade in the international apparel textile sector. Over 96,000 visitors from 119 countries and regions explored the offerings of over 3,000 exhibitors from 11 to 13 March at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), where in vogue, high-potential textiles for SS 2027 were clearly demonstrated. Beyond the booths, various fringe events and product displays presented vital platforms for many new materials and process improvements to reach a wider audience.
25 Mar 2026

Yarn Expo Spring 2026 concludes, connecting buyers with innovative selection of sustainable yarns and fibres

Yarn Expo Spring 2026 wrapped up successfully on 13 March, as a record-high of over 600 exhibitors from 12 countries and regions welcomed over 25,000 visitors from 113 countries and regions. Held across 27,000 sqm in Hall 8.2 of the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), the fair spotlighted the textile industry’s accelerating shift toward a lower-impact, more functional future. Exhibitors showcased eco-friendly organic, regenerated and recycled yarns and fibres, plus innovative options like sweat-resistant and high-performance fibres. Beyond the show floor, a strong fringe programme added depth to the experience, giving fairgoers practical market insights and fresh opportunities to build quality business connections.
12 Mar 2026

Design, innovation and sustainability propel VIATT 2026’s expanding role in ASEAN textile sourcing

At its third edition, the Vietnam International Trade Fair for Apparel, Textiles, and Textile Technologies (VIATT) further reinforced its role as a key sourcing and business platform for ASEAN’s textile industry. The three-day fair welcomed over 17,000 visits from 54 countries and regions, and featured over 460 exhibitors from 21 countries and regions across 18,000 sqm. The 2026 edition was marked by the introduction of new international pavilions and zones, broadening the fair’s sourcing scope across new geographies and product categories. The fringe programme, headlined by the debut Trend Forum, further distinguished VIATT as the region’s most integrated textile trade platform – uniquely spanning the entire value chain.

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For further information contact: info.texpertise@messefrankfurt.com