Dallas Market Center Announces Apparel & Accessories Market Dates Through 2028
Dallas Market Center Announces Apparel & Accessories Market Dates Through 2028
Monday, August 3, 2026
— January editions shift one week later beginning in 2028. —
Dates for Dallas Market Center’s Apparel & Accessories Market have been announced through 2028, giving retailers, exhibitors, and industry partners a clear, multi-year view of the markets that anchor the wholesale women’s, men’s, and children’s apparel, accessories, and footwear industries in Dallas.
"Retailers plan their calendars a year or more in advance, and dependable Market dates let them do that with confidence," said Cindy Morris, president and CEO of Dallas Market Center. "The shift by one week for January shows beginning in 2028 will provide retailers with more time to plan their buys after the busiest retail season.”
Dates for Total Home & Gift Market, Lightovation, and KidsWorld through 2028 have also been announced, as well as WESA’s International Western/English Apparel & Equipment Market and the AETA International Trade Show. Dates for the Dallas Men’s Show have been announced through 2027.
A complete calendar is below:
2027
January 6–9: Lightovation
January 6–12: Total Home & Gift Market
January 6–9: The Temps at Total Home & Gift Market
January 19–22: Apparel & Accessories Market; KidsWorld; AETA International Trade Show; WESA’s International Western/English Apparel & Equipment Market
January 23–25: Dallas Men’s Show
March 16–19: Apparel & Accessories Market; Gift & Home Market; KidsWorld
June 15–18: Apparel & Accessories Market
June 23–26: Lightovation
June 23–29: Total Home & Gift Market; KidsWorld
June 23–26: The Temps at Total Home & Gift Market
July 24–26: Dallas Men’s Show
August 17–20: Apparel & Accessories Market; KidsWorld; AETA International Trade Show; WESA’s International Western/English Apparel & Equipment Market
September 14–16: Gift & Home Market
October 19–22: Apparel & Accessories Market
2028
January 19–22: Lightovation
January 18–24: Total Home & Gift Market
January 18–21: The Temps at Total Home & Gift Market
January 25–28: Apparel & Accessories Market; KidsWorld; AETA International Trade Show; WESA’s International Western/English Apparel & Equipment Market
March 21–24: Apparel & Accessories Market; Gift & Home Market; KidsWorld
June 13–16: Apparel & Accessories Market
June 21–24: Lightovation; KidsWorld
June 21–26: Total Home & Gift Market
June 21–24: The Temps at Total Home & Gift Market
August 22–25: Apparel & Accessories Market; KidsWorld; AETA International Trade Show; WESA’s International Western/English Apparel & Equipment Market
September 12–14: Gift & Home Market
October 17–20: Apparel & Accessories Market
UP NEXT Running concurrently, August 18-21, at Dallas Market Center are the Apparel & Accessories Market, KidsWorld, AETA International Trade Show, and WESA's International Western/English Apparel & Equipment Market.
ArchLIGHT Summit, the two-day commercial and architectural lighting trade event, follows September 15-16, with Gift & Home Market and KidsWorld occurring September 15-17.
A final Apparel & Accessories Market, October 20–23, closes out 2026.
PLANNING AHEAD For information about all upcoming markets and events, visit the Dallas Market Center website and download the new, completely redesigned Dallas Market Center mobile app. Stay current by visiting Dallas Market Center on Facebook, Instagram, and the DMC Daily Dose blog.
About Dallas Market Center Dallas Market Center is a global business-to-business trade center and the leading wholesale marketplace in North America connecting retailers and interior designers with top manufacturers in gourmet and housewares, home décor, holiday/floral, gifts, lighting, and apparel. Inside its dynamic, 5 million-square-foot campus, nearly 200,000 customers from all 50 states and 85 countries seek industry trends, business education, and new products from exhibitors throughout the year via dominant trade events for gift, home décor, holiday, and floral; the nation’s most comprehensive apparel and accessories markets featuring the latest styles from East Coast and West Coast designers; the largest residential lighting trade event in North America; and the largest and most successful open-daily design center. To make plans for upcoming markets, visit the Dallas Market Center website and download the Dallas Market Center App.