Dallas Market Center Announces Total Home & Gift Market and Lightovation Dates Through 2028
Dallas Market Center Announces Total Home & Gift Market and Lightovation Dates Through 2028
Thursday, July 30, 2026
— January editions shift one week later beginning in 2028. —
DALLAS—Dates for Total Home & Gift Market and Lightovation, held at Dallas Market Center, have been announced through 2028, giving retailers, exhibitors, and industry partners a clear, multi-year view of the markets that anchor the wholesale lighting, home décor, gift, gourmet, seasonal, and housewares industries in Dallas.
Total Home & Gift Market and Lightovation run concurrently in January and June. The January editions shift a week later beginning in 2028.
Each Total Home & Gift Market also includes The Temps at Total Home & Gift Market, a shorter run of temporary exhibitors within the larger market dedicated to fresh and emerging resources.
"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 Apparel & Accessories Market and KidsWorld through 2028 have also been announced. 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 March 16–19: Gift & Home Market; Apparel & Accessories 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 August 17–20: Apparel & Accessories Market; KidsWorld September 14–16: Gift & Home Market October 19–22: Apparel & Accessories Market; KidsWorld
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 March 21–24: Gift & Home Market; Apparel & Accessories 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 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.