Event Overview:

ITA hosts and produces the premier global event dedicated to bringing together all segments of the textile industry: Showtime Market.

Held twice a year in June and December in High Point, N.C., the internationally acclaimed Showtime Market offers the most comprehensive fabric, leather and trim presentations. ITA member companies host more than 800 buying companies during each event. Typical exhibitors schedule an average of 100+ appointments during the week, making the market a strategic and cost-effective venue for showing and viewing fabrics.

Throughout the market, ITA also offers a variety of networking, social and educational events designed to support its member organizations and their colleagues.

Showtime is open to all businesses that use textiles, leather, and trim in their finished product or business.

Exhibitor Information:

Showtime™, the largest decorative fabric show in the United States, is produced by and for the members of International Textile Alliance.  

 SHOWTIME WILL SHOWCASE YOUR PRODUCT FOR MORE THAN 800 BUYING COMPANIES REPRESENTING SUCH INDUSTRY SEGMENTS AS:

• Furniture and other home furnishings manufacturers
• Apparel and costuming
• Decorative accessory manufacturers
• Department stores
• Fabric retailers
• Handbag manufacturers
• Fashion accessory manufacturers
• Hospitality – hotels, resorts, retirement communities
• Interior designers
• Jobbers
• Mail Order catalogs
• Marine – boats, yachts
• Outdoor and casual furniture
• Top of the bed
•  Decorative pillows and other soft goods
• Transportation – recreational vehicles
• Window Coverings
• Workroom Suppliers

About ITA:

The International Textile Alliance (ITA) is the go-to resource for textile professionals around the world. We offer leadership, networking and educational opportunities designed to support individual businesses and advance our industry.

Founded in 1990, ITA (formerly called ITMA) is a non-profit business association dedicated to promoting its members and supporting industry development. Members pay an annual fee that funds the association’s industry events and education programs. A primary membership benefit is that only ITA members are permitted to exhibit at the bi-annual Showtime Market.

The association is comprised of mills, converters, distributors, agents, tanneries, and trimming manufacturers that produce decorative coverings for the home furnishings and related industries. Industry suppliers are also accepted under a supplier membership.