Top Fashion Fairs in China 2025

For international fashion brands and international buyers, staying updated on the latest fashion trends and expanding business opportunities requires attending China’s leading fashion shows, fashion trend exhibitions, and trade shows.

Many events now feature a live streaming e-commerce area, providing brands with digital exposure, while others focus on trend forecasting and strategies for market expansion. This guide highlights the 20 biggest fashion, apparel, sports, and lifestyle exhibitions in China for 2025, from luxury runway events to leather, sports, and lifestyle product expos.

1. China International Fashion Week

March & October 2025 | Beijing

As the premier fashion event in China, China International Fashion Week brings together top fashion brands from China and around the world. The event emphasizes cultural heritage, sustainability, and global trends, making it a must-visit for designers, buyers, and media.

Featured categories: runway collections, haute couture, accessories, and cultural fashion design.

2. China International Apparel Fair (CHIC 2025)

March & September 2025 | Shanghai

Known as Asia’s largest fashion expo, CHIC is a leading B2B trade show for clothing, accessories, and fashion technology. Held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, it is a key destination for buyers, distributors, and innovators.

Featured categories: womenswear, menswear, kidswear, accessories, fashion tech.

3. Shanghai Fashion Week

March/April & October 2025 | Shanghai

Shanghai Fashion Week is one of the world’s most influential international fashion trade shows, showcasing emerging designers and China’s next-generation fashion brands. It blends avant-garde creativity with commercial appeal.

Featured categories: runway shows, commercial fashion presentations, sustainability-themed collections.

4. Shenzhen Fashion Week

April 2025 | Shenzhen

Focused on technology and sustainable fashion, Shenzhen Fashion Week highlights innovative textiles and high-tech manufacturing in southern China.

Featured categories: smart textiles, eco-fashion, high-tech manufacturing brands.

5. Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics

March & September 2025 | Shanghai

Also held in Shanghai China, Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics is Asia’s largest fabric and accessories trade show, Intertextile connects the entire apparel supply chain. It is ideal for sourcing new fabrics, trims, and sustainable textile solutions.

Featured categories: textiles, trims, eco-friendly fabrics, digital printing.

6. Humen International Fashion Fair

November 2025 | Humen, Dongguan

Located in one of China’s textile hubs, the Humen fair focuses on knitwear and garment manufacturing. It attracts OEM/ODM suppliers and production-focused fashion brands.

Featured categories: knitwear, ready-to-wear, garment manufacturing.

7. Wuhan International Fashion Week

Late August – Early September 2025 | Wuhan

This fashion week emphasizes Han-style designs, combining traditional Chinese culture with modern digital fashion.

Featured categories: Han-style apparel, cultural fashion, digital fashion innovation.

8. Modern China International Shoes, Bags & Apparel Fashion Exhibition

Early September 2025 | Shanghai

A key trade show for the leather industry, this exhibition showcases shoes, bags, and apparel, connecting upstream and downstream suppliers.

Featured categories: footwear, handbags, leather products, apparel.

9. Fashion Source & Shenzhen Original Design Fashion Week

November 2025 | Shenzhen

One of China’s largest supply chain expos, Fashion Source also hosts Shenzhen Original Design Fashion Week, featuring OEM/ODM and independent womenswear fashion brands.

Featured categories: apparel supply chain, womenswear, original design collections.

From high fashion in Beijing and Shanghai to leather, outdoor, and fitness trade shows in Shenzhen, Yiwu, and Fuzhou, China offers a vibrant calendar of international fashion expos and trade shows. For global fashion brands, these exhibitions are essential gateways to China’s rapidly evolving fashion, sports, and lifestyle markets.

Looking at the exciting calendar of fashion shows, fashion trend exhibitions, and international trade fairs across China in 2025, it’s clear these gatherings are far more than industry events—they are platforms for creativity, collaboration, and growth. Whether you are a designer, buyer, supplier, or simply passionate about fashion and innovation, we are all invited to take part.

Together, we can celebrate style, embrace new opportunities such as the live streaming e-commerce area, explore trend forecasting, and pursue new strategies for market expansion. By joining forces at these events, we can shape a brighter future for the global fashion and lifestyle industry—starting here in China.