Events

Textile Events in the USA – 2025

Major Trade Shows & Expos (2025)

Geotechnical Frontiers 2025
Date: March 2–5, 2025
Location: Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville, KY
Description: A specialty conference and expo combining the Geosynthetics Conference and Geo-Congress, focused on geosynthetic materials and geotechnical engineering solutions.
Website: geotechnicalfrontiers.com

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IDEA 2025 – International Engineered Fabrics Conference & Expo
Date: April 29 – May 1, 2025
Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL
Description: A leading global event for nonwoven materials and engineered fabrics, connecting manufacturers, researchers, and technical buyers across filtration, hygiene, and industrial applications.
Website: ideashow.org

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FiltXPO 2025
Date: April 29 – May 1, 2025
Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL
Description: International trade show for advanced filtration technologies and filter media, co-located with IDEA 2025 and featuring developments in air, liquid, and gas filtration.
Website: filtxpo.com

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Techtextil North America 2025
Date: May 6–8, 2025
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA
Description: North America’s only dedicated trade show for technical textiles and nonwovens, with applications spanning aerospace, automotive, defense, medical, and industrial sectors.
Website: techtextil-north-america.us.messefrankfurt.com

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Texprocess Americas 2025
Date: May 6–8, 2025
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA
Description: The leading U.S. fair for machinery and technology for garment and sewn product manufacturing, co-located with Techtextil North America.
Website: texprocess-americas.us.messefrankfurt.com

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SAMPE 2025 Conference & Exhibition
Date: May 19–22, 2025
Location: Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN
Description: Premier conference for advanced materials and process engineering, with strong focus on composites for aerospace, defense, and high-performance manufacturing.
Website: sampeamerica.org

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Texworld New York City 2025
Date: July 23–25, 2025
Location: Javits Center, New York, NY
Description: The largest textile sourcing event on the East Coast, connecting international mills and fabric producers with U.S.-based fashion and technical textile buyers.
Website: texworld-usa.us.messefrankfurt.com

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Sourcing at MAGIC Las Vegas 2025
Date: August 18–20, 2025
Location: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
Description: The largest fashion sourcing event in North America, bringing together global manufacturers, fabric suppliers, and private label partners under one roof.
Website: sourcingatmagic.com

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CAMX 2025 – Composites and Advanced Materials Expo
Date: September 8–11, 2025
Location: Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL
Description: The largest North American expo for composites and advanced materials, covering high-performance applications in automotive, aerospace, infrastructure, and defense.
Website: thecamx.org

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Advanced Textiles Expo 2025
Date: November 5–7, 2025 (Emerging Technologies Conference: November 4)
Location: Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN
Description: The top U.S. expo for specialty and advanced textiles, featuring innovations in smart fabrics, geosynthetics, defense textiles, and industrial fabric solutions.
Website: advancedtextilesexpo.com

Conferences and Academic Summits (2025)

Building a New Method Forward for PFAS in Textiles Conference
Date: April 24–25, 2025 Location: StateView Hotel, Raleigh, NC Description: AATCC conference tackling the regulatory, chemical, and sustainability aspects of PFAS in textile manufacturing with focus on alternative solutions and compliance strategies.
Website: aatcc.org

IDEA 2025 – International Disposables & Engineered Advanced Textiles
Date: April 29 – May 1, 2025 Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL Description: One of the world’s largest nonwoven exhibitions bringing together 70+ countries focusing on nonwoven materials, sustainability, and recycling technologies.
Website: ideashow.org

Techtextil North America 2025
Date: May 6–8, 2025 Location: Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA Description: North America’s only dedicated technical textiles trade show covering research and development, raw materials, production processes, and recycling across the technical textiles spectrum.
Website: techtextil-north-america.us.messefrankfurt.com

SAMPE 2025 – Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
Date: May 19–22, 2025 Location: Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN Description: One of the largest technical conferences in advanced materials, featuring over 200 sessions on composite processing, aerospace, textiles, and manufacturing.
Website: sampeamerica.org

Sustainable Apparel and Textiles Conference USA
Date: June 24–25, 2025 Location: Cornell Tech, New York City, NY Description: Comprehensive sustainability conference addressing net-zero strategies, circular economy, textile-to-textile recycling, and PFAS elimination with off-the-record discussions among industry leaders.
Website: innovationforum.co.uk

NIHC Global Industrial Hemp Fiber Summit
Date: July 15–17, 2025 Location: NC State’s Wilson College of Textiles, Raleigh, NC Description: Hosted by NC State’s Wilson College of Textiles and the National Industrial Hemp Council, focusing on the entire hemp textile supply chain from farming to fiber applications.
Website: globalhempfiber.textiles.ncsu.edu

World of Wipes International Conference 2025
Date: July 21–24, 2025 Location: Hilton Columbus Downtown, Columbus, OH Description: Specialized nonwovens conference covering wipes industry market and technical developments through INDA’s established platform.
Website: inda.org

WT | Wearable Technologies Conference USA 2025
Date: September 16–17, 2025 Location: Computer History Museum, Silicon Valley, CA Description: Leading conference on wearables, e-textiles, and body-worn computing featuring smart textile integration and wearable technology innovations.
Website: wearable-technologies.com

AFFOA Advanced Functional Fabrics Summit 2025 (formerly AFFOA Annual Member Summit)
Date: September 23–24, 2025 Location: TBD (Previously listed as Gillette Stadium – confirm with AFFOA) Description: AFFOA’s premier event for advanced functional fabrics, smart textile prototyping, and DoD-aligned textile innovation.
Website: affoa.org

Fabricating the Future: AATCC & SEAMS Joint Conference 2025
Date: October 5–7, 2025 Location: The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa, Savannah, GA Description: Inaugural combined event from two major textile organizations featuring sessions on sustainability, innovation, and manufacturing excellence. Website: aatcc.org

RISE 2025 – Research, Innovation, Science for Engineered Fabrics
Date: October 14–15, 2025 Location: McKimmon Center, NC State, Raleigh, NC Description: Hosted by INDA and The Nonwovens Institute at NC State, highlighting breakthrough research in nonwovens, including circular design, automation, and advanced filtration.
Website: inda.org/events/rise25

Emerging Technologies Conference
Date: November 4, 2025 Location: Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN Description: Pre-conference event specifically addressing e-textiles, smart fabrics, AI in textiles, and space suit technologies.
Website: advancedtextilesexpo.com

Advanced Textiles Expo 2025
Date: November 5–7, 2025 Location: Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN Description: Features 300+ exhibitors and live demonstrations for industrial, technical and specialty fabrics with focus on technical textile applications and manufacturing.
Website: advancedtextilesexpo.com

Maker Events

Maker Faire Bay Area
Date: May 2025 (TBD)
Location: The Crucible or San Mateo Event Center, San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Description: One of the largest and most diverse maker gatherings in the world, with frequent representation from e-textile artists, soft robotics demos, wearable technology projects, and DIY fabric tech communities.
Website: makerfaire.com

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Hackaday Supercon 2025
Date: November 2025 (TBD)
Location: Supplyframe DesignLab, Pasadena, CA
Description: Annual hardware hacking conference featuring workshops and talks on embedded systems, wearables, and DIY electronics—often includes e-textile or soft circuit sessions led by community experts.
Website: hackaday.com/superconference

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Wearable Tech + Soft Circuitry Workshop @ HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth)
Date: July 2025 (Exact dates TBD)
Location: New York City, NY
Description: Hosted as part of the HOPE hacker conference, these workshops typically include hands-on demos in e-textiles, conductive thread embroidery, and sensor integration into garments.
Website: hope.net

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Textile X Tech Pop-Up at NYC Resistor
Date: Fall 2025 (TBD)
Location: NYC Resistor Hackerspace, Brooklyn, NY
Description: A collaborative community night or weekend workshop focused on wearable circuits, machine embroidery hacks, and textile sensing.
Website: nycresistor.com

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Fab15/FabLab Conference USA Node
Date: August 2025 (TBD)
Location: Various FabLab locations or university FabLab (varies annually)
Description: Global digital fabrication event with local USA participation, often including sessions on CNC embroidery, smart fabric integration, and textile tool hacking.
Website: fabfoundation.org