LINK FASHION Shanghai

LINK FASHION Shanghai 2026 is scheduled for May 13–15, 2026 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). The organiser’s announcement positions the 2026 edition as the result of 14 years of development and publishes core scale indicators for planning: 130,000 m² of exhibition area, 2,000+ exhibiting companies, and 150,000+ visits. These figures are important for buyers because they imply dense supplier coverage and fast comparison cycles in a three-day window, and for exhibitors because they define the traffic expectations and the likely meeting intensity. The same official communication also notes that the show is designed as an efficient business matching platform connecting supply and demand, and that a programme of supporting activities (business matching, design competitions, forums, international summit sessions and trend releases) runs alongside the exhibition to structure negotiations and accelerate deal-making.

The 2026 Shanghai edition is officially described as an integrated platform built around six themed sectors: apparel customization, occupational wear and group uniforms, school and campus uniforms, women’s fashion, knitwear, and intelligent apparel manufacturing. This theme structure matters operationally because it tells visitors how to plan hall routing and supplier screening: from finished-garment sourcing and contract manufacturing to category-focused product lines, and further to production technology and “smart manufacturing” capabilities that support scale, lead times and consistency. The organiser emphasises that the 2026 format is an upgrade from a single-domain show into a six-theme integration, which is a practical signal that procurement teams can cover multiple apparel segments and the manufacturing/technology layer within one event schedule, without splitting the visit across separate niche fairs.

The official description frames LINK FASHION as a business platform for apparel industry practitioners, focused on connecting real supply with real demand. With 2,000+ exhibitors stated in the organiser’s announcement, the exhibitor side is expected to include source factories and brand-side suppliers across the six themes, while the visitor side is shaped around procurement tasks: sourcing finished garments by segment, evaluating production capability for repeat orders, and coordinating supply-chain resources for apparel programs. The concurrent business matching and professional forums referenced by the organiser indicate an audience that is not limited to product browsing; it is structured for negotiations, partner selection and supply-chain coordination. For buyers, the practical approach is to arrive with category requirements aligned to the six themes and use the official scale and programme modules to build a tight schedule of supplier meetings and follow-up actions.

The organiser’s official show description defines the exhibit scope through the six themed sectors, which effectively sets the product and solution boundaries for the Shanghai event. This includes finished apparel and sourcing offers in customization, occupational/group uniforms, schoolwear, women’s fashion and knitwear, and it extends into intelligent apparel manufacturing—covering the production capability side that buyers typically need to validate before placing repeat orders. Because the show is described as an “efficient trade matching platform,” product evaluation is expected to be procurement-oriented: comparing supplier catalogues, confirming manufacturing readiness for the target segment, and aligning product selection with production technology and capacity constraints. The published 130,000 m² scale supports the assumption of broad option sets within each theme, making the event suitable for multi-supplier shortlisting rather than one-off discovery.

LINK FASHION Shanghai 2026 is announced to take place at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). The organiser also publishes venue/address references for Shanghai as “333 Songze Avenue” at the NECC (Shanghai), which is the operational anchor for travel planning, meeting confirmations and exhibitor logistics. For a three-day show at this scale, the venue detail is not cosmetic: it affects time buffers for arrivals, supplier meeting cadence, and the ability to cover multiple themed sectors in a single day. Using the organiser’s venue naming consistently in invitations and schedules reduces confusion with other Shanghai apparel events and keeps onsite coordination predictable for both exhibitors and visiting procurement teams.

The organiser information published on the official LINK FASHION site identifies the host organisations for the show, including the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce Textile and Apparel Industry Chamber and Lingshuo Exhibition Group (LISO Expo), with the Shanghai operating entity referenced in the official site footer. For participants, this matters because these entities are the authoritative source for exhibitor booking, visitor registration and programme updates, and they provide the verification baseline for key event facts such as the May 13–15, 2026 dates, the NECC (Shanghai) venue, and the published scale indicators. When third-party listings differ on visitor counts or scope, the organiser’s own announcement and official pages should be treated as the primary reference.