Exhibit at The Materials Show

Meet decision makers across the footwear industry and beyond.

Designers, developers and sourcing teams from footwear and apparel brands come to The Materials Show to find their next materials. Two shows in March 2027: Portland, Oregon and Danvers, Massachusetts.

A busy aisle between exhibitor booths at The Materials Show in Portland, 2026.

By the numbers · August/September 2026

Who walks the aisles

Portland · NW

343
organizations
28
US states
23
countries

Danvers · NE

87
organizations
14
US states
4
countries

Across both shows

273
exhibitors
19
exhibitor countries
44%
supply textiles

In Portland, nearly two in three attendees work in materials development, product development or design, and more than half work for footwear brands.

Portland (NW)Danvers (NE)
What attendees doShare of attendees by job function
Materials development24.9%14.3%
Development / innovation22.0%15.7%
Design17.9%22.1%
Leadership / owner11.0%12.9%
Product / merchandising3.5%7.9%
Sourcing / supply chain2.6%5.0%
Who they work forShare of attendees by employer type
Footwear brand55.2%39.3%
Apparel & outdoor brand11.3%5.0%
Design studio & consultancy7.8%15.7%
Materials & components supplier3.1%7.1%
Technology, testing & labs3.6%3.6%
Sporting goods & equipment1.3%5.7%
What business they are inShare selecting each category at registration (more than one allowed)
Footwear85.2%77.8%
Apparel24.3%28.2%
Other14.9%25.6%

Everyone counted checked in at the show; registrants who did not attend are excluded. Attendee details come from the registration form and are known for about 85% of attendees, so the job and employer bars do not add up to 100%. See the full August/September 2026 recap.

A smiling group of attendees at The Materials Show in Portland.A visitor looking through bright mesh fabric samples.Attendees laughing together at a booth in Danvers.

Visiting brands

600+ brands on our visiting list

From global names to independent studios, these are the brands and companies that come to source at The Materials Show. Hover a row to pause it, or browse the full list.

  • Nike
  • adidas
  • New Balance
  • Columbia Sportswear
  • VFC
  • Skechers
  • lululemon
  • NO BULL
  • Apple
  • Amazon
  • Microsoft
  • Google
  • PUMA
  • Converse
  • Reebok
  • Deckers
  • FILA
  • Land Rover
  • Meta
  • Rivian
  • Tesla
  • Under Armour
  • Logitech
  • Oakley, Inc.
  • Peloton Interactive
  • Polo Ralph Lauren
  • L.L. Bean
  • Levi's
  • H & M
  • Carhartt
  • On Running
  • ASICS
  • Coach
  • KEEN, Inc.
  • The North Face
  • Propet
  • Timberland
  • Vans
  • Saucony
  • OOFOS
  • Wolverine Worldwide
  • Cole Haan
  • Green Market Services Company
  • Materails Application Development LLC
  • Enjoiya Group
  • Ministry of Supply
  • Rackle Shoes
  • American Merchant, Inc.
  • American Made, LLC
  • Mini Ruby
  • WHOOP Inc
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Varsity
  • Sperry Top-Sider
  • DRD Partners, LLC
  • ICB INTL
  • Sara Group
  • Vertical Supply group
  • Erem Life
  • SCH WILLIAMZ
  • Eastmount shoes
  • Rockport
  • Viakix
  • Nelco (N.E. Leather)
  • University of Massachusetts Lowell
  • SCL Footwear
  • bluemonic
  • FootJoy
  • Insert Technology
  • creative product solutions
  • dgp Footwear
  • Dass Nordeste S/A
  • Susan Ryder Design
  • TYR
  • Clarks
  • Garrixon
  • Gaiam
  • Schole'
  • Dakota Calçados / Universo Dakota
  • Akcel Partners
  • Meg/Bryan Design
  • VF Group
  • University of Oregon
  • Brooks Running
  • Skye McNeill Studio / Orozco Design Studio LLC
  • Destira
  • Next Material Technology Co.
  • Kik Laboratory
  • Material Exploration Agency
  • Protalus
  • Perry Ellis International
  • Jordan Brand
  • Cinco Design
  • Houdini Sportswear
  • Chinook
  • The Feathered Duck
  • Rumpl
  • Ariat
  • Tangent Tech
  • BALA Footwear
  • GIGI C
  • Cestus
  • SAXX Underwear
  • Sole Concept Inc.
  • Monarch Group
  • Orox Leather Co
  • Terrazign
  • Michael Kors
  • Thread & Thrown LLC
  • Ruff Wear
  • BOGS
  • Forsake
  • Xander Jane
  • Sunday Afternoons
  • Jackwest
  • Una Pluma
  • Cush
  • Allbirds
  • Territory Run Co
  • Alliance Trading Group
  • Speedland
  • Weak Shoes
  • Green Theme Technologies Inc.
  • Studioray
  • FRED LLC
  • Footwear Research, Engineering & Design, LLC
  • Jthree Concepts
  • Softstar Shoes
  • Mosko Moto
  • Fam Brands
  • Wing Craft
  • HandsFree Labs / Kizik
  • REEF
  • KURU Footwear
  • Results Information Technology
  • FCTRY
  • Seamus Golf
  • YY Nation
  • Cascade Designs Inc
  • NW Alpine Gear LLC
  • Future Stitch
  • Bivo
  • Saysh
  • Mister Pratt Design
  • Pro Athlete/ Mister Pratt Design
  • Atmospheric
  • Arc'teryx
  • Hone Sports Inc.
  • DevisePDX
  • Smith Optics
  • tailored living
  • FSI
  • Sure Werx
  • Creative Control
  • Looptworks
  • Creative
  • The Kicks Factory, Inc.
  • Nomadicnm
  • Occidental Leather
  • Ernest Packaging
  • Native Elements
  • K-Swiss
  • Under Armour Inc.
  • The S Group
  • FYI DESIGN DEPT. LTD
  • Aunde Group
  • MERCK / EMD ELECTRONICS SURFACE SOLUTIONS
  • Brewery Outfitters
  • Hoka
  • Rothy's
  • NEMO Equipment
  • Helden
  • EcoCycle Dx
  • BCNV
  • inside fashion design
  • CiloGear / CG Strategic
  • Bearpaw Shoes
  • Sticker Ninja
  • Strategic Solutions NW
  • HLH, LLC
  • Reshod
  • Healthy Back Bag
  • The Healthy Back Bag Company
  • Mallory Safety & Supply
  • INNOvation-NATion
  • Shoes for Crews
  • SoulTerra
  • Oleson
  • Hatchbacks , Inc.
  • Mandalay Accessories
  • Fontanarosa Design
  • JK Boots
  • LGFG&P
  • Torus
  • Portland Fashion Institute
  • Castelli USA
  • Chicane Racing
  • 19
  • Sportdesign3
  • Ronix Wakeboards
  • Square One Co.
  • The James Brand
  • ZAEL
  • Feathered Friends
  • MEW Shoes
  • Double I Works
  • Lock and Leathal
  • Sean Carney International LLC
  • TRUE linkswear
  • Adventure Wagon
  • Pontacol Inc.
  • A & K Designs inc
  • Manitobah
  • Studio Noyes
  • AK Designs
  • Machines For Freedom
  • Code Footwear
  • Genesis Medical Concepts
  • Nissay
  • Alessandro Magno SRL
  • Rip Curl
  • Kizik
  • Altra Footwear
  • bluesign
  • SARANAC GLOVE
  • Woolybubs
  • HO Sports
  • Fathom Design LLC
  • Danner
  • SoleWorks, Inc.
  • Humane
  • Business Oregon
  • Birch Biosciences
  • Burley
  • PING GOLF
  • ORZA LLC
  • BDTL Consulting
  • DESCENTE KOREA
  • Teva
  • Linear International Footwear Inc.
  • Authority Medical Group
  • Full Throttle Concepts
  • Miramar Footwear
  • Best Print LLC
  • Lacrosse Footwear
  • Global Cases USA
  • Hoc Lab Tech srl
  • Risley Design Studios LLC
  • Malibu Sandals
  • Modelab
  • High Standards Studio
  • HILOS
  • Adi Custom
  • Cricut Inc
  • i-generator
  • Xero Shoes
  • MPT Solution
  • ỌSỌ
  • Custom Outfitters LLC
  • Brilliant Shoe Development
  • NuuSol
  • High Country Plastics Nuusol Footwear
  • Hillhouse Investment
  • Original Footwear Company
  • Black Sea Fish Ltd
  • Leatherman Tool Group
  • Madeium
  • Microbrew Media
  • ZAPPCAMP
  • Yonex Co Ltd
  • IS Corp.
  • Elas Chem
  • Munchkin
  • Sorel
  • Design Logic Studio
  • Grune Technica, Inc.
  • BOA Technology
  • F&W LLC.
  • KMG Studio
  • The Beebe Company
  • Zefyr Consulting LLC
  • RED WING SHOES
  • I-D Workshop Inc.
  • Six Moon Designs
  • NORTHSTAR SOURCING
  • Caleres
  • Outdoor Research
  • CIMERMEX SA DE CV
  • Ginger+Sage, LLC
  • Lanai Group Consulting
  • Smart Fit Clothing
  • Cascade Management
  • OluKai
  • Acronym Group
  • TOMS Shoes
  • Studio G
  • Walt USA
  • Active 88 Footwear
  • Janny Luxe, LLC
  • LINQ
  • Black Diamond Equipment
  • Dimension 6 Fitness Corporation
  • Tory Burch
  • DONDA/YEEZY
  • Friton Design
  • Kinco, LLC
  • PLAE Co.
  • melin
  • Calçados Pegada
  • Gap Inc
  • Brighton
  • GripFit
  • Hauvant
  • COMUNITYmade
  • Summersalt
  • O Luca
  • PMI Worldwide
  • Haiyu Shoes
  • Golden Hour Gowns
  • Flexi
  • Quick Feat
  • Ward and Kennedy Company
  • Gneiss Concept
  • Flux Footwear
  • OSA Shoes
  • UpWorks
  • Charly USA
  • Art Center College of Design
  • FOG 03
  • Boombah Inc
  • J T P REPRESENTAÇOES
  • Johnston Murphy
  • 5 AM Brands
  • Grupo Charly
  • Zoombang
  • REV'IT!
  • Williamson-Dickie, a division of VF Outdoor, LLC
  • Klim
  • KEEN FOOTWEAR LLC
  • Foot Path Designs
  • DECATHLON
  • MILLET
  • Superfeet Worldwide
  • multitex
  • Salirone
  • Bass Pro Shops
  • (Meg/Bryan) Design Agency
  • 52 Launch
  • Abeo
  • Accurate Services, Inc.
  • Acushnet Golf
  • Aditya Textile Solutions
  • Aetrex
  • AJS
  • AlgiKnit
  • AliMed
  • All-Star Sporting Goods
  • Altra Running, a VF company
  • Amana Yee Consulting
  • American & Schoen Machinery Company
  • American Biltrite Inc
  • American Exchange Group
  • Atoms
  • Baseway Footwear
  • BBCINT
  • Belmont Leather Company
  • Blue Ridge Logiciels
  • Boulder Mountain Creative, LLC
  • Brand Resource Group
  • BUBA
  • C2A Clothing
  • Cabot Corporation
  • Cactus Materials, Inc.
  • Call To Action Clothing
  • Camelot Enterprises
  • CAT Footwear – Div of Wolverine World Wide Inc.
  • Charles River Apparel
  • Cipatex
  • CJCHT Groups Limited
  • Claros Technology
  • Cleverhood
  • clim8 intelligent thermal technology
  • Clove
  • Comfort Solutions
  • Consolidated Color
  • Courser
  • CreateMe
  • Daniel Richard Design Partners
  • Dansko
  • DESMA
  • District Leather Supply
  • Dorel Juvenile Group
  • EcocycleDX
  • Elite Adhesives
  • Empty Provisions LLC
  • EquiFit Inc.
  • Everbasics
  • Eyeamnas
  • Fashion Resources International LLC
  • FERRERO
  • First Ray USA
  • Flor y Fuego Designers
  • Footwear Industries of Tennessee
  • Four Trend Service
  • Gap
  • Gary Stern Consulting
  • Gelmart International
  • Gemline
  • Globe Composite Solutions LLC
  • GOLF
  • Grant Stone
  • GTCNY by G Tex, Inc.
  • Haartz
  • Hey Dude Shoes
  • HH Brown
  • Highline United
  • Hope Global
  • HSI
  • Hunain Associates
  • inov-8
  • Inteva Products
  • Jan Shoes Inc
  • Keds
  • KIFLT
  • lalavintage
  • Latitudes, Inc.
  • LEATHER TOWN
  • Lightship Brands, LLC
  • Lukla
  • Made Plus Inc.
  • Matt Finish
  • McGarry&sons
  • Metric design lab
  • Miami srl
  • Mintra
  • Mizuno
  • Montgomery Group
  • MSaddEE, LLC
  • Netto Design
  • New StarNet Shoes
  • Newell Brands
  • Nire Enterprises
  • OG America, Inc.
  • OROS
  • Orvis Company Inc
  • Paier College of Art
  • Parsons
  • Peak Design
  • Pearl Izumi
  • PEM America, inc
  • Phelps Design & Development, LLC
  • PHYLA
  • Poly Labs
  • Postersmith
  • Quoddy, Inc. Lewiston, MAINE USA
  • Rahat And Company
  • Reliant Machinery USA
  • Results Group LLC
  • Retired
  • RG Barry
  • Rhode Island School of Design
  • Rock Brands
  • Rocky
  • San Pya Shwe Ngar
  • Sandbox Consulting LLC
  • Scarlett Chase
  • Serta Simmons Bedding
  • SHOE LAB NYC INC
  • Shoetech
  • Sole Priority Inc
  • Specialized Bicycle Components
  • Spedig USA
  • StarChem, LLC
  • SurTan
  • Syn-di-cate Intl
  • Technick Products, Inc.
  • Teknor Apex
  • The Directive Collective
  • The Haartz Corporation
  • The Orvis Company
  • THE OUTDOOR RECREATION GROUP
  • The Rockport Group
  • Think Square
  • TIAX LLC
  • Tiga Incorporated
  • Unifi, Inc.
  • Uniform Advantage
  • UnPar
  • Vessi Footwear
  • Vida Shoes International
  • VKTRY Gear
  • Vogue Leather Co.
  • VS & CO
  • VULCABRAS
  • Waco Shoe Co.
  • Will Rich Shoe Company
  • Windswell Inc.
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
  • Workwear Outfitters- Kodiak and Terra Industrial Footwear
  • Zeronine USA Llc.
  • Xenith
  • Worthen Industries
  • Workwear Outfitters
  • Wilson
  • Voices X By Jamie Limited
  • VIRFEX
  • Vida Group
  • Uncountable
  • UMass
  • UFA
  • Trere innovation srl
  • Tracksmith
  • TJX Companies
  • Titleist
  • The Hillman Group
  • The echo Projects
  • TDE Consulting
  • Tapestry
  • synthesis:1
  • SureWerx
  • Study-OH
  • SQAIRZ Golf
  • SOLiD
  • Soft Star Shoes
  • Sitka Gear
  • Sirena Vineyard Resort
  • Schwilliamz Creative Consultants, INC
  • Sander Reynolds Consulting LLC
  • ROBOT SYSTEM AUTOMATION SRL
  • RIGHT FOOT GROUP L.L.C.
  • Riedell Skates
  • Ride Snowboard
  • reroute
  • Render Demo
  • Regence Inc.
  • Rackle
  • Proto Collective
  • Projext Co.
  • Pound Disc Golf
  • Portland Leather Goods
  • Plae
  • Passion Pictures
  • Outlast
  • ORVIS
  • Orthofeet
  • Olu'Kai
  • Non Disclosure Apparel
  • Nisolo Shoes
  • MW Solutions
  • Massachusetts College of Art and Design
  • Lulusar
  • Lever Style
  • Kengos
  • KDWALTNER
  • K2 Korea Group
  • Jet Pack Industries
  • JAX & BARD
  • iTECH
  • IDEOLOGY
  • Ida Sports
  • Hyperlite Mountain Gear
  • Hongfu Footwear Products Co., Ltd
  • Helly Hansen
  • Genesco
  • Gales
  • G-Form
  • Frogg Toggs
  • Frankford Leather Co., Inc
  • Footwear Elite Ltd
  • FITScrubs®
  • FITFLOP
  • FashioNXT
  • ExIT Shoes
  • EVS Sports
  • Evolve
  • Endstate
  • Eleni Leather Corp.
  • ecommphotos
  • Easymoc
  • Eastman Footwear Group
  • Design Consultant
  • DDW Consulting
  • DDŌEK LLC
  • Daixin Shoes
  • CSI General Partnership
  • Comfynite at PJS Trading
  • Cirrus Cycles
  • Chinook USA
  • Celetano Designs
  • CCM Hockey
  • CARIBBEAN SHOES S. A.
  • CALZADO PANTANERO
  • Bumbleride
  • Boston University
  • Bostik
  • BBC International
  • ARDENE
  • Amorim Footwear
  • Amberjack
  • Amanda Lilley Designs
  • Allitra
  • AgreenTech
  • Aaron Street Design
  • 99 Degrees Custom
  • KIABI
  • Li & Fung
Exhibitors giving a thumbs up in their booth.A smiling attendee on the show floor.An attendee examining a color and material swatch card.

More than a booth

We help you get your materials seen

Your marketing kit

Ready-made graphics with your company name and booth number for social media, email and your website, from your exhibitor portal. We are expanding these tools for 2027.

Your newest materials, featured

Submit your latest innovations through the exhibitor portal. We highlight exhibitors’ new materials to the designers and developers who follow the show.

Listed in the directory

Your company profile, logo and material categories appear in the online exhibitor list and the printed show directory, so buyers can find you before and after the show.

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The Studio · Future Materials Showcase

See your materials in new designs

Curated by trend forecaster Jessica Del Genio of Four Trend Services and designer Alan Lugo, The Studio brings exhibitors’ materials to life through the work of emerging design talent, in front of the brands walking the show.

For March 2027 we are expanding The Studio. You can take part when you register.

Your booth · March 2027

Two shows, one registration

NW Materials Show

March 3 & 4, 2027 · Oregon Convention Center, Portland

10′ × 10′ regular and corner booths

  • 8′ black back drape and 3′ side drapes
  • 8′ skirted table, 4 chairs and a wastebasket
  • Booth ID sign

NE Materials Show

March 10 & 11, 2027 · Doubletree Hotel Boston North Shore, Danvers

10′ × 8′ regular and corner booths

  • 8′ black back drape and 3′ side drapes
  • 6′ skirted table, 4 chairs and a wastebasket
  • Booth ID sign

Each booth includes 4 exhibitor badges; add up to 2 more per booth. Exhibit at one show or both in the same registration. Advertising and sponsorships are available too.

Exhibitor registration

Opens Monday, October 19th at 8:00 AM Pacific

Questions about exhibiting? Email mtrlshow@americanevents.com.