About h+h americas
From Cologne to Chicago.
h+h americas is North America's dedicated trade show for the handicraft industry — a business platform for retailers, buyers, manufacturers, educators, designers, and creators working across quilting, knitting, crochet, sewing, needlecraft, and fiber arts.
A global foundation.
Koelnmesse.
h+h americas is produced by Koelnmesse Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Koelnmesse GmbH — one of the world's most prominent trade fair organizers, based in Cologne, Germany, with nearly a century of industry experience.
Koelnmesse Inc.
Established in 2002, Koelnmesse Inc. was created to extend Koelnmesse's global trade fair network into the North American market and connect U.S. buyers with international manufacturers, makers, and creative brands.
h+h cologne.
The company's expertise in the needlecraft sector was built through h+h cologne — Europe's premier trade fair for handicrafts and hobbies, and the model on which the Americas edition was founded.
Rosemont, 2022.
h+h americas launched in Rosemont, Illinois in 2022, bringing that proven European model to North America. The inaugural event established a new continental hub for retailers, designers, educators, influencers, and manufacturers focused on the crafts business.
The fastest-growing handicraft trade show in North America.
Since that first Rosemont edition, h+h americas has grown into the industry's continental home — the show where retailers source the year ahead, where brands meet the qualified craft-industry buyers they need, and where educators, content creators, and designers connect across the whole crafts business.
In 2026, Koelnmesse Inc. extended the platform further with the Fiber+Fabric Craft Festival, a companion consumer event that carries the same commitment to community, education, and craft into the direct-to-consumer space.
Rosemont, IL · May 5–7, 2027.
Join the h+h americas community at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL — Conference May 4, 2027, Expo May 5–7, 2027. Whether you exhibit, attend, teach, or create, this is where the North American crafts industry does business.