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Fashion Source Shenzhen 2026 (33rd) & SS27 Shenzhen Original Fashion Week
Fashion Source时尚之源深圳展 2026
Greater Bay Area apparel supply-chain fair (since 2001): yarns, fabrics, trims, garments, footwear, bags and original design.
AI illustration- Dates
- 21–23 Oct Wed–Fri · 3 days
- Venue
- Futian CEC Futian
- Exhibitors
- 500 2026 edition
- Visitors
- 35k 2026 edition
- Entry
- Free or register on site
- Open to
- Trade only business visitors
What is Fashion Source Shenzhen?
Fashion Source is Shenzhen's apparel supply-chain fair: the place where clothing brands, e-commerce labels and buyers come to find yarn spinners, fabric mills, trim suppliers, knitwear factories and garment makers. It has run since 2001, twice a year at the Futian Convention & Exhibition Center, and is organized by GL events Pengcheng (智奥鹏城); the 29th edition was co-hosted with the Shenzhen Clothing Supply Chain Association. Each edition is paired with Shenzhen Original Fashion Week (ODF), so the halls come with a runway programme of Chinese designer labels.
The floor follows the chain from fibre to finished garment: yarns, fabrics and trims, sweaters and knitwear, silk, women's, men's and children's wear, leather and fur, down and coats, denim, underwear and loungewear, original design, bags, shoes and accessories, and digital tools. Regional clusters show up as group pavilions. At the April 2026 edition, 23 cashmere companies came as a Hohhot pavilion, 7 more as an Ordos pavilion, and 12 knitwear makers came from Dalang in Dongguan. Curated zones help buyers shortlist: a knitting trends area and a fabric selection zone that picked 300 fabrics from 100 exhibitors.
The buyers are the point. The organizer's matchmaking service at the November 2025 edition connected suppliers with brands such as Marisfrolg, Koradior, Ellassay, Naersi, Peacebird, Jeanswest and Song of Song. Visitors include brand product developers, e-commerce sellers, factories, wholesalers, retailers, designers and social-media sellers.
The organizer reported 500+ exhibitors and more than 35,000 buyers across 40,000 sqm for April 2026, and 600 exhibitors and 45,000+ visits for November 2025. (Its English page quotes a larger 800+ exhibitors and 60,000+ visitors for the autumn 2026 show; the Chinese page says 500+ and 50,000+.) Alongside the booths there is the China Clothing Supply Chain Summit, an Asia fashion sustainability summit, an AI-in-fashion conference, and the FS Awards and ODF awards. For anyone working in fashion in the Greater Bay Area, from sourcing agents to independent designers, it is the easiest way to meet the Pearl River Delta's textile and garment suppliers face to face.
Why go
- Source yarns, fabrics, trims, knitwear and full-package garment makers in one place
- Cluster pavilions: Inner Mongolian cashmere (Hohhot, Ordos) and Dalang knitwear
- Runway shows and designer labels at Shenzhen Original Fashion Week, held alongside
- Pre-arranged buyer-supplier matchmaking with Chinese fashion brands
- Free trade-visitor registration; one registration covers the fair and fashion week
Our take
Register online first; the same QR code works for Fashion Source and fashion week, but runway seats are limited and have to be booked and approved separately. Walk the cluster pavilions and the fabric selection zone first to shortlist mills, then use the matchmaking service if you have a sourcing brief. Metro lines 1 and 4 to Convention & Exhibition Center, exit D.
Go if you're
- Apparel brands and product developers sourcing materials and factories
- E-commerce and social-commerce fashion sellers
- Garment factories, wholesalers, traders and retailers
- Independent and emerging fashion designers
- Sourcing agents working with the Pearl River Delta supply chain
Who exhibits
Some of the companies at the 2026 edition, from the organiser's exhibitor list and press. 500 exhibitors in all (2026).
Forums, awards & what else is on
- Shenzhen Original Fashion Week (ODF): 20+ runway shows alongside the fair
- China Clothing Supply Chain Summit
- Asia Fashion Industry Innovation and Sustainability Summit and a Fashion AI Application Conference
- FS Knitting trends area and the curated fabric selection zone
- FS Awards and ODF Fashion Awards (61 companies and designers recognized in April 2026)
- FS business matching and a VIP brand-buyer club
- Runs alongside: Shenzhen Original Fashion Week (ODF)
Days & opening hours
Hours are the organiser's. Last entry is usually 30 minutes before closing, and the last day often closes early.
How to get in
- Just turn upTrade visitors can almost always register at the on-site counter. Bring your passport and a business card.
- Or pre-register onlineFree, about 3 minutes. You get a QR e-badge and skip the counter queue. Organiser's registration page ↗
- Collect your badgeShow the QR (or your passport) at the badge desk. Screenshot it first — venue Wi-Fi is slow on day one.
Free online trade-visitor registration (individual or group); the QR code gets you into both the fair and fashion week
Flying in? The visitor guide
What international buyers ask us most, in one place.
Many passports get 30 days visa-free, and 55 nationalities can use 240-hour visa-free transit via Shenzhen when flying on to a third country. Check your eligibility before booking.
Link a Visa or Mastercard to Alipay or WeChat Pay before you fly — booths, taxis and canteens rarely take cards. Keep ¥500 cash for samples.
Get a roaming eSIM: Google, WhatsApp and Gmail don't work on hotel or venue Wi-Fi. Suppliers will ask for your WeChat, not your email.
Pre-register, bring your passport to collect the badge, and pack 200 business cards. Photograph each card next to the booth number — you'll forget by day two.
Hall English is patchy outside the big brands. A freelance interpreter costs ¥800–1,500 a day; book a week ahead for big fairs.
Don't carry 40 kg home. SF Express and DHL counters sit in the main lobbies and will ship samples door to door from about ¥200.
Walk to a dozen business hotels in the CBD, and to the rooftop bars afterwards.
- Enter from the metro level, not the street — the badge desks are underground.
- Lunch: skip the hall canteens and walk 5 min to the malls around Shopping Park.
Good to know
When is Fashion Source Shenzhen 2026?
Wed 21 Oct – Fri 23 Oct 2026. Daily opening hours aren't published yet; check the organizer's site before you go.
Where is Fashion Source Shenzhen held?
Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center (深圳会展中心), 111 Fuhua 3rd Rd, Futian District. Take metro Line 1/4 to Convention & Exhibition Center station.
Is Fashion Source Shenzhen free to visit?
Yes for trade visitors. Pre-register online to skip the queue, or just turn up and register at the counter with your passport.
Is Fashion Source Shenzhen open to the public?
No — it's trade only. Register with your company details and bring a business card.
What is the link with Shenzhen Original Fashion Week?
The organizer runs them together as '1 exhibition + 1 week'. The fair covers the supply chain; fashion week is the runway and designer side, and a single registration covers both.
Can I watch the runway shows?
Yes, but seats are limited. Book a show ticket after registering, wait for approval, then swap your QR code for a seat ticket about 45 minutes before the show.
Is it only for big brands?
No. Visitors range from national womenswear brands to e-commerce sellers, independent designers and small wholesalers.
What are the cluster pavilions?
Group stands from specialist production regions. In April 2026 these were Hohhot and Ordos cashmere from Inner Mongolia and Dalang knitwear from Dongguan.
How big is it?
The organizer reported 500+ exhibitors and 35,000+ buyers for April 2026. Its English and Chinese pages give different figures for the autumn 2026 show.
Sources
Researched from the organiser's own pages, last checked 2026-09-26. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
- Official site · fashionsource.cn ↗
- official CN site: introduction, categories, events, autumn 2026 figures ↗
- official EN news: 31st edition report (Nov 2025): 600 exhibitors, 45,000 visits, matchmaking brands, summits ↗
- official CN news: 32nd edition report (Apr 2026): 500+ exhibitors, 35,000+ buyers, cluster pavilions, awards ↗
- official CN news: April 2026 visitor guide (hours, entry, fashion-week seats, highlight zones) ↗
- official CN news: exhibitor profile, Zongwang Textile ↗
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