With less than three weeks to go to The Gift Awards on Thursday 15 May, Simon Anslow, show organiser of the Harrogate Christmas & Gift Fair, tells GiftsandHome.net why the company is delighted to be sponsoring the Gift of the Year’s Best Festive & Occasions category.
“Many of the awards participants are either exhibitors or visitors to Harrogate Christmas & Gift and well-known industry colleagues,” says Simon. “We are therefore delighted to take the opportunity to recognise and congratulate them for their achievements.”
As the only UK trade show specifically for the festive goods sector – along with a plethora of gift items for all occasions – Harrogate Christmas & Gift has been in high demand for the last few years and promises another bumper show in 2026.
Taking place at the Harrogate Convention Centre from 11-14 January 2026, space is already almost fully booked, with Simon advising: “90% of exhibitors from Christmas & Gift 2025 have already rebooked their space for next year, with many requesting more space. We also have 30 new companies waiting to book space at the show so visitors can be guaranteed another sold out event for 2026.”
Visit www.harrogatefair.com or email: simon@harrogatefair.com
All Gift of the Year and Greats winners, including the recipient of the prestigious Outstanding Achievement award, will be revealed at The Gift Awards on Thursday 15 May at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. The event will, once again, bring together The Giftware Association’s Gift of the Year Awards and The Greats gift retailer awards, organised and owned by Max Publishing, publishers of Progressive Gifts & Home/GiftsandHome.net.
At the glittering event, both gift product excellence and retail prowess will be recognised and rewarded in a true celebration of both sides of the UK gift industry.
The Greats 2025 finalists can be viewed HERE.
The Gift of the Year 2025 finalists can be viewed HERE.
Hyve Group, organisers of Spring Fair, Autumn Fair, GLEE and Source Home & Gift (among others), is the headline sponsor of The Gift Awards. Other leading names in the impressive line-up of sponsors include: Allsorted, Ambiente, Autumn Fair, BATF, Candlelight, Cardgains, Carte Blanche Greetings, Cereria Molla, Dizzy Heights Agencies, FYG, Gift Republic, Gisela Graham, Go La La, Good Results, Harrogate Christmas & Gift Fair, Letterbox Love, LicensingSource.net, London Stationery Show, Method UK, N Smith and Co, Products of Change, Progressive Gifts & Home, Progressive Greetings Live, Progressive Housewares, PreschoolNews.net, Qalara, Scotland’s Trade Fair/Springboard Events, Source Home & Gift, Spring Fair, Talking Tables, Top Drawer, Toy Fair and Trade Counter Distribution.
Tickets and tables for the awards can be booked via the Max Publishing digital box office event at Max-Tickets.net, or by contacting event organiser Createvents: clare@createvents.co.uk or 0118 334 0085.
To find out more about The Gift Awards and book tickets, visit www.thegiftawards.com; www.thegreatsawards.co.uk
Top: Simon Anslow, show organiser, Harrogate Christmas & Gift.
