It’s that time of year again. Time to brave the frigid climate of New York City to see the latest toys that will be appearing on store shelves. Toy Fair 2015 takes place February 14-17 at the Jacob K. Javitts Convention Center in New York City. Thousands of vendors from all over the world will flock to the show, hoping to impress retail buyers and media alike with their latest offerings. We have a full slate of coverage scheduled, touching on several different interests and divisions of the industry. Here is a brief overview to “set the stage.”

WHAT:   American International Toy Fair 2015

WHEN:  February 14 – 17 2015

WHERE: Jacob Javitts Center, New York, NY

About the Show

The 112th annual North American International Toy Fair®, the largest toy and youth product marketplace in the Western Hemisphere, is expected to bring together more than 1,000 exhibiting manufacturers, distributors, importers and sales agents to showcase 150,000+ products to nearly 10,000 buyers representing 7,000+ unique retail outlets in 100 countries.

Toy Fair 2014 boasted a record-breaking 413,000+ net square feet of exhibit space and welcomed nearly 26,500 toy and youth entertainment professionals, including licensing and entertainment executives, inventors and designers, representatives from trade and consumer media outlets, among others from around the world.

Toy Fair registration is open to the trade only; Toy Fair is not open to the public.
NO ONE under the age of 18, including infants, will be admitted.

North American International Toy Fair is produced by the Toy Industry Association™, Inc. (TIA), the not-for-profit trade association representing all businesses involved in creating and bringing toys and youth entertainment products to kids of all ages. TIA’s nearly 750 members account for approximately 90% of the annual U.S. domestic toy market of $22B.

 Over the next few days, we will be posting previews for our coverage of several different companies, spotlighting some of the new items we expect to see. Later in the week, we will be posting our coverage schedule and detailing our social media activity for the show. This is the biggest toy show in the world, and it is one of my favorite events of the year. I hope you will join us for Toy Fair.