The upcoming 2026 Impressions Expo decorated apparel industry trade show set to take place Oct. 21-23 in Dallas, Texas, promises to be another great one, with over a hundred exhibitors and thousands of attendees coming in from all over the country and the South especially. New for this year’s event with be a super-convenient mid-week schedule, an all-new venue, and a completely revamped professional educational conference series organized in cooperation with Fort Worth’s MADE Laboratories. Also, be sure and check out MADE Lab’s inaugural “Manifest” conference series taking place in the historic Texas Theatre in Dallas’s Bishop Arts District.
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Check Out the New, Returning Exhibitors at Next Month’s Impressions Expo Dallas
The upcoming Impressions Expo in Dallas, Texas, set to take place Oct.21-23 is not only going to be one of the biggest ever: it’s also raising the bar with respect to the number of companies either exhibiting for the first time; returning after having been away a few years; or dramatically increasing the size of their company’s presence there. Look out for industry-leading companies like M&R, SPSI and ColDesi, and the many products and services they provide.
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All-New 2026 Impressions Expo Educational Conference Series on Tap for Dallas
One of the most noteworthy of the innovations on tap at this year’s Impressions Expo in Dallas, Texas, set to take place Oct. 21-23, are the many notable changes being made to the show’s professional education conference series, which is being organized and run this time around in conjunction with Fort Worth-based MADE Laboratory.
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On Tap at the Upcoming Impressions Expo Decorated Apparel Industry Trade Show in Dallas, Texas
With around 110 exhibitors occupying more than 21,600-square-feet of space on the show floor, it’s safe to say there’s going to be something for everyone at this year’s 2026 Impressions Expo in Dallas, Texas, set to take place Oct. 21-23. As always, look to see some of the biggest names in the decorated apparel industry, including the show’s many sponsors. Also be sure and check out the nearly 30 new exhibitors taking part.
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Impressions Magazine/Expo Now Part of Global B2B Events Company Forge
Impressions magazine and Impressions Expo have a new parent company, Forge, a product of the recent merger between the Impressions brand’s former parent company, Emerald, and fellow media/trade show company Questex LLC. The move follows Apollo-managed funds’ acquisition of the two companies this past July.
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Q&A with 2026 Impressions Expo Dallas Show Director Kayla McGarry
With so much new planned for the 2026 Impressions Expo in Dallas, Texas, we thought we’d check in with Impressions Expo show director, Kayla McGarry, to get the latest on what to expect of the event’s new schedule, new venue and all-new professional educational conference series.
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Impressions Expo Dallas, MADE Lab MANIFEST Series Coming into Focus
In addition to the many other changes on tap for the upcoming Impressions Expo in Dallas, Texas, Oct. 21-23, the show’s professional education conference series will be partnering with Fort Worth-based MADE Laboratory to deliver its most comprehensive conference program yet.
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Expo Scene: New Mid-week Schedule for the 2026 Impressions Expo in Dallas, Texas
Mark your calendars and update the maps apps on your phones: Impressions Expo is heading back to Dallas, Texas, again October 21–23. And this time around, there’s both a new venue and a new midweek schedule, from Wednesday to Friday, to help attendees maximize their time on-site
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Impressions Expo Dallas to Offer Professional Education ‘Camps’ for Apparel Decorators
The upcoming 2026 Impressions Expo in Dallas, Texas, will feature a revamped professional educational conference series organized along the lines of a number of different “camps,” focusing on everything from screen printing to machine embroidery, heat pressing, AI and the latest pricing and social media marketing techniques.
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MADE Laboratory to Partner with 2026 Impressions Expo Dallas Conference Sessions
Renowned technology and community-building leader MADE Laboratory will be partnering with Impressions’ 2026 Expo in Dallas, Texas, to create what organizers say will be a “more connected event experience for the branded apparel industry,” combining MADE Lab’s inaugural “Manifest” professional conference series Oct. 21-22, with an enhanced Impressions Expo Dallas educational schedule, set to take place October 21–23.
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2026 Impressions Expo Dallas: New Location, New Dates
Organizers at Impressions Expo have announced this year’s Impressions Expo in Dallas, Texas, is moving to a new location and new dates. The upcoming event—the company’s sole expo in the American Southwest—will take place at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, on October 21–23 (Wednesday–Friday), a venue and set of dates organizers say will offer even greater opportunities for custom apparel decorators and their businesses.
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Special Report: The State of Apparel Decorating in 2026
Flexibility, as was fully evident at the first two Impressions Expos of the year in Long Beach, California, and Atlantic City, New Jersey, is key to today’s decorated apparel industry. Adapt or die, both in the years to come and the here and now. The good news is the industry offers plenty of means of doing so.
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2026 Impressions Industry Impact (III) Awards Winners!
In what is now the third year of our Impressions Industry Impact (III) Awards it’s interesting to see the degree to which some things have changed and some things haven’t. On the one hand, one of the things that hasn’t changed is the importance of direct-to-film, or DTF, an aspect of the decorated-apparel industry that continues to grow by leaps and bounds. On the other, something that has very much changed is the importance of print-on-demand (POD) and the technology facilitating it. Then, of course, there’s the one thing that never changes—the creativity and innovation that are so integral to what the decorated-apparel industry is all about.
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2025 Sees Another Strong Impressions Expo in Dallas, Texas
A new location, another successful Impressions Expo. Despite the move from Fort Worth to Dallas, Texas (due to the extensive renovations taking place in the former’s convention center) it seems exhibitors and attendees had little trouble making the switch. The result—plenty of sales leads, and goods and services on offer, and plenty of food for thought for those visiting the show floor or attending the show’s complementary educational conference sessions.
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