Canton Fair 2026 Schedule & What's On: The 3 Phases, Day by Day, Product by Product
The 140th Canton Fair runs October 15 – November 4 in three phases. Here is the full schedule, what each phase shows, and how to pick your days in Guangzhou.
Key takeaway
The 140th Canton Fair runs October 15 – November 4, 2026 at the Pazhou complex, Guangzhou: Phase 1 Advanced Manufacturing (10/15–19) with electronics, new energy vehicles, industrial automation and a Service Robots zone; Phase 2 Quality Home Life (10/23–27) with furniture, housewares, gifts and a Fashion Jewelry zone; Phase 3 Better Life (10/31–11/4) with toys, fashion, food, sports and an Intelligent Healthcare zone. Fair hours 9:30–18:00; metro line 8 links the venue to the city center.
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The 140th Canton Fair, At a Glance
China's largest trade fair opens October 15, 2026 at the Pazhou complex in Guangzhou and runs through November 4 — three phases, roughly 1.55 million square meters of exhibition space, 75,000+ booths and 30,000+ exhibitors expected. The fair opens 9:30–18:00; the metro line 8 connects the venue to the city center.
Phase 1 — Advanced Manufacturing: October 15–19
The heaviest-hitting phase for technology buyers.
- Electronics & electrical appliances — the largest category, spanning consumer electronics to components.
- New energy vehicles — EV makers and battery/supply-chain exhibitors, a major draw for overseas auto and mobility buyers.
- Industrial automation — robotics, machinery, smart manufacturing systems.
- Service robots zone — a dedicated area with humanoid robots, robot dogs and coffee robots; one of the most photographed corners of the fair for 2026.
Phase 2 — Quality Home Life: October 23–27
- Furniture & building materials — home, office and outdoor furniture plus construction materials.
- Housewares & gifts — kitchenware, tableware, home decor and giftware.
- Fashion jewelry zone — a dedicated showcase of Chinese aesthetics in new materials, popular with accessory buyers.
Phase 3 — Better Life: October 31 – November 4
- Toys & children, baby and maternity — a consistently large sourcing category.
- Fashion, textiles & home textiles — apparel, accessories, fabric and home textile lines.
- Food & sports — packaged food, beverages and sports/outdoor products.
- Intelligent healthcare zone — health devices and wellness products, a growing 2026 highlight.
- Stationery and more — a broad tail of consumer categories.
Which Phase Is Yours?
A fast way to choose: electronics, EV, industrial or robotics buyers go Phase 1; furniture, housewares, gifts and jewelry buyers go Phase 2; toys, fashion, food and healthcare buyers go Phase 3. Multi-category buyers often visit two phases, treating the gap between them as a working week in the Pearl River Delta — Foshan, Shunde and Hong Kong are all short high-speed rail hops from Guangzhou.
Between Phases, Guangzhou Is a Working City
Fair days are long. The city around it is cheap and walkable: morning dim sum before the halls open, a Pearl River cruise after closing, and Old Guangzhou (Shamian Island, Yongqing Fang) thirty minutes by metro. Buyers who plan the non-fair days as carefully as the fair days come away with a better trip at a lower cost.
Build Your Phase Plan Before You Fly
Decide which phases your product list needs, book the buyer badge registration early (free for first-time overseas buyers via official channels), and lay out the fair days, travel days and experience days together. Start with ChinaPie's trip planner to get a realistic itinerary and budget in minutes.
What to do next
Match your product list to the phases: electronics/EV/industrial/robotics → Phase 1; furniture/housewares/gifts/jewelry → Phase 2; toys/fashion/food/healthcare → Phase 3; multi-category buyers visit two phases and use the gap for Pearl River Delta side trips; pre-register the buyer badge early via official channels; use ChinaPie's planner (/plan/) to combine fair days, travel days and Guangzhou experiences into one itinerary and budget.
What may vary
Exhibitor counts and booth figures are pre-fair estimates from the Ministry of Commerce and may change; phase dates and zones are per the official 2026 schedule and can be adjusted by the organizer; some zones (e.g., Intelligent Healthcare, Service Robots) are new or expanded and may evolve; metro and venue hours may differ on public holidays.