Beauty Events in the USA

The USA runs the biggest professional beauty calendar in the world, with a show, conference or awards night somewhere in the country almost every week of the year. Every corner of the industry is covered, from hair and barbering to nails, lashes, skin, makeup, spa, massage and medical aesthetics.

The year opens in Miami Beach with Cosmoprof North America each January, then the Premiere season moves from Anaheim in February to Orlando in June and San Antonio in late summer. Spring brings America's Beauty Show to Rosemont outside Chicago and Be+Well New York to the Javits Center, while Las Vegas fills the summer with Cosmoprof North America at Mandalay Bay, Be+Well Las Vegas and The Aesthetic Show. Alongside the big trade fairs you will find specialist events such as the ISPA Conference and Expo for spa leaders, Lash Boss Summit in Austin, the World Massage Festival and a busy run of barber battles across the East Coast and the South.

Every beauty event in the USA is listed below with dates, venues and who can attend, so you can compare shows across the country and plan your year.

Getting around

Events cluster in a handful of hub cities. Las Vegas hosts the most shows, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Mandalay Bay and the resorts on the Strip, all a short ride from Harry Reid International Airport. Orlando's events are at the Orange County Convention Center on International Drive, Miami Beach has its own convention center close to the ocean, and New York's largest shows are at the Javits Center on the far west side of Manhattan, served by the 7 train at Hudson Yards. For America's Beauty Show, Rosemont sits beside O'Hare and on the CTA Blue Line.

Where to stay

In Las Vegas and Orlando, the host resorts and the hotels around the convention centres make the days easy. In New York, Midtown West and Hudson Yards keep you within walking distance of the Javits Center. For conferences held in a hotel, such as the Miami Beach symposiums or the Scottsdale aesthetics meetings, booking a room at the venue keeps everything under one roof.

Tips for US beauty events

• Most large US shows are for licensed professionals and students, so bring your licence, student ID or proof of salon ownership.
• Check whether a conference is open to your profession. Several medical aesthetics meetings are for physicians, nurses and injectors only.
• Book early for the Premiere and Cosmoprof shows, as classes and nearby hotels fill fast.
• Plan for the climate: Florida and Las Vegas are hot in summer, while Chicago and New York can be cold in early spring.