Show Information
Below you will find answers to the most common Toy Fair questions
regarding general show
information and admission policies and
procedures.
General Information
What is American International Toy Fair?
Toy Fair is the largest international toy trade show in the Western
Hemisphere where the newest and hottest products in the children's
entertainment marketplace are exhibited. It is the premier meeting place
for manufacturers, retailers, importers, licensors and reps from around
the world.
When and where is the show?
Toy Fair 2011 will take place February 13-16,
2011 (Sunday - Wednesday) at the Jacob K.
Javits Convention Center and showroom locations.
Where are the Showroom exhibit sites
located?
Showroom locations throughout N.Y.C. as listed in the Exhibitor
Locator Guide (available on-site).
What are exhibit dates and hours at the
Javits Center?
Registration date and hours will be availble in the fall.
Exhibit dates and hours in the showrooms are governed by the
individual exhibitor. Some companies may require appointments. Please
check with individual exhibitors for their admission policies and
schedules.
Admission Policies, Fees and
Documentation
May I bring my child to the show?
No children are admitted to the exhibit halls. Absolutely no one
under the age of 18 (including infants and toddlers) is permitted to
attend Toy Fair. There are no childcare facilities at the Javits Center.
Please save yourself and your child the stress and embarrassment of
being turned away.
Who may attend, and is there a fee to
attend?
- Buyer: No charge
- Manufacturers' Representatives: No charge
- TIA Members: No charge
- Trade Guest: Information available in the summer
- Non-Exhibiting Manufacturer: Information available in the
summer
- Media Representatives: No charge
Registration is open to the trade only; Toy Fair is not open to the
public. Those eligible for admission as buyers include retailers,
wholesalers, importers, and buying groups. Certain categories of trade
guests are also eligible for admission. (See Information for Trade
Guests). Individuals who cannot document their direct, professional
affiliation to the trade are not qualified to attend. Suppliers to the
trade are not qualified to attend. Each registrant must present both
Company I.D. and Employee I.D. Individuals who cannot document their
direct, professional affiliation to the trade are not qualified to
attend.
No one under the age of 18, including infants, will be admitted. For
details on registration deadlines, required forms of company
documentation and employee identification, please click here. Toy Fair
participants will be required to show government-issued photo I.D. (such
as driver's license or passport) upon request. Also, see Who Should
Attend.
Who is not eligible to attend?
Suppliers to the trade including shippers,
paper and packaging companies, graphic design firms, and any individual
or company looking to sell their services to exhibitors.
- Relatives not involved in the business.
- Anyone under the age of 18. (Absolutely no children or infants will
be admitted.)
What are the Show Rules?
Toy Fair is open to the trade only. To register, you must show two
forms of business credentials that indicate affiliation with the toy
industry. Toy Fair participants will be required to show government
issued photo I.D. (such as driver's license or passport) upon
request.
- Absolutely no consumers and no one under the age of 18, including
infants, toddlers, child inventors, demonstrators and "consultants,"
will be admitted to the Javits Center exhibit halls.
- Unauthorized solicitation on the premises by non-exhibiting
manufacturers and/or suppliers is strictly prohibited.
- Exhibitors must confine their activities to their own exhibit
spaces, except in the case where Show Management has made prior
arrangements with official show sponsors.
- Photography of exhibitors' booths is prohibited except with
permission of the exhibitor.
- In compliance with New York State law, notice is hereby given that
smoking is not permitted at any show site.
Those who violate any of the above rules will be escorted from the
show floor and will jeopardize participation in future TIA events.
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