Garden Preview
At a glance
Detailed Information
Sourcing
Where this comes from
Dates, venue, and other details for Garden Preview are drawn directly from the event's own official channels.
Find it
Location
About Garden Preview
Why it's worth the trip
Garden Preview is the Benelux trade fair for outdoor living, organised by DOFAS, the Dutch Outdoor Furnishing Association — the industry body for manufacturers, wholesalers, importers and agents working in garden furniture, outdoor textiles, parasols, patio heaters, fire pits and barbecues. It is held on the first Monday and Tuesday of September each year at Evenementenhal Gorinchem, and the 2026 edition runs 7-8 September. The timing is the point. Garden Preview is deliberately placed at the start of September so that Dutch and Belgian garden centres, outdoor-living specialists and hospitality buyers can see the following season's collections and place orders before the autumn buying cycle closes. Product coverage runs across garden furniture, garden textiles and covers, parasols and shade systems, barbecues and outdoor kitchens, terrace heating, pergolas, storage and garden sheds, pottery and planters, mood lighting, hot tubs, outdoor showers and saunas, and garden accessories. It is a compact, relationship-driven show rather than a mega-fair. The exhibitor list published on the official site in early August 2026 ran to around 45 companies, including established Benelux and European outdoor-furniture names such as 4 Seasons Outdoor, Apple Bee, Hartman, Kettler, Garden Impressions, SenS-Line, YOI, Siena Garden, Platinum Outdoorable and Higold Outdoor, alongside barbecue and outdoor-cooking brands including Big Green Egg, Napoleon, Char-Broil, Pit Boss and BonFeu. Design and Innovation awards are judged during the fair, guided tours are available to visitors, and there is a networking drinks reception on the Monday evening.
The Netherlands and Belgium punch far above their size in outdoor furniture: a dense network of large garden centres, a strong importer and agent culture, and consumers who spend heavily on terrace furniture. Because Garden Preview is run by the trade association rather than a commercial organiser, the exhibitor list is close to a map of who actually supplies that channel. For a manufacturer trying to reach Benelux buyers — or a buyer trying to find European partners for outdoor collections — two days here is worth more than a week wandering a larger show.
Where it's held
Venue Information
Getting there
Closest International Airport
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Schiphol is the practical international gateway, roughly 75 km north of Gorinchem and about an hour by car. Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) is closer at around 45 km but has far fewer routes. By rail, take an intercity from Schiphol to Dordrecht and change to the MerwedeLingelijn local service to Gorinchem; allow around two hours door to door. Given the venue sits on an industrial estate with free parking, a hire car is the easier option for most international visitors, and it also makes combining the fair with supplier visits elsewhere in the Netherlands or Belgium straightforward.
In the city
Local Guide: Gorinchem
Gorinchem is a small fortified town of about 37,000 people where the Linge meets the Merwede, roughly halfway between Rotterdam and 's-Hertogenbosch. It is genuinely attractive — intact 16th-century ramparts you can walk in an hour, a small harbour, and a compact old centre of brick townhouses and cafés. It is not, however, a business-travel city: the hotel supply is thin and fills for the fair. Most international visitors base themselves in Rotterdam, Utrecht or 's-Hertogenbosch and drive in, all of which are 45-60 minutes away. September weather is mild and changeable, around 18-20°C with a fair chance of rain.
What to eat
Tips for first-time visitors
Recurring every year