Ocean City Resort Gift Expo 2026

It takes place at Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean City, Maryland.

Published attendee roles include wholesale buyers, retail decision-makers, gift shop owners, souvenir retailers, and resort store buyers.

It is worth it for gift shop owners, souvenir retailers and resort store buyers in the Mid-Atlantic and New England who want to see wholesale product from many suppliers in one place before restocking for the season. Buyers outside that regional resort market, or suppliers whose products do not fit souvenir and gift retail, would get less from it, since the show draws retailers from Maine to Virginia Beach rather than a national audience.

Buyers and suppliers at wholesale gift trade shows usually wear business casual, with comfortable shoes for long hours on a convention floor. Mid-November in Ocean City is cool and coastal, so a jacket or layer is useful.