#1 Trade Show & Convention
The Greater New York Auto Dealers Association's auto show—an exhibition that first took place in 1900—is now by far the city’s most-attended trade event, with more than one million people filing into the Javits Center each spring. Next: April 18-27, 2014
#2 Trade Show & Convention
Organizers announced this year they would add a special New York show just for comics—recognition that the event’s namesake has become overshadowed in the sea of movie, video game, and pop culture exhibitors who lured a record 130,000 to Comic Con last year. Next: October 9-12, 2014
#3 Trade Show & Convention
Attendance at the 2013 show dropped by 19 percent after moving to a December date—and getting caught in the middle of a big snowstorm—but it still ranks among the city’s biggest trade shows. Next: December 2014
#4 Trade Show & Convention
After bouncing around between December and early January dates, next year’s boat show will expand in size and return to its traditional time frame in late January. Next: January 21-25, 2015
#5 Trade Show & Convention
The event formerly known as the New York International Gift Fair is a twice-annual gathering that showcases companies in the home, lifestyle, and gift industries and reels in some 35,000 guests. Next: August 16-20, 2014
#6 Trade Show & Convention
One of the country’s largest gatherings of medical providers, the professional trade show continued to see attendance climb in 2013 with more than 54,000 people. Next: November 28-December 3, 2014
#7 Trade Show & Convention
The newly rebranded convention and expo run by the National Retail Federation drew 30,000 registrants from 86 countries, making it the event’s most successful edition yet. Next: January 12-14, 2014
#8 Trade Show & Convention
More than 200 breeds of dogs and cats are shown off at the mega-pet event that also attracts more than 35,000 human attendees. Next: Fall 2014
#9 Trade Show & Convention
Zombies, monsters, and anything retro were named top trends among the 1,150 exhibitors that gathered to showcase the latest and greatest in playthings this winter. Next: February 14-17, 2015
#10 Trade Show & Convention
With a dual focus on travel industry sessions and exhibits open to the general public, the Times’s travel show has found a niche as the city’s biggest travel trade show. Next: Winter 2015
