Natural Products Expo West 2027

Trade show for natural, organic and healthy products, including sports nutrition and wellness supplements.

Natural Products Expo West 2027

Natural Products Expo West runs March 2–5, 2027 at the Anaheim Convention Center, 800 West Katella Avenue.

The dates that matter

The show and the show floor are not the same length.

• Education runs Tuesday to Friday, March 2–5.
• Exhibits run Wednesday to Friday, March 3–5.

If you are travelling for the floor rather than the programme, that first day is not one of them. Booking a Monday-night arrival for a Wednesday floor opening is a common and expensive mistake.

What it is

Expo West is the trade show for the natural and organic industry — food and drink above all, alongside supplements, personal care and household goods.

It is produced by New Hope Network, part of Informa Markets. For much of the industry it functions as the annual buying calendar, and brands time launches to it.

Fresh Ideas Organic Marketplace

The most distinctive thing about Expo West's structure is that it starts outdoors.

The Fresh Ideas Organic Marketplace is a one-day outdoor event held before the main floor opens, which the organiser describes as combining "the charm of a traditional farmers market with the business-building potential of an industry trade show". Everything shown there must be certified organic.

It matters for two different reasons:

• For buyers, it is a smaller, quieter setting than the main halls — the organiser calls it "a focused one-on-one sales and educational environment".
• For brands, it is a cheaper way in. The organiser positions it for newcomers as a way to launch an organic product at a smaller financial commitment than a full booth, and for existing exhibitors as a way to stretch their presence across four days rather than three.

A note on its sibling

Expo West's autumn counterpart, Natural Products Expo East, was retired after 2023 and replaced by Newtopia Now. Expo West continues.

Registration

The organiser does not publish badge types or pricing on its general information page. Enquiries go to [email protected], or 1-866-458-4935 in the US.

Education runs March 2–5; exhibit halls open March 3–5. Not the same days.

Fresh Ideas Organic Marketplace — a one-day outdoor, farmers-market-style event before the main floor opens, certified organic only.

Produced by New Hope Network, part of Informa Markets.

The natural and organic industry's annual buying calendar — launches are timed to it.

Its autumn sibling, Expo East, was retired after 2023 and replaced by Newtopia Now.

The audience is trade buyers and the people who supply them.

Retail buyers — natural and specialty grocery, conventional grocery, and mass.

Distributors and brokers, building their lines for the year.

Emerging brand founders, both exhibiting and scouting.

Organic-only buyers, for whom the Fresh Ideas Marketplace is a filtered version of the whole show — everything there is certified.

Ingredient and co-manufacturing suppliers meeting brand customers.

Investors and corporate development teams.

Check the exhibit-hall dates against your own before booking: the floor opens a day after the event does.

Exhibiting is mostly about being found by buyers with a finite number of hours.

Packaged food and beverage brands, the largest group.

Certified organic brands, who have a second option in Fresh Ideas — worth considering as a first appearance before committing to a hall booth.

Supplement and nutrition brands.

Personal care and household products made to natural or organic standards.

Ingredient suppliers selling to brands rather than to retail.

Co-manufacturers and packaging suppliers.

Service providers — certification, logistics, brand and design.

For a brand weighing its first Expo West, the Fresh Ideas route is the organiser's own suggested answer: a smaller commitment, an outdoor stall, and a day in front of buyers before the halls open.