BSTA Show Information
Northeast Shoe Expos – Manchester, NH
The Boston Shoe Travelers Association puts on two shows a year. This includes a three-day January Show and an August Show. The show is an open-format, allowing retailers to cruise through and peer into all vendor booths. While appointments are strongly recommended, this show allows an overall glimpse of what’s going on in the footwear industry. The mix of footwear is incredible; everything from comfort, dress, and specialty to athletic and outdoor can be found within our walls. Accessories are also featured in the BSTA Shows, ranging from handbags to general apparel. Coming in from all parts of New England and surrounding areas, reps and retailers alike can catch up with one another and trade notes on what’s working or what’s going on in their neck of the woods. Many retailers choose to stay overnight in the area, in the same hotel as our venue, the DoubleTree by Hilton in Manchester, NH.
Upcoming Shows
Northeast Expo
- Sunday August 9, 9AM – 6PM
- Monday August 10, 9AM – 5PM
The BSTA August Northeast Expo provides an efficient environment for retailers to collaborate with their local sales reps on Spring 2027 merchandise buys. The timing of the show also allows for reviews and additions to Fall 2026 orders. Historically well attended by the sharpest retailers in New England, word is spreading about the effectiveness of the BSTA show and we are attracting new reps for our retailers to work with. This is an open floor booth show. Appointments are strongly recommended.
Northeast Expo – DoubleTree by Hilton, Manchester, NH
Previous Directories
Directions:
- From Boston, MA: Take route 93N to route 293 left hand exit (of route 93). After Brown Ave. exit, stay to right as 293 bears right. Stay on 293 to second exit (Exit #5/Granite Street). Turn right off ramp, go through two sets of lights. Hotel garage is on the left.
- From Maine, Portsmouth NH: Take route 95S to route 101W to route 93S to route 293N. Follow directions from above.
- From Vermont: Take route 89S to route 93S to route 293S, exit #6. The exit will circle around and over the Amoskeag Bridge. Stay right, take first exit (Canal Street). Follow Canal Street about one mile (8 lights) to Granite Street (Bus Terminal is on your left) Go left on Granite Street, hotel garage is on the left.
- From New Jersey, NYC, CT: Take route 95N to New Haven, then route 91N to Hartford. From Hartford take route 84 to route 90 (Mass Pike). Take the Mass. Pike to route 290 (Worcester) to route 495 (Lowell) to route 3N (Nashua). Stay on route 3 following signs to Manchester. Just south of Manchester, route 3 becomes route 293. Proceed through the toll booth as Route 3 becomes Route 293 North. Take exit #5 Granite Street, turn right off ramp, go through two sets of lights, hotel garage is immediately on the left.