Vicenza wakes up in mid-January to the particular rhythm only jewellery people seem to recognize immediately: cases opening, stones catching the light just right, and conversations that move effortlessly between craftsmanship, margins, and future bets. From 16 to 20 January 2026, Vicenzaoro returns as the first major international business platform of the year for the global jewellery supply chain, filling the Vicenza Expo Centre under the organization of Italian Exhibition Group. This January edition lands as another sold-out chapter, with more than 1,300 exhibiting brands and a distinctly international pulse, as 40% of exhibitors arrive from abroad, led by strong contingents from Turkey, Hong Kong, Thailand, Germany, Belgium, Spain, and India. Walking the aisles feels less like a regional show and more like a compact world map rendered in gold, platinum, and precision engineering.
There’s a subtle sense of “almost there” in the air this year. This January show is the final transitional edition before the debut of the new central pavilion, scheduled to open with Vicenzaoro September 2026, and you can feel expectations building in the conversations over espresso and in the way brands talk about scale, visibility, and long-term positioning. The exhibition itself stretches across the entire value chain, from high-end jewellery, gemstones, and diamonds to components and manufacturing solutions, offering a forward-looking snapshot of where the sector is headed next. New designs and product previews from leading Made in Italy houses sit comfortably alongside international players, creating that familiar Vicenzaoro mix where heritage craftsmanship and industrial innovation quietly negotiate with each other.
At the industrial heart of the show, T.Gold once again asserts itself as a destination in its own right. With around 170 exhibitors dedicated to jewellery manufacturing machinery and production technologies, the B2B exhibition showcases the tools and processes that rarely make headlines but ultimately define what ends up in display windows worldwide. Lasers hum softly behind glass, software demos flicker on screens, and discussions drift toward efficiency, sustainability, and the fine balance between automation and artisanal control. It’s the kind of place where the future of jewellery is decided one production line at a time.
Vicenzaoro’s role as a market observatory becomes especially clear when you look at who’s walking the floors. Visitors arrive from roughly 140 countries, with strong representation from key export markets such as the United States and the Middle East, alongside growing interest from Asia that feels both deliberate and curious. Beyond the deals being struck, the show leans heavily into content and exchange, with new initiatives like the debut of the VO Awards and an expanded programme of talks and seminars developed with leading industry partners. As Matteo Farsura, global exhibition manager of Jewellery & Fashion Exhibitions at IEG, puts it, the ambition is to deliver strong business opportunities alongside high-quality content and an enhanced visitor experience, reinforcing Vicenzaoro’s identity as a true Jewellery Boutique Show rather than just another trade fair.
That philosophy is summed up in the new claim, People • Product • Places, a neat phrase that actually lands with some weight once you’ve spent a day on site. The value created here clearly moves through people, skills, and relationships as much as through objects themselves, and the promise of the new central pavilion hints at a physical space finally catching up with the show’s global stature. Alongside the B2B core of Vicenzaoro January, VO Vintage returns from 16 to 19 January, opening the doors to collectors and enthusiasts with a curated B2C marketplace for high-end vintage watches and jewellery, a reminder that history, too, has its own steady market. By the time the lights dim on the final day, Vicenza feels less like a host city and more like a temporary capital of the jewellery world, already looking ahead to the next chapter.