Time
2026-09-18 - 2026-09-20
Venue
Gayatri Vihar Palace Ground, Bengaluru
Address
Gayatri Vihar Palace Ground, Palace Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001, India
Website
Organized by Garment Technology Expo Pvt. Ltd., GTE Garment Technology Expo Bengaluru 2026 was founded in 2001, a full-apparel-value-chain B2B comprehensive sourcing fair across South Asia. The show runs twice annually: spring flagship edition at Greater Noida and autumn roadshow in Bengaluru; this is the 40th autumn edition hosted at Gayatri Vihar Palace Ground. South India is India’s core production base for knitwear and finished garments, with tens of thousands of local apparel factories having strong demand for machinery, fabric and accessory upgrades. Covering an exhibition area of 15,000 sq.m., the expo gathers over 420 global exhibitors representing 650 machinery & fabric brands. The previous edition welcomed more than 22,000 qualified trade buyers, including garment factories, fabric traders, machinery importers and international buying offices from South India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Exhibits are split into three core segments:
Apparel & textile machinery: Digital sublimation & DTF printers, sewing, cutting & embroidery machines, denim washing & finishing equipment, spinning & weaving looms, CAD garment pattern systems, automated overhead production lines;
Fabrics: Cotton, linen, synthetic woven & knit fabrics, denim, functional sport textiles, sustainable recycled eco-fabrics, lace, embroidery & printed textiles;
Garment accessories: Zippers, buttons, interlinings, ribbons, labels, nonwovens, textile dyes & chemical consumables.
On-site industrial tech seminars, live new machinery demo zones and cross-border one-on-one buyer-seller matching sessions are arranged. It serves as a core trade platform for Chinese suppliers of sublimation equipment, textile machinery, fabrics and printing consumables to penetrate South India and South Asian markets and secure bulk apparel sourcing orders.
【Airport Transfer】Kempegowda International Airport (BLR): The venue is a 20-minute drive away; licensed airport taxis and ride-hailing services go directly to Gayatri Vihar Palace Ground; airport buses reach Palace Road downtown, 8 mins walk to exhibition entrance. 【Public Transport】City bus routes 29, 35, 42 stop outside the venue on Palace Road; Metro Purple Line to Mahatma Gandhi Road Station, 10 mins walk to halls after exit. 【Self-driving】Navigate to "Gayatri Vihar Palace Ground Bangalore", large paid open-air parking lot with ample spaces during exhibition days. 【Travel Tips】Bengaluru has mild humid weather in September; heavy downtown rush-hour traffic, avoid 08:00–09:30 and 17:00–18:30, metro travel recommended.
【Walkable / Short-drive Premium Business Hotels】
The Leela Palace Bengaluru: 12 mins walk from venue, 5-star luxury hotel with grand conference halls for high-end brand negotiations.
Radisson Blu Bengaluru City Centre: 5 mins drive, 4-star business hotel with daily buffet breakfast and bilingual staff.
【Mid-range Cost-effective Hotels】
ibis Bengaluru City Centre: Global ibis brand, 6 mins drive, budget rates with complimentary daily breakfast.
Holiday Inn Express Bengaluru Palace Road: Intercity chain with complete basic business amenities.
【Accommodation Tips】
September is South India’s peak textile sourcing season with limited downtown Bengaluru hotel rooms and higher prices; book online 1–2 months early. Prioritise hotels along Palace Road or Metro Purple Line to cut travel time.
【Ticket Types】
Free Pre-registration Pass: Register online before Sep 16 for free QR entry; only garment mill, fabric trader & machinery purchasing professional buyers, business card verification mandatory at entry.
On-site Paid Badge: Logistics, chemical auxiliary & media service providers complete registration and pay for entry badge at venue reception.
【Opening Hours】
10:00–18:00 Sep 18–19; closes at 17:00 on final day Sep 20
【Entry Rules】
Only industry professionals aged 16+ are admitted; real-name registration with original passport / Indian local ID mandatory; no commercial photography or video recording without written organiser approval; strictly B2B trade-only, no private retail visitors allowed.