COUTURE INDIA 2026, New Delhi: dates, venue, programme and event guide

COUTURE INDIA 2026 at a glance

What is COUTURE INDIA?

COUTURE INDIA, also called the Couture India Show, is an annual business-to-business jewellery event in India. The organisers describe it as a business boutique show and use the tagline "Always Exclusive". It is built around high-end designer and fine jewellery rather than volume wholesale.

The show brings heritage jewellery houses, design-led brands and emerging design talent together with retailers and buyers. Trade press describes it as a focused B2B networking and sourcing platform, with exhibitors drawn from leading jewellery manufacturers, luxury retailers and design-led brands, and buyers drawn from top-tier retailers across India.

The organisers report having run more than 25 events across the Couture India series to date. For a sense of the show's size, the 2022 Delhi edition had 68 exhibitors. Every participation figure the organisers publish is their own, and this guide labels it as such.

What happens at COUTURE INDIA

The published programme includes:

• The Preview Walk by Couture, a curated first look at exhibitor collections
• IJ Talks, sessions led by Indian Jeweller magazine
• Hidden Gems Trail and Designer Nook, which highlight smaller and emerging labels
• Couture Connect, structured meetings between buyers and exhibitors
• The Retailer's Edge, aimed at retail owners and buying teams

COUTURE INDIA 2026 dates and timings

COUTURE INDIA 2026 ran for three days, from Saturday 26 September to Monday 28 September 2026. The show was open from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM on each day. The organisers did not publish a session-by-session timetable for the edition.

Where is COUTURE INDIA held?

COUTURE INDIA 2026 was held at Taj Palace, on Sardar Patel Marg in the Diplomatic Enclave, New Delhi. The hotel sits in central Delhi beside Chanakyapuri, the city's diplomatic district. A hotel venue suits the show's format: the floor is compact and curated rather than spread across exhibition halls. The organisers have not published a hall-by-hall floor plan for the 2026 edition.

Who organises COUTURE INDIA?

COUTURE INDIA is organised by Indian Jeweller magazine, with a set of named partners and sponsors.

Indian Jeweller (IJ)

Indian Jeweller is a trade magazine for India's gems and jewellery industry. It organises COUTURE INDIA and runs the IJ Talks sessions held at the show.

Initiative partner

The show's own website credits a jewellery house as its initiative partner. The organisers have not published further detail about the scope of that partnership.

Sponsors and partners

Sponsors and partners listed for the show include Amogh Jewels, Zayna Exports, Dipak Golden Designs, Bharat & Prakash Diamonds, Royal Rising Jewels by Raniwala Jewellers, the World Gold Council, De Beers and the Jaipur Jewellery Show.

Related events

The same organisers run PRÊT by Couture India and India's Coolest Store Awards 2026. Both are separate from COUTURE INDIA and have their own dates and formats.

COUTURE INDIA 2026: focus and format

The organisers did not publish a single stated theme for the 2026 edition. What they do state is the show's positioning: a business boutique show that is "Always Exclusive". In practice that positioning does three things, and they explain how the floor is put together.

High-end and designer jewellery

The show is built around fine and designer jewellery rather than bulk wholesale lines. Exhibitors range from established heritage houses to design-led brands and independent designers.

Sourcing and buying

COUTURE INDIA is a trade show, not a consumer exhibition. Its purpose is sourcing and order writing, supported by structured buyer meetings through Couture Connect and by sessions aimed at retail owners through The Retailer's Edge.

Discovery of new design talent

Features such as the Hidden Gems Trail and the Designer Nook are set aside for smaller and newer labels, so that buyers see work which is not yet widely stocked.

Programme highlights of COUTURE INDIA 2026

The Preview Walk by Couture

The organisers publish The Preview Walk by Couture as one of the show's signature features: a curated walk-through of exhibitor collections that gives buyers a first view of the floor before they begin individual meetings. The other published features are set out below.

• IJ Talks: sessions run by Indian Jeweller magazine for the trade audience.
• Hidden Gems Trail: a route around smaller and lesser-known exhibitors.
• Couture Connect: structured meetings between buyers and exhibitors.
• Designer Nook and The Retailer's Edge: space for independent designers, and a strand for retail owners and buying teams.

What the organisers report

The organisers publish the following participation figures for the show. They are self-reported and have not been independently audited, so treat them as the organiser's own account rather than verified attendance data.

• 100+ exhibitors and 500+ visitors: alongside more than 1,000 exclusive showcases and an overall product count of 50,000.
• More than 25 events organised: the organiser's count of Couture India editions run to date. For an independent reference point, the 2022 Delhi edition had 68 exhibitors.

India's gems and jewellery industry in numbers

COUTURE INDIA sits inside one of India's largest manufacturing and export sectors. The figures below come from the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) and the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), not from the show's organisers.