The 2026 IWTO Congress in Dalang:
Welcome to the World’s Wool Knitwear Capital

Programme Highlights

24 June

  • Morning Wool Sport at Fengshan Park with fresh lychee tasting
  • Industry visit to Dalang Exhibition Center
  • Congress Opening
  • Dalang Knitting Forum
  • Welcome Reception
  • Wool Friendly Match at Dalang Stadium

25-26 June 2026

  • Congress sessions and presentations

Venue

The Royal Garden Hotel serves as our main conference venue. This impressive facility features 469 guest rooms and suites, an international banquet hall accommodating 1,000 people, 10 meeting rooms, and extensive dining and leisure facilities set within beautiful ecological gardens.

Experience Dalang

Congress delegates will have the opportunity to visit the Dalang Exhibition Center, home to the annual Knitting Fair, and explore China’s No. 1 Knitting Village, experiencing firsthand the innovation and scale of this remarkable wool textile cluster.

Registration details coming soon

About the IWTO and the 95th annual Congress

The International Wool Textile Organisation is the global authority for standards in the wool textile industry. Since 1930, IWTO has represented the collected interests of the global wool trade.

Each year, the IWTO brings the global wool textile industry together at its Congress. This event highlights the work of local wool industries and opens the stage for knowledge sharing and networking.

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