Thousands of women flocked to the West Coast Women’s Show last weekend for the most successful show in the event’s nine-year history.

More than 26,000 guests attended B.C.’s largest women’s event, which occurred Oct. 23-25 at Tradex.

Attendance surpassed last year’s record turnout and has now risen by 150 per cent over the past four years.

“The overall sales this year were unbelievable,” said show producer Murat Olcay.

Exhibitor Skip Gibson from George’s Cream said the show was a huge success for his company.

“We now have been in seven women’s shows across Canada, in Calgary and Toronto, and the West Coast Women’s Show was greatly promoted and was definitely the busiest show we have done, start to finish,” said Gibsons.

With celebrity guests, new exhibits and one-of-a-kind special events, the West Coast Women’s Show has built on its reputation as a must-visit show for women from all walks of life. In fact, it was recently named one of the 50 Fastest-Growing Trade Shows in North America for the third straight year by Tradeshow Week, as well as one of the top 10 consumer shows in B.C. by Business in Vancouver.

An expanding number of show highlights like the 911 Fashion Show and the Worlds of Taste Zone, and high-caliber celebrity guests such as The Young and the Restless star Daniel Goddard along with Colin McAllistar and Justin Ryan from HGTV’s hit program Colin and Justin’s Home Heist, have also proved key to the show’s success.

“Colin and Justin were a huge hit and handed out some terrific design advice – and a lot of laughs,” said Olcay.

Organizers are now planning the 10th annual West Coast Women’s Show, scheduled for Oct. 22-24, 2010. For more information, visit www.westcoastwomen.net.