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International Trade Fairs in Germany and the U.S.
The list below features a selected set of major trade fairs in Germany, the U.S., and beyond.
April 15-19, 2024
Wire – International wire and cable trade fair
Venue: Dusseldorf
April 15-19, 2024
Tube – International tube and pipe trade fair
Venue: Dusseldorf
April 17-20, 2024
AERO – Europe’s largest trade fair for general aviation
Venue: Friedrichshafen
April 19-22, 2024
Prolight+Sound – International trade fair for light, sound, theater, stage, display and media technology
Venue: Frankfurt on the Main
April 22-26, 2024
Hannover Messe – The world’s leading trade fair for industrial transformation
Venue: Hanover
April 23-26, 2024
FARBE, AUSBAU & FASSADE – Europe’s leading trade fair for façade design and interior architecture
Venue: Cologne
April 23-26, 2024
Control – International trade fair for industrial quality assurance technologies
Venue: Stuttgart
April 23-26, 2024
Techtextil – Europe’s leading international trade fair for technical textiles and processing of technical/flexible materials
Venue: Frankfurt
April 2024, TBD
Jazzahead! – The jazzahead! fair is a trade showcase and conference with top-class jazz from Germany, Europe, and overseas.
Venue: Bremen
May 7-10, 2024
Interzoo – The world’s leading trade fair for the pet industry
Venue: Nuremberg
May 10-13, 2024
Zoomark – Italy’s largest trade show for the pet product industry
Venue: Bologna
May 13-16, 2024
IMEX – International trade fair for the congress, meeting, event and incentive industry
Venue: Frankfurt on the Main
May 14-16, 2024
IT-TRANS – International conference and exhibition on the intelligent urban transport systems
Venue: Karlsruhe
May 13-17, 2024
IFAT – World’s leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste, and raw materials management
Venue: Munich
May 23-25, 2024
LEARNTEC – Europe’s largest event for digital education
Venue: Karlsruhe
June 3-5, 2024
OutDoor by ISPO – Europe’s largest outdoor trade fair
Venue: Munich
June 5-9, 2024
ILA Berlin – Leading trade fair for the aerospace industry in continental Europe
Venue: Berlin-Schönefeld
June 10-14, 2024
ACHEMA – The leading trade fair and congress, dedicated to chemical engineering, biotechnology, and environmental protection
Venue: Frankfurt on the Main
June 11-13, 2024
PCIM Europe – International trade fair for the power electronics industry
Venue: Nuremberg
June 11-13, 2024
SENSOR+TEST – The leading international trade fair for sensor, measuring, and testing technology
Venue: Nuremberg
June 11-13, 2024
SMTconnect – Europe’s leading event on system integration in micro electronics
Venue: Nuremberg
June 16-18, 2024
spoga+gafa – The leading trade fair for gardening and leisure
Venue: Cologne
June 18-21, 2024
Power2Drive Europe – International trade fair for the charging infrastructure and e-mobility industry
Venue: Munich
June 26-27, 2024
FeuerTrutz – Europe’s leading trade fair for the fire protection
Venue: Nuremberg
June 2024, TBD
HAM Radio – Premier platform for HAM enthusiasts from all over the world
Venue: Friedrichshafen
June 2024, TBD
GIFA – International foundry trade fair with technical forum
Venue: Dusseldorf
June 2024, TBD
Stage Set Scenery – International trade fair and conference for theater, film, and entertainment technology industries
Venue: Berlin
June 2024, TBD
METEC – Europe’s largest steel industry conference and trade fair
Venue: Dusseldorf
August 21-25, 2024
gamescom – Europe’s biggest trade fair for interactive games and entertainment
Venue: Cologne
August 31 - September 2, 2024
ILM – International trade fair for leather goods, centering on summer styles
Venue : Offenbach
August 31-September 8, 2024
Caravan Salon – The world’s largest trade fair for motor homes and caravans
Venue: Dusseldorf
September 3-5, 2024
Kind & Jugend – The world’s leading event for baby and toddler outfitting products
Venue: Cologne
September 3-6, 2024
SMM 2024 – International trade fair for the maritime industry
Venue: Hamburg
September 9-10, 2024
IFA Berlin – Europe’s leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances
Venue: Berlin
September 9-12, 2024
Expopharm – The most important pharmaceutical trade fair in Europe
Venue: Munich
September 9-12, 2024
CAMX – The largest composite and advanced materials trade fair for products, solutions, networking, and advanced industry thinking in North America
Venue: San Diego, CA
September 9-12, 2024
DSEI – The world’s leading defense and security event
Venue: London
September 9-14, 2024
IMTS – The largest American automation and mechanical engineering trade fair
Venue: Chicago, IL
September 10-14, 2024
Automechanika Frankfurt – The world’s leading trade fair for the automotive service industry
Venue: Frankfurt on the Main
September 10-14, 2024
AMB – International exhibition for metalworking
Venue: Stuttgart
September 11-14, 2024
GaLaBau – International exhibition for gardening, landscaping, and green-design
Venue: Nuremberg
September 15-19, 2024
Schweissen&Schneiden – One of the world’s premier trade shows for the welding sector
Venue: Essen
September 17-22, 2024
IAA Transportation – The world’s leading mobility trade fair
Venue: Hanover
September 17-20, 2024
Security Essen – The world’s forum for security and fire prevention
Venue: Essen
September 18-19, 2024
DMEXCO – The meeting place for key players in digital business, marketing, and innovation
Venue: Cologne
September 19-21, 2024
InterTabac – Europe’s leading trade fair for tobacco and smoking accessories
Venue: Dortmund
September 24-26, 2024
INTEGRO – World-leading conference on geospatial platforms and digitalization
Venue: Berlin
September 24-26, 2024
Parts2Clean – The trade show for new products and innovative processes for cleaning industrial parts and surfaces
Venue: Stuttgart
September 24-27, 2024
InnoTrans – The leading international trade fair for rail and transport technology
Venue: Berlin
September 24-27, 2024
WindEnergy Hamburg – The world’s largest trade fair for wind energy
Venue: Hamburg
September 25-26, 2024
Cleanzone – International trade fair for contamination control and cleanroom technology
Venue: Frankfurt on the Main
September 25-28, 2024
REHACARE – The world’s leading trade fair self-determined living in rehabilitation, care, and inclusion
Venue: Dusseldorf
September 29-October 1 2024
POWTECH – The leading trade fair for power and bulk solids, processing, and analytics
Venue: Nuremberg
September 2024, TBD
ILM – International trade fair for leather goods, show-casing winter styles
Venue: Offenbach
September 2024, TBD
HUSUM Wind – The meeting place, workbench, and shop window of the wind industry
Venue: Husum
September 2024, TBD
EMO – One of the world’s premier trade shows for the metalworking sector
Venue: Hanover
September 2024, TBD
INTERBOOT – International water sports exhibition
Venue: Friedrichshafen
October 1-6, 2024
Intermot Cologne – International motorcycle fair
Venue: Cologne
October 4-8, 2024
Anuga – World’s leading culinary trade fair
Venue: Cologne
October 9-11, 2023
Bar Convent Berlin – International Bar and Beverage Trade Show
Venue: Berlin
October 7-9, 2024
EXPO REAL – The international trade fair for property and paper investment
Venue: Munich
October 8-10, 2024
Chillventa – The leading international trade show for energy efficiency, refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation, and heat pumps
Venue: Nuremberg
October 8-11, 2024
Motek – International trade fair for automation, systems, and components
Venue: Stuttgart
October 10-13, 2024
Inter airport Europe – Leading international exhibition for airport equipment, technology, design, and services
Venue: Munich
October 15-19, 2024
Fakuma – The international trade fair for plastics processing
Venue: Friedrichshafen
October 16-20, 2024
FRANKFURT Book Fair – The world’s largest and most important trade show for the print and digital content business, as well as an outstanding social and cultural event.
Venue: Frankfurt on the Main
October 22-24, 2024
EuroBLECH – International trade fair for the sheet metal working industry
Venue: Hannover
October 22-24, 2024
International Suppliers Fair (IZB) – Europe’s Leading Trade Fair for the Automotive Supplier Industry
Venue: Wolfsburg
October 22-24, 2024
it-sa – Europe’s biggest IT security exhibition
Venue: Nuremberg
October 22-25, 2024
Interbad – The international trade fair for swimming pools, saunas, and spas with congress for pool and bath technology
Venue: Stuttgart
October 22-25, 2024
glasstec – The world’s largest trade fair for the glass industry and its suppliers
Venue: Dusseldorf
October 22-25, 2024
EuroBLECH – World’s largest trade fair for the sheet metal working industry
Venue: Hanover
October 22-25, 2024
ORGATEC – A leading furniture trade for modern office and facility
Venue: Cologne
October 27-29, 2024
Eu’Vend & Coffeena – A trade fair focused on the vending and coffee sector which brings together all decision-makers in the office and facility market
Venue: Cologne
October 2024, TBD
Aquanale – International trade fair for public, sports, and leisure facilities
Venue: Cologne
October 2024, TBD
Insights-X – Trade fair for the stationery industry
Venue: Nuremberg
November 7-9, 2024
MUTEC – International trade fair for museum and exhibitions technology
Venue: Leipzig
November 7-10, 2024
ART COLOGNE – International art fair
Venue: Cologne
November 11-14, 2024
MEDICA – The world forum for medicine, international exhibition and conference (co-located with COMPAMED, the leading international marketplace for the medical suppliers)
Venue: Dusseldorf
November 12-14, 2024
SPS – International exhibition for automation, systems, and components
Venue: Nuremberg
November 12-15, 2024
electronica – The world’s leading capital goods exhibition for the beverage industry
Venue: Munich
November 12-14, 2024
SPS – International exhibition for automation, systems and components
Venue: Nuremberg
November 12-15, 2024
EuroTier / EnergyDecentral – EuroTier, the world’s leading trade fair for animal production and EnergyDecentral, a leading platform for decentralized energy supply
Venue: Hanover
November 19-22, 2024
formnext – International exhibition for additive manufacturing technologies and tool making
Venue: Frankfurt
November 26-28, 2024
PMRExpo – International trade fair for secure communications
Venue: Cologne
November 26-27, 2024
14th Aviation Forum – Europe’s leading aerospace management conference
Venue: Munich
November 26-28, 2024
BrauBeviale – World’s leading capital goods exhibition for the beverage industry
Venue: Nuremberg
November 2024, TBD
DMEXCO – A convention for key players in digital business, marketing, and innovation
Venue: Cologne
November 2024, TBD
ISPO Munich – International trade fair for sporting goods and apparel
Venue: Munich
December 3-5, 2024
Valve World Expo – The world’s largest fair for industrial valves
Venue: Dusseldorf
January 7-9, 2025
PSI – The leading European trade show of the promotional product industry
Venue: Dusseldorf
January 7-10, 2025
CES – Leading international trade fair for new products and innovations consumer technologies
Venue: Las Vegas
January 12-16, 2025
imm cologne – The international furnishing fair
Venue: Cologne
January 13-17, 2025
BAU – World-leading trade fair for architecture, materials, and systems
Venue: Munich
January 14-17, 2025
Heimtextil – International trade fair for home and contract textiles
Venue: Frankfurt
January 16-19, 2025
DOMOTEX – International trade fair for flooring
Venue: Hanover
January 17-26, 2025
International Green Week – Exhibition for food, agriculture, and horticulture
Venue: Berlin
January 18-26, 2025
boot Düsseldorf – International boat show
Venue: Dusseldorf
January 28-31, 2025
IPM Essen – The world’s leading trade fair for horticulture
Venue: Essen
January 28 - February 1, 2025
Spielwarenmesse® – The world’s largest toy fair
Venue: Nuremberg
January 28 - February 2, 2025
JAGD & HUND – Europe’s largest hunting exhibition
Venue: Dortmund
January 31 - February 2, 2025
opti – The international trade show for optics and design
Venue: Munich
February 2-5, 2025
ISM Cologne – The world’s largest trade fair for sweets and snacks
Venue: Cologne
February 2-5, 2025
ProSweets Cologne – Leading international supplier fair for the confectionery and snack industry
Venue: Cologne
February 4-7, 2025
ISE – Leading international trade fair for audiovisual systems integration
Venue: Barcelona
February 5-7, 2025
FRUIT LOGISTICA – International trade fair for fruit and vegetable marketing
Venue: Berlin
February 7-10, 2025
Creativeworld – International trade fair for hobby, art, and craft supplies
Venue: Frankfurt
February 7-11, 2025
Ambiente – Leading international consumer goods fair
Venue: Frankfurt
February 7-11, 2025
Christmasworld – International trade fair for seasonal and festive decorations
Venue: Frankfurt
February 8-10, 2024
spoga horse – Leading trade fair for equestrian sports
Venue: Cologne
February 11-13, 2025
E-world energy & water – International trade fair and congress
Venue: Essen
February 11-14, 2025
BIOFACH + VIVANESS – World’s leading trade fair for organic food / international trade fair for organic personal care
Venue: Nuremberg
February 11-15, 2025
Didacta – Europe’s leading trade fair for the education sector
Venue: Stuttgart
February 18-20, 2025
EuroCIS – International exhibition for retail technology
Venue: Dusseldorf
February 20-21, 2025
GeoTHERM – Europe’s largest geothermal trade fair
Venue: Offenburg
February 21-24, 2025
INHORGENTA MUNICH – International trade fair for jewelry, watches, design, gemstones, and technology
Venue: Munich
February 24-26, 2025
Enforce Tac – Leading trade fair for security and military personnel
Venue: Nuremberg
February 26-27, 2025
LOPEC – International trade fair and congress for printed electronics
Venue: Munich
February 27-March 2, 2025
IWA OutdoorClassics – World’s leading exhibition for the hunting and sport shooting industry
Venue: Nuremberg
March 4-6, 2025
ITB – The world’s largest tourism trade fair
Venue: Berlin
March 6-12, 2025
EQUITANA – The world’s largest equestrian trade fair and exhibition
Venue: Essen
March 7-9, 2025
h+h cologne – The world’s largest trade fair for needlework & hobbies
Venue: Cologne
March 9-11, 2025
InPrint – Exhibition for innovative print technology in industrial manufacturing
Venue: Munich
March 11-13, 2025
Asia-Pacific-Sourcing – Tools and products for home and garden from the far east
Venue: Cologne
March 11-13, 2025
InPrint – Exhibition for innovative print technology in industrial manufacturing
Venue: Munich
March 11-13, 2025
LogiMat – International trade show for intralogistics solutions and process management
Venue: Stuttgart
March 11-14, 2025
GrindTec – International trade fair for grinding technology
Venue: Augsburg
March 11-14, 2025
Intec – International trade fair for machine tools, manufacturing, and automation
Venue: Leipzig
March 12-16, 2025
Internationale Handwerksmesse – International trade fair for handmade goods
Venue: Munich
March 14-18, 2025
Internorga – International trade fair for the hotel, gastronomy, and bakery industries
Venue: Hamburg
March 16-18, 2025
ProWein – Largest industry meeting for gastronomy and trade for wines and spirits
Venue: Dusseldorf
March 17-21, 2025
ISH – The world’s leading trade fair for bathroom, building, energy, air-conditioning technology, and renewables
Venue: Frankfurt
March 24–26, 2025
Ceramitec – The meeting point for the international ceramics industry
Venue: Munich
March 25-27, 2025
EMV Cologne – International conference on electromagnetic compatibility
Venue: Cologne
March 25-27, 2025
European Coatings Show– The gathering of the coating and painting industry
Venue: Nuremberg
March 25-29, 2025
IDS – The world’s most important trade fair for dental medicine and dental technology
Venue: Cologne
March 27-30, 2025
Manga-Comic-Con – Comic convention held at the Leipzig Book Fair
Venue: Leipzig
April 7-13, 2025
Bauma – The international trade fair for construction machinery, building material and mining machines, construction vehicles, and equipment
Venue: Munich
April 8-10, 2025
DMEA – Europe’s leading platform for digital healthcare
Venue: Berlin
April 11-13, 2025
embedded world – International exhibition for embedded systems technologies
Venue: Nuremberg
April 10-13, 2025
FIBO – The leading international trade show for fitness, wellness, and health
Venue: Cologne
May 5-8, 2025
IFFA – Leading international trade fair for meat industry
Venue: Frankfurt
May 18-22, 2025
iba – The world’s leading trade fair for the baking and confectionery industry
Venue: Dusseldorf
May 19-21, 2025
OutDoor by ISPO – Europe’s largest outdoor trade fair
Venue: Munich
May 19-22, 2025
IMEX – International trade fair for the congress, meeting, event and incentive industry
Venue: Frankfurt on the Main
May 20-22, 2025
Labvolution – Europe’s flagship fair for innovative lab equipment
Venue: Hanover
May 20-23, 2025
Interzum – The world’s leading trade show for furniture production and interiors
Venue: Cologne
May 20-23, 2025
Moulding Expo – The trade fair where the top exhibitors of the branch present the best European tool construction, pattern, and mould making
Venue: Stuttgart
May 2025, TBD
Transport Logistic – The world’s leading trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT, and supply chain management
Venue: Munich
May 26-30, 2025
Ligna – The world’s leading trade fair for machinery, plant, and tools for the woodworking and timber processing industry
Venue: Hanover
May 2025, TBD
Zoomark – Italy’s largest trade show for the pet product industry
Venue: Bologna
June 2-5, 2025
air cargo Europe – International trade fair for logistics, mobility, and supply-chain technology
Venue: Munich
June 24-27, 2025
automatica – The leading exhibitions for smart automation and robotics
Venue: Munich
June 24-27, 2025
LASER World of Photonics – One of the world’s leading photonic congresses in Europe
Venue: Munich
June 2025, TBD
HAM Radio – Premier platform for HAM enthusiasts from all over the world
Venue: Friedrichshafen
June 2025, TBD
automatica – The leading exhibitions for smart automation and robotics
Venue: Munich
June 2025, TBD
LASER World of Photonics – One of the world’s leading photonic congresses in Europe
Venue: Munich
September 2025, TBD
Drinktec – World’s Leading Trade Fair for the Beverage and Liquid Food Industry
Venue: Munich
September 23-25, 2025
POWTECH – The leading trade fair for power and bulk solids, processing, and analytics
Venue: Nuremberg
October 8-15, 2025
K – The world’s leading trade fair for plastics and rubber
Venue: Dusseldorf
October 14-17, 2025
Interlift – The world’s pre-eminent exhibition for lifts, components, and accessories
Venue: Nuremberg
October 28-31, 2025
Aquanale – One of the world’s biggest and most important marketplaces for the swimming pool, sauna, and wellness industry
Venue: Cologne
October 2025, TBD
Inter Airport Europe – The world’s leading trade fair for plastics and rubber
Venue: Dusseldorf
November 4-7, 2025
Blechexpo – The international trade fair for sheet metal working
Venue: Stuttgart
November 4-7, 2025
A+A – The international trade fair for safety, security, and health at work
Venue: Dusseldorf
November 9-15, 2025
ARGITECHNICA – International DLG exhibition for agricultural machinery
Venue: Hanover
November 18-21, 2025
productronica – World’s leading trade fair for innovative electronics production
Venue: Munich
January 13-15, 2026
Euroguss – The biggest trade fair for die casting
Venue: Nuremberg
January 2026, TBD
NORTEC – Trade fair for Manufacturers
Venue: Stuttgart
March 3-6, 2026
Eisenwarenmesse – International hardware fair
Venue: Cologne
March 24-26, 2026
LogiMat – International trade show for intralogistics solutions and process management
Venue: Stuttgart
May 2026, TBD
METPACK – International trade fair for the metal packaging industry
Venue: Essen
May 2026, TBD
interpack – The world’s leading trade fair for packaging processes and machinery
Venue: Dusseldorf
May 18-21, 2026
IMEX – International trade fair for the congress, meeting, event and incentive industry
Venue: Frankfurt on the Main
May 2026, TBD
IT-TRANS – International conference and exhibition on the intelligent urban transport systems
Venue: Karlsruhe
June 1-6, 2026
Interschutz – World’s leading trade fair for fire and rescue services, civil protection, safety and security
Venue: Hanover
June 2026, TBD
HAM Radio – Premier platform for HAM enthusiasts from all over the world
Venue: Friedrichshafen
March 23-26, 2024
Anuga FoodTec – International trade show for food technology
Venue: Cologne
June 2027, TBD
GIFA – International foundry trade fair with technical forum
Venue: Dusseldorf
June 2027, TBD
THERMPROCESS –The trade fair for thermal process technology
Venue: Dusseldorf