German Trade Shows
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The U.S. Commercial Service assists U.S. companies at German trade shows
About two out of three leading global trade fairs are held in Germany. Each year, over 160 international fairs take place in Germany, attracting 180,000 exhibitors and over 10 million visitors. This makes Germany the world’s number one location for international trade fairs.
Our U.S. Commercial Service experts support U.S. companies at carefully selected trade shows and events. These events present the best opportunities for U.S. companies to identify potential business partners in Europe and beyond.
Present your company at one of the scheduled shows. Contact us for any assistance!
JANUARY
January 7-10, 2025
CES – Leading international trade fair for new products and innovations consumer technologies
Venue: Las Vegas
January 14-17, 2025
Heimtextil – International trade fair for home and contract textiles
Venue: Frankfurt
January 18-26, 2025
Boot Düsseldorf – The leading water sports exhibition
Venue: Dusseldorf
January 28-February 1, 2025
Spielwarenmesse – World’s largest trade fair for the toy industry
Venue: Nuremberg
FEBRUARY
February 4-7, 2025
ISE – Leading international trade fair for audiovisual systems integration
Venue: Barcelona
February 27-March 2, 2025
IWA OutdoorClassics – Leading international trade fair for hunting and sport shooting equipment
Venue: Nuremberg
MARCH
March 5-7, 2025
ITB Berlin – The world’s leading travel and tourism trade show
Venue: Berlin
March 25-29, 2025
IDS – The world’s most important trade fair for dental medicine and dental technology
Venue: Cologne
March 31-April 4, 2025
Hannover Messe – The world’s leading trade fair for industrial transformation
Venue: Hanover
APRIL
April 8-11, 2025
Prolight+Sound – International trade fair for light, sound, theater, stage, display and media technology
Venue: Frankfurt
April 8-10, 2025
DMEA – Europe’s leading platform for digital healthcare
Venue: Berlin
April 10-13, 2025
FIBO – The leading international trade show for fitness, wellness, and health
Venue: Cologne
MAY
May 6-8, 2025
LEARNTEC – Europe’s largest event for digital education
Venue: Karlsruhe
May 19-21, 2025
OutDoor by ISPO – Europe’s largest outdoor trade fair
Venue: Munich
May 18-22, 2025
iba – The world’s leading trade fair for the baking and confectionery industry
Venue: Dusseldorf
May 26-30, 2025
LIGNA – The world’s leading trade fair for the woodworking and wood processing industry
Venue: Hannover
JUNE
June 4-5, 2025
Tech Show Frankfurt – The unparalleled event in the tech sphere
Venue: Frankfurt
June 22-24, 2025
spoga+gafa – Europe’s leading trade fair for the garden lifestyle sector
Venue: Cologne
June 25-29, 2025
EUROBIKE – The leading fair in the bicycle industry
Venue: Frankfurt
AUGUST
August 20-24, 2025
gamescom 2025 – World’s largest trade fair for interactive games and entertainment
Venue: Cologne
SEPTEMBER
September 5-9, 2025
IFA Berlin – Europe’s leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances
Venue: Berlin
September 9-14, 2025
IAA Mobility – Germany’s leading international automotive trade fair
Venue: Munich
September 15-19, 2025
Drinktec – The world’s leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry
Venue: Munich
September 15-19, 2025
Schweissen & Schneiden – The world’s premier show tradeshow for welding and joining industry.
Venue: Essen
September 16-18, 2025
Expopharm – The most important pharmaceutical trade fair in Europe
Venue: Düsseldorf
September 22-27, 2025
EMO – The world’s premier trade show for the metalworking sector
Venue: Hannover, Germany
OCTOBER
October 7-9, 2025
inter airport Europe – The world’s leading airport exhibition
Venue: Munich
October 15-19, 2025
Frankfurt Book Fair – The world’s largest and most important trade show for the print and digital content business
Venue: Frankfurt
NOVEMBER
November 4-7, 2025
A+A – The international trade fair for safety, security, and health at work
Venue: Dusseldorf
November 9-15, 2025
Agritechnica – The world’s leading trade fair for the agricultural machinery
Venue: Hanover
November 17-20, 2025
MEDICA – The world forum for medicine (jointly held with COMPAMED, the international trade fair for medical technology)
Venue: Dusseldorf
November 18-21, 2025
formnext – The international exhibition and conference on the latest in additive manufacturing technologies and tool making
Venue: Frankfurt
DECEMBER
December 2-4, 2025
ISPO Munich – International trade fair for the sporting goods and sports apparel industry
Venue: Munich
December 10-11, 2025
Aviation Forum – Europe’s key event connecting aerospace suppliers with OEMs and systems integrators
Venue: Hamburg
APRIL
April 21-24, 2026
Techtextil – Techtextil is the leading technical textiles trade fair
Venue: Frankfurt
April 21-24, 2026
Texprocess – Leading international trade fair for processing textile and flexible materials
Venue: Frankfurt
MAY
May 4-8, 2026
IFAT – The world’s leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste, and raw materials management
Venue: Munich
May 5-8, 2026
METPACK – International trade fair for the metal packaging industry
Venue: Essen
May 7-13, 2026
interpack – International trade fair for the entire packaging and processing industry
Venue: Duesseldorf
May 12-15, 2026
Interzoo - The world’s leading trade fair for the pet industry
Venue: Nuremberg
JUNE
June 10-14, 2026
ILA Berlin – Leading trade fair for the aerospace industry in continental Europe
Venue: Berlin-Schönefeld
SEPTEMBER
September 1-4, 2026
SMM 2026 – International trade fair for the maritime industry
Venue: Hamburg
September 8-12, 2026
Automechanika – The world’s leading trade fair for the automotive service industry
Venue: Frankfurt
September 15-20, 2026
IAA Transportation – The world’s leading mobility trade fair
Venue: Hanover
September 22-25, 2026
InnoTrans – The leading international trade fair for rail and transport technology
Venue: Berlin
September 22-25, 2026
WindEnergy Hamburg – Global trade fair for the onshore and offshore wind industry
Venue: Hamburg
OCTOBER
October 6-8, 2026
Aluminium – The world’s leading aluminum trade show
Venue: Düsseldorf
October 7-9, 2025
it-sa – Europe’s biggest IT security exhibition
Venue: Nuremberg
October 13-15, 2026
Chillventa – The leading international trade show for energy efficiency, refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation, and heat pumps
Venue: Nuremberg
October 20-23, 2026
glasstec – The world’s largest trade fair for the glass industry and its suppliers
Venue: Düsseldorf
October TBD, 2026
International Suppliers Fair (IZB) – Europe’s leading trade fair for the automotive supplier industry
Venue: Wolfsburg
NOVEMBER
November 10-12, 2026
BrauBeviale – The world’s leading capital goods exhibition for the beverage industry
Venue: Nuremberg
DECEMBER
December 1-3, 2026
Valve World Expo – The world’s largest fair for industrial valves
Venue: Dusseldorf
December TBD, 2026
Intermot Cologne – International motorcycle fair
Venue: Cologne
JUNE
June 14-18, 2027
Gifa, Metec, Thermprocess and Newcast – Leading trade shows for metallurgy, heat technology and foundry industries in one location
Venue: Düsseldorf