TRADE SHOWS
CALENDAR
Ambiente
@Messe Frankfurt February 7-11, 2025Every year, the world looks to Ambiente as a leading German trade show for consumer goods. With over 4400 exhibitors and an attendance over 136,000, this show attracts the same kinds of crowds as something like The National Restaurant Show, CES, and other American shows.
Europe, Retail and Consumer Goods
Prolight + Sound
@Messe Frankfurt April 8-11, 2025Prolight + Sound is one of the largest entertainment trade shows focused on light, audio, sound, stage, media and events. Similar to the US show NAMM, this show reaches recording industry professionals and all services related to system integration and content creation. Every year, over 1,600 exhibitors reach approximately 85,000 visitors at this sprawling show.
Europe, Arts and Recreation
Eurobike
@Exhibition Center Frankfurt June 25-29, 2025Eurobike is the leading global trade show for the biking industry. Held in Germany each year, over 1,400 exhibitors and 60,000 attendees flock to this show every year. Industry leaders gather to discuss innovations, business strategies, and more in a global forum in Europe.
Europe, Arts and Recreation;Retail and Consumer Goods
CPhI Worldwide
@Messe Frankfurt October 28-30, 2025CPhi is a large pharmaceutical trade show with events in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. Primarily focused on the pharmaceutical supply chain, CPhi touches upon multiple aspects such as ingredients, machinery, equipment, technology, packag and contract service suppliers, distributors and buyers. Thousands of people flock to this show in each location.
Europe, Medical and Healthcare
Light + Building
@Messe Frankfurt March 8-13, 2026Every 2 years, the lighting and building industries come together in Germany to attend Light + Building. This show attracts approximately 2,700 exhibitors and 220,000 attendees to share the latest lighting industry trends and building services technology.Similar to Light Fair in the United States, this show offers attendees a variety of new products in the field of lighting, home and building automation, and electrical enginering.
Europe, Building Industry
Techtextil Frankfurt
@Messe Frankfurt April 21-24, 2026Similar to the IDEA show in the US, Techtextil Frankfurt is a large trade show focusing on textiles and nonwovens. Held every 2 years, this large trade show is a natural complement to the IDEA show in the US. Over 1,800 exhibitors reach 47,000 visitors in this massive trade show that spans multiple days and exhibit halls. Over 116 countries are represented, making this a can’t miss event.
Europe, Manufacturing
Automechanika
@Messe Frankfurt September 8-12, 2026Automechanika is one of the world’s leading automotive shows with 16 events held worldwide. Automechanika Germany hosts over 5,000 exhibitors and over 135,000 attendees to Frankfurt every year. In addition to its other regional shows, it is a complementary show to shows such as NADA, SEMA, NIADA and AAPEX in the United States. Exhibitors focus on areas such as body/ paint, tires and wheels, diagnostics and repair, classic cars, and automotive technology.
Europe, Automotive