NRW is no. 1 trade fair location worldwide
Nordrhein-Westfalen is one of the major players on the international trade fair stage. With total exhibition space of more than 717,000 square meters, the state is one of the world's largest trade fair locations – ahead of Hanover, Milan, Guangzhou (China), Frankfurt a.M., Chicago, Valencia and Paris.
More than 60 internationally leading trade fairs such as drupa, boot, anuga, photokina, MEDICA, Schweißen & Schneiden, and SECURITY take place in NRW, attracting approx. 6 million visitors every year.
Important trade fairs in Düsseldorf
- boot - Düsseldorf, Int. Boat Show, 22.-30.01.2011 (240,000 visitors)
- cpd Düsseldorf, Int. Fashion Fair, 06.-08.02.2011 (24,000 visitors)
- drupa, Int. Trade Fair for Printing and Paper, 03.-16.05.2012 (391,000 visitors)
- interpack, Int. Trade Fair for Packaging Machinery, 12.-18.05.2011 (176,000 visitors)
- K, Int. Trade Fair for Plastics + Rubber, 27.10.-03.11.2010 (242,000 visitors)
- MEDICA, World Forum for Medicine – International Trade Fair with Congress, 17.-20.11.2010 (138,000 visitors)
- wire, Int. Wire and Cable Trade Fair, 26.-30.03.2012 (69,200 visitors)
Important trade fairs in Cologne
- Anuga, Int. Trade Fair for the Food & Beverages Industry, 08.-12.10.2011 (149,350 visitors)
- Anuga FoodTec, Int. Trade Fair for Food & Drink Technology, 27.-30.03.2012 (34,000 visitors)
- ENTECO, Int. Trade Fair for Waste Management and Environmental Technology, 06.-09.06.2011 (43,000 visitors)
- IMB, the leading global trade fair for the clothing and textile processing industry, 08.-11.05.2012 (20,000 visitors)
- imm cologne, Int. Furnishing Show, 18.-23.01.2011 (100,000 visitors)
- interzum, The world's leading Fair for Furniture Production and Interior Works, 25.-28.05.2011 (47,000 visitors)
- photokina, the world's leading fair for photography and imaging, 28.09.-03.10.2010 (169,200 visitors)
Important trade fairs in Essen
- ALUMINIUM, World Fair for the Aluminium Industry and Congress, 14.-16.09.2010 (16,700 visitors)
- DEUBAU, Int. Building Trade Fair for Construction, Interior Work and Civil Engineering, 10.-14.01.2012 (67,000 visitors)
- EQUITANA, the Equestrian Sports World Fair, 12.-20.03.2011 (213,000 visitors)
- ESSEN MOTOR SHOW, World Fair for Automobiles, Tuning, Motor sports and Classics, 27.11.-05.12.2010 (310,000 visitors)
- E-world – energy & water, Int. Trade Fair and Congress, 08.-10.02.2011 (18,200 visitors)
- SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN, World Fair for Welding Technology, 16.-21.09.2013 (60,000 visitors)
- SECURITY, World Market for Security and Fire Protection, 05.-08.10.2010 (40,600 visitors)
Important trade fairs in Dortmund
- JAGD & HUND, Int. Exhibition for Hunting & Fishing, 01.-06.02.2011 (72,000 visitors)
- #rail, Congress Fair with international Rail Summit, Nov. 2011 (10,500 visitors)
Sources: www.messe-duesseldorf.de, www.koelnmesse.de, www.messe-essen.de, www.westfalenhallen.de
