Venue · Essen, Germany
Messe Essen
Also known as Messe Essen2
Coming up
- 30 Nov – 2 Dec 2026Dates announced
- 25–28 Feb 2027Dates announced
- 18–24 Mar 2027Dates announced
* Held here last time; the organiser hasn't confirmed the venue for this edition yet.
About the venue
Fairs take place in Essen on more than 100 days a year. The Messe Essen program comprises roughly 50 fairs and exhibitions. 13 of them are international leading fairs. These take place in 18 halls and our Galleria. Approx. 13,000 exhibitors make use of the Essen fair complex every year. Almost one in four of them come from abroad. The exhibition area covers 110,000 square meters and all fair halls are directly linked to each other.
This top-class fair venue has enjoyed steady development. For example, turnover has doubled in the last 10 years. MESSE ESSEN is situated in the region in Germany with the strongest economy and highest population. It is central and easy to reach. Every year up to 1.5 million visitors come to Essen from about 120 countries to maintain contacts and forge new ones. MESSE ESSEN ranks among the best fair venues with the most visitors and is in the top ten in Germany.
Place of Events. This is the name we have given to the Essen Trade Fair and its events. As the name implies, you can always expect something special here. More than 35 different fields of business exhibit here. Round about 12,500 exhibitors and up to 2 million visitors annually com to Essen from about 110 countries, to make new contacts an keep up existing ones.
Messe Essen - right in the heart of Germany‘s most populous and economically active region. Central an easy to reach. Essen also offers a varied cultural life: the Aalto theatre, Villa Hügel, the Folkwang museum centre, the Philharmonia and its hall, the Zeche Zollverein cultural centre, Weststadt and the GOP Varieté theatre.
From the bvents archive. Halls and facilities may have changed.
Events held here
2021
- 13–21 Mar 2021
2020
- 14–16 May 2020
- 27 Feb – 1 Mar 2020
- 11–13 Feb 2020
2019
- 30 Nov – 8 Dec 2019
- 9–11 May 2019
- 5–7 Feb 2019
2018
- 22–25 Feb 2018
- 21–25 Feb 2018
- 6–8 Feb 2018
- 23–26 Jan 2018
2016
- 26 Nov – 4 Dec 2016
- 13–16 Jan 2016
- 13–15 Jan 2016
- 13–16 Jan 2016
2015
- 30 Nov – 8 Dec 2015
- 2–10 Nov 2015
- 8–10 Oct 2015
- 15–16 Sep 2015
- 15–16 Sep 2015
- 15–18 Jun 2015
- 12–13 Jun 2015
- 2–4 May 2015
- 10–12 Apr 2015
- 14–22 Mar 2015
- 26 Feb – 1 Mar 2015
- 25 Feb – 1 Mar 2015
- 10–12 Feb 2015
- 6–8 Feb 2015
- 27–30 Jan 2015
2014
- 28 Nov – 7 Dec 2014
- 2–10 Nov 2014
- 7–9 Oct 2014
- 23–26 Sep 2014
- 31 Aug – 3 Sep 2014
- 12–13 Jun 2014
- 27–30 May 2014
- 17–19 May 2014
- 8–10 May 2014
- 8–10 May 2014
- 6–10 May 2014
- 26–30 Mar 2014
- 12–15 Mar 2014
- 20–23 Feb 2014
- 19–23 Feb 2014
- 11–13 Feb 2014
- 7–9 Feb 2014
- 28–31 Jan 2014
- 15–18 Jan 2014
2013
- 30 Nov – 8 Dec 2013
- 2–10 Nov 2013
- 24–27 Oct 2013
- 8–10 Oct 2013
- 16–21 Sep 2013
- 15–18 Jun 2013
- 12–13 Jun 2013
- 2–4 May 2013
- 2–4 May 2013
- 10–12 Apr 2013
- 16–24 Mar 2013
- 28 Feb – 3 Mar 2013
- 27 Feb – 3 Mar 2013
- 13–17 Feb 2013
- 5–7 Feb 2013
- 22–25 Jan 2013
2012
- 1–9 Dec 2012
- 15 Nov 2012
- 14–15 Nov 2012
- 3–11 Nov 2012
- 18–21 Oct 2012
- 15 Oct 2012
- 15 Oct 2012
- 15 Oct 2012
- 10–11 Oct 2012
- 25–28 Sep 2012
- 15 Sep 2012
- 15 Sep 2012
- 15 Sep 2012
- 2–5 Sep 2012
- 16–19 Jun 2012
- 12 Jun 2012
- 5–6 Jun 2012
- 1–3 Jun 2012
- 15 May 2012
- 19–22 Apr 2012
- 19–22 Apr 2012
- 12–14 Apr 2012
- 12–14 Apr 2012
- 21–25 Mar 2012
- 7–12 Mar 2012
- 24–26 Feb 2012
- 22–26 Feb 2012
- 15 Feb 2012
- 8–12 Feb 2012
- 7–9 Feb 2012
- 24–27 Jan 2012
- 10–14 Jan 2012
- 10–14 Jan 2012
2011
- 26 Nov – 4 Dec 2011
- 5–13 Nov 2011
- 20–23 Oct 2011
- 15 Oct 2011
- 15 Oct 2011
- 25–28 Sep 2011
- 15 Sep 2011
- 15 Sep 2011
- 15 Sep 2011
- 25–28 Jun 2011
- 20–22 Jun 2011
- 24–26 May 2011
- 24–26 May 2011
- 15 May 2011
- 10–14 May 2011
- 5–7 May 2011
- 5–7 May 2011
- 14–17 Apr 2011
- 30 Mar – 11 Apr 2011
- 12–20 Mar 2011
- 25–27 Feb 2011
- 23–27 Feb 2011
- 9–13 Feb 2011
- 8–10 Feb 2011
- 5–6 Feb 2011
- 2–3 Feb 2011
- 25–28 Jan 2011
2010
- 27 Nov – 5 Dec 2010
- 12–14 Nov 2010
- 6–14 Nov 2010
- 21–24 Oct 2010
- 15 Oct 2010
- 15 Oct 2010
- 15 Oct 2010
- 5–8 Oct 2010
- 15 Sep 2010
- 15 Sep 2010
- 15 Sep 2010
- 14–16 Sep 2010
- 14–16 Sep 2010
- 3–6 Jul 2010
- 15–17 Jun 2010
- 15–17 Jun 2010
- 1–4 Jun 2010
- 16–21 May 2010
- 6–8 May 2010
- 6–8 May 2010
- 24–25 Apr 2010
- 17 Apr 2010
- 7–11 Apr 2010
- 23–24 Mar 2010
- 10–13 Mar 2010
- 10–14 Mar 2010
- 26–28 Feb 2010
- 26–28 Feb 2010
- 24–28 Feb 2010
- 10–14 Feb 2010
- 9–11 Feb 2010
- 12–16 Jan 2010
- 12–16 Jan 2010
2009
- 13–14 Nov 2009
- 6–8 Nov 2009
- 31 Oct – 8 Nov 2009
- 30 Oct – 11 Nov 2009
- 16–18 Oct 2009
- 10–11 Oct 2009
- 14–19 Sep 2009
- 14–19 Sep 2009
- 7–9 Sep 2009
- 1 Sep 2009
- 6–10 May 2009
- 5–7 May 2009
- 23–26 Apr 2009
- 1–5 Apr 2009
- 14–22 Mar 2009
And 6 earlier events, back to 2008.