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Hotels near Messe Essen

The major trade fairs at Messe Essen – with dates as the organiser gives them. We're still putting together the hotels nearby – until then you can search for them live further down, with the dates of the next trade fair.

The new glass foyer (East entrance) of Messe Essen – Norbertstraße, Essen-Rüttenscheid — Norbertstraße, Essen-Rüttenscheid · Photo: Messe Essen · CC BY-SA 4.0

major trade fairs until January 2028: 7
next trade fair: SPIEL: 22–25 Oct
fair days in the next twelve months: 34
from the main station to the East entrance (straight-line): 2.6 km

Hotels

Hotels near Messe Essen

We're still putting together the hotels near Messe Essen – sorted by straight-line distance to the East entrance of Messe Essen, every property checked. Until then you can search live here. The trade fair and its dates are already filled in – you can change everything.

Roughly every one to two weeks we ask Google's hotel search for hotels within 5 km (straight-line distance to the East entrance of Messe Essen) and check whether one of our partners offers the property. As soon as there are enough, they appear here – sorted by distance, with the date we checked; how we work.

Trade fair calendar

Upcoming trade fairs in Essen

The major trade fairs at Messe Essen until January 2028. Each one leads to its hotel page with exactly its dates; the button on the right opens the organiser's page with the dates – check them there before you book.

SPIEL
22–25 October 2026
Board and party games
ESSEN MOTOR SHOW
27 November – 6 December 2026
Tuning, motorsport and sports cars
IPM ESSEN
26–29 January 2027
Horticulture and plants
E-world
16–18 February 2027
Energy industry and water
REISE + CAMPING
24–28 February 2027
Travel, camping and caravanning
EQUITANA
18–24 March 2027
Equestrian sport and riding
RETRO CLASSICS ESSEN
14–18 April 2027
Vintage and classic cars

Add all 7 to calendar

When the trade fairs are on

Hotels nearby are at their fullest during major trade fairs. Most fair days in the next twelve months fall in February and March here.

Days of major trade fairs at Messe Essen per month, November 2026 to October 2027 – from our calendar (dates according to the organisers).

Days of major trade fairs at Messe Essen per month, November 2026 to October 2027 – from our calendar (dates according to the organisers).
Month	Trade fair days
January	4
February	8
March	7
April	5
May	0
June	0
July	0
August	0
September	0
October	0
November	4
December	6

You'll find every trade fair at the venue on the website of Messe Essen.

Getting there

Getting to Messe Essen

At the venue: U-Bahn “Messe Ost/Gruga” · 100 m to the East entrance
U-Bahn “Messe West/Süd/Gruga” · 700 m to the East entrance
The last U11 leaves at 23:30; after that, Ruhrbahn's night network runs (according to Messe Essen)
Main station: Essen Hauptbahnhof · 2.6 km straight-line distance to the East entrance
U11 direct to the exhibition centre: 5 minutes (according to Messe Essen)

Location of stops and stations: © OpenStreetMap contributors, retrieved on 11 October 2026; distances are straight-line. Lines, journey times and tickets: the linked official pages, checked on 11 October 2026. Timetables and ticket rules change – check them before you travel. How we work

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