Trade fair calendar · Sector
Trade fairs for books, education and art
5 major trade fairs until January 2028 in Cologne, Hannover, Leipzig and Frankfurt – every date read on the organiser's website. For every trade fair, the hotels nearby, with prices for exactly the fair days.
Messeplatz, Cologne-Deutz · Photo: Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0 Cologne · Consumer fair
ART COLOGNE
Modern and contemporary art
5–8 Nov 2026
4 fair days
Dates according to artcologne.comSearch hotels
Hannover Exhibition Grounds (Expo roof, near Hall 26) · Photo: ThoBel-0043 · CC BY 4.0 Hannover · Trade and consumer fair
didacta
Education from nursery to the workplace
23–27 Feb 2027
5 fair days
Dates according to didacta-hannover.deSearch hotels
Messepark, Leipzig · Photo: Joeb07 · CC BY 3.0 Leipzig · Trade and consumer fair
Leipziger Buchmesse
Books and literature, with Manga-Comic-Con
18–21 Mar 2027
4 fair days
Dates according to leipziger-buchmesse.deSearch hotelsMesseplatz, Cologne-Deutz · Photo: Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0 Cologne · Trade and consumer fair
Imaging World
Photography, video and content creation
24–26 Sep 2027
3 fair days
Dates according to koelnmesse.comSearch hotels
Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage, Frankfurt · Photo: Bohao Zhao · CC BY 3.0 Frankfurt · Trade and consumer fair
Frankfurter Buchmesse
Books, publishing and rights trading
6–10 Oct 2027
5 fair days
Dates according to buchmesse.deSearch hotels
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