663 Trade Fairs in North Rhine-Westphalia from May 2026

Federal state: North Rhine-Westphalia covers an area of approximately 34088 km² and has a population of approximately 18 million people. The 3 largest cities in North Rhine-Westphalia according to population are Cologne with approximately 1087353, Düsseldorf with approximately 631217 and Dortmund with approximately 595471 inhabitants. Most of the fairs in North Rhine-Westphalia take place in Cologne.

05. - 06. May 2026

MG Zieht An – Go Textile!

Innovation and recruiting fair of the textile and clothing industry

professional visitors and general public

Hochschule Niederrhein Mönchengladbach, Germany

07. - 13. May 2026

interpack

Trade fair for packaging technology

professional visitors only

Messe Düsseldorf Düsseldorf, Germany

08. - 10. May 2026

Dogs & Fun

The family-friendly public trade fair with an experiential character

publicly accessible

Kongresszentrum Westfalenhallen Dortmund, Germany

19. - 20. May 2026

vocatium Bonn I

rade fair for education, studies, and career orientation with scheduled appointments

publicly accessible

Brückenforum Bonn, Germany

27. - 28. May 2026

vocatium

Trade fair for training, studies, and career orientation

publicly accessible

Kraftzentrale Duisburg, Germany

28. - 30. May 2026

European Bamboo Expo

Trade and public fair for products, technologies and services made of bamboo

professional visitors and general public

Dietrich-Keuning-Haus Dortmund, Germany

02. - 03. June 2026

vocatium

Specialized trade fair for training, study, internships, and stays abroad

publicly accessible

Kaiser-Friedrich-Halle Mönchengladbach, Germany

09. - 11. June 2026

KPA – Kunststoff Produkte Aktuell

Trade fair for design, development and procurement of plastic products with a focus on innovation and sustainability

professional visitors only

Messezentrum Bad Salzuflen Bad Salzuflen, Germany

10. - 11. June 2026

vocatium

Specialized fair for education, studies, and career orientation with scheduled appointments

publicly accessible

Messe Dortmund Dortmund, Germany

10. - 11. June 2026

meet@th-koeln

Career fair for technical degree programs at the Deutz campus of TH Köln

publicly accessible

Technische Hochschule Köln Cologne, Germany

11. June 2026

NRW Construction Industry Career Day (Karrieretag Bauwirtschaft NRW)

Career days in the construction industry

publicly accessible

Stadthalle am Johannisberg Wuppertal, Germany

13. - 14. June 2026

jobmesse

A recruiting event on the subject of jobs and careers for all generations and all qualifications

publicly accessible

Messe und Congress Centrum Halle Münsterland Munster, Germany

23. - 24. June 2026

vocatium

Trade fair for education, studies, internships, and career orientation

publicly accessible

Stadthalle Bielefeld, Germany

25. June 2026

meet@th-koeln_gm

Career fair for students of computer science and engineering

professional visitors and general public

Halle 32 Gummersbach, Germany

30 Jun. - 01 Jul. 2026

vocatium

Trade fair for career guidance and personal discussions between pupils, students and companies

publicly accessible

XPost Cologne, Germany

30 Jun. - 02 Jul. 2026

FILTECH

International Conference and Trade Fair for Filtration Technology and Separation Technologies

professional visitors only

Köln Messe Cologne, Germany

07. - 08. July 2026

vocatium

Trade Fair for Education and Studies in Düsseldorf

publicly accessible

Mitsubishi Electric Halle Düsseldorf, Germany

Spirituality & Healing (SPIRITUALITÄT & Heilen), Cologne

11. - 13. September 2026

Spirituality & Healing (SPIRITUALITÄT & Heilen)

Fair and sales event for esoteric

publicly accessible

Stadthalle Köln-Mülheim Cologne, Germany

15. - 16. September 2026

vocatium

Trade fair for training and studies in Gütersloh

publicly accessible

Stadthalle Gütersloh, Germany

22. - 23. September 2026

vocatium

Trade fair for training and studies in Krefeld

publicly accessible

Seidenweberhaus Krefeld, Germany

22. - 25. September 2026

Secutity

International trade fair for security and fire protection

professional visitors only

Messe Essen Essen, Germany

22. - 25. September 2026

EURO DEFENCE EXPO

International trade fair for defense technologies, cybersecurity, AI, and innovative security solutions

professional visitors only

Messe Essen Essen, Germany

24. - 25. September 2026

vocatium

Trade fair for training and studies in Münster

publicly accessible

Messe und Congress Centrum Halle Münsterland Munster, Germany

29. - 30. September 2026

vocatium

Trade fair for training and studies in Essen

publicly accessible

Zeche Zollverein Essen, Germany

Schedule of trade fairs with current 663 trade fairs in North Rhine-Westphalia. Of course also other interesting trade fairs can take place in North Rhine-Westphalia, which are not yet known to us. If you know trade fairs in North Rhine-Westphalia that are not listed, you can transmit them to us via announce new trade fair Our team will update them in a timely manner to promote these fairs as well. Trade fairs with expired dates or trade fair dates yet unknown to us can be found at the end of the above list, labelled with the button "report new date of event".