Berlin - Germany's Most Important Location for Trade Fairs and Conventions

With 9.1 million participants at over 60,000 business events, the Berlin conference and congress industry enjoyed a successful year in 2024. One in five visitors came from abroad. At around 21 percent, the share of international events was five percent higher than the previous year and 12 percent above the national average. InnoTrans – the world’s leading trade fair for transportation technology and mobility – recorded a new all-time high and is considered the largest trade event ever held in Berlin up to that point.

Berlin is one of the most popular conference and congress metropolises in the world. In the ranking of the international event platform Cvent, which analyses the best conference destinations and event locations in the world, Berlin is ranked seventh in Europe:

The city’s excellent location conditions are important factors for Berlin’s growing appeal as an event center and for the expansion of the international market:

Modern assortment of hotels with more than 146,000 beds
A large selection of exceptional locations for events
Berlin Convention Office visitBerlin - Berlin Tourismus & Kongress GmbH offers a comprehensive range of services for trade fairs and conventions in Berlin
Professional services available from the Messe Berlin GmbH group - one of the ten highest grossing trade show companies in the world - with it's own site Berlin ExpoCenter City at the Berliner Funkturm (27 halls, multi-functional trade show and conference center CityCube Berlin, hub27 Berlin, +palais.Berlin)
Home to leading international trade fairs in industries of the future (such as the IFA trade fair for consumer electronics: Consumer Electronics Unlimited, World Health Summit) and major events with high media and public relations impact (the ITB Berlin Travel Trade Show (Internationale Tourismusbörse), Air show berlin-International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences)
Berlin is the seat of the German Trade Fair Industry Association (Ausstellungs- und Messe-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft - AUMA)

Leading trade fairs hosted by Berlin

IFA Consumer Electronics Unlimited Trade Fair (Internationale Funkausstellung)
As a global trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances, the IFA presents the latest products and innovations, and every year it fascinates trade visitors from more than 100 countries.

ITB Berlin Travel Trade Show (Internationale Tourismusbörse)
The ITB is the leading specialist trade show for the international tourism trade and each year it features countries, target areas, operators, booking systems, transport carriers and hotels.

International Green Week (Internationale Grüne Woche)
Unique in its focus, the International Green Week an international exhibition for agriculture and the food industry, as well as for gardening.

ILA Berlin - Innovation and Leadership in Aerospace
The Berlin Air Show is one of the most important trade fairs for the aerospace industry in Germany and is among the largest and most important aerospace trade fairs in the world.

Fruit Logistica Berlin
FRUIT LOSISTICA is the leading industry meeting for the international fruit trade.

InnoTrans - International Trade Fair for Transport Technology
As a trade fair for transportation technology, InnoTrans offers an industry platform for national and international providers and consumers of passenger and freight transportation.

Selected convention venues

Berlin ExpoCenter City - CityCube Berlin

Operator: Messe Berlin GmbH
Multifunctional convention and trade show center at the traditional location under the Berliner Funkturm
190,000 m² of hall space spread over 27 exhibition and event halls as well as the multifunctional CityCube Berlin, the column-free large hall hub27 Berlin, and the historic building ensemble +palais.Berlin
Modern trade show and conference center CityCube Berlin has two tiers with 6,015 m² of space each: the lower tier has space for up to 8 conference rooms for 400 – 3000 PAX and/or trade show space, the column-free hall of the upper tier can be used for large assembly halls, trade shows, concerts or caterings
Direct connection to the S-Bahn public transportation system; the CityCube Berlin is situated at the station “Messe Süd”

Berlin ExpoCenter City:
Neue Kantstraße/Ecke Messedamm
14057 Berlin
+49 30 3038-0
conventions(at)messe-berlin.de
www.messe-berlin.de
Postal address:
Messedamm 22
14055 Berlin

Estrel Congress Center Berlin (ECC)