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

With 10 million participants at 64,690 business events, the Berlin conference and congress industry enjoyed a successful year in 2025. Almost one in four visitors came from abroad. At around 23 percent, the share of international events was six percent higher than the previous year and 13 percent above the national average. This makes Berlin the most international meeting destination in Germany.

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 Expo Center at the Berliner Funkturm (27 halls, multi-functional trade show and conference center CityCube Berlin, hub27, 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

Selected convention venues

Conventions and meetings services

Berlin Tourismus und Kongress GmbH
Schöneberger Str. 15
10963 Berlin
+49 30 250023-33
convention.visitberlin.de

Messe Berlin GmbH

Messedamm 22
14055 Berlin
+49 30 3038-0
www.messe-berlin.de

Trade fairs

IFA Consumer Electronics Unlimited Trade Fair (Internationale Funkausstellung)
InnoTrans with Eurailspeed
ITB Berlin Travel Trade Show (Internationale Tourismusbörse)
International Green Week (Internationale Grüne Woche)
Fruit Logistica Berlin
ILA Berlin Airshow (Internationale Luft- und Raumfahrtausstellung Berlin-Brandenburg)

Messe Berlin

Eine Hand hält ein Tablet, auf dem die Logos wichtiger Berliner Messen zu sehen sind

	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.

Trade fair and communications center

Berlin is not only Germany's leading host for trade fairs and conventions, but is also one of the most sought-after locations in the world for such events.