Building materials and construction: trade fairs, congresses and conferences

Construction fairs where builders' merchants, contractors and public works buyers see new materials. 61 upcoming events: 29 international and 32 national in 19 countries, each checked on the organiser's official website.

International meeting points

  • Big 5 Global

    Trade fair · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Building material and construction product manufacturers meeting contractors, developers, consultants and distributors from the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

    November 2026

  • BAU

    Trade fair · Munich, Germany · biennial

    World's leading construction fair: building materials, systems and digital construction; manufacturers meet dealers, contractors, architects and investors.

    January 2027

  • World of Concrete

    Trade fair · concrete and masonry · Las Vegas, United States

    Concrete and masonry equipment, tool and material suppliers meeting contractors, producers, dealers and distributors from around the world.

    January 2027

  • AHR Expo (International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition)

    Trade fair · HVAC · Chicago, United States

    HVACR equipment manufacturers meeting engineers, contractors, facility managers, wholesalers and distributors; the largest HVACR event in North America.

    January 2027

  • KBIS – Kitchen & Bath Industry Show

    Trade fair · kitchen and bath · Las Vegas, United States

    Kitchen and bathroom product manufacturers meeting designers, dealers, showrooms, remodelers and distributors; held alongside the International Builders' Show.

    February 2027

  • NAHB International Builders' Show (IBS)

    Trade fair · residential construction · Las Vegas, United States

    Building product manufacturers meeting home builders, remodelers, architects, dealers and distributors serving the US residential construction market.

    February 2027

  • Aquatherm Nitra

    Trade fair · HVAC · Nitra, Slovakia

    Slovakia's building-services fair: heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, measurement, sanitary and renewable-energy equipment from domestic and foreign manufacturers and their representatives.

    February 2027

  • R+T

    Trade fair · shutters, doors, gates and sun protection · Stuttgart, Germany · triennial

    World's leading fair for roller shutters, doors, gates and sun shading; manufacturers meet dealers, fitters and specialist trades.

    February 2027

  • BetonTage

    Congress · precast concrete · Ulm, Germany

    Precast-concrete manufacturers, engineers and planners; congress with an exhibition of machinery, materials and services.

    February 2027

  • ISH

    Trade fair · HVAC and sanitary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany · biennial

    Leading fair for heating, air-conditioning, ventilation and bathroom; manufacturers meet plumbing and HVAC wholesalers, installers and planners.

    March 2027

  • Architectural Building Week

    Trade fair · Sofia, Bulgaria

    Bulgaria's international building exhibition for energy-efficient, ecological and functional construction: materials, systems and building services.

    March 2027

  • International Passive House Conference

    Congress · energy-efficient building · Innsbruck, Austria

    Architects, engineers, builders and component manufacturers in high-efficiency building, with a component exhibition.

    April 2027

  • Big 5 Construct Saudi (Architecture & Finishes)

    Trade fair · architecture and finishes · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Suppliers of interior and exterior finishes and architectural products meeting Saudi contractors, developers, architects and distributors.

    May 2027

  • Glass Performance Days (GPD)

    Conference · architectural glass · Darmstadt, Germany · biennial

    International glass community: glass processors, façade engineers, architects and suppliers; conference with exhibition.

    June 2027

  • Big 5 Construct Saudi (Construction & Building Services)

    Trade fair · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Building material, structural and building-services suppliers meeting Saudi contractors, giga-project developers, consultants and distributors.

    September 2027

  • Cersaie

    Trade fair · ceramic tiles and bathroom furnishings · Bologna, Italy

    International exhibition of ceramic tiles and bathroom furnishings; manufacturers meet distributors, retailers, architects and contractors.

    September 2027

  • Marmomac

    Trade fair · natural stone · Verona, Italy

    Natural-stone quarries, processors, importers, architects and contractors, plus stone-working machinery suppliers.

    September 2027

  • interlift

    Trade fair · lifts & escalators · Nuremberg, Germany · biennial

    Lift manufacturers, installers, maintenance companies and component suppliers; the lift industry's leading fair.

    October 2027

  • aquanale

    Trade fair · swimming pools, saunas & spas · Cologne, Germany · biennial

    Pool builders, dealers, sauna and spa installers and planners meeting manufacturers of pool, sauna and wellness equipment.

    October 2027

  • VITRUM

    Trade fair · glass processing · Milan, Italy · biennial

    Flat and hollow glass processors, window and façade makers sourcing glass-working machinery and components.

    November 2027

  • DOMOTEX

    Trade fair · flooring · Hanover, Germany · biennial

    Flooring and interior-finishing manufacturers meeting wholesalers, retailers, flooring contractors and architects.

    January 2028

  • DACH+HOLZ International

    Trade fair · roofing and timber construction · Stuttgart, Germany · biennial

    Trade fair for roofing, timber construction, walls and sealing; roofers, carpenters, dealers and manufacturers.

    March 2028

  • FAF Farbe, Ausbau & Fassade

    Trade fair · paints, façades & interior finishing · Stuttgart, Germany · irregular

    Painters, plasterers, façade and interior-finishing contractors meeting manufacturers of paints, coatings, insulation and tools.

    March 2028

  • MCE – Mostra Convegno Expocomfort

    Trade fair · HVAC and sanitary · Milan, Italy · biennial

    International exhibition for HVAC, water, plumbing and renewable heating; manufacturers, distributors, installers and designers.

    March 2028

  • Stone+tec

    Trade fair · natural stone · Nuremberg, Germany · biennial

    Stonemasons, natural-stone traders and processors from Germany and neighbouring countries meeting stone and machinery suppliers.

    June 2028

  • glasstec

    Trade fair · glass · Düsseldorf, Germany · biennial

    Glass producers, processors, façade and window makers meeting machinery, material and glass-product suppliers.

    September 2028

  • BATIMAT

    Trade fair · Paris, France · biennial

    French multi-specialist construction fair: building materials, joinery, tools and services; contractors, distributors, architects and specifiers.

    October 2028

  • INTERCLIMA

    Trade fair · HVAC · Paris, France · biennial

    Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and energy-efficiency fair held alongside BATIMAT; installers, wholesalers, engineers and specifiers.

    October 2028

  • Chillventa

    Trade fair · refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pumps · Nuremberg, Germany · biennial

    Refrigeration, air-conditioning, ventilation and heat-pump suppliers meeting contractors, planners, wholesalers and operators.

    October 2028

In Belgium

  • Architect at Work (ARCHITECT AT WORK) Kortrijk

    Trade fair · building products for architects and specifiers · Kortrijk, Belgium

    Invitation-only fair where jury-selected innovations in building materials and products are shown to architects, interior architects, engineers and specifiers.

    April 2027

In Czechia

  • Stavební veletrh Brno

    Trade fair · Brno, Czechia

    Brno building fair for construction materials, technology and building services; contractors, designers, distributors and building owners.

    March 2027

  • FOR ARCH

    Trade fair · Prague, Czechia

    Czech construction fair: building materials, windows, roofing and building services; builders, architects, distributors and municipalities.

    September 2027

In Estonia

  • Eesti ehitab (Estbuild)

    Trade fair · Tallinn, Estonia

    Estonia's largest construction fair, opening the spring building season: building materials and construction suppliers meeting contractors, specialists and private builders.

    April 2027

  • Ehitus ja Sisustus

    Trade fair · building and interiors · Tartu, Estonia

    Southern Estonia's building and interiors fair in Tartu: construction, furnishing and energy-efficiency suppliers meeting builders, homeowners and business buyers.

    October 2027

In Finland

  • FinnBuild

    Trade fair · Helsinki, Finland · biennial

    Finland's construction and building-services fair; contractors, designers, installers, merchants and property developers.

    October 2028

In France

  • BePOSITIVE

    Trade fair · energy-efficient building · Lyon, France · biennial

    French event for energy and building performance: heating, insulation, envelope and renewables; installers, distributors, specifiers and contractors.

    March 2027

In Germany

  • GET Nord

    Trade fair · plumbing, heating and electrical trades · Hamburg, Germany · biennial

    Northern Germany's trade fair for electrical, plumbing, heating and air-conditioning trades; installers, wholesalers and planners.

    November 2026

  • SHK+E ESSEN

    Trade fair · plumbing, heating and air-conditioning · Essen, Germany · biennial

    German trade fair for sanitary, heating, air-conditioning and electrical building services; installers, wholesalers and planners.

    March 2028

  • IFH/Intherm

    Trade fair · plumbing, heating and air-conditioning · Nuremberg, Germany · biennial

    Southern German trade fair for sanitary, heating and air-conditioning (SHK); installers, wholesalers and manufacturers.

    April 2028

In Greece

  • The Architect Show (tAS Athens)

    Trade fair · architecture and building products · Athens, Greece

    Annual two-day show where brands of interior decoration and construction materials meet architects, designers and engineers in Greece.

    December 2026

In Hungary

  • CONSTRUMA

    Trade fair · Budapest, Hungary

    Hungary's international construction fair: building materials, windows, roofing and building services; contractors, merchants and homebuilders.

    April 2027

  • HUNGAROTHERM

    Trade fair · HVAC · Budapest, Hungary · biennial

    Hungary's largest building-engineering exhibition: heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and sanitary technology manufacturers; held alongside CONSTRUMA.

    April 2027

In Italy

  • Klimahouse

    Trade fair · energy-efficient building · Bolzano, Italy

    Italian fair for energy-efficient and sustainable building and renovation; architects, builders, installers and material suppliers.

    January 2027

In Latvia

  • Māja

    Trade fair · Riga, Latvia

    Latvia's construction fair: building materials, tools, construction equipment, heating, sanitary and electrical installation products; builders, contractors, merchants and homeowners.

    April 2027

In Netherlands

  • BouwBeurs

    Trade fair · Utrecht, Netherlands · biennial

    Dutch construction fair: building materials, tools and construction technology; contractors, builders' merchants, architects and developers.

    February 2027

  • Green Heating & Cooling

    Trade fair · sustainable heating, cooling and ventilation · Vijfhuizen, Netherlands

    Specialised Dutch exhibition for heat pumps, sustainable heating, cooling and ventilation; installers, wholesalers and manufacturers.

    March 2027

  • Green HVAC Congress

    Congress · sustainable HVAC · The Hague, Netherlands

    Dutch congress for HVAC market leaders, installers, experts and policy-makers on sustainable heating and cooling.

    May 2027

  • VSK+E

    Trade fair · HVAC and electrical installation · Utrecht, Netherlands · biennial

    Dutch installation fair for heating, cooling, ventilation, sanitary and electrical technology; installers, wholesalers and advisers.

    February 2028

In Poland

  • BUDMA

    Trade fair · Poznań, Poland

    Poland's main construction fair: building materials, windows, doors and construction technology; distributors, contractors, architects and builders' merchants.

    January 2027

  • Warsaw HVAC Expo

    Trade fair · HVAC · Warsaw, Poland

    International HVAC fair in Warsaw: heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and plumbing suppliers meet installers and distributors.

    February 2027

In Portugal

  • Tektónica

    Trade fair · Lisbon, Portugal

    Portugal's international construction fair: materials, equipment and building systems; contractors, distributors, architects and engineers.

    April 2027

In Romania

  • Construct Ambient Expo

    Trade fair · Bucharest, Romania

    Romanian construction fair: building materials, finishes, site equipment and machinery; manufacturers and distributors meet builders, contractors, architects and developers.

    April 2027

  • Romtherm

    Trade fair · HVAC · Bucharest, Romania

    Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and plumbing equipment; manufacturers and distributors meet installers, engineers, designers and contractors. Runs alongside Construct Ambient Expo.

    April 2027

In Slovenia

  • Sejem Dom

    Trade fair · Ljubljana, Slovenia

    The region's largest specialised fair for building, renovation, energy and home improvement; building-product suppliers present to contractors and homeowners.

    March 2027

In Spain

  • REBUILD

    Trade fair · construction technology and industrialised building · Madrid, Spain

    Spanish congress and exhibition on construction innovation, industrialised building and materials; developers, contractors, architects and suppliers.

    March 2027

  • Construmat

    Trade fair · Barcelona, Spain · biennial

    Barcelona construction fair for materials, building systems and construction technology; distributors, contractors, architects and developers.

    May 2027

In Sweden

  • Nordbygg

    Trade fair · Stockholm, Sweden · biennial

    Nordic construction and property fair: building materials, installation and HVAC; contractors, installers, merchants and property owners.

    April 2028

In Switzerland

  • Swissbau

    Trade fair · Basel, Switzerland · biennial

    Switzerland's leading construction and real-estate fair: materials, building services and digital planning; builders, planners, installers and owners.

    January 2028

In United Kingdom

  • Futurebuild

    Trade fair · sustainable construction · London, United Kingdom

    UK sustainable built-environment event: low-carbon materials, building services and retrofit; architects, contractors, specifiers and public clients.

    May 2027

  • FIT Show

    Trade fair · windows, doors and glazing · Birmingham, United Kingdom · biennial

    UK fenestration show for windows, doors, glass and hardware; fabricators, installers, distributors and housebuilders.

    May 2027

  • InstallerSHOW

    Trade fair · heating, plumbing and energy installation · Birmingham, United Kingdom

    UK show for heating, plumbing, ventilation, renewables and bathroom installation; installers, merchants, contractors and manufacturers.

    June 2027

Months as published by the organisers at our last check; organisers can change them — confirm on the official website before you book. Exhibitor lists stay with the organisers; we link to them in the app.

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