With this extraordinary range of events and spatial flexibility, the Essen location sets the standard for event concepts.

Facts and Figures

MESSE ESSEN was founded in 1913 and has long history of success.

Today, over 100 years later, its remarkable development is demonstrated in numbers:

200 employees
Around 55 different trade fairs - including 10 leading international trade fairs - with 12 satellite events abroad
Approx. 1.5 million visitors annually from over 160 countries
Around 15,000 exhibitors from 90 countries, with a foreign share of nearly 40% at the Essen trade fair venue
An exhibition area of 110,000 m² and 20,000 m² open air space

MESSE ESSEN offers:

3 conference centres with 28 conference rooms for up to 1,000 people, in which around 800 events with 80,000 participants take place annually
The Grugahalle with a capacity of up to 10,000 people and about 70 events annually such as concerts and shows, conferences, gala evenings, sporting events and general meetings and more than 200,000 visitors a year

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