LodgEvent lists 21 events in Poland, across 5 cities, including Trends Expo 2026, Sourcing Expo Poland 2026 and Beauty Days Poland 2026. Upcoming dates run from 25 August 2026 to 29 November 2026. Browse dates, venues and nearby hotels for each event below.
Poland Trade Fairs — Where They Are and What to Know Before You Go
Poland is the largest trade fair market in Central and Eastern Europe, and it is one of the least written-about in English. The country has 16 exhibition venues with over 415,000 m² of space between them, and Polish organisers run close to 600 fairs a year — yet a visitor arriving from Western Europe will find far less practical guidance than for Germany or Spain.
These 21 events are spread over 6 venues, and the strongest sectors are Chemicals & Materials, Real Estate, Construction & Urban and Fashion, Beauty & Lifestyle.
The appeal is straightforward: Poland sits at the intersection of Europe's north–south and east–west trade routes, with over 100 million people in the surrounding region. For companies selling into Central and Eastern Europe, a Polish fair reaches buyers that a German one does not.
The main venues
| Venue | City | Size | Position |
|---|
| MTP Poznań Expo | Poznań | ~150,000 m², 16+ halls | City centre, opposite the main station |
| Ptak Warsaw Expo | Nadarzyn, near Warsaw | ~143,000 m² indoor, very large outdoor area | Outside the city |
| Targi Kielce | Kielce | ~36,000 m² in halls, 90,000 m² total | Edge of a mid-sized city |
| EXPO Kraków | Kraków | ~9,000 m² in two halls | Outside the historic centre |
The scale gap between the top two and the rest is significant. Poznań and Warsaw host the large international fairs; Kielce and Kraków run more specialised events where a smaller, focused audience is the point rather than a limitation.
Poznań — the one to know
MTP Poznań Expo is Poland's largest exhibition operator and its oldest, founded in 1921. It runs over a hundred events a year, draws roughly 13,000 exhibitors including 3,000 foreign companies from around 70 countries, and offers around 150,000 m² of exhibition space across sixteen air-conditioned halls plus open grounds.
Its real advantage is location. The fairground sits in the centre of Poznań, directly opposite Poznań Główny, the main railway station. You can step off a train and walk to your hall. Among European fairgrounds of this size, that is rare — Frankfurt is the only comparable case, and even there the walk is longer.
This changes what a trip looks like. You can stay anywhere in central Poznań, walk or take a short tram, and be at the halls in minutes. There is no fairground-versus-city trade-off to weigh.
Poznań is roughly three hours from Berlin by train, which makes it a realistic add-on if you are already attending a German fair.
Warsaw — Ptak Warsaw Expo
Ptak Warsaw Expo is the newer of the two large venues, with around 143,000 m² of indoor space and an outdoor area running to several hundred thousand square metres. It hosts more than 90 events a year and around 1.5 million visitors, including Warsaw Home for interiors, Warsaw Industry Week, Bio Expo for the organic sector and TT Warsaw for tourism.
The catch is that it is not in Warsaw. The venue sits in Nadarzyn, southwest of the city, and getting there means a road transfer rather than a metro ride. Organisers usually run shuttle buses from central Warsaw during major fairs — check whether yours does, because the alternative is a taxi over a meaningful distance.
If your event is here, weigh staying centrally in Warsaw (better evenings, longer commute) against a hotel closer to the venue (functional, isolated). For a one or two-day visit, central Warsaw with the shuttle is usually the better arrangement.
Kielce and Kraków
Targi Kielce is Poland's second busiest organiser with over 70 events a year, drawing around 200,000 visitors and 5,500 exhibitors from 56 countries. It has seven halls plus substantial outdoor space, which suits its strongest sectors — defence, agriculture and heavy machinery, where exhibits need room and demonstrations happen outside. Kielce is a mid-sized city in central Poland with limited international flight connections; most visitors fly to Warsaw or Kraków and drive.
EXPO Kraków is small by comparison, with two halls totalling around 9,000 m². It handles specialised trade fairs and congresses rather than mass events. The compensation is Kraków itself — the most attractive city in Poland to spend an evening in, and well connected internationally.
Money — the thing most visitors get wrong
Poland is in the EU and Schengen but not the eurozone. The currency is the złoty (PLN), and euros are not generally accepted. This catches out visitors who assume an EU country means euros.
Cards work almost everywhere and contactless is universal, so in practice you may never need cash. If you do withdraw, use a bank ATM rather than the standalone machines in tourist areas, and always decline "conversion to your home currency" — that offer costs you several percent.
Costs are noticeably lower than Western Europe. Hotels, meals and taxis all run well below German or Dutch levels, and this is one of Poland's practical attractions as a fair destination — a stand and a week on the ground cost meaningfully less than the equivalent in Germany.
Getting around
Rail is good and cheap. PKP Intercity connects the main cities at reasonable speed — Warsaw to Poznań is around 2.5 hours, Warsaw to Kraków similar. Book online in advance for better fares. For fairs in Poznań, the train is clearly the best option given the station is at the venue.
Airports: Warsaw Chopin has the widest international choice, with Kraków second. Poznań and Katowice have European connections but fewer long-haul options. If you are visiting more than one Polish fair, flying into Warsaw and taking trains onward usually works better than multiple flights.
Ride-hailing (Uber, Bolt, FREE NOW) operates in the major cities and is inexpensive.
Entry requirements — what changed in 2026
Poland is in the Schengen area, so the same rules apply as in Germany and the rest of the bloc.
Since April 2026, the EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) has been fully operational at Schengen external borders. Non-EU travellers now have fingerprints and a facial image recorded on first entry, replacing passport stamping. The rollout has produced significant queues at several airports — allow extra time at passport control, particularly on your first trip since it launched. Subsequent entries are quicker once your biometrics are registered.
ETIAS, the pre-travel authorisation for visa-exempt nationalities, has not launched yet. Its 2026 target was dropped and it is now expected in 2027. You do not need it currently, but verify before travelling — the date has moved repeatedly.
One practical note: if you are arriving from outside Schengen, entering via Warsaw rather than a major hub airport can mean shorter queues, since Chopin handles less transfer traffic than Frankfurt or Amsterdam.
Practical notes
English in the events sector is good, elsewhere it varies. Younger Poles generally speak English well, and organisers at international fairs work in English throughout. Taxi drivers, older shopkeepers and staff outside the main cities may not — a translation app is worth having.
The working week is Monday to Friday, and most shops now close on Sundays under Poland's trading restrictions. Check before planning a Sunday around purchases; the exceptions are limited.
Business culture is formal at first, warm after. Titles and surnames are used until invited otherwise, handshakes are firm, and punctuality is expected. Once a relationship is established, the tone loosens considerably — the initial formality is not distance.
Season: Poland's fair calendar concentrates in spring and autumn. Winter is cold and dark, particularly in the north, and July–August is quiet as the country takes its holidays.
Based on what's currently listed, activity here concentrates in September, October and November.
Next up across Poland: Trends Expo 2026 on 25 August 2026.
