The trendsetter of the baby and toddler outfitting industry
Kind + Jugend is the leading international trade fair for the baby and toddler outfitting sector. From infants’ and children’s hardware, children’s furniture and toys to maternity wear and fashion for mother & child – this trade show has been a major event showcasing all kinds of children’s products for more than 50 years now.
Kind + Jugend first entered the scene in 1960 as a marketplace for supply to meet demand. That soon changed tremendously with the introduction of more and more support items like the Kind + Jugend Innovation Award, Trend Forum, Design Parc and the Start Up Area. It’s this additional programming that has elevated the trade fair from just a simple procurement platform to a trendsetter and thought leader.
Kind + Jugend 2025
Kind + Jugend 2025 will be innovating its way into the future of baby and toddler products from 09.09.2025 to 11.09.2025. The live edition will be hosted at Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany.
Accommodation
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We help you avoid all the stress associated with planning a work trip and leave all the details to us. Within one work day, we’re able to send you a list with the best deals in your price range with good links to public transport. Once you’ve booked your stay, you can turn to Trade Fair Trips ltd for other services. We can place reservations on meeting facilities and perform trade booth installations as well.
On foot:
Not advisable when travelling from Cologne Bonn Airport
30 mins when travelling from Cologne Hauptbahnhof (Central Station)
By car:
20 mins when travelling from Cologne Bonn Airport
10 mins when travelling from Cologne Hauptbahnhof (Central Station)
By public transport:
30 mins when travelling from Cologne Bonn Airport
10 mins when travelling from Cologne Hauptbahnhof (Central Station)
Hotels near Kind + Jugend
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ACHAT Hotel Monheim am Rhein | 20.9 | Monheim | from € 326.00 EUR | Book Now | |
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Precise House Dusseldorf Airport | Ratingen | from € 346.00 EUR | Book Now | ||
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Hotel Madison | 37.6 | Düsseldorf | from € 469.00 EUR | Book Now | |
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Trip Inn Hotel Esplanade | 46.14 | Düsseldorf | from € 296.00 EUR | Book Now | |
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PLAZA Premium Koln | 3.4 | Köln | from € 296.00 EUR | Book Now | |
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Boutiquehotel Maison Marsil | 3.4 | Köln | from € 470.00 EUR | Book Now | |
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NH Dusseldorf City | 45.21 | Düsseldorf | from € 356.00 EUR | Book Now | |
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Premier Inn Dusseldorf City Friedrichstadt | Düsseldorf | from € 452.00 EUR | Book Now | ||
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Trip Inn Hotel Conti | 4.1 | Köln | from € 490.00 EUR | Book Now | |
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Mercure Koeln Belfortstrasse | 2.9 | Köln | from € 256.00 EUR | Book Now |
As a major consumer event, Kind + Jugend is an annual event, which is scheduled for September and located in Cologne, Germany. Koelnmesse performs the double duty of an official organiser and host venue, where trade visitors only have access to the largest product range in the world over the course of four days.
Working hours on the first three days are from 09:00 am in the morning up until 18:00 pm in the afternoon. The fourth day closes two hours earlier at 16:00 pm.
If you’re commuting without a rented car or taxi, you have multiple opportunities to use public transport. Koelnmesse is exceptionally well-connected to public transport given its central location. Whether you go by the city rail, shuttle buses, tram or metro, you’ll always arrive on time.
What You Can Expect as an Exhibitor
- Kind + Jugend has weight in the baby and toddler product industry on a global scale and this means you’re able to meet with serious buyers, generate sales leads and expand on any professional networks you might have;
- Because visitors come from 133 countries, you’re in a fantastic position to identify new markets that are suitable for your brand and make a move to break into them;
- You gain access to trade press, which boosts any publicity and attention you might get on a product launch, if you’d done it anywhere else;
- Kind + Jugend doesn’t just respond to trends, but allows you to really understand trends as they form in the early stages and even influence them.
Last year was a huge success for Kind + Jugend. There were over 1200 international exhibitors to an audience of more than 24,000 trade visitors and among all of these 87% have decision making power in their company. That should be more than enough to convince you to book space on the show floor.
Where else will you meet the entire industry? We’re talking children’s specialist retailers, stores, department stores, mail order business, specialized market for children and baby equipment, importers, wholesale, chain purchasing associations, fashion agencies, nursery schools and toy specialist stores.
Given its location, it’s not surprising to discover that the countries with the biggest presence are all from Europe with France and Italy leading the charge. Though there’s high numbers from Central and South America with Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru registering an uptake in visitor numbers.
Kind + Jugend 2021
Kind + Jugend 2022
The 2022 edition of Kind+Jugend was a hybrid event that took place between September 8th and September 10th, 2022. Messe Cologne was the location for the face-to-face aspect of the trade show. Due to the lifting of the country's national coronavirus regulations, it did not include Covid-19 safety safeguards. A digital platform with features such as video conversations complemented the live fair. Around 500 exhibitors from 38 nations attended the event, with 85% representing a foreign country. The event attracted 10,000 attendees from 103 countries, with 75% travelling from a foreign nation. India, Israel, Turkey, China, Canada, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Pakistan, Singapore, and the United States were among the represented countries.
Kind + Jugend 2023
The 2023 edition of Kind+Jugend was hosted as a hybrid trade fair that received around 15,974 participants. This included around 15,000 visitors from 113 countries and 974 exhibitors from 46 nations. 76% of the visiting and 92% of the exhibiting were from abroad. The event took place in Messe Cologne between 07.09.2023 and 09.09.2023.
Kind + Jugend 2024
The 2024 edition of Kind+Jugend was held between 03.09.2024 and 05.09.2024 in Messe Cologne. The event received over 15,900 participants. This included approximately 15,000 visitors from 115 countries (around 77% from abroad). It also featured over 900 exhibitors from 43 nations (90% from a foreign country).
