Light + Building 2026

Light + Building runs for a total of six days once every two years. Editions fall on even years and are generally held in March in Frankfurt, Germany. The international fair is both organised by and hosted at Messe Frankfurt. Only trade visitors are admitted to the exhibition grounds and working hours are from 09:00 am until 18:00 pm. The only exception is the last day, which wraps up an hour earlier at 17:00 pm.

Getting to Messe Frankfurt is exceptionally easy. Drivers can relax knowing there are adequate numbers of parking spaces. Choosing to go by public transport? There are several choices. Grab metro line 4 for a quick trip. Other options include tram lines 16 & 17 and the suburban train lines S3, S4 & S6.

Light + Building happens with the support of ZVEI, Central Association of the German Electrical & Electronic Engineering Industry, and ZVEH, Central Association of German Electricians. This, in turn, has ensured a more than satisfactory turnout every single edition. Last edition saw more than 2700 international exhibitors, who targeted over 220,000 trade visitors from 160 countries.

In terms of markets, you are able to successfully court countries Russia, India, Finland, China, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, Korea and Austria.

Breaking down visitors by professional background shows a high concentration of investors, architects, engineers, retail suppliers, planners, operators and wholesalers. Another statistic that will entice you to become an exhibitor at Light + Building is that 41% of visitors have identified themselves as first-time visitors – that’s a lot of fresh opportunities to break into new markets.

What You Can Expect as an Exhibitor

• Light + Building is first and foremost a significant procurement platform, where supply and demand can meet freely. As an exhibitor, you gain opportunities to approach prospect buyers, identify new market opportunities and generate sales leads at a high level;
• Light + Building is a pioneer in terms of introducing lighting as an integrated features of building services system and this is where concepts like ‘smart metering’ and ‘smart grids’ are introduced to relevant buyers and popularized;
• Each edition of Light + Building centres on a certain number of core themes that will take the foreground – in 2020 these will include progressive energy management, connected security, smart urban and advanced e-charging infrastructure.

Reports from Previous Editions

Light + Building 2018

The 2018 Light + Building exhibition was held at Messe Frankfurt. The event took place between March 18 and March 23, 2018. 220,000 trade attendees and 2,714 exhibitors participated in the edition. It was among the most successful iterations of the event.

Light + Building 2022

Light + Building 2022 was held in Messe Frankfurt from October 2nd to October 6th, 2022. As a result of the removal of the corresponding domestic limitations, the venue did not include Covid-19 safety precautions. The exhibition attracted 1,531 exhibitors from 46 nations and 92,838 attendees from 147 countries (55% of whom were from overseas).

Light + Building 2024

The 2024 edition of Light + Building took place as a live trade fair between 03.03.2024 and 08.03.2024. The event, hosted in Messe Frankfurt, was attended by approximately 2,170 exhibitors from 54 countries, with 76% of them from a foreign country. Their wares were examined by over 151,000 visitors from 146 nations, with 51% of them from abroad. 95% of the visiting group were satisfied with the edition and 93% met their attendance goals during the event.