ESC Congress 2026

Update

ESC Congress 2026 will occur between August 28th and 31st, 2026. The venue of choice for the event is the IFEMA — Feria de Madrid in Spain.

Preface

The ESC Congress is the leading annual congress for cardiology medical professionals. It takes place in a different city and venue within Europe every year. Among them are Munich, London, Amsterdam, and Barcelona. Venues that have hosted the ESC Congress include Messe Munich and ExCeL London. They also feature the Amsterdam RAI and Fira de Barcelona. The ESC Congress receives over 200 exhibitors and over 31 000 visitants. Over 150 countries attend the congress. Such include Switzerland, Canada, China, Australia, Brazil, and Egypt. 

About the ESC Congress

The Congress is where medical professionals can expand their specialist knowledge. Additionally, they can network with other professionals. Furthermore, the event permits such specialists to gain recognition. The ESC Congress held with such goals via its comprehensive educational programme. This includes educational sessions where attendees can learn about one or more diseases. 

The programme furthermore includes Industry sessions. Such lectures allow visitors to learn patient treatment methods and prevent health problems. Often, the conference serves as the presentation location for new abstracts. Each lecture session features a leading medical expert as a host. Among the experts who have spoken at the ESC Congress are Omar Abdelfattah and Md Sayed Ali Sheikh. 

THE ESC Congress features ample opportunities for gaining recognition. Among them is receiving one of the various ESC Congress Awards. These include the Young Investigator Awards. Another prize is the Nursing and Allied Professions Investigator Award. Attendees can also compete in the Clinical Cases Award Session. The awards allow abstract presenters to gain recognition for their research. Each victor receives a certificate and monetary prize. 

The Young Investigator Awards lauds the outstanding research of four young investigators. The Award features six categories. These are Basic Science, Clinical Cardiology, Thrombosis, Populations Sciences, Coronary Pathophysiology, and Microcirculation. The Nursing and Allied Professions Investigator Award recognises nursing and allied professions’ contributions. Such includes research conducted by nurses or cardiovascular technologists. The Clinical Case Award lauds four presenters. Each presentation will receive a ranking based on its scores. The jury determines the scores based on four criteria. These are case management, case originality, depth of provided answers, and presentation.

The fair is the location for meeting company representatives from large pharmaceutical companies. Such include: 

• Bayer AG; 
• Novo Nordisk; 
• Abbott; 
• AstraZeneca; 
• Canon Medical Systems Europe; 
• Johnson & Johnson; 
• Merck Sharp & Dohme; 
• Novartis Pharma AG: 
• Pfizer; 
• Philips; 
• Siemens Healthinners; 
• Cytokinetics.

The ESC Congress is among the leading meeting locations for cardiology medical professionals. Additionally, the congress is the meeting location for professionals working in related fields. Such include medicine technology, health, healthcare, and pharmaceutical. 

ESC Congress Accommodation

Procure suitable accommodation for ESC Congress before all the good deals are taken with Travel 2 Fairs Ltd. All that is necessary is to inform us about the rooms you need, how much you wish to spend, and your desired location. Travel 2 Fairs Ltd manages the rest. Reserve lodgings adjacent to the current venue and gain valuable access to public transport. We can advise you on the best routes to take to the site. Aside from affordable hotel accommodation for exhibitions, we also provide transport services. One way to travel to your hotel is to have a rent-a-car wait for you at the airport. Another is to schedule an airport transfer in both directions.

Event information might be outdated because of the coronavirus pandemic. More information is available from the organiser.

Past Iterations

ESC Congress 2025

The 2025 iteration was a live trade expo held between the 29th of August 2025 and the 1st of September 2025 in IFEMA — Feria de Madrid in Spain. The event featured more than 30 000 attendants from 150 nations. 

ESC Congress 2024

The 2024 iteration was a live trade exposition held between August 30th and September 2nd 2024 in ExCeL London. It had 31 800 attendants and 5 400 faculty speakers.

ESC Congress 2023

The 2023 iteration occurred as a hybrid congress between the 25th and 28th of August 2023 at the Amsterdam RAI. Similar to the 2022 format in Barcelona, it did not feature coronavirus precautions. It received 30 000 attendants and 4 500 faculty presenters. 

ESC Congress 2022

The 2022 edition of the ESC Congress occurred between the 26th and 29th of August 2022 as a hybrid event. It was hosted in the IFEMA without implementing coronavirus safeguards. This was due to the country removing its pandemic restrictions. It received over 30 270 attendants from 174 countries. 

ESC Congress 2021

The 2021 iteration occurred as a digital event due to the coronavirus pandemic. It was attended by over 39 000 attendants from 169 countries, who overviewed around 3 700 abstracts presented by specialists from 88 nations.