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ESSEN MOTOR SHOW 2026
(28 November 2026
- 6 December 2026
)
Venue:
Messe Essen
Organizer:
Messe Essen GmbH
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Update
The 58th edition of the Essen Motor Show will take place as a live exhibition between 28.11.2026 and 06.12.2026. Germany's leading motor show will take place at Messe Essen, with the preview day being 27.11.2026.
Introduction
ESSEN MOTOR SHOW creates a valuable moment for the automotive industry where the most essential brands are going to unveil their most stunning automobiles and motorsports to an adoring public. The international trade show is a staple event in Germany that traditionally runs at the end of the year. Organizers prepare for 550 exhibitors and 380,000 visitors. These numbers communicate one thing – there’s going to be a race for hotels in Essen, and you stand to get exceptional deals early on with help from Travel 2 Fairs ltd.
Travel 2 Fairs ltd turns business travel planning from a time-consuming chore to a swift process – all you have to do is give our team a call. We provide bookings for international trade shows to all major cities in Europe, America, Asia, and the Middle East. Whether you’re travelling in a large group or with a few colleagues, we guide you to hotels that are the lightest on the budget and have the best location. ESSEN MOTOR SHOW is known for its impressive line-up, featuring compact cars, convertibles, DTM racing cars, Formula 1 racing cars, jeeps, motorcycles, sedans, sports cars, station wagons, SUVs, tires, tuning and vintage cars.
Past Iterations
ESSEN MOTOR SHOW 2021
The edition took place between November 26th and December 5th 2021 as a live exhibition. Around 100,000 visitors and 400 exhibitors attended the live exhibition at Messe Essen. The event featured strict COVID-19 prevention measures, including a 3G access control policy. Attendees needed to present vaccination or recovery certificates and negative test results.
ESSEN MOTOR SHOW 2022
ESSEN MOTOR SHOW 2022 was hosted in a face-to-face format between the dates 03.12.2022 and 11.12.2022. The hosting location, Messe Cologne, did not implement Covid-19 safety measures due to the removal of the country's pandemic-related limitations, including the travel restrictions and 3G entry policy. More than 200,000 attendees and approximately 500 exhibiting companies from 13 nations took part in the event.
ESSEN MOTOR SHOW 2023
The 2023 iteration continued the success of the 2022 format. Like the previous Essen Motor Show, the current edition featured around 500 exhibiting firms and more than 200 000 visitants. 96% of the exhibitors were pleased with the attending number of visitors. 95% were also able to reach most or all their target groups. 93% were pleased with their attendance and 94% will attend the upcoming iteration.
ESSEN MOTOR SHOW 2024
The 2024 iteration of the event occurred as a live trade expo between 29.11.2024 and 08.12.2024. It featured the same number of participants as the 2023 format (around 500 exhibiting firms and over 200 000 visitants).
ESSEN MOTOR SHOW 2025
The 2025 iteration of the event was a live trade expo held in Messe Cologne between 29.11.2025 and 07.12.2025. The event featured around 450 exhibiting firms from 22 nations and over 200 000 visitants.
Our visitors for the event
Chris Morrison
Ishaan Malik
Hi Megan,
Milan went really well and the hotels were comfortable.
The hospitality that we received was also quite nice. So thank you for your efforts and the coordination.
CPhI Worldwide - 2024
Gian Marco Penuliar
Hello George,
Everything went well at Odalys City Ferney Geneve (4) and we would like to stay there again for Vitafoods 2024.
Gian Marco Penuliar
Ms Carmen Sanchez
Hello Christine,
The hotel location was perfect, very close to Gare du Nord in a good area. However the hotel was very old and need some refurbishments. In the photos, it looked much nicer than it was in real life.
If you remember, the rooms were without bed and breakfast, but finally the double rooms for 1 night had breakfast included and the other 2 not. When I asked the reception about it, he was not very kind in his answer and told me I made different reservations. I said that it was all done together by an agency.
We hope the feedback may be useful.
Best regards!
Yolanda García
Thank you very much for your support, your service was very good. It is always very nice to work with someone so encouraging
Christian Röther
Happy to work with Tess but the hotel was not that good. It was old and loud and the furniture was outdated. The hotel had 5 floors and 4 of them were renovated but we got rooms in the old part. Overall its central and within nice location.
Christian Röther
Ms. Katharina Fersch
Hi Megan, thank you for your great support. Everything was fine in the hotel we booked.
Aurore Garçon
Dear Tom,
Everything went well, we are all very happy with the hotel and the service provided.
Many thanks again Have a good day,
Aurore Garçon Marketing Project Manager
Arne Erik Bjørnholt
Hello Michael,
The hotel was very good, so I can recommend them as your partner next year also.
Med vennlig hilsen
Michal Witalec
Hi George,
Everything went well at Crowne Plaza Geneva (4)
Regards,
Michal Witalec
Nicole Schmitz-Seib
Dear George
Thank you for your email and sorry for the late reply but I was on leave.
Grupotel Gran Via 678 was very fine. All things went well. Thank you again for your cooperation and help.
Best regards
Nicole
CPhI Worldwide 2023
Robin d'Hondt
Hi Ben,
We were satisfied with your service. The option of including a breakfast instead of paying at the hotel would have been better. We will be going to InterTabac next year and maybe Spannabis in Barcelona. But we have to decide still. If we do we’ll duff get in contact with you guys otherwise we don’t.
Have a good day!
Inter Tabac 2023
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