H+h Cologne 2025 will occur as a face-to-face event in Messe Cologne between the 7th and 9th of March 2025.
Founded in 1979, the h+h Cologne is a premiere trade exhibition for hobby supplies and creative handicrafts. It is where the handicraft sector gathers to show its creativity. This includes showcasing new handcrafting methods, the latest trends, and others. The event takes place annually in Messe Cologne and is among Cologne’s leading events.
H & h Cologne is an international fair that receives over 12 000 attendees. For example, one iteration featured over 400 exhibiting firms and around 16 000 visitors. Over 75 countries attend the fair, including Italy, India, Peru, South Africa, the USA, and Australia. Attendees represent numerous industries at the fair. Among them are textiles, fabrics, and textile/clothing machinery.
H+h Cologne can help handicraft professionals network. Furthermore, they can learn about the latest trends and developments in the sector. Additionally, the fair provides ample opportunities for generating valuable leads and gaining recognition.
H h Cologne has an extensive event programme that can help attendees achieve such goals. Among them is the comprehensive exhibition where exhibitors showcase their products. This includes home textiles, yarns, and tapestry. It additionally features sewing, knitting, crocheting tools, haberdashery and other products. The exhibition features four theme worlds. These are Go Global, Go Business, Go Green and Go Trendy.
Go Trendy is the location for finding the latest DIY and sewing trends. It is also where professionals can order products from the exhibiting manufacturers. The zone showcases textile design innovations, new materials, needlework techniques, and fashion trends. The showcased trends and products include blazers, dresses, bags, and other textile articles. Fashion trends that receive mention include trending cuts, colours, and fabrics.
Go Business is another theme world that forms the core of the exhibition. It is the location where attendants can expand their specialist knowledge. The theme world features both a detailed sub-exhibition and a sub-event agenda. This includes courses, talks, and networking sessions. The workshop courses provide valuable information on various topics, such as social media marketing. This allows attendees to learn new techniques. The coachings and panel discussions within Go Business frequently include leading industry experts as hosts.
The Go Global Zone showcases sustainable products made by international manufacturers. This includes organic products, natural textiles, recycled yarns, and GOTS-certified wool. It is also where such professionals discuss topics such as ecological production. The event allows such professionals to expand towards new markets. The zone also includes an upcycling area where attendants can learn valuable ideas.
H&h Cologne also includes sub-events such as “My lovely living room.” This is an event where leading experts discuss business strategies. The support program also includes many catwalk shows and specialised displays.
Attendants of H and h Cologne can meet notable companies and brands, such as:
H+h Cologne is an international fair that is a must-attend for professionals in industries such as home textiles, handicrafts, tapestry, sewing, retail, hobbies, wholesale, leisure, mail order, and education.
Procure suitable accommodation for h + h Cologne 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 handles the rest. Secure accommodations next to Messe Cologne and obtain invaluable access to public transportation. We can inform you of the top-quality paths to the venue. Besides affordable 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.
The 2022 edition of the event was in a hybrid format. The in-person aspect of the event was available alongside the digital h+h cologne@home. The programme for h+h cologne@home featured panel discussions and workshops. The platform also featured information-exchanging chats and Q&As. The in-person aspect of the event was available between the 18th and 20th of March 2022 in Messe Cologne. The digital medium that accompanied the live trade fair was initiated between these dates and remained until 30.06.2022. During this time, the 150 exhibiting firms from 30 nations that attended the event could continue presenting their latest wares. The edition furthermore received 4,500 visitors from 49 countries.
The 2023 iteration event was held between the 31st of March and the 2nd of April 2023 in Messe Cologne. The iteration presented the wares of 280 exhibiting firms from 41 nations. It received over 12 000 visitants.
H+H Cologne 2024 was a live trade exposition hosted in Messe Cologne between the 22nd and 24th of March 2024. It presented the wares of 300 exhibiting firms from 40 nations to around 12 000 visitants from 78 countries. 76% of the exhibiting and 45% of the visiting group were from abroad.
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Dear Megan,
Thank you, it went very well. Hotel was nice and I liked the location very much. Would have been nice with a chair and maybe a small desk in the room, but no biggie.
I will probably buy via our cruise network next time, I usually do, so not relevant.
Med venlig hilsen/best regards
Torsten Engsig
Dear Ben, Everything was perfect. The hotel was quite good. Thank you for your help. Best regards
Anuga 2023
Hello George,
The rooms are comfortable, quiet and very clean. Excellent breakfast with a wide choiche and alternatives available. Corridors need refurbishing as the carpeting is really worn out, as well as room doors. Hotel restaurant closed on sunday but other restaurants are available at walking distance. Taxis to Prowein quite expensive. If traffic is smooth, it takes approx 20 minutes to get to the Exhibition ground.
ProWein - 2024
Hello Tracy, thank you for your question. The hotel was nice, it was a good recommendation. The rooms were clean, the staff was helpful, the breakfast really good. Thank you for organizing this hotel.
Best regards Doris.
CPhI Worldwide 2023
The service was impeccable to ensure that I am well looked after for the hotel accommodation during Medical. Will definitely use their services again for the next event.
We would like to thank Mrs. Ellie Stone for her perfect assistancy. She was very supportive, always accessible during whole process.
Hi my name is Phillip from the Medit Field Marketing team. We stayed at the Leonardo Hotel during the IDS, and the condition was great! The room service, hospitality, room conditions. We will be participating in the IDS again and would love to stay at this hotel again. Looking forward to meeting you again!
Nice house and nice location to fair ground.
It’s very convenient that the supermarket is just across the street.
The host is also nice to help for transportation to train station.
Only disappointed that the electric kettle is not clean.
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
Hi Christine,
I’ve appreciated your service and in particular your flexibility. We usually don’t know which staff will be attending our exhibitions until very near the time, and your flexibility with this is important to us and much appreciated.
The rate for the hotel was reasonable. It was near the upper end of our budget, but good value I think, considering the following feedback from staff:
“Hotel was fine, rooms were good and had no problems. Only potential issue was the limited parking, but this didn’t affect me last week.”
“Would definitely stay there again. Staff were really pleasant and helpful, food was good and the location was pretty good too.”
“I would stop there again no problem good rooms good food and good location for city centre.”
Many thanks again for your help.
Kind regards,
Rachel
Good morning Michelle,
I want to let you know that I am very impressed with the quality of service you provided. Your professionalism and dedication to resolving the issue were exceptional, and I would be delighted to work with you again in the future.
Best regards,
Mirek VRBICKÝ, Recutech
Hi Michael, Megan,
Thanks – the stay at Hotel 9 Paquis was very nice.
Megan – thanks for our cooperation these last years with hotel bookings, it’s been very nice dealing with you! 😊
