Top 10 Exhibition Centers Worldwide

Exhibitions serve as an influential platform for industry experts, professionals and companies to come together, share information and build long lasting business relationships. In established economies, exhibitions are a vital part of product marketing, along with direct selling, advertising, direct mail and the internet.  Exhibitions provide an unparalleled and ideal opportunity to showcase products and services to a highly targeted audience.  Choosing the exhibition center is of the utmost importance in order to maximize the business benefits. Here is a list of best exhibition centers worldwide.

1.   Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India

Pragati Maidan, situated at Mathura Road, is a vast exhibition center of Delhi. With an exhibit area of 150 acres, it serves as an important attraction of Delhi. It is a huge complex housing well-paved roads, lawns, gardens and eating outlets. Having 16 halls in total, Pragati Maidan is known to host about 70 national as well as international conventions and exhibitions throughout the year. One of the most sought out events organized here is The Indian International Trade Fair (IITF), which also happens to be the largest event with an approximate footfall of about 10,000 exhibitors and around 30,00,000 visitors every year.

It covers an area of about 72,000 square meters comprising various halls and open grounds. Pragati Maidan houses 16 halls spread across the area of 61,290 square meters with an open area of 10,000 square meters. This place has four key entrances, a conference room, air conditioned auditorium, a press lounge and business information center. A number of restaurants, post office and banks are also a part of this huge complex.

2.   Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre

The Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre (DICEC), also known as Dubai World Trade Center is the most modern, purpose – built exhibition center of Middle Centre. DWTC is a multifaceted convention venue that offers an adaptable and accommodating space of 60,000 square meters. Having been designed and equipped with the latest technological equipment and state-of-the-art facilities, the DICEC is perfectly capable enough to host any kind of exhibition. The exhibition center is conveniently located and is tailor made to fit the requirements of the visitors as well as exhibitors. Dubai convention & exhibition center has over 1 million square feet of venue space and consists of its 8 DICEC halls, 4 Sheikh Saeed Halls, Sheikh Rashid Hall, Sheikh Maktoum Hall, Za’abeel Hall, Al Zaheyah Ballroom, Al Multaqua Ballroom, 3 Majlis, press room and Bubble Lounge.

3.   Messe Frankfurt Exhibition Center, Germany

The Messe Frankfurt Exhibition Center is situated in the heart of downtown Frankfurt. It is a bustling event site that hosts over 100 showcase events each year. Covering 578,000 square meters, The Messe Frankfurt complex is home to two Congress Centers, ten exhibition halls, and a convention space, making it one of the largest exhibition destinations in the world. Since the Messe Frankfurt Exhibition Center and Trade Fair Grounds opened, the popular event destination has played host to an array of celebrated world events, including the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Frankfurt Book Fair, the ACHEMA engineering congress, and the exclusive international Automotive Engineering Show exhibition.

4.   Changi Exhibition Centre, Singapore

The Changi Exhibition Centre (CEC) is a multi-dimensional facility built on a sprawling 30 hectare site at Changi Coast Road. It’s a large exhibition center capable of meeting all the requirements of national as well as international conventions, large scale public and trade exhibitions as well as specialized events.

The 40,000 square meters exhibition hall boasts an impressive outdoor display area of 100,000 square meters & is fully air conditioned. The center is set against the backdrop of a beautiful seafront. Changi Exhibition Centre offers enormous versatility to organize events requiring both outdoor exhibits & activities. With its unique location along the coast, this site is ideal for events relating to the automotive, aviation, sporting, marine as well as lifestyle industries.

5.   The New Zealand International Convention Center

The New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC), located in the heart of Auckland City, makes it one of the best exhibition centers in the world. Designed collaboratively alongside event industry experts, the NZICC is a vertically stacked, flexible and modern building, creating a hub of innovation and positive exchange integrated into the fabric of a vibrant city. Uniquely positioned to make each exhibition a memorable experience, the NZICC will offer an integrated atrium and public laneway encouraging networking and enhancing the delegate experience within a city full of excitement and sophistication, with hotel rooms, dining precincts, shopping and entertainment all within 10 minutes of walking distance. Configurable spaces presenting opportunities for a wide range of events with intimate meeting spaces on all levels, pre-function capacity for 2,700 people, convention capacity for 3,150 and one-off events for 4,000. The NZICC is capable of hosting conferences of around 3, 000 people and one – off events of around 4, 000 people with 24 meeting rooms.

6.   New York Expo Centre, US

The New York Expo Centre boasts an amazing 10-acre venue space located directly on the East River Waterfront. The New York Expo Centre is a perfect place to host any large scale event, festival or concert featuring 90,000 sq. feet interior space with a 45,000 sq. feet main event space. New York Expo Center offers unique branding and promoting opportunities as well as an easily recognizable landmark for your guests. This unique venue is perfect for festivals with its dual indoor/outdoor staging options, huge waterfront lawn as well as an interior space that’s longer than a football field. New York Expo Centre is also fully bordered and contains two entrances/exits with security booths.

7.   Brisbane Exhibition & Convention Centre, Australia

The Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) is a purpose – built convention center and event venue in the heart of South Bank. Brisbane exhibition & convention center has a pillar-less floor space of 30,000 square meter, making it the largest such space in the southern hemisphere, allowing it to host thousands of large exhibitions, some which are held each year. The world-class and award-winning facility plays host to thousands of concerts, conventions, exhibitions and tradeshows, weddings and private functions every year. The center is also home to Olio Café & Bar and Merivales Café Bar & Restaurant. Having the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre by your side gives you 25 years of unmatched experience in hosting successful conferences.

8.   Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre, Moscow

Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre is one of the Moscow’s venues to host some conferences & exhibitions. It is situated in East Administrative District directly in Sokolniki Park for Leisure and Recreation. Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre is one of the oldest exhibition sites & the first exhibition center to start exhibition industry in Russia. Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre is located not so far from the center of Moscow, near the highways and Sokolniki metro station. This provides convenient access for visitors. Our complex consists of 10 pavilions that meet the highest international standards, with a total area of 27,300 square meters. Besides that, there are 17,000 square meters of additional open area for the installation of mobile halls and organizing outdoor events. Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Centre offers rental of exhibition space for conferences, exhibitions, corporate events and so on. Well-designed modern infrastructure, high service quality and convenient location in the heart of Sokolniki Park distinguishes our exhibition centre, which is one of the most popular Moscow venues for events.

9.   Coex Convention & Exhibition Centre, Seoul, Korea

Coex Convention & Exhibition Centre in Seoul is Korea’s venue of choice. Established in 1979, Coex provides more than 30 years of experience and know-how in the local MICE industry. Coex Convention & Exhibition Centre is located in the heart of Seoul’s business district, Gangnam & hosts a yearly average of 200 exhibitions and over 2,000 separate meetings and events. Coex consists of 4 main exhibition halls and 54 dividable meeting rooms. Asia’s largest shopping mall, the city’s only airport terminal, three 5-star hotels, two top theaters, three multinational office skyscrapers are included in on-site accommodations. All your needs – be they shopping, business, entertainment or culture – are met right under one roof of Coex infrastructure.

10.   Indonesia Convention Exhibition

ICE is one of the biggest convention and exhibition center of Indonesia. Indonesia convention & exhibition center is located at Bumi Serpong Damai, Tangerang District of the greater Jakarta region, Indonesia. ICE is designed as the biggest and most spacious convention and exhibition center in Indonesia, spanned over a total area of 220.000 square meters. ICE offers 50,000 square meters outdoor exhibition space, 10 exhibition halls of 50,000 square meters, a 4,000 square meters convention hall,  12.000 square meters convenient pre-function lobby, and 33 Meeting rooms for small or large meetings. Indonesia Convention Exhibition is well known as the largest concert hall & biggest wedding hall in Indonesia. The parking capacity of ICE is up to 5,000 cars. The exhibition halls are equipped with world class services to accommodate all kinds of weddings, birthdays, graduations, sporting events, exhibitions, concerts, consumer shows, trade shows, seminars, conferences, corporate events, etc. The venue offers flexible spaces and full array of services, adjustable to every event organizers’ requirements.