Fakuma 2026 will be an anniversary event, and it’s already arousing great interest a year and a half in advance: two thirds of all available booth floor space has already been reserved for the 30th international trade fair for plastics processing, which will take place from the 12th through the 16th of October, 2026. The exhibitors and the trade fair promoters are already promising a world-class, multifaceted supplementary programme for this industry highlight in Friedrichshafen.
The 30th Fakuma, from 12 to 16 October 2026 in Friedrichshafen, will once again be a celebration for the plastics processing industry. “Even now, roughly 18 months before it opens, everyone is talking about Fakuma’s anniversary edition and interest is tremendous,” says Annemarie Schur, Fakuma project manager at trade fair promoters P. E. Schall. “Two thirds of all available exhibition floor space has already been booked. And all the industry’s major players will be back again next year. The good booking levels provide a strong basis for all involved parties to once again organise a world-class, lively trade fair with an outstanding supplementary programme.
The highly specialised community of experts in the plastics processing industry is focused on further technological developments in the key areas of efficiency, digitalisation, cost-effectiveness and sustainability. The path to this goal leads directly to a circular economy. 1639 exhibitors provided fresh impetus for pressing issues, both current and future, at the last Fakuma in October 2024. The large proportion of exhibitors from outside of Germany (47.5%) once again underscored Fakuma’s high levels of internationality and its significant global standing. Many companies reserved their booth locations for the 30th Fakuma in 2026 and the 31st Fakuma in 2027 immediately after the event.
Fakuma celebrates 30th anniversary in 2026!
In the fall of 2024, Fakuma’s trade fair promoters and exhibitor advisory board agreed on a new event schedule running from Monday through Friday. This decision was preceded by an exhibitor survey, in which the majority voted in favour of the change. The 30th Fakuma will thus take place from Monday the 12th through Friday the 16th of October, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Exhibitors, expert visitors and guests will once again transform the Friedrichshafen Exhibition Centre into the focal point of a grand family celebration. “Bookings are going strong because the plastics industry is already looking forward to the traditional gathering in Friedrichshafen,” says the project manager. “We’re picking up where we left off with the inspiring events that accompanied the trade fair in 2024 and will be offering a comprehensive, well-rounded supplementary programme again next year,” promises Annemarie Schur. “Amongst other features, the exhibitor forum, the round-table talks and career day helped establish valuable contacts and generated ground-breaking impetus at many levels. In 2026 as well, an attractive trade fair programme will accompany the exhibition. We’re already looking forward to Fakuma’s anniversary edition in 2026!”
