Trade Shows in South Africa
A list of major trade shows and exhibitions in South Africa. Updated information for upcoming events.
Events Currently Taking Place / Upcoming Events
AfricaPCR 2026
- Dates: 30 – 31 January 2026
- Sector: Medicine, Cardiology
INDABA 2026
- Dates: 9 – 12 February 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Tourism
Argus Africa Fertilizer 2026
- Dates: 10 – 11 February 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Agriculture, Industry
Africa Print Expo February 2026
- Dates: 11 February 2026
- Venue: Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Printing, Digital Technologies, Graphics
Working World Exhibition 2026
- Dates: 17 – 19 February 2026
- Sector: Education, Careers
Meetings Africa 2026
- Dates: 23 – 25 February 2026
- Venue: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Business Tourism, MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions), Marketing
Hedge News Africa Symposium 2026
- Dates: 26 February 2026
- Venue: The Vineyard, Cape Town
- Sector: Financial Services
Africa Energy Indaba 2026
- Dates: 3 – 5 March 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Energy
Solar Power Africa 2026
- Dates: 3 – 5 March 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Energy, Solar Power
Sarcda March 2026
- Dates: 4 – 6 March 2026
- Sector: Decor, Interior Design
Hostex 2026
- Dates: 8 – 10 March 2026
- Venue: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Food Service, Hospitality
Food & Hospitality Africa 2026
- Dates: 8 – 10 March 2026
- Venue: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Food, Hospitality
Sign Africa Expo March 2026
- Dates: 11 – 12 March 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Signage, Graphic Design
Solar & Storage Live Africa 2026
- Dates: 18 – 20 March 2026
- Venue: Johannesburg Expo Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Solar Energy, Energy Storage, Renewables
GP Expo 2026
- Dates: 25 – 26 March 2026
- Sector: Healthcare, Medicine
LPG Expo April 2026
- Dates: 9 – 10 April 2026
- Venue: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Energy, LPG, Renewable Energy
ILTM Africa 2026
- Dates: 10 – 12 April 2026
- Sector: Luxury Travel, Tourism
World Travel Market Africa 2026
- Dates: 13 – 15 April 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Travel, Tourism
HuntEx 2026
- Dates: 24 – 27 April 2026
- Venue: Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Defence, Security, Outdoor, Hunting
Africa’s Travel Indaba 2026
- Dates: 11 – 14 May 2026
- Venue: Durban Exhibition Centre, Durban
- Sector: Tourism, Travel
NAMPO 2026
- Dates: 12 – 15 May 2026
- Sector: Agriculture, Farming
Enlit Africa 2026
- Dates: 19 – 21 May 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Energy, Power
Securex South Africa 2026
- Dates: 2 – 4 June 2026
- Venue: Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Security, Safety
A-OSH Expo South Africa 2026
- Dates: 2 – 4 June 2026
- Venue: Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Occupational Safety, Health, Fire
International Communication Association Conference 2026
- Dates: 4 – 8 June 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Communications, Media
WoodEX for Africa 2026
- Dates: 9 – 11 June 2026
- Venue: Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Woodworking, Forestry, Furniture Manufacturing
Hotel & Hospitality Expo Africa 2026
- Dates: 10 – 12 June 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Hospitality, Hotels, Restaurant Equipment
Big 5 South Africa 2026
- Dates: 10 – 12 June 2026
- Venue: Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Construction, Building Materials
Africa’s Big Seven 2026
- Dates: 10 – 12 June 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Food, Beverage, Retail
Coatings for Africa (within Construction Week) 2026
- Dates: 24 – 26 June 2026
- Venue: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Paints, Coatings, Construction Materials
Decorex Africa 2026
- Dates: 25 – 28 June 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Interior Design, Decor, Furniture
AfricaRail 2026
- Dates: 7 – 8 July 2026
- Venue: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Rail Transport, Logistics
ATF 2026
- Dates: 14 – 16 July 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Leather, Hides, Skins
Source Africa 2026
- Dates: 14 – 16 July 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Textiles, Apparel, Fashion
Decorex Johannesburg 2026
- Dates: 30 July – 2 August 2026
- Venue: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Interior Design, Home Decor, Garden
Sigma Africa 2026
- Dates: 4 – 6 August 2026
- Venue: Sun Exhibits, GrandWest Arena, Cape Town
- Sector: Gaming, Leisure, Entertainment
SASOG 2026
- Dates: 5 – 8 August 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Healthcare (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
SADA Congress 2026
- Dates: 21 – 23 August 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Dental Care, Dentistry
Festival of Motoring Kyalami Grand Prix 2026
- Dates: 28 – 30 August 2026
- Sector: Automotive, Motorsport
SAOA Congress 2026
- Dates: 31 August – 3 September 2026
- Sector: Healthcare (Orthopaedics)
The Business Show 2026
- Dates: 2 – 3 September 2026
- Venue: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Business, Entrepreneurship
Electra Mining Africa 2026
- Dates: 7 – 11 September 2026
- Venue: Johannesburg Expo Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Mining, Industrial Engineering
Cards & Payments Africa 2026
- Dates: 8 – 9 September 2026
- Venue: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Fintech, Payments, Financial Services
Seamless Africa 2026
- Dates: 8 – 9 September 2026
- Venue: Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Fintech, Digital Commerce, Payments
FESPA Africa September 2026
- Dates: 9 – 11 September 2026
- Venue: Johannesburg
- Sector: Printing, Signage, Textile Printing
INDABA – Smart Procurement World Exhibition 2026
- Dates: 14 – 17 September 2026
- Venue: Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Procurement, Supply Chain, Business Services
Africa Aerospace and Defence 2026
- Dates: 16 – 20 September 2026
- Sector: Aerospace, Defence, Aviation
Comic Con Africa September 2026
- Dates: 24 – 27 September 2026
- Venue: Johannesburg Expo Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Entertainment, Comics, Pop Culture
African Energy Week 2026
- Dates: 12 – 16 October 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Energy, Oil & Gas, Renewables
WHX Cape Town 2026
- Dates: 13 – 15 October 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Healthcare, Medicine
IMPC 2026
- Dates: 18 – 22 October 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Metallurgy, Mineral Processing
SACSC Annual Congress 2026
- Dates: 19 – 21 October 2026
- Venue: Durban ICC, Durban
- Sector: Retail, Shopping Centre Management
Propak Cape 2026
- Dates: 27 – 29 October 2026
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Food Processing, Packaging
Digital Finance Africa 2026
- Dates: 28 October 2026
- Sector: Fintech, Digital Finance
ADHD 2027
- Dates: 3 – 6 May 2027
- Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town
- Sector: Healthcare, Medicine (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
Africa Automation Technology Fair 2027
- Dates: 11 – 13 May 2027
- Venue: Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Industrial Automation, Engineering
Gapp Print Expo 2028
- Dates: 7 – 10 March 2028
- Venue: Johannesburg Expo Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Printing, Packaging, Industrial Machinery
Propak Africa 2028
- Dates: 7 – 10 March 2028
- Venue: Johannesburg Expo Centre, Johannesburg
- Sector: Packaging, Food Processing, Plastics
Recent / Past Events (for reference)
- African Agri Investment Indaba 2025
- G20 Summit 2025
- AfricaCom 2025
- World Vape Show South Africa 2025
- Vapecon SA 2025
- Scalex Johannesburg 2025
- Automechanika Johannesburg 2025
- DASIL World Congress 2025
- FIGO 2025
- CCSSA Congress 2025
- LAB Africa 2025
- IFAT Africa 2025
- Africa Energy Forum 2025
- AVI Africa 2025
- Cannabis Expo Cape Town 2025
- fmas – Finance Magnates Africa Summit 2025
- Tourism Indaba 2025
- Mining Indaba Professional Conference 2025
- International Congress on Yeasts 2024
- INTERBUILD AFRICA 2024
- SAITEX 2024
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