Facts, figures, and data: IPM ESSEN 2026

– For trade visitors only –

App                               available in the App Store and on Google Play

Exhibitors                       1476 exhibitors from 41 countries

Exhibition area                Around 100.000 square meters in ten halls

                                               including Galeria and Hall 1A

Sponsor                                Central Horticultural Association of Germany

                                               (ZVG) in co-operation with Messe Essen GmbH and the Horticultural Association of North Rhein Westphalia

Duration                         January 27 to 30, 2026

MEDIA CENTER              www.messe-essen-mediacenter.de

Opening hours                Tuesday to Thursday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

                                               Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Parking                           P1 to P9 €18 each, P10 (Wed + Thu) €10

Social Media                        facebook.com/messe.essen

                                               instagram.com/ipmessen

                                               youtube.com/user/MesseEssen

                                               linkedin.com/showcase/ipm-essen

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Exhibition Areas                  Plants: Bonsai, bulbs, bushes and shrubs, christmas trees, cut flowers, flowering pot plants, green plants, hydroponics, nursery plants, palm trees, sales promotion products, seeds, vegetables, young plants

Technology: Cooling, commercial vehicles and trailers, earths, peats and substrates, fruit and vegetable production technology, gardening and landscaping technology, greenhouse construction, heating systems, irrigation and drainage systems, machinery and equipment, measuring and regulation equipment, nursery technology, plant protection, pots, sales promotion products, transportation and lifting equipment

Floristry: Arts and crafts, candles, congratulation and condolence cards, decorations, dried flowers/silk flowers, florists’ requisites, garden gourmet, grave decoration, hand-made pottery, plant pots of glass, ceramics, porcelain, plastics and enamel, sales promotion products, stamping machinery, wickerwork

Equipment: Aviaries and nesting facilities, flower tubs, garden equipment, garden decorations, garden sculptures, horticultural equipment, living accessories, outdoor plant pots, sales promotion products, services, shop construction and shop fittings, software + IT consultancy, vertical gardens, wind mobiles

Tickets                           Day ticket: 60 euros, online: 30 euros

                                               Student ticket: 24 euros, online 14 euros

                                               Online advance sale: www.ipm-essen.de

Organizer                       Messe Essen GmbH        

Website                         www.ipm-essen.de