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Why go
- The Festhalle’s self-supporting steel-and-glass dome was designed by Friedrich von Thiersch.
- The annual Ambiente consumer goods fair is part of a programme that includes Frankfurter Buchmesse, IMEX and ACHEMA.
- Messe Frankfurt’s congress venues host concerts, shows and conferences.
- Hall 5 links the exhibition centre to the Congress Center; it was completed in 2023.
Tickets and box office
- Tickets are sold online through the Messe Frankfurt website.
Facilities
- Congress Center Connected to the Maritim Hotel.
- Kap Europa A second congress venue in the neighbouring Europaviertel.
History
During their 14th-century heyday, Frankfurt’s fairs attracted as many as 40,000 people, earning the city the name “marketplace of Germany”. Interstoff in 1959 and ISH in 1960 marked the shift towards specialised fairs. Automechanika developed within weeks after the IAA was cancelled in 1971.
- 1150The first written record of a Frankfurt trade fair dates to 1150.
- 1240On 11 July, Frederick II approved Frankfurt’s first official Autumn Trade Fair.
- 1330Louis IV granted the Spring Fair its privilege; Frankfurt then held fairs twice a year.
- 1907Frankfurt and 16 local citizens founded the company that became Messe Frankfurt.
- 1909The Festhalle, designed by Friedrich von Thiersch, became the grounds’ first exhibition hall.
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- 1938Following Reichspogromnacht, more than 3,000 Jewish citizens were held in the Festhalle before deportation to concentration camps. Plaques in the forecourt and on the Rotunde commemorate the victims.
- 1945By 1945, 95 percent of the exhibition grounds had been destroyed.
- 1948The trade fair returned in temporary structures, tents and open-air areas, with 1,771 exhibitors across 32 industries.
- 2020The fairground complex expansion was completed.
How to get there
- 20 minOn footWalk from Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof to the grounds.
- TrainFrankfurt am Main Messe station serves the grounds on S3–S6. The station and Messe Torhaus sit almost at the grounds’ centre, which the railway divides in two.
- TrainTake U4 to Festhalle/Messe.
- TramTrams 16 and 17 stop at Festhalle/Messe.
- CarThe grounds have direct access to Bundesautobahn 648; parking is at Rebstockgelände.
Sources: Messe Frankfurt - Wikipedia · Messe Frankfurt - Company Portal · 800 Years of Trade Fairs in Frankfurt · Ticketing Services for Exibitors · Messe Frankfurt - Wikipedia · checked 28 Sep 2026
- Phone
- +496975753402
Questions and answers
What is Messe Frankfurt’s address?
Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany.
Did Frankfurt’s motor show move?
The IAA was held in Frankfurt until 2019 and moved to Munich in 2021.
Does Musikmesse still take place in Frankfurt?
Musikmesse ran in Frankfurt from 1980 to 2019. Its 2020 edition was cancelled, and the fair was subsequently discontinued.
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