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The 140th Canton Fair runs in three separate phases between 15 October and 4 November 2026 at the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou. Your guide to which phase covers your products, how the free buyer badge works, visa-free entry, and how to reach Pazhou.
November is the last full month of the trade show year, and it packs three hard collisions: SEMA, ADIPEC and WTM in week one, electronica, EuroTier and EIMA on the same four days, then MEDICA, Formnext and Fi Europe. Here are 55+ November 2026 trade shows by date, city and industry, plus the events that changed month, city or venue for 2026.
InnoTrans 2026 set an exhibitor record at its 30th anniversary: 3,190 companies on a fully booked Messe Berlin site. World premieres fell from 226 to 180 and the track display did not grow with it. The figures, the deals signed in Berlin, and the dates that matter for InnoTrans Asia 2027 and InnoTrans 2028.
Typhoon No. 25 canceled the fifth day of what was meant to be the longest Tokyo Game Show ever, and the 30th-anniversary edition closed at 257,642 visitors over four days. The more useful story is on the exhibitor side: a record 1,138 companies from a record 53 countries, an overseas majority for the first time, and 158 fewer booths than 2025.
IAA Transportation 2026 closed with 1,589 exhibitors from a record 46 countries and more than 140,000 visitors - fewer companies and a smaller gate than 2024, but a slightly larger and far more international weekday trade audience. Inside the megawatt charging demonstration, China's arrival in force, and the infrastructure gap that turned into a regulatory fight.
IMTS 2026 drew 91,295 registrants from 114 countries and 1,788 exhibiting companies into 1.17 million square feet - 51 more companies in roughly 57,000 fewer square feet than 2024. Inside the AI verdict, the record floor density, and the IMTS 2028 dates.
