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Tokyo Game Show 2026 runs 17-21 September at Makuhari Messe, Chiba - the show's first-ever five-day edition, marking its 30th anniversary. Your complete guide to business day and public tickets, what's new, who's exhibiting, the indie showcase, and how to get to Makuhari Messe.
IFA Berlin 2026 runs 4-8 September at Messe Berlin. Your complete guide to trade and private days, ticket prices, IFA Global Markets, the B2B programme, exhibitors and travel.
Cannes Lions 2026 entries fell 25.46% to 20,050 from 92 countries, down from 26,900 in 2025, after new Awards Integrity Standards introduced proof of impact, dual CEO and CMO sign-off, and bans of up to three years. Mother London took the Film Grand Prix for two Super Bowl spots that satirise ad-supported chatbots, AB InBev won the inaugural Creative Brand Lion, and Kenya and Greece won their first-ever Grand Prix. Cannes Lions 2027 runs 21-25 June 2027.
MWC Shanghai 2026 closed with 37,300 attendees from 143 countries, international attendance up 33% year over year, and 400-plus exhibitors, sponsors and partners. GSMA Director General Vivek Badrinath used the keynote to move the industry's mission from connecting people to enabling intelligent machines, HONOR's record-setting humanoid Flash opened the show, and the edition hosted the global MWC debut of a dedicated 6G Zone ahead of WRC-27. MWC Shanghai 2027 runs June 23-25, 2027.
September is the busiest month on the 2026 calendar, with 360+ published events and major floors colliding across Europe, North America and Asia. Here are 40+ September 2026 trade shows by date, city and industry - plus why so many of the month's biggest shows are biennial, and how to choose when everything overlaps.
NeoCon returned to The Mart in Chicago from June 7-10, 2026 for its 57th edition, reporting show traffic of 55,000, up 9% from 2025, and welcoming design professionals from 88 countries. Beyond the numbers, the show delivered three clear signals: rich, emotional color returned to commercial interiors, human-centered design became the baseline rather than the exception, and Illuminate at NeoCon established lighting as a central part of the specification conversation.
