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UFI: Two Week Countdown to Global Exhibitions Day 2026

5/20/2026

PARIS — With only two weeks remaining until Global Exhibitions Day, the exhibition industry is gearing up for its biggest annual celebration.

On 3 June 2026, industry professionals, associations, and organisations from around the world will come together to demonstrate the power and impact of exhibitions under this year’s theme: “Exhibitions Drive Opportunities.”

Key Campaign Messages
Three core campaign messages highlight the wide-ranging opportunities driven by exhibitions across industries all over the world:

  1. Exhibitions drive opportunities for People by fostering collective effort, expanding skills, and creating meaningful connections that support careers, communities, and global collaboration.
  2. Exhibitions drive opportunities for the Planet by accelerating sustainable solutions, showcasing green innovations, and advancing responsible practices that help industries reduce their environmental footprint.
  3. Exhibitions drive opportunities for Performance by powering business growth, opening new markets, and enabling companies of all sizes to thrive through direct customer engagement and real marketplace connections.
UFI President, Panittha Buri, comments: “On Global Exhibitions Day, we celebrate how exhibitions open doors for People, the Planet and Performance. They create talent pathways, advance sustainable solutions and enable business growth worldwide. These opportunities go beyond facts and numbers. They are human.

Our industry is a global community grounded in trust and human connection. When we collaborate, we create opportunities for future leaders, for responsible growth, and for stronger bridges across cultures and markets.

On June 3rd, let’s honour not only what exhibitions achieve but the opportunities they create for individuals like you and me, for industries across the world, and for generations to come.”

Get Involved
Resources and tools to celebrate GED on Wednesday, 3 June 2026, are available on the official website: globalexhibitionsday.org.

  • Engage government officials to endorse and recognise the exhibition industry.
  • Plan and host your own GED 2026 activity. Share them with us so that we can highlight them on the GED website.
  • Personalise the GED 2026 toolkit with your unique visuals and story.
  • Partner with local media to raise awareness of GED and the exhibition industry.
  • Showcase your GED initiatives on social media using #GED2026.
Facilitated by UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, all businesses and professionals across the industry are invited to celebrate GED by showcasing how exhibitions create opportunities for people, planet, and performance.

To learn more about Global Exhibitions Day, please visit www.globalexhibitionsday.org.


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