100 years of Green Week

The Grüne Woche will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2026 – a century full of tradition, innovation and culinary diversity. The history of the Grüne Woche began in February 1926, when the first exhibition opened its doors. It started as a local event with 50,000 visitors on 7,000 square meters. A lot has happened since then. A fast journey began from the mechanization of agriculture through the war and post-war period to economic recovery. After the reunification of Germany, the fair was able to welcome exhibitors and visitors from all over Germany for the first time in decades. Now it has become a global event, attracting hundreds of thousands of guests and thousands of exhibitors from all over the world every year, accompanied by an agricultural ministerial summit. Since the 2000s, digitalization and globalization, as well as sustainability ideas, have played an increasingly important role in our thematic worlds. The 2026 exhibition also promises new features and solutions to current issues. Its main areas are agriculture, food industry and horticulture, flower and animal hall, presentation of specialties of the German regions, the theme of garden, house and yard, products and methods of the “Green up your life” zero area, various street food options and a gastronomic world tour, within the framework of which you can taste typical dishes from many countries of the world.  In addition to the attractions, the exhibition also hosts current social issues such as climate protection, the circular economy, resource conservation and sustainable land use.

At the Grüne Woche, professional visitors and industry leaders can establish business relationships with domestic and international stakeholders at accompanying events such as the Global Food and Agriculture Forum (GFFA), the Biofuel Congress and the Future Forum for Rural Development, as well as at evening events after the fair closes and receptions that offer the opportunity to network in an informal, relaxed atmosphere. The GFFA is a leading international conference that discusses key issues for the future of global agriculture and the food industry, and is a meeting place for more than 70 agricultural ministers.

The Grüne Woche will thus remain one of the world’s most traditional trade fairs and one of Germany’s best-known events in 2026.

More information about the Grüne Woche can be found here:

https://www.gruenewoche.de/de