spoga+gafa, the leading global trade fair for garden lifestyle and BBQs, is taking place in Cologne from 22 to 24 June 2026. With very strong bookings for the theme world "Living", it is sending a strong signal for the upcoming event.
The high demand underlines the segment's relevance for the international trade and confirms the trade fair's course of development. Including among others a clearer range of offerings, which allows improved orientation, increases the efficiency of the trade fair visit and promotes more targeted networking.
The Living theme world bundles the outdoor decoration, furniture and shading solution offerings at spoga+gafa and thus covers the key product categories of the garden industry. The strong participation of both national and international companies demonstrates the dynamism of the market and illustrates the growing significance of stylishly designed outdoor living spaces. Against this backdrop, spoga+gafa serves as an important international platform for trends, orientation and business initiation. It offers the trade audience a concise overview of the current developments in the Outdoor Living market and opens up new business potential.
"With its focus on decorative design and new lifestyle perspectives, spoga+gafa showcases how outdoor spaces are defined as a combination between design, comfort and nature today. The high demand confirms that our offerings are meeting the current market demands and further reinforces our role as a driving force in the industry," said Claudia Maurer, Director of spoga+gafa.
International brand diversity
Numerous national and international companies are shaping the landscape of the theme world Living this year. In the Decoration section, among others Capi Europe, Edelman, Esschert Design, IDeL, Nuova Deroma, Prosperplast, Scheurich and Teraplast are represented.
The exhibitors in the Outdoor Furniture and Shading section include Brafab, doppler, 4 Seasons Outdoor, Hartman, Kettler Home & Garden, Platinum, Sieger, SUNSIT, Tierra Outdoor and Zebra.
A full overview of all participating exhibitors can be found online in the exhibitor search of spoga+gafa 2026: www.spogagafa.com/spoga-gafa-exhibitors/list-of-exhibitors/.
There is also high demand in the remaining segments of the trade fair: The theme world "Creation&Care" has also reported a high number of applications. Further product offers in the theme worlds BBQs and Outdoor Adventure round off the overall offer of the garden industry. spoga+gafa is thus once again underlining its importance as an international industry meeting point and confirming the significance of its role for Cologne as a trade fair location.
Outlook: New impulses due to the changed date for 2027
spoga+gafa will take place in September as of 2027. With the new date, the trade fair is aligning more closely with the actual business cycles of the bricks-and-mortar trade, creating optimal planning and order conditions, especially for garden centres, DIY store and the specialised trade. Exhibitors from the theme worlds Living and BBQs, in particular, will in future benefit from a more precise timing for product presentation and business transactions.
As part of the new date and ongoing developments of the event, individual hall concepts are also being reimagined. In this context, the planned launch of the special exhibition area “Object.Europe” for premium outdoor living brands – curated by H.O.M.E. publisher Angelika Müller – is being considered for 2027. “As a multiplier, we aim to support spoga+gafa in creating a new platform for high-quality European design and in setting fresh impulses for the industry,” says Angelika Müller.
Further information: www.spogagafa.com/trade-fair/spoga-gafa/portfolio-worldwide/
