Since the Great Exhibition of 1851
World’s fairs and the places that host exhibitions
Every world’s fair by year and host city, and two thousand exhibition venues by country, city and type.
The world’s fairs, decade by decade
Host city and year of every fair with a recorded date.
1860s
- 18621862 International ExhibitionLondon
- 1865New Zealand ExhibitionOtago Region
1870s
- 18731873 Vienna World's FairVienna
- 1875Chilean International ExhibitionSantiago
- 1876Centennial ExpositionPhiladelphia
- 18781878 Paris World's FairParis
- 1879Sydney International ExhibitionSydney
1880s
- 1880Melbourne International ExhibitionMelbourne
- 1883Internationale Koloniale en Uitvoerhandel TentoonstellingAmsterdam
- 1884Exposition internationale de la Société de Géographie de ToulouseToulouse
- 1884World Cotton CentennialLouisiana
- 1885New Zealand Industrial ExhibitionWellington Region
- 1885New Zealand Industrial Exhibition (1885)
- 1885World Exhibition of Antwerp
- 1888Exposición Universal de BarcelonaSant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera
- 1888Melbourne Centennial ExhibitionMelbourne
- 1889Exposition Universelle of 1889Paris
1890s
- 1893World's Columbian ExpositionChicago
- 1894California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894San Francisco
- 1894Esposizione Nazionale di Milano (1894)Milan
- 1894Esposizioni Riunite of Milan of 1894Milan
- 1894II Esposizione Triennale di Belle Arti di Milano (1894)Sforza Castle
- 1895Amsterdam World Exposition 1895Museumplein
- 1896Great Industrial Exposition of BerlinBerlin
- 1897Brussels International Exposition (1897)Brussels
- 1898Vienna Jubilee Expo 1898Vienna
1900s
- 1900Exposition Universelle of 1900Paris
- 1901Glasgow International ExhibitionGlasgow City
- 1901Pan-American ExpositionBuffalo
- 1902Cork International Exhibition
- 1904Louisiana Purchase ExpositionSt. Louis
- 1906Expo 1906 Milan international exhibitionMilan
- 1907Exposition maritime de 1907Bordeaux
- 1907Irish International ExhibitionDublin
- 1909Alaska-Yukon-Pacific ExpositionUniversity of Washington
1910s
- 1910Brussels International Exposition 1910Brussels
- 1911Medal of German Department and Exhibition Turin 1911
- 1911Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art and IndustryKelvingrove Park
- 1911Turin InternationalTurin
- 1913Ghent International ExpositionGhent
- 1914Exposition internationale urbaine de Lyon
- 1915Panama–Pacific International ExpositionSan Francisco
1920s
- 1922Independence Centenary International ExpositionAvenida Rio Branco
- 1926Sesquicentennial ExpositionPhiladelphia
- 1928Expo 1928 Milan international exhibitionMilan
1930s
- 1930Antwerp World Exhibition of 1930
- 1930Exposition of 1930Liège
- 1933Century of ProgressChicago
- 1935Brussels International Exposition
- 19391939 New York World's FairFlushing Meadows–Corona Park
1940s
- 1940Japan's 2600th Anniversary International ExpositionTokyo City
- 1942Esposizione Universale di RomaRome
- 1947International Exhibition on Urbanism and HousingGrand Palais
- 1949Exposition internationale du bicentenaire de Port-au-PrincePort-au-Prince
1950s
- 1953Conquest of the DesertJerusalem
- 1955The International Expo of SportTurin
- 1958Expo 58Heysel - Heizel
1960s
- 1961Expo 61Turin
- 1962Century 21 ExpositionSeattle
- 1963Internationale Gartenbauausstellung 1963Planten un Blomen
- 19641964 New York World's FairNew York City
- 1965IVA 65Bavariapark (Munich)
- 1967Expo 67Montreal
- 1968Hemisfair '68Texas
1970s
- 1970Expo '70Suita
- 1971Expo 71Budapest
- 1973International Gartenbauausstellung 73Hamburg
- 1974Expo '74Spokane
- 1974Wiener Internationale Gartenschau 74Oberlaa
1980s
- 1981Expo 81Plovdiv
- 19841984 Louisiana World ExpositionNew Orleans
- 1985Expo '85Sakura
- 1985Expo 85Plovdiv
- 1986Expo 86British Columbia
- 1988World Expo 88Queensland
1990s
- 1990Expo '90Tsurumiryokuchi Expo '90 Commemorative Park
- 1991Expo 91Plovdiv
- 1992Chicago 1992 World's FairChicago
- 1992Genoa Expo '92Genoa
- 1992Seville Expo '92Seville
- 19931993 World Horticultural ExpositionStuttgart
- 1993Taejon Expo '93Daejeon
- 1998Expo '98Lisbon
2010s
- 2010Expo 2010 Shanghai ChinaShanghai
- 2012Expo 2012Yeosu
- 2015Expo 2015Milan
- 2016Expo 2016Aksu
- 2016Triennial 2016Milan
- 2017Expo 2017Astana
2020s
- 2022Expo 2020Dubai
- 2023Expo 2023Buenos Aires
- 2023International Horticultural Expo 2023 Doha QatarDoha
- 2027Expo 2027
Host countries
United States 25Italy 15Belgium 11France 10United Kingdom 8Germany 6Australia 5New Zealand 5Spain 5Ireland 4Japan 4Turkey 4Austria 3Bulgaria 3Canada 3Israel 2Netherlands 2Argentina 1Austria–Hungary 1Brazil 1British Raj 1Chile 1Empire of Japan 1French Indochina 1German Reich 1Haiti 1Hungary 1Kazakhstan 1Kingdom of Italy 1People's Republic of China 1Portugal 1Qatar 1Qing dynasty 1Saudi Arabia 1Serbia 1South Korea 1Ukraine 1United Arab Emirates 1
Exhibition venues
Exhibition halls, congress and fair centres and museum buildings, A to Z.
Venues by country
United Kingdom 331Switzerland 249United States 244Germany 160Italy 150Czech Republic 143Spain 101Poland 65Russia 63Canada 61Netherlands 56Sweden 47France 43Austria 36Philippines 32Finland 24Belgium 22Japan 21Brazil 15Turkey 14Mexico 12Romania 11People's Republic of China 9Greece 8Uruguay 8Ireland 7Portugal 7Ukraine 7Hungary 6India 6
Venue cities
Texas 95Stockholm Municipality 40Amsterdam 19Bologna 19Madrid 15Helsinki 11Zaragoza 11Bezirk Mitte 9County Down 9Sturbridge 9Śródmieście 9Manhattan 8Montreal 8Rotterdam 8Kraków 7Lucerne 7Torgau 7Altstadt-Nord 6Bern 6Lausanne 6Mexico City 6Toronto 6Washington, D.C. 6Bath and North East Somerset 5Berlin 5Biel/Bienne 5Brno-město 5Brussels 5City of Westminster 5Faenza 5