didacta - the education trade fair 2028

didacta is the leading trade fair and continuing-education event for the entire education sector. Covering everything from early childhood development and school education to vocational training and lifelong learning, it is the central platform that unites the full range of modern education and learning offers.

The 2028 Cologne edition runs February 15-19, 2028 (Tue-Sat) at Koelnmesse, Messeplatz 1, 50679 Köln, Germany. didacta 2026 in Cologne was a great success, and the fair returns to the Rhine city for its next edition, following didacta 2027 in Hannover (February 23-27, 2027).

What's on display

The fair combines the education market into three segments under one roof: schools and vocational education, early childhood education (Kita/early learning), and digital learning, e-learning and educational media, spanning teaching materials, classroom technology, learning software, educational publishing and school furnishings.

Highlights

• The reference event of the education and training market in Germany and Europe
• Exchange with an expert audience from politics, business, science and society
• Around 2,000 supporting events, forums and talks during the show
• didacta 2026 registered about 729 exhibitors from 59 countries (about 75,000+ visitors)

Organizer & patron

didacta is supported by the education-aid trade association (Ideal carrier: didacta Verband der Bildungswirtschaft e.V.); patron: Arbeitskreis Schule und Bildung; and cooperates with ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandradio. It is held at Koelnmesse Cologne.