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The largest education trade shows

The largest education trade shows, ranked by the companies on each show's latest exhibitor list, with the change from the edition before and the attendance each organizer reported. Updated Oct 29, 2026.

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#ShowDateExhibitorsvs prior editionSponsorsAttendance
1Bett UKLondon · source, 2026Jan 2027773
2didactaCologne · source, 2026Feb 2028727
3Bett UK: Leading EdTech EventLondon · source, 2025Jan 2027662+198 vs 2024
4NAFSALos Angeles · source, 2026Jun 2027270-25 vs 2025
5ISTELivesource, 2027Jun 2027244
6Child Edu & Care JapanTokyo · source, 2026Nov 2026230
7FMEA Professional Learning Conferencesource, 2025Jan 2026220+11 vs 2024
8Learning & Teaching Exposource, 2025Jun 2027216-103 vs 2024
9NACAC National ConferenceMinneapolis · sourceOct 2026199-2 vs 2025
10Spring CUEPalm Springs · source, 2026Mar 2027182
11Nyschoolfacilitiessource, 2026Oct 2026177
12ACTFL Convention & World Languages ExpoSan Antonio · source, 2026Nov 2026146-17 vs 2025
13Student Organizations ShowcaseCharlotte · source, 2026Jan 2026139
14IDEAconsource, 2026Jan 2027104-39 vs 2025
15Kariérní Dny FS A FEL ČVUT V Prazesource, 2026Mar 202685
16Spring Education Career Fair: Meet The DistrictsLincoln · source, 2025Feb 202580
17NEHES Fall Conferencesource, 2025Oct 202668+6 vs 2024
18Michigan Science Teachers Associationsource, 2027Mar 202758-3 vs 2026
19MedTech World Europe | Malta2026source, 2026Nov 202655-18 vs 2025
20SXSW EDUsource, 2026Apr 202751-28 vs 2025
How this is ranked

Shows are ranked by the number of companies on the latest exhibitor list, taken from the organizer's directory (linked as source). Shows with fewer than 25 exhibitors are left out. "vs prior edition" is the change from the previous edition's list, where available. Where that list is no longer online, it compares the exhibitor counts the organizer published for its last two editions, marked "organizer figures" and linked to the report. Attendance is the organizer's published figure for the year shown. Sponsors are counted separately from exhibitors. Select a column heading to sort.