Announcement: GaLaBau Nuremberg 2024

The 25th edition of the GaLaBau trade fair will take place in Nuremberg from September 11 to 14, 2024. This biennial trade fair for urban greenery and open spaces is regarded as the meeting place for the gardening and landscaping industry. This time, the focus at GaLaBau Nuremberg 2024 will be on innovation.

GaLaBau Nuremberg 2024 invites you to get to know products, exhibitors and projects from all over the world with a varied supporting program. In September 2024, it will be the only trade fair of its kind in Nuremberg to cover the entire range of products and services in the industry. Experienced experts from the field will give presentations and provide first-hand insights.

To mark its 25th anniversary, GaLaBau will offer a particularly varied program this year. From expert forums to Landscape Talks, the GaLaBau CAMP to award ceremonies and 1,400 stands, there is a lot to discover. Under the patronage of the German Federal Association of Horticulture, Landscaping and Sports Facilities (BGL), visitors will learn all about innovations and trends in the areas of urban greenery and open spaces.

GaLaBau Nuremberg 2024 is a leading international trade fair for urban green and open spaces with a focus on planning, construction and maintenance. Around 1,400 national and international exhibitors are expected at this important event in September 2024. They will provide a comprehensive overview of innovations and trends in the green sector. The complete range of products and services for planning, building and maintaining gardens, parks and green spaces will be covered.

A comprehensive range of products and services for professionals from the leisure park, campsite, kindergarten and golf course sectors will complement the program. The range of products also includes construction machinery, construction equipment, maintenance machinery, maintenance equipment, transportation, plants and plant parts, building materials, materials and components. A colorful supporting program further contributes to making the horticultural trade fair an important European meeting place for professionals such as gardening, landscaping and open space construction companies as well as landscape architects and planners.

This year, GaLaBau Nuremberg 2024 will continue popular formats such as the “Practical Design of Digitalization” forum and the Green-Blue Path. Highlights such as the exhibition area, the “Future of green living spaces” area and the Landscape Gardeners’ Cup will also be retained. In the outdoor area, there will be action areas for earthworks and grounds maintenance as well as for e-mobility.

For the first time, GaLaBau Nuremberg 2024 will bundle various special areas and offerings on the topic of innovation in the Innovation Hub. Hall 3C will host the “Practical digitalization” forum, among other things. Visitors can find out about current trends and practical solutions for digitalization in landscaping companies. Interviews and discussions with experts will provide inspiration and practical knowledge.

The Young Innovators will operate a joint stand in the same hall, presenting 26 German start-ups with innovative products and innovations. With funding from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection (BMWK), the young companies can make their first contacts with potential customers here. In the International Startup Area, 14 international startups will also present themselves to the specialist public.

As in previous years, the BGL will also be awarding the GaLaBau Innovation Medal for important technical innovations this year. Interested parties can find details in the Innovation Hub access area.

Although the focus at GaLaBau Nuremberg 2024 is on exchanging ideas, companies also have the opportunity to test their skills on site. For example, the popular Landscape Gardeners’ Cup in the Exhibition Park will be a competition for the German Landscape Gardening Champion title: Teams of two young gardeners compete live to produce the best performance on 4.5 x 4.5 meter gardens. They work in front of an audience for two days. On Friday, September 13, the top team will be announced at 5 pm.

At the GaLaBau Camp in Hall 3C, trainees and young professionals will have the opportunity to network, further their education and plan their careers. With a focus on networking, the short workshops here are all about exchange, encounters and discussions.

Similarly, the GaLaBau Expert Forum at the BGL trade fair stand is designed as a place for exchange and joint learning. A wide range of keynote speeches from the areas of private gardens, public green spaces, regulations and standards as well as business management will provide concise and compact information.

As usual, the outdoor area will be particularly popular at GaLaBau Nuremberg 2024. Above all, landscaping companies and representatives of local authorities and specialist agencies will be interested in the demonstrations. Among other things, there will be action areas for earthworks and area maintenance, which will show the latest machines and equipment live.

The popular e-mobility area offers exhibitors the opportunity to demonstrate their new construction and maintenance machines and municipal vehicles with electric drives in moderated demonstrations. Visitors can find out just how great the potential of e-mobility in gardening and landscaping really is.

Other highlights such as the GaLaBau Landscape Talks in Hall 2 on urban greenery, the playground theme area in Hall 1 and the Green-Blue Path show how a shared, climate-friendly future is possible.

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