Hobbymesse Leipzig

Exhibition for model building, games, toys, technical kits, creative arts and sports

Venue

MessegeländeLeipzigGermany

Dates

03/10/-05/10/2025Interval: annuallyfounded in: 1996

Organiser

Leipziger Messe GmbH Messe-Allee 104356 LeipzigGermanyFon: +49 341 678-0Fax: +49 341 678-8762info@leipziger-messe.dehttp://www.leipziger-messe.de

Project teamFon: +49 341 678-8254info@hobbymesse.dehttps://www.hobbymesse.de/

The current key figures are FKM-certified.

Statistics

figures	10/2021₂₎	9/2022₁₎	9/2023
FKM certification
Space (m²)
space (gross)	54.800	54.700	59.800
space (net)	21.797	25.224	29.804
Special show space	7.696	7.273	8.747
Exhibitor stand space	14.101	17.951	21.057
hall space	14.101	17.951	21.057
domestic	13.707	17.235	20.247
foreign	394	716	810
open air	0	0	0
Exhibitor figures
Exhibitors	295	360	398
domestic	272	320	356
foreign	23	40	42
other represented firms	1	1	1
domestic	0	1	1
foreign	1	0	0
Visitor figures
Visitors (number of admissions)	43.500	51.965	53.211
domestic		50.509	50.923*
foreign		1.456	2.288*
* = determined by a representative survey

₂₎₃₎To evaluate the key figures: Exhibition was held during the Corona Pandemic, which started in January 2020.

Exhibitors profile

Origin of exhibitors 2023 from 13 countries
Austria: 6; Belgium: 1; Czechia: 7; France: 2; Germany: 356; Hungary: 4; Italy: 3; Luxembourg: 1; Netherlands: 9; Poland: 6; Portugal: 1; Switzerland: 1; Ukraine: 1

FKM Private visitors profile 2022

Visitors total (number of entries)51.965Proportion of private visitors96 %

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Origin according to federal states

Total Germany (%)97

of which

Nielsen 13

Bremen0
Hamburg0
Lower Saxony2
Schleswig-Holstein0

Nielsen 21

North Rhine-Westphalia1

Nielsen 3a2

Hesse1
Rhineland-Palatinate0
Saarland0

Nielsen 3b1

Baden-Württemberg1

Nielsen 43

Bavaria3

Nielsen 5+629

Berlin3
Brandenburg6
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania1
Saxony-Anhalt20

Nielsen 762

Saxony52
Thuringia10

Origin by continents

Foreign origin total (%)3

of which

EU71
Other european countries25
Middle East4

Professional position

Professional position (%)

Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer4
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.2
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office3
Department head, group head, team leader8
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker42
Lecturer, teacher2
Trainee5
Other position6
Student10
Housewife/man1
Old-age pensioner13
Other not gainfully employed3

Size of household

Size of household (%)

1 person17
2 persons39
3 persons20
4 persons17
5 persons and more6

Buying and ordering capacity

Buying and ordering capacity (%)

yes78
no4
maybe18

Origin by km

distance to home (%)

up to 50 km35
more than 50 km up to 100 km26
more than 100 km up to 300 km32
over 300 km7

Age

Age (%)

up to 20 years12
over 20 up to 30 years16
over 30 up to 40 years20
over 40 up to 50 years17
over 50 up to 60 years18
over 60 up to 70 years14
over 70 years4

Sex

Sex (%)

male65
female34
nonbinary0

Follow-up business

Follow-up business (%)

yes39
no11
maybe50

Frequency of trade fair visits

Frequency of trade fair visits (%)

Previous event33
Earlier events71
First visit23

Survey conducted by: Gelszus Messe- Marktforschung GmbH

Industry sectorCrafting, DIY, Collecting (industry 31)

Main product groupPattern Making, Model Railways, Needlework Materials, Amateur Handicraft Articles, Games, Stamps, Coins, Dolls, Toys, Robotics

AccessGeneral public

Exhibitor data baseon-line available / access via home page of the trade fair

Direct sale (retail sale to visitors permitted?)Yes