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abf mit B.I.G. - Bauen, Immobilien, Garten

The big leisure fair

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Date

11.02.-15.02.2026
Cycle: annually
Year founded: 1978
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Fairgrounds

Messegelände
Hanover
Germany

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Organisers

Deutsche Messe AG

Messegelände
30521 Hanover
Germany
Fon: +49 511 89-0
Fax: +49 511 89-32626
info@messe.dehttp://www.messe.de

Project team

klaudia.kohl@fh.messe.deholger.kunze@fh.messe.dehttp://www.abf-hannover.dehttp://www.big-messe.de
Fon: +49 511 89-30418Fon: +49 511 89-30442
Fax: +49 511 89-30401

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Sector focus

Tourism (industry 82)
Construction Technology, Materials and Equipment, Interior Fittings (industry 09)
Vehicles (Cars, Commercial Vehicles, Motorcycles, Caravans, Parts and Accessories) (industry 28)
Gardening and landscaping (plants, equipment, technology) (industry 36)

Main offerings

Motor Vehicles
Caravans
Tourism
Leisure
Camping Accessories
Water Sports Articles
Sporting Goods
Luxury Foodstuff
Car Accessories
Bicycles
fitness
Cars
Travel
Travel Organizer
sport
Sports Equipment
Tourist Information Office
Bathroom Fittings
Building and Construction
Energy Engineering
Garage Doors
Garden Articles
Horticulture
Garden Furniture
Wood Construction
Real Estate
Kitchens
Furniture
Plants
Living
Fences

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Access

Trade visitors and general public

Direct sale

Yes

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Sponsors

ADAC Niedersachsen/ Sachsen-Anhalt e.V.

Statistics

Key figures
1/2024
Exhibitors
529
Domestic
464
Abroad
65
Other represented firms
0
Visitors (number of admissions)
84.029
Domestic
83.525
Abroad
504
Space (gross)
89.000
Space (net)
43.891
Special show space
9.308
Exhibitor stand space
34.583
Hall space
34.401
Domestic
32.577
Abroad
1.824
Open air
182
Domestic
182
Abroad
0
Origin of exhibitors 2024 from 19 countries
Austria15
Belgium2
China, People's Republic1
Czechia1
Denmark5
Finland1
France2
Germany464
Hungary3
Italy6
Latvia1
Luxembourg1
Netherlands14
Norway2
Poland4
Slovenia1
Switzerland2
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland3
Uzbekistan1
FKM private visitor structure
1/2024
Visitors (number of admissions)
84029
Bremen
0
Hamburg
0
Lower Saxony
92
Schleswig-Holstein
0
North Rhine-Westphalia
4
Hesse
1
Rhineland-Palatinate
0
Saarland
0
Baden-Württemberg
0
Bavaria
0
Berlin
0
Brandenburg
0
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
0
Saxony-Anhalt
1
Saxony
0
Thuringia
0
Size of household (%)
1 person
12
2 persons
57
3 persons
14
4 persons
12
5 persons and more
5
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
7
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
1
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
2
Department head, group head, team leader
6
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
43
Lecturer, teacher
2
Trainee
1
Other position
3
Student
3
Housewife/man
2
Old-age pensioner
25
Other not gainfully employed
5
Buying and ordering capacity (%)
Yes
47
No
17
Perhaps
36
No Statement
0
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
59
more than 50 km up to 100 km
30
more than 100 km up to 300 km
10
over 300 km
1
Age (%)
up to 20 years
3
over 20 up to 30 years
10
over 30 up to 40 years
11
over 40 up to 50 years
15
over 50 up to 60 years
29
over 60 up to 70 years
25
over 70 years
7
Sex (%)
Male
46
Female
54
No Statement
0
0
Follow-up business (%)
Yes
26
No
16
Perhaps
58
No Statement
0
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
28
Earlier events
58
First visit
26
Survey conducted by: Gelszus Messe- Marktforschung GmbH
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