LIGNA will abandon its usual event period and from 2027 onwards it will be held in odd numbered years but away from the public holiday in Hanover, Germany. Source: Timberbiz
LIGNA 2027 will be held in Hanover from Monday, 10 May to Friday 14 May, and LIGNA 2029 from Monday 14 May 14 to Friday 18 May. The date of LIGNA 2025 over Ascension Day from Monday 26 May 26 to Friday 30 May remains unchanged.
“The decisive factor for LIGNA’s rescheduling from 2027 is the change in visitor behaviour on Ascension Day and the following Friday as a bridge day,” Stephanie Wagner, Head of LIGNA, Deutsche Messe AG said,
“A look at LIGNA’s history shows that the trade fair was originally deliberately scheduled for Ascension Day week. The visitor focus on the public holiday was particularly on the skilled trades sector.
“The leisure behaviour of visitors has changed significantly in recent years. Thursday as a national public holiday and the following Friday as a bridge day are very popular as an extended vacation weekend, particularly by German visitors from the skilled trades sector, but also from the industry,” she said.
“Our visitor analyses clearly confirm this. As the world’s leading trade fair for the woodworking and wood processing industry, we want to present our exhibiting companies with a high quality and quantity of national and international visitors on all five days of the fair – from all visitor target groups. From our perspective, this will only be possible if LIGNA leaves the Ascension week in future.”
