10+ best trade fairs to attend if you're a translator

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10+ best trade fairs to attend if you're a translator

When it comes to trade fairs, translating company brochures and leaflets or attending translation and localization events isn’t the only thing a translator can do.

Trade fairs are a great place to gain new industry insights and find prospects and customers. For this reason, we asked Chiara Vecchi, an expert in trade fairs, to prepare a list of events you should consider.

Are you ready to add another string to your bow in terms of marketing your professional services?

Here’s a list of 10+ trade fairs you should mark on your calendar!

Table of contents

  1. Cosmoprof
  2. Bauma
  3. Biofach
  4. CERSAIE
  5. LogiMAT
  6. World Travel Market
  7. EIMA
  8. SANA
  9. Web Summit
  10. MEDICA
  11. Bonus track: book festivals

1. Cosmoprof

“Cosmoprof is the leading trade fair for beauty & cosmetics. There are exhibitors and buyers from all over the world and it’s a great occasion to have a look at the latest industry innovations”, says our expert.

You can attend Cosmoprof in Bologna, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Mumbai and, starting from September 2022, in Bangkok. In 2023, the Italian show will celebrate its 55th edition, and it will be held from March 16 to 22.

      2. Bauma

“Held every 3 years in Munich (Germany), Bauma is the go-to trade fair if you specialize in construction, building, mining machinery and equipment”, explains Chiara Vecchi.

PRO TIP: The globalization of products or pieces of equipment also involves the translation of user manuals.

But what's important when it comes to translating user manuals?



Our course "Guide to User Manual Translation" will help you learn the skills you need to successfully translate the most valuable information customers need to use and understand a product or a piece of equipment.

     3. Biofach

Are you specialized in translation for the food industry?

“If you want to niche down to organic food, Biofach is the leading industry fair to attend”, recommends the expert.

Save the date: its next edition will take place from the 14th to the 17th of February in Nuremberg, Germany.

     4. CERSAIE

“If you’re into home decor, tiles, and bathroom furnishings, then CERSAIE is the trade show for you. You might even see on display some of the products you translated”, says Chiara Vecchi.

A total of 91,296 people attended the 5 days of the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings (CERSAIE) in Bologna (Italy) in 2022. The next edition will take place from September 25 to 29 and could be even more successful!

    5. LogiMAT

“LogiMAT is a great event regarding intralogistics solutions and process management: you’ll get great talks and will see how this fast-paced industry is evolving”, explain the expert.

LogiMAT is in fact the biggest annual intralogistics exhibition in Europe: its next edition will take place from the 25 to the 27 of April 2023. Save the date(s)!

PRO TIP: I know what you're thinking: this is great, but how can I actually introduce my services to the exhibitors?

Find all the best tips and tricks to make sure the time and money you invest in attending trade fairs are worth it in Chiara Vecchi’s webinar “Translators in trade fairs: a guide for success”.



    6. World Travel Market

Struggling to find new prospects in the travel & tourism industry after the pandemic?

“World Travel Market is the leading event for the travel industry, and you can meet agencies, tourism boards as well as magazines and travel writers”, says our expert.

Don’t miss its 2023 edition, from the 6th to the 8th of November!

    7. EIMA

“If gardening and agriculture is your thing, EIMA in Bologna (Italy) is your ideal trade fair”, says Chiara Vecchi. “Plus, if you attend on the weekend, you can enjoy a discounted entry ticket!”.

Its 2023 edition will soon be announced, so get ready to buy your discounted tickets!

     8. SANA

Founded more than thirty years ago, SANA is another great trade fair to attend in Bologna.

“If your branch out into all things natural and organic – not just food – this is your go-to event. Great if you have Italian as source language as there are several Italian exhibitors”, recommends Chiara Vecchi.

A new edition is scheduled to take place between September 7 and 10 at the Bologna Exhibition Center.

   9. Web Summit

The Web Summit is undoubtedly one of the most prominent tech conferences in Europe, with more than 70,000 people and companies attending every year. Among its notable speakers are representatives from Apple, Mars, Facebook, Spotify, and Microsoft, as well as tech visionary speakers from around the world.

A date has not yet been announced for the 2023 edition, but we can't wait to learn more!

If you're into websites and e-commerce localization or other kinds of translation for the tech industry, you can also check out the Dublin Tech Summit (15th-16th June 2023) and Viva Technology (14th-17th June 2023, Paris, France).

   10. MEDICA

Last but not least, MEDICA is the go-to medical trade fair for translators specialized in medical technology. Its next edition will take place in autumn 2023 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

PRO TIP: Do you want to go over the basics of translation in the medical field before attending MEDICA?


"Fundamentals of Medicine for Translators and Interpreters" is the best course to learn about

·       the anatomy and physiology of the human body

·       the parts of each apparatus and system that appear most frequently in medical translation

·       the translation difficulties of each apparatus and system (words, expressions, concepts)

·       the translation of other medical words and concepts that are not directly related to anatomy and physiology.

BONUS TRACK: We didn't forget about you, literary translators! We've put together a short list of the top book fairs you shouldn't miss:

Angoulême International Comic Books Festival

Bologna Children’s Book Fair

London Book Fair

Bogota International Book Fair

Geneva Book Fair

Madrid Book Fair

Seoul International Book Fair

Prague International Book Fair

Bienal do Livro

San Diego Comic-Con

Edinburgh International Book Festival

Frankfurt Book Fair

Guadalajara International Book Fair

Istanbul Book Fair

Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino


Are there any other trade fairs that your colleagues might find interesting? Let us know their names in the comments and we'll update this article!


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By Roberta Cavaglià

Location: Berlin, Germany

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