Draft:Targi Kielce

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Targi Kielce - Polish exhibition and congress centre, located in Kielce. Ranked second among all Polish exhibition and congress centres in terms of sold space, a member of UFI – The World Association of the Exhibition Industry[1] and the Polish Chamber of Exhibition Industry. The center has 7 exhibition halls with full technical infrastructure and a conference center; construction of another hall began in the spring of 2025, with completion scheduled for the third quarter of 2026.

Targi Kielce is an organizer of specialized trade fairs and exhibitions and accompanying conferences, seminars and symposia. The center specializes in B2B events.

On 23 January 2025, a contract was signed for the construction of Expo Hall No. 8 with an area of 18,500 m² (including 3,000 m² on the mezzanine)[2] and the extension of Expo Hall No. 7. Work began in March 2025, and construction is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2026. The total cost of the investment is about PLN 100 million.[3]

In 2022, Targi Kielce was awarded the Badge of Honour of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship.[4]

Exhibition space

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Targi Kielce operates 90,000 m² of exhibition space,[5] including 36.000 m² of indoor space in the seven expo halls.[6] Large-scale events are accommodated in additional temporary expo halls; the agricultural expo, AGROTECH 2018, occupied 11 expo halls. On 28 August 2013, the Congress Centre at Targi Kielce was put into operation; the convention space can accommodate 1,000 people in eight conference rooms (the largest congress hall can seat 700 people) and a 57-meter viewing tower with a conference and banquet hall on top.

Market share

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The Targi Kielce company organizes over several hundred conferences, congresses, and events as well as several dozen exhibitions every year, including the world-famous MSPO – International Defence Industry Exhibition,[7] the International Exhibition of Church Construction, Church Fittings and Furnishings, Religious Art and Devotional Items SACROEXPO, as well as the world-famous International Fair of Plastics and Rubber Processing PLASTPOL, which bring together a record number of foreign exhibitors on the domestic market. The International Fair of Agricultural Techniques AGROTECH[8] broke national popularity records – in 2025, AGROTECH gathered over 80 thousand visitors.[9]

Targi Kielce is also active abroad. The centre organized 5 editions of the PLASTUKRAINA fair in Kyiv- the last in 2008. Also in Kyiv, 2 editions of the Road Engineering fair were organized. In cooperation with its Ukrainian partner GAL-EXPO, Targi Kielce organized 2 editions of the EuroAgro International Fair of Agricultural Technology in Lviv - the last in 2017. In September 2018, Lviv hosted an exhibition dedicated to the bicycle industry Lviv Bike-Expo. In 2023, the Sacroexpo Slovakia exhibition debuted at the Incheba Expo Bratislava center, with the last edition organized in 2024.[10]

Targi Kielce facts and figures on trade fair exhibitions

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Rok Liczba wystaw Liczba wystawców Liczba odwiedzających Wynajęta powierzchnia [m²]
2005 31 3 819 207 826 85 068
2006 29 4 000 118 934 95 254
2007 38 4 744 182 786 127 798
2008 43 5 455 153 757 157 443
2009 46 5 311 169 367 155 588
2010 54 5 668 196 609 154 213
2011 52 6 370 211 295 183 212
2012 50 5 602 215 736 180 070
2013 49 6 008 216 840 174 740
2014 47 6 383 209 098 180 343
2015 44 6 490 221 198 214 287
2016 55 7 589 248 452 254 860
2017 46 6 942 257 983 248 424
2018 55 7 037 275 947 264 325
2019 50 6 767 292 439 242 574
2020 21 2 267 52 505 78 491
2021 26 1 940 70 512 70 433
2022 33 3 881 191 157 162 110
2023 31 4 775 220 026 209 900
2024 38 5 613 256 222 230 953

Major trade fairs

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  • AGROTECH – International Fair of Agricultural Techniques
  • ALUMINIUM & NONFERMET – International Fair of Aluminium & Non-Ferrous Metals Technology, Materials and Products
  • AUTOSTRADA-POLSKA – International Fair of Road Construction Industry
  • CONTROL-TECH – Industrial Measurement Technology Fair
  • DOM – Fair of Residential Building Materials and Interior Fitments
  • DUB IT! Tuning Festival
  • ECO-STYLE – Fair of Ecological, Traditional and Natural Products
  • KIELCE IFRE-EXPO – International Fair of Fire Protection & Rescue Exhibition
  • EKOTECH – Environmental Protection and Waste Management Fair
  • ENEX – International Power Industry Fair
  • ENEX – Nowa Energia – Renewable Energy Sources Fair
  • EXPO-GAS – Gas Engineering Fair
  • EXPO-SURFACE – Anti-Corrosion Technology and Surface Protection Fair
  • EURO-LIFT – International Lifts Exhibition
  • EUROPARKING – International Exhibition of Parking Technology
  • HORTI-TECH – Fruit and Vegetable Production Technology Fair
  • INNO-TECH EXPO – International Fair of Innovative Industrial Solutions
  • KIDS' TIME – International Fair of Toys and Products for Mother and Child
  • KIELCE BIKE-EXPO – International Fair of Bicycle Industry
  • LAS-EXPO – Fair of Wood Industry and Forest Resource Management
  • LOGISTYKA – International Logistics Fair
  • METAL – International Fair of Technologies for Foundry
  • MSPO – International Defence Industry Exhibition
  • NECROEXPO – International Funeral and Cemetery Fair
  • PLASTPOL – International Fair of Plastics and Rubber Processing
  • PNEUMATICON – Fair of Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Drives and Controls
  • POLSECURE – International Fair of Public Security
  • ROTRA – International Fair of Road Transport
  • SACROEXPO – International Exhibition of Church Construction, Church Fittings and Furnishings, Religious Art and Devotional Items
  • SPAWALNICTWO – International Fair of Welding Technology and Equipment
  • STOM – Metal Processing Technologies Fair
  • TRAFFIC-EXPO – International Fair of Road Infrastructure
  • TRANSEXPO – International Fair of Public Transport[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Targi Kielce". ufi.org. The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  2. ^ "Przemysł spotkań się odrodził". Rzeczpospolita. Gremi Media. 2025-05-19. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  3. ^ "Strabag will build a new expo hall for Targi Kielce". Armada International. Media Transasia Ltd. 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  4. ^ "Wręczono Honorowe Odznaki Województwa Świętokrzyskiego". swietokrzyskie.pro. Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Świętokrzyskiego. 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  5. ^ Piotr Rogoziński (2021-05-02). "Branża targowa czeka na powrót do normalności". Wiadomości Onet Kielce. Ringier Axel Springer Polska. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  6. ^ "Conference Room and Exhibition Space Rental". Targi Kielce. Targi Kielce S.A. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  7. ^ "32. Międzynarodowy Salon Przemysłu Obronnego w Targach Kielce". Defence24. Defence24 Sp. z o.o. 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  8. ^ Paulina Baran (14 March 2025). "Ruszył Agrotech 2025 w Kielcach. Tłumy ludzi i imponujące maszyny rolnicze". Echo Dnia. Polska Press. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  9. ^ {{cite web |title=30th International Fair of Agricultural Techniques AGROTECH |url=https://www.targikielce.pl/en/agrotech-2025 |website=Targi Kielce |publisher=Targi Kielce S.A. |access-date=2025-07
  10. ^ "SACROEXPO Slovakia 2024". Incheba Expo Bratislava. Incheba, a.s. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
  11. ^ "Events". Targi Kielce. Targi Kielce S.A. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
  12. ^ "Raport "Targi w Polsce w 2024 roku"". polfair.pl. Polska Izba Przemysłu Targowego. 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2025-07-24.