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BELFAIR is the annual Belgian trade fair for PE’s, organized by COFEP. It is one of the largest PE trade fairs in Europe. At a traditional BELFAIR we welcome more than 230 exhibitors and 2500 visitors, spread over 2 days. The exhibitors are PE’s from secondary education, higher education and adult education.

The 2027 edition will take place on 18 and 19 Mars at Nekkerhal Mechelen.

• It is your chance to present your range to a live audience.
• You can test out your procedures.
• You get to know other practice enterprises and can establish collaborations.
• You have a stack of orders to process after the trade fair.

Send an e-mail to belfair2027@cofep.be. During the fair, you can also visit the COFEP reception, near the entrance.

You can download them from the Registration page.

An overview of the activities can be found here. The schedule can be found in the menu, under Program.

Perfect preparation is a must for a successful trade fair experience.

Do you want to prepare yourself as a seller at the trade fair?

Then check out the FAQ in the “Guidelines for Sales” section.

Would you like to prepare yourself as a buyer at the fair?

You can find all the tips and tricks you need in the FAQ – “Guidelines for Purchases”.

However, we also have 3 handy posters to use when preparing for your trade show participation.

What do you do before the fair?
What do you do during the fair?
What do you do after the fair?

These resources will help you structure your preparations and ensure you don’t miss a thing, so you can have a highly successful BELFAIR experience.

Registration is possible until 15 December 2026. We recommend you to follow the guidelines in the mail concerning the registration for BELFAIR, that will be forwarded to you by your central office.

More information can be found on the following page: https://belfair.be/en/edition-2027/registration/

To participate in BELFAIR you pay in advance:

• 290 EUR for 1 day
• 470 EUR for 2 days

The payment details are listed on the invoice.

During Belfair, excel with your team in:

• professionalism
• customer-friendliness
• commercial knowledge

This requires very thorough preparation! We’ll get you started with this handy pre-fair checklist.

As you wish:

• in the Trade Fair Point-of-Sale (POS)
• in an ERP system
• in your own IT system
• in your webshop
• …

Are you part of a PE?

You can make company purchases as well as personal purchases.You can pay via the company account, the personal account, the PE credit card, the Belgian trade fair card or in some cases just cash.

Are you not (yet) part of a PE?

In that case you make personal purchases. When placing orders, keep in mind a realistic amount. You can pay with a Belgian trade fair card or in some cases just cash. Questions about the means of payment? Go to the FAQ section “Transactions and payments”.

You can download the list of participants on the BELFAIR website. The list of exhibitors will be available a few weeks before the opening of the fair.

Yes, external visitors (board/management/colleagues/ …) can also make purchases at our online fairs. Individuals who are not part of a practice enterprise will soon be able to register on the Registration page: https://belfair.be/en/edition-2027/registration/

As an exhibitor, your sellers must at least have

• an attractively furnished stand
• several laptops on which orders can be registered
• digital catalogues/promotions or a webshop

Extras, such as a tablet for registering orders in the Trade Fair POS, are handy but not essential.

The  textiles offered come with a ‘flame retardant’ certificate. When reusing the textiles, the certificate must be kept available. If other material is used, it can be treated with a flame retardant product. Always bring a proof that the material has been treated.

Find all the instructions here.

Check the overview here.