GaLaBau Nuremberg – Europe's leading trade fair for gardening, landscaping, and sports field construction

Green infrastructure meets innovation: The platform for sustainable outdoor design

GaLaBau in Nuremberg is Europe's leading trade fair for the entire gardening and landscaping sector. Every two years, it brings together the green industry – landscape gardeners, planners, municipalities, sports field builders, architects, suppliers, and contractors meet here to discuss the future of outdoor space design and showcase innovations. With over 1,200 exhibitors from Germany and abroad and around 70,000 trade visitors, GaLaBau is one of the most important industry gatherings worldwide. It covers the entire spectrum of services in the field of planning, construction, and maintenance of urban and rural green spaces—from garden maintenance to infrastructure design in public spaces.

Thematic diversity across more than 120,000 square meters

The trade fair is divided into clearly structured thematic areas that offer a complete overview of the market:

• Construction machinery and equipment: wheel loaders, excavators, compactors, battery-powered tools
• Plants, seeds & trees
• Paving stones and natural stones, outdoor wood, floor coverings
• Irrigation, rainwater management, green roofs
• Sports field construction & equipment
• Playground equipment, street furniture, lighting
• IT and planning software for landscaping companies
• Maintenance solutions, machines for green space maintenance

The spacious outdoor area, where many machines and tools are demonstrated live in action, is particularly popular – a real highlight for practitioners and decision-makers. Anyone interested in other trade fairs in the region will find a comprehensive overview of the regional event portfolio at Nuremberg Trade Fair.

Focus topic: Climate adaptation through green infrastructure

GaLaBau has long been more than just a product show – it provides strong content-related impetus. The focus is on climate-related topics such as:

• Urban greening and heat protection
• Sponge city principle (decentralized rainwater storage)
• Biodiversity and near-natural design
• Low-maintenance green spaces for public areas
• Sustainable materials and recycled building materials

In this way, the trade fair supports the sector's transformation towards climate-resilient, sustainable outdoor construction.

In-depth and practical specialist program

A high-quality supporting program accompanies the exhibition:

• GaLaBau Landscape Talks with presentations and panel discussions on current challenges facing the industry
• “Planning & Building” expert forum for architects and urban planners
• Green-blue infrastructure in urban areas– special exhibition in cooperation with scientific partners
• Trainee challenge and young talent area – for young talents
• Demonstration areas for machines – with real-life application scenarios

Industry proximity and practical experience

GaLaBau's strength lies in its high degree of practical relevance: craftsmen and decision-makers can not only view products, but also touch them, try them out, and experience them in real-life use. Many exhibitors come to Nuremberg with complete sample areas or mobile show gardens – this makes the trade fair an experience space for design ideas and technology trends alike.

Focus on municipalities and public clients

A growing area is public space: cities, municipalities, and municipal service providers use GaLaBau to find out about sustainable and cost-efficient solutions for playgrounds, parks, schoolyards, bike paths, city squares, and roadside greenery. The trade fair offers this target group specific expert advice and opportunities for exchange—for example, as part of the “Kommunaltreff” (municipal meeting) or on guided themed tours.

GaLaBau – green, innovative, future-oriented

GaLaBau is more than a product show – it is a reflection and driving force of an industry that works at the interface of environment, technology, design, and social responsibility. In times of climate crisis, urbanization, and growing quality of life in outdoor spaces, it is the place where concrete solutions, bold ideas, and functional products come together. Further information can be found on the organizer's website: www.galabau-messe.com