didacta 2026 Messe Cologne, Cologne, Germany10.03.2026 - 14.03.2026

didacta 2026
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Didacta 2026 has established itself as the number one trade fair for education and training systems. The future edition of the expo will be organized from the 10th to the 14th of March at the Koelnmesse.

Didacta 2026 will offer a dazzling array of highlights in a lot of special dedicated sectors:

  • Early Education - education, upbringing and care as main tasks of elementary pedagogy from birth to preschool age
  • School/University - school of the future, innovative learning techniques, hybrid teaching models and digitalisation
  • Training/myQ-Qualification - professional training, vocational preparation and continuing professional education

The complementing program will facilitate the creation of an immersive brand experience for the target groups of all attending professionals. This will include platforms like discussions with professionals, forums etc. that will set the spotlight on many requested from the audience areas.

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Facts & Figures

Check out these essential facts about the didacta trade fair here to save time!

Venue: Messe Cologne
Founded in: 1951
Industry: Education and Training
Frequency: every 1 years
Where: Cologne, Germany

Directions

Airport: Cologne Bonn Airport, 13.5km
Railway station: Köln Hauptbahnhof, 4.1km
Subway station: Köln, Deutz Bf Deutz/Messeplatz, 1.4km

How to get to Messe Cologne

By Rail

Cologne Messe is directly adjacent to Köln Messe/Deutz train station to the south. The station has ICE connections by Deutsche Bahn, to Köln Hauptbahnhof and Cologne/Bonn Airport.

Stations near the Koelnmesse:

  • Entrance South:
    • S-Bahn: S6, S11, S12, S13 drop off on Köln Messe/Deutz
    • Tram and subway: Line 1 and 9 drop off on Deutz/Messe (U)
  • Entrance East, West, North:
    • Köln-Deutz train station - Line 3 and 4

By Car

Ten highways lead into Cologne’s beltway, bringing you directly to Koelnmesse without junctions. There are 14,500 parking lots around the exhibition centre and free shuttle buses are available to the venue.

GPS coordinates: latitude 50.947086 ; longitude 6.982777

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