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This is a list of international and colonial world's fairs, as well as a list of national exhibitions, a comprehensive chronological list of world's fairs (with notable permanent buildings built).
1790s[edit]
- 1791 –
Prague, Bohemia, Habsburg monarchy – first industrial exhibition on the occasion of the coronation of Leopold II as king of Bohemia, took place in Clementinum, considerable sophistication of manufacturing methods.[1] - 1798 –
Paris, France – L'Exposition publique des produits de l'industrie française, Paris, 1798.[2] This was the first public industrial exposition in France although earlier in 1798 the Marquis d'Avèze had held a private exposition of handicrafts and manufactured goods at the Maison d'Orsay in the Rue de Varenne and it was this that suggested the idea of a public exposition to François de Neufchâteau, Minister of the Interior for the French Republic.[3]
1800s[edit]
- 1801 – Paris, France – Second Exposition (1801). After the success of the exposition of 1798 a series of expositions for French manufacturing followed (1801, 1802, 1806, 1819, 1823, 1827, 1834, 1844 and 1849) until the first properly international (or universal) exposition in France in 1855.[4]
- 1802 – Paris, France – Third Exposition (1802)[4]
- 1806 – Paris, France – Fourth Exposition (1806)[4]
1810s[edit]
1820s[edit]
- 1823 –
Paris, France – Sixth Exposition (1823)[4] - 1827 – Paris, France – Seventh Exposition (1827)[4]
- 1829 –
New York City, United States – American Institute Fair - 1829 –
Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia – Prima Triennale Pubblica Esposizione dell’anno 1829. In Turin, a second 'triennale' followed in 1832 before other national agricultural, industrial, commercial, and applied arts expositions there in 1838, 1844, 1850 and 1858.[5]
1830s[edit]
- 1832 – Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia – Seconda Triennale Pubblica Esposizione dell’anno 1832.[6]
- 1834 – Paris, France – French Industrial Exposition of 1834[4]
- 1838 – Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia – Pubblica esposizione dell'anno 1838.[7]
- 1839 – Paris, France – Ninth Exposition (1839)[8]
1840s[edit]
- 1844 – Paris, France – French Industrial (Tenth) Exposition of 1844[4]
- 1844 – Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia – Quarta Esposizione d'Industria et di Belle Arti.[9]
- 1846 – Genoa, Piedmont-Sardinia – Esposizione dei Prodotti e delle Manufatture nazionali[citation needed]
- 1849 –
Birmingham, United Kingdom – Exhibition of Industrial Arts and Manufacturers[10] - 1849 – London, United Kingdom – First Exhibition of British Manufacturers (1849)[11]
- 1849 – Paris, France – Eleventh Exposition (1849)[4]
1850s[edit]
- 1850 –
Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia – Quinta Esposizione di Industria e di Belle Arti[12] - 1851 – London, United Kingdom – The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations – The Crystal Palace (typically listed as the "first world's fair")[13]
- 1852 – Cork, United Kingdom – Irish Industrial Exhibition[14]
- 1853 –
Naples, Two Sicilies – Solenne Pubblica Esposizione di Arti e Manifatture[15] - 1853–1854 –
New York City, United States – Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations[13] - 1853 – Dublin, United Kingdom – Great Industrial Exhibition (1853)[13]
- 1854 – Genoa, Piedmont-Sardinia – Esposizione Industriale[16]
- 1854 –
Munich, Bavaria – General German Industrial Exhibition (Allgemeine deutsche Industrie-Ausstellung)[17] - 1854 –
Melbourne, Victoria – Melbourne Exhibition (in conjunction with Exposition Universelle (1855))[17] - 1855 – Paris, France – Exposition Universelle (1855)[13][17]
- 1856 –
Brussels, Belgium – International Exhibition[18] - 1857 – Manchester, United Kingdom – Art Treasures Exhibition at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Stretford[14]
- 1857 –
Lausanne, Switzerland – Lausanne Exhibition[18] - 1858 – Dijon, France – Dijon Exposition[19]
- 1858 –
Philadelphia, United States – Philadelphia Technological Exhibition[20] - 1858 – Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia – Sesta Esposizione Nazionale di Prodotti d'Industria[14][21]
1860s[edit]
- 1861 –
Brisbane, Queensland - First Queensland Exhibition - 1861 – Melbourne, Victoria - Second Victorian Exhibition
- 1861 – Metz, France – Exposition Universelle (1861)[22]
- 1861 –
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Fisheries Exposition[23] - 1862 – Geelong, Victoria - Exhibition of Art, Science and Industry
- 1862 – London, United Kingdom – 1862 International Exhibition[13][17]
- 1863 –
Constantinople (Istanbul), Ottoman Empire (Turkey) – Ottoman General Exposition[24] - 1864 – Bayonne, France – Franco-Spanish Exposition[citation needed]
- 1865 –
Cologne, Prussia – International Agricultural Exhibition[25] - 1865 –
Bergen, Norway – International Fisheries Exhibition[23] - 1865 – Batavia (Jakarta), Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) – Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1865 –
Dunedin, New Zealand – New Zealand Exhibition[26] - 1865 – Dublin, United Kingdom – International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures[13][27]
- 1865 – Freetown, Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate – Sierra Leone Exhibition[28]
- 1865 –
Porto, Portugal – 1865 International Exhibition[29] - 1866 – Ballarat, Victoria - National Industrial Exhibition
- 1866 – Melbourne, Victoria - Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia
- 1866 – Boulogne-sur-Mer, France – International Fisheries Exposition[23]
- 1866 – Arcachon, France – International Exposition of Fish and Water Products[23]
- 1866 –
Stockholm, Sweden – Scandinavian Industrial Exhibition[30] - 1867 – Paris, France – Exposition Universelle (1867)[13][17]
- 1867 – The Hague, Netherlands – International Maritime Exhibition[23]
- 1867 –
Aarhaus, Denmark – International Maritime Exhibition[23] - 1867 –
Vienna, Austria – International Maritime Exhibition[23] - 1867 –
Gothenburg, Sweden – International Maritime Exhibition[23] - 1868 – Le Havre, France – International Maritime Exposition[23]
- 1869 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – International Exhibition of Domestic Economy[18]
1870s[edit]
- 1870 –
Sydney, New South Wales – Intercolonial Exhibition (1870)[31] - 1871 –
Córdoba, Argentina – Exposición Nacional[18] - 1871 – London, United Kingdom – First Annual International Exhibition (1871)[13]
- 1871 –
Naples, Italy – International Maritime Exposition[23] - 1872 –
Hamilton, Bermuda – Industrial and Loan Exhibition - 1872 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Second Scandinavian Exhibition of Arts and Industry[32]
- 1872 – London, United Kingdom – Second Annual International Exhibition (1872)[13]
- 1872 – Christchurch, New Zealand – New Zealand Interprovincial Exhibition
- 1872 –
Lima, Peru – Lima International Exhibition[33] - 1872 – Lyon, France – Exposition Universelle et Internationale (1872)[34]
- 1872 –
Kyoto, Japan – Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures (1872)[31] - 1873 – London, United Kingdom – Third Annual International Exhibition (1873)[13]
- 1873 –
Vienna, Austria-Hungary – Weltausstellung 1873 Wien[13][17] - 1873 – Sydney, New South Wales – Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition (1873)
- 1874 – London, United Kingdom – Fourth Annual International Exhibition (1874)[13]
- 1874 – Dublin, United Kingdom[35] – International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures (1874)
- 1874 – Rome, Italy – Esposizione internazionale (1874) (never held)[36]
- 1874 –
Jamestown, St. Helena – St. Helena Industrial Exhibition[citation needed] - 1874 –
Marseille, France – Exhibition of Modern Inventions and Discoveries[37] - 1874 – Philadelphia, United States – Franklin Institute Exhibition[38]
- 1875 – Melbourne, Victoria – Victorian Intercolonial Exhibition[31]
- 1875 –
Nizhni Novgorod, Russia – Nizhni Novgorod Fair (1875)[31] - 1875 – Sydney, New South Wales – Intercolonial Exhibition (1875)
- 1875 –
Santiago, Chile – Chilean International Exhibition[31] - 1876 – Brussels, Belgium – International Exposition of Hygiene and Life-saving Apparatus[39]
- 1876 –
Helsinki, Finland – Finnish General Exhibition[40] - 1876 –
Adelaide, South Australia – Adelaide Industrial Exhibition - 1876 –
Philadelphia, United States – Centennial Exposition[13][17] - 1876 – Brisbane, Queensland – Intercolonial Exhibition (1876)[41]
- 1876 – London, United Kingdom – London Loan Collection of Scientific Apparatus[42][20]
- 1877 –
Cape Town, Cape Colony – South African International Exhibition[43] - 1877 – Tokyo, Japan – First National Industrial Exhibition (1877) (Ueno Park)[44]
- 1877 – Sydney, New South Wales – Sydney Metropolitan and Intercolonial Exhibition
- 1877 – Adelaide, South Australia – Adelaide Industrial Exhibition
- 1878 – Paris, France – Exposition Universelle (1878)[13][17]
- 1878 – Ballarat, Victoria – Australian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition (1878)[31]
- 1878 – London, United Kingdom – International Fisheries Exhibition[23]
- 1879 – Bendigo, Victoria - Juvenile Industrial Exhibition
- 1879 – Geelong, Victoria - Geelong Juvenile and Industrial Exhibition
- 1879 – Sydney, New South Wales - Intercolonial Juvenile Industrial Exhibition
- 1879 – Sydney, New South Wales – Sydney International Exhibition[13][17]
- 1879 – Melbourne, Victoria – Intercolonial Juvenile Industrial Exhibition (1879)[45]
- 1879 – Kilburn, United Kingdom – International Agricultural Exhibition[46]
1880s[edit]
- 1880 –
Berlin, Germany – International Fisheries Exhibition[23] - 1880 – Christchurch, New Zealand – Christchurch Industrial Exhibition
- 1880 – Adelaide, South Australia – Industrial and Juvenile Exhibition
- 1880 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – Glasgow Electrical Exhibition[47][20]
- 1880-1881 – Melbourne, Victoria – Melbourne International Exhibition (1880)[13]
- 1881 – Adelaide, South Australia, Australia – Adelaide Exhibition.[48]
- 1881 –
Matanzas, Spanish Cuba – Exhibition of Matanzas - 1881 –
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Milwaukee Industrial Exposition[citation needed] - 1881 – Paris, France – International Exposition of Electricity, Paris[31]
- 1881 – Dunedin, New Zealand – Dunedin Industrial Exhibition
- 1881 – Atlanta, United States – International Cotton Exposition[13]
- 1881 – Budapest, Austria-Hungary – Országos Nőipari Kiállitás[citation needed]
- 1881 – London, United Kingdom – International Medical and Sanitary Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1881 – Tokyo, Japan – Second National Industrial Exhibition[49]
- 1881-1882 –
Perth, Western Australia, Australia – Perth International Exhibition[50] - 1882 – Lille, France – International Exposition of Industrial Art[citation needed]
- 1882 – Munich, Germany – International Electrical Exposition[citation needed]
- 1882 – Christchurch, New Zealand – New Zealand International Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1882 – London, United Kingdom – Crystal Palace Electric Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1882 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – International Fisheries Exhibition[51]
- 1882 – Bordeaux, France – Exposition internationale des vins[31]
- 1882 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – South American Continental Exhibition (Exposición Continental Sud-Americana)[52]
- 1883 – London, United Kingdom – International Electric Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1883 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – International Electrical Exposition[citation needed]
- 1883 – Cork, United Kingdom – Cork Industrial Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1883 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – International Colonial and Export Exhibition[13]
- 1883 –
Calcutta, India – Calcutta International Exhibition[13] - 1883 – Marseilles, France – International Maritime Exposition[citation needed]
- 1883 – Christchurch, New Zealand – All Colonial Exhibition
- 1883 – Madrid, Spain – Exposition of Mining and Metallurgy[citation needed]
- 1883 – South Kensington, United Kingdom – International Fisheries Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1883 – Parramatta, New South Wales – Intercolonial Juvenile Industrial Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1883 –
Hobart, Tasmania – Tasmanian Juvenile and Industrial Exhibition - 1883 – Launceston, Tasmania – Art and Industrial Exhibition
- 1883 – Louisville, United States – Southern Exposition[13]
- 1883 – New York City, United States – World's Fair (1883) (never held)[36]
- 1883 –
Caracas, Venezuela – National Exposition of Venezuela - 1883-1884 – Boston, United States – The American Exhibition of the Products, Arts and Manufactures of Foreign Nations[53]
- 1884 – Nice, France – International Exposition of Nice[citation needed]
- 1884 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – International Agricultural Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1884 – London, United Kingdom – London International Universal Exhibition[54]
- 1884 – South Kensington, United Kingdom – International Health and Education Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1884 – Cape Town, Cape Colony - South African Industrial Exhibition
- 1884 –
Durban, South Africa – Natal Agricultural, Horticultural, Industrial and Art Exhibition[55] - 1884 – New Orleans, United States – World Cotton Centennial[13]
- 1884 – Melbourne, Victoria[31] – Victorian International Exhibition 1884 of Wine, Fruit, Grain & other products of the soil of Australasia with machinery, plant and tools employed
- 1884 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – First International Forestry Exhibition[31]
- 1884 – Turin, Italy – Esposizione Generale Italiana[31]
- 1884 – Adelaide, South Australia - Grand Industrial Exhibition
- 1885 – Melbourne, Victoria – Victorians' Jubilee Exhibition (1885) (Jubilee of Victoria Exhibition)[citation needed]
- 1885 – Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony (now South Africa) – South African Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1885 – Antwerp, Belgium – Exposition Universelle d'Anvers (1885)[13]
- 1885 – Nuremberg, Germany – International Exposition of Metals and Metallurgy[citation needed]
- 1885 – Budapest, Austria-Hungary – Hungarian National Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1885 – Wellington, New Zealand – New Zealand Industrial Exhibition[56]
- 1885 – Zaragoza, Spain – Aragonese Exposition[citation needed]
- 1885 – London, United Kingdom – International Inventions Exhibition[57]
- 1886 – London, United Kingdom – Colonial and Indian Exhibition (1886)[13]
- 1886 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art[13]
- 1886 – Liverpool, United Kingdom – International Exhibition of Navigation, Commerce and Industry (1886)[56][58]
- 1886 – Bendigo, Victoria - Juvenile and Industrial Exhibition
- 1886 – Launceston, Tasmania - Launceston Industrial Exhibition
- 1886 – Perth, Western Australia - West Australian Exhibition
- 1887 – Le Havre, France – International Maritime Exposition[citation needed]
- 1887 – Atlanta, Piedmont Exposition[citation needed]
- 1887 – Geelong, Victoria – Geelong Jubilee Juvenile and Industrial Exhibition (1887)[citation needed]
- 1887 – Manchester, United Kingdom – Royal Jubilee Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1887 – London, United Kingdom – American Exhibition[56]
- 1887 – Newcastle, United Kingdom – Royal Mining Engineering Jubilee Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1887 – Rome, Italy – Esposizione mondiale (1887)[citation needed]
- 1887-1888 – Adelaide, South Australia – Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition (1887)[13]
- 1888 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – International Exhibition (1888)[13]
- 1888 – Brussels, Belgium – Grand Concours International des Sciences et de l'Industrie (1888)[56]
- 1888 – Barcelona, Spain – Exposición Universal de Barcelona (1888)[13]
- 1888 - Cincinnati, Ohio - Cincinnati Centennial Exposition (1888)[59]
- 1888 – Lisbon, Portugal – Exposição Industrial Portugueza (1888)[60]
- 1888 – Copenhagen, Denmark – The Nordic Exhibition of 1888 (Nordiske Industri-Landbrugs og Kunstudstilling)[56]
- 1888-1889 – Melbourne, Australia – Melbourne Centennial Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1888-1889 – Melbourne, Victoria – Victorian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition (1888)[13]
- 1889 – Paris, France – Exposition Universelle (1889) – Eiffel Tower[citation needed]
- 1889 – Dunedin, New Zealand – New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition (1889)[13]
- 1889 – Buffalo, United States – International Industrial Fair (1889)[citation needed]
1890s[edit]
- 1890 –
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Agricultural Exhibition - 1890 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – Agricultural and Forestry Exposition[citation needed]
- 1890 – Bremen, Germany – Nord-West-Deutsche Gewerbe und Industrie-Ausstellung[56]
- 1890 – London, United Kingdom – International Exhibition of Mining and Metallurgy[citation needed][61]
- 1890 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – International Exhibition of Science, Art & Industry[51]
- 1890 – Ballarat, Victoria - Australian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition
- 1891 – Moscow, Russia – Exposition française[citation needed]
- 1891 – Frankfurt, Germany – International Electro-Technical Exhibition – 1891[citation needed]
- 1891 –
Kingston, Jamaica – International Exhibition (1891)[13] - 1891 – Prague, Austria-Hungary – General Land Centennial Exhibition (1891) at the Prague Exhibition Grounds [1]
- 1891 – Adelaide, South Australia - Industrial Exhibition of South Australian Industries, Products and Manufactures
- 1891 –
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad - Trinidad and Tobago Exhibition - 1891–1892 – Launceston, Tasmania – Tasmanian International Exhibition (1891)[56]
- 1892 – Grenoble, France – International Alpine Exposition of Grenoble
- 1892 – Genoa, Italy – Esposizione Italo-Americana (1892)
- 1892 –
Washington, DC, United States – Exposition of the Three Americas (1892) (never held)[36] - 1892 – London, United Kingdom – Crystal Palace Electrical Exhibition
- 1892 – Kimberley, Cape Colony – South African and International Exhibition[62]
- 1892–1893 – Madrid, Spain – Historical American Exposition[13]
- 1893 – Chicago, United States – World's Columbian Exposition[13] – Palace of Fine Arts and the World's Congress Auxiliary Building
- 1893 – New York City, United States – World's Fair Prize Winners' Exposition (1893)
- 1894 – San Francisco, United States – California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894[13]
- 1894 – Antwerp, Belgium – Exposition Internationale d'Anvers (1894)[13]
- 1894 – Santiago, Chile - International Mining and Metallurgical Exposition
- 1894 – Lyons, France – Exposition internationale et coloniale[56]
- 1894 – Manchester, United Kingdom – British and Colonial Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1894 – Oporto, Portugal – Exposição Insular e Colonial Portugueza (1894)[citation needed]
- 1894 – Fremantle, Western Australia - Fremantle Industrial Exhibition
- 1895 – Adelaide, South Australia - Exhibition of Art and Industry
- 1895 – Hobart, Tasmania – Tasmanian International Exhibition (1895)[13]
- 1895 – Ballarat, Victoria – Australian Industrial Exhibition (1895)[citation needed]
- 1895 – Bordeaux, France – Bordeaux Exposition
- 1895 –
Kyoto, Japan - National Japanese Exhibition - 1895 – Christchurch, New Zealand - Art and Industrial Exhibition
- 1895 – Atlanta, United States – Cotton States and International Exposition (1895) (Atlanta Exposition)[63]
- 1895 -
Montevideo, Uruguay - National Agricultural Exhibition - 1896 – Rouen, France – National and Colonial Exposition[citation needed]
- 1896 – Kiel, Germany – International Shipping and Fishery Exposition[citation needed]
- 1896 – Budapest, Austria-Hungary – Hungarian Millenary Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1896 - Wellington, New Zealand - Wellington Industrial Exhibition
- 1896 – Nizhny Novgorod, Russia – Pan Russian Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1896 – Malmö, Sweden – Nordic Industrial and Handicraft Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1896 – Berlin, Germany – Gewerbe-Ausstellung (1896)[56]
- 1896 –
Mexico City, Mexico – International Exposition (1896) (never held)[36] - 1896 –
Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom – Cardiff Fine Arts, Industrial, and Maritime Exhibition[64] - 1897 – Brussels, Belgium – Exposition Internationale de Bruxelles (1897)[63]
- 1897 – Arcachon, France – Arcachon International Exposition[citation needed]
- 1897 –
Guatemala City, Guatemala – Exposición Centroamericana[63] - 1897 – London, United Kingdom – Imperial Victorian Exhibition[65]
- 1897 – Brisbane, Queensland – Queensland International Exhibition[66]
- 1897 –
Chicago, United States – Irish Fair (1897)[citation needed] - 1897 – Nashville, United States – Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition[63]
- 1897 – Stockholm, Sweden – General Art and Industrial Exposition of Stockholm[63]
- 1897 –
Kyiv, Ukraine – Agricultural Exhibition[citation needed] - 1898 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – National Exhibition
- 1898 – Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire – Universal Scientific and Philanthropic Exposition (1898)[citation needed]
- 1898 – Auckland, New Zealand – Auckland Industrial and Mining Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1898 – Dunedin, New Zealand – Otago Jubilee Industrial Exhibition (1898)[citation needed]
- 1898 – Omaha, United States – Trans-Mississippi Exposition[63]
- 1898 –
Bergen, Norway – International Fisheries Exposition (1898)[citation needed] - 1898 – Munich, Germany – Kraft – und Arbeitsmaschinen-Ausstellung (1898)
- 1898 – San Francisco, United States – California's Golden Jubilee (1898)[67]
- 1898 – Turin, Italy – Esposizione Generale Italiana[66]
- 1898 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – Jubiläums-Ausstellung[66]
- 1898 – Launceston, Tasmania - Tasmanian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition
- 1898 – Grahamstown, South Africa – Industrial and Arts Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1899 – Coolgardie, Western Australia – Western Australian International Mining and Industrial Exhibition[66]
- 1899 – Como, Italy – Como Electrical Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1899 – Omaha, Nebraska, United States – Greater America Exposition
- 1899 – Philadelphia, United States – National Export Exposition[66]
- 1899 – London, United Kingdom – Greater Britain Exhibition[68]
1900s[edit]
- 1900 – Paris, France – Exposition Universelle (1900)[63] – Le Grand Palais
- 1900 – Adelaide, South Australia – Century Exhibition of Arts and Industries (1900)[citation needed]
- 1900 – Christchurch, New Zealand - Canterbury Jubilee Industrial Exhibition
- 1901 –
Bendigo, Australia - Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - 1901 – Buffalo, United States – Pan-American Exposition[63]
- 1901 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – Glasgow International Exhibition (1901)[63]
- 1901 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – Bosnische Weihnachts-Ausstellung (1901)
- 1901 – Charleston, United States – South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition[63]
- 1902 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – International Fishery Exposition
- 1902 – Turin, Italy – Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna[63]
- 1902 – Hanoi, French Indochina – Hanoi exhibition (Indo China Exposition Française et Internationale)[63]
- 1902 – Lille, France – International Exposition of Lille
- 1902 – Cork, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland – Cork International Exhibition[69]
- 1902 – Wolverhampton, United Kingdom – Wolverhampton Art and Industrial Exhibition
- 1902 – St. Petersburg, Russia – International Fisheries Exhibition
- 1902 – New York City, United States – United States, Colonial and International Exposition (1902) (never held)[36]
- 1902 – Toledo, Ohio, United States – Ohio Centennial and Northwest Territory Exposition (1902) – (never held)[36]
- 1903 – Melbourne, Australia - Australian Federal International Exhibition
- 1903 – Osaka, Japan – Fifth National Industrial Exhibition[66]
- 1904 – St. Louis, United States – Louisiana Purchase Exposition[63] (also called Louisiana Purchase International Exposition and Olympic Games ): 1904 Summer Olympics
- 1904 – Cape Town, South Africa – Cape Town Industrial Exhibition
- 1905 – Portland, United States – Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition[63]
- 1905 – Liège, Belgium – Exposition universelle et internationale de Liège (1905)[63]
- 1905 – London, United Kingdom – Naval, Shipping and Fisheries Exhibition[66]
- 1905 – New York City, United States – Irish Industrial Exposition (1905)[70]
- 1906 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – Hygiene Exhibition
- 1906 – Milan, Italy – Esposizione Internazionale del Sempione[63]
- 1906 – London, United Kingdom – Imperial Austrian Exhibition[66]
- 1906 – Marseille, France – Exposition coloniale (1906)[71]
- 1906 –
Bucharest, Romania – Romanian General Exposition - 1906 – Tourcoing, France – International Exposition of Textile Industries
- 1906–1907 – Christchurch, New Zealand – International Exhibition (1906)[63]
- 1907 – Bordeaux, France – International Maritime Exposition
- 1907 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Industrial Exhibition
- 1907 – Bergen, Norway – Nordic Marine Motor Exhibition
- 1907 – Dublin, United Kingdom – Irish International Exhibition[63]
- 1907 – Hampton Roads, United States – Jamestown Exposition
- 1907 – Chicago, United States – World's Pure Food Exposition (1907)[citation needed]
- 1907 – Mannheim, Germany – Internationale Kunst-Ausstellung (1907)[citation needed]
- 1908 – Marseille, France – Exposition of Electricity
- 1908 – Trondheim, Norway – Scandinavian Fisheries Exhibition
- 1908 – Zaragoza, Spain – Hispano-French Exposition of 1908[66]
- 1908 – London, United Kingdom – Franco-British Exhibition (1908)[63]
- 1908 – Edinburgh, United Kingdom – Scottish National Exhibition[72][73]
- 1908 –
New York City, United States – International Mining Exposition (1908) - 1908 –
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Exhibition of the centenary of the opening of the Ports of Brazil - 1908 – Marseille, France – Exposition International de l'Electricite[74][75]
- 1909 – London, United Kingdom – Imperial International Exhibition[76]
- 1909 – Nancy, France – Exposition Internationale de l'Est de la France[citation needed]
- 1909 – Seattle, United States – Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition[63]
- 1909 – New York City, United States – Hudson-Fulton Celebration[77]
- 1909 – San Francisco, United States – Portolá Festival (1909)[citation needed]
- 1909 –
Quito, Ecuador – National Ecuadorian Exposition[66]
1910s[edit]
- 1910 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – International Hunting Exposition
- 1910 – Santiago, Chile - International Agricultural and Industrial Exposition
- 1910 –
Bogotá, Colombia – Exposición del Centenario de la independencia (1910)[citation needed] - 1910 –
Nanking, China – Nanyang Industrial Exposition[63] - 1910 – Brussels, Belgium – Brussels International 1910[63]
- 1910 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Exposición Internacional del Centenario[citation needed]
- 1910 – Nagoya, Japan - Nagoya Industrial Exhibition
- 1910 – London, United Kingdom – Japan–British Exhibition[66]
- 1910 – San Francisco, United States – Admission Day Festival (1910) September 8, 9, 10[78][79][80][81][82]
- 1910 – Vienna, Austria-Hungary – Internationale Jagd-Ausstellung (1910)[66]
- 1911 – Charleroi, Belgium – Charleroi Exposition
- 1911 –
Havana, Cuba – Cuban National Exposition[citation needed] - 1911 – Roubaix, France – International Exposition of Northern France
- 1911 – Dresden, Germany – International Hygiene Exhibition[66]
- 1911 – London, United Kingdom – Coronation Exhibition (1911)[66]
- 1911 – London, United Kingdom – Festival of Empire[citation needed]
- 1911 – Rome, Italy – Esposizione internazionale d'arte (1911)[66]
- 1911 – Wellington, New Zealand - Coronation Industrial Exhibition
- 1911 – Turin, Italy – Turin International[66]
- 1911 – Omsk, Russia – Western Siberian Exhibition
- 1911 – Glasgow, United Kingdom – Scottish Exhibition of National History, Art and Industry[66]
- 1911 – New York City, United States – International Mercantile Exposition (1911)[83]
- 1912 –
Manila, Philippines – Philippine Exposition (1912)[84] - 1912 – London, United Kingdom – Latin-British Exhibition[85]
- 1912,1917 – Tokyo, Japan – Grand Exhibition of Japan (planned for 1912, postponed to 1917 and then never held)[86]
- 1913 – Melbourne, Australia - Great All-Australian Exhibition
- 1913 – Leipzig, Germany – International Building Trades Exposition
- 1913 – Auckland, New Zealand – Auckland Exhibition[85]
- 1913 – Ghent, Belgium – Exposition universelle et internationale (1913)[63]
- 1913 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Tentoonstelling De Vrouw 1813–1913[87]
- 1913 – Kyiv, Ukraine – All Russian Exhibition
- 1913 – Knoxville, United States – National Conservation Exposition[citation needed]
- 1914 – London – Anglo-American Exhibition[85]
- 1914 – Malmö, Sweden – Baltic Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1914 – Boulogne-sur-Mer, France – International Exposition of Sea Fishery Industries (1914)[citation needed]
- 1914 – Lyon, France – Exposition internationale urbaine de Lyon[citation needed]
- 1914 – Tokyo, Japan – Tokyo Taisho Exposition
- 1914 – Cologne, Germany – Werkbund Exhibition (1914)[88]
- 1914 – Bristol, United Kingdom – International Exhibition (1914)[89]
- 1914 – Nottingham, United Kingdom – Universal Exhibition (1914) (work begun on site 1913 but never held)[90][91]
- 1914 – Semarang, Dutch East Indies – Colonial Exhibition of Semarang (Colonial Exposition)[citation needed]
- 1914 – Kristiania, Norway – 1914 Jubilee Exhibition (Norges Jubilæumsutstilling)[92]
- 1914 – Baltimore, United States – National Star-Spangled Banner Centennial Celebration[93]
- 1914 – Genoa, Italy – International exhibition of marine and maritime hygiene[citation needed]
- 1915 –
Casablanca, Morocco – Casablanca Fair of 1915[citation needed] - 1915 – San Francisco, United States – Panama–Pacific International Exposition[63] Palace of Fine Arts
- 1915 –
Panama City, Panama – Exposición Nacional de Panama (1915)[85] - 1915 – Richmond, United States – Negro Historical and Industrial Exposition (1915)[citation needed]
- 1915 – Chicago, United States – Lincoln Jubilee and Exposition (1915)[citation needed]
- 1915-1916 – San Diego, United States – Panama–California Exposition[63]
- 1916 – Wellington, New Zealand - British Commercial and Industrial Exhibition
- 1918 – New York City, United States – Bronx International Exposition of Science, Arts and Industries[85]
- 1918 – Los Angeles, United States – California Liberty Fair (1918)[citation needed]
1920s[edit]
- 1920 – Adelaide, Australia - All-Australian Peace Exhibition
- 1920 –
Shanghai, Republic of China – American-Chinese Exposition[36] - 1921 –
Riga, Latvia – International Exhibition of Agriculture and Industry - 1921 – Wellington, New Zealand - Exhibition of New Zealand Industries
- 1921 – London, United Kingdom – International Exhibition of Rubber and Other Tropical Products (1921)
- 1922 – Marseille, France – Exposition nationale coloniale (1922)[85]
- 1922 – Tokyo, Japan – Peace Exhibition (1922)[citation needed]
- 1922 – Christchurch, New Zealand - Exhibition of New Zealand Industries
- 1922-1923 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Exposição do Centenario do Brasil (1922)[63]
- 1923 – Auckland, New Zealand - Dominion Industrial Exhibition
- 1923 – Los Angeles, United States – American Historical Review and Motion Picture Exposition (1923)
- 1923 – Calcutta, India – Calcutta Exhibition (1923) preparatory to British Empire Exhibition
- 1923 –
Moscow, Soviet Union – All-Russian Agricultural and Domestic Industries Exhibition - 1923 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Gothenburg Exhibition (1923) (Jubileumsutställningens i Göteborg) (Liseberg)[85]
- 1923-1924 – Hokitika, New Zealand – British and Intercolonial Exhibition[94]
- 1924 – Wembley, London, United Kingdom – British Empire Exhibition
- 1924 – New York City, United States – French Exposition (1924)[citation needed]
- 1924-1925 Buenos Aires, Argentina - Industrial Exposition
- 1925 – Adelaide, Australia - All-Australian Exhibition
- 1925 – Lyon, France – Foire (1925)[citation needed]
- 1925 – Wellington, New Zealand - Dominion Industrial Exhibition
- 1925 – San Francisco, United States – California's Diamond Jubilee (1925)
- 1925 – Paris, France – Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes[63]
- 1925-1926 – Dunedin, New Zealand – New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition[63]
- 1926 – Philadelphia, United States – Sesquicentennial Exposition[63]
- 1926 –
Berlin, Germany – Internationale Polizeiausstellung (1926) - 1927 – Lyon, France – Foire internationale (1925)
- 1927 – Stuttgart, Germany – Werkbund Exhibition
- 1928 – Cologne, Germany – International Press Exhibition
- 1928 – Long Beach, United States – Pacific Southwest Exposition (1928)[63]
- 1929 – Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom – North East Coast Exhibition
- 1929 – Hangzhou, Republic of China – Westlake Exposition
- 1929-1930 – Seville, Spain – Ibero-American Exposition
- 1929-1930 – Barcelona, Spain,[63] – 1929 Barcelona International Exposition
1930s[edit]
- 1930 - Adelaide, Australia - All-Australian Exhibition
- 1930 – Antwerp, Belgium[63] – Exposition internationale coloniale, maritime et d'art flamand
- 1930 – Liège, Belgium[95] – Exposition internationale de la grande industrie, sciences et applications, art wallon ancien
- 1930 – Oran, Algeria – Oran Exposition
- 1930 –
Dresden, Germany – International Hygiene Exposition - 1930 – Stockholm, Sweden – Stockholm International Exhibition (1930) (Utställningen av konstindustri, konsthandverk och hemslöjd)[96]
- 1930 – Trondheim, Norway – Trøndelag Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1931 – Paris, France[95] – Paris Colonial Exposition[96]
- 1931 – Berlin, Germany – International Building Exposition
- 1932 – Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine – Levant Fair[97]
- 1933 – Tokyo, Japan – Women's and Children International Exhibition
- 1933-1934 – Buenos Aires, Argentina - Industrial Exposition
- 1933–1934 – Chicago, United States[95] – Century of Progress International Exposition[96]
- 1934 – Melbourne, Australia - Centenary All Australian Exhibition
- 1934 –
Porto, Portugal – Portuguese colonial exhibition[85][96] - 1934 – Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine – Levant Fair[96]
- 1935 – Yokohama, Japan - Grand Yokohama Exposition
- 1935 –
Moscow, USSR – All-Union Agricultural Exhibition (VSKhV)[citation needed] - 1935 – Brussels, Belgium[95][96] – Exposition universelle et internationale (1935)
- 1935 – Porto Alegre, Brazil – Farroupilha Revolution centennial fair[96]
- 1935 – Taipai. Taiwan under Japanese rule – The Taiwan Exposition: In Commemoration of the First Forty Years of Colonial Rule[98]
- 1935-1936 – San Diego, United States[95] – California Pacific International Exposition[96]
- 1936 – Adelaide, Australia - Adelaide Centennial Exhibition
- 1936 – Stockholm[99] ILIS 1936
- 1936 – Tel Aviv, British Mandate of Palestine – Levant Fair[citation needed]
- 1936 – Cleveland, United States – Great Lakes Exposition[85]
- 1936 – Dallas, United States – Texas Centennial Exposition[85]
- 1936–1937 –
Johannesburg, Union of South Africa[95] – Empire Exhibition, South Africa[100][96] - 1937 – Cleveland, United States – Great Lakes Exposition[citation needed]
- 1937 – Dallas, United States – Greater Texas & Pan-American Exposition[85][96]
- 1937 –
Berlin, Germany – International Hunting Exposition - 1937 – Düsseldorf, Germany – Reichsausstellung Schaffendes Volk[85]
- 1937 – Miami, United States[96] – Pan American Fair (1937)
- 1937 – Paris, France[95][96] – Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937)
- 1937 – Nagoya, Japan – Nagoya Pan-Pacific Peace Exposition[96]
- 1938 – Berlin, Germany – International Handiworks Exposition
- 1938 – Glasgow, United Kingdom[95] – Empire Exhibition, Scotland 1938
- 1938 –
Helsinki, Finland[99] Second International Aeronautic Exhibition - 1939 – Wellington, New Zealand[96] – New Zealand Centennial Exhibition
- 1939 – Liège, Belgium – Exposition internationale de l'eau (1939)[85][99]
- 1939 – Zürich, Switzerland – Schweizerische Landesausstellung
- 1939 –
Moscow, Soviet Union – All-Union Agricultural Exhibition - 1939–1940 – New York City, United States[95] – 1939 New York World's Fair (exhibits included The World of Tomorrow, Futurama, Trylon and Perisphere)
- 1939–1940 – San Francisco, United States[95] – Golden Gate International Exposition
1940s[edit]
- 1940 – Lisbon, Portugal[95] – Portuguese World Exhibition
- 1940 – Chicago, United States – American Negro Exposition
- 1940 – Los Angeles, United States – Pacific Mercado (1940) (never held)[36][101]
- 1940 – Naples, Italy – Mostra Triennale delle Terre Italiane d’Oltremare (Triennial Exhibition of Overseas Italian Territories)
- 1940 – Tokyo, Japan – Grand International Exposition of Japan (1940) (never held)[36][101]
- 1942 – Los Angeles, United States – Cabrillo Fair (1942) (never held)[36]
- 1942 – Rome, Italy – Esposizione universale (1942) (E42) (never held)[36][101]
- 1943 – Stockholm, Sweden – Norwegian Exhibition[102]
- 1947 – Paris, France[99] – International Exhibition on Urbanism and Housing
- 1948 – Brussels, Belgium – Foire coloniale (1948)
- 1949 – Stockholm, Sweden – Universal Sport Exhibition[99]
- 1949 – Lyon, France[99] – International Exhibition on Urbanism and Housing
- 1949–1950 –
Port-au-Prince, Haiti[95] – Exposition internationale du bicentenaire de Port-au-Prince
1950s[edit]
- 1951 – Lille, France[99] – The International Textile Exhibition[103]
- 1951 – London, United Kingdom[95] – Festival of Britain – Skylon
- 1952 –
Colombo, Sri Lanka – Colombo Exhibition[citation needed] - 1953 – St Louis, United States – intended to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase's sesquicentennial, but never held[101]
- 1953 -
Manila, Philippines - the Philippines International Fair of 1953, 1 February - 30 April 1953, to show off the recovery of the Philippines from WW2 and as the first democracy in the Far East[104][105][106][107] - 1953 –
Jerusalem, Israel – International Exhibition and Fair Jerusalem Israel Conquest of the desert[99] - 1953 –
Rome, Italy – Agricultural Exposition of Rome EA 53 Rome[99][108] - 1954 – Naples, Italy – Oltremare Exhibition – Campi Flegrei[99][108]
- 1954 – Bogota, Colombia – First International Industry and Commerce Fair of Bogota[citation needed]
- 1954–1955 – São Paulo, Brazil – Fourth Centenary Exhibition[citation needed]
- 1955 – Turin, Italy – International Expo of Sport Turin 1955[99][108]
- 1955 – Helsingborg, Sweden[99] Helsingborg Exhibition 1955[109]
- 1955 –
Ciudad Trujillo (Santo Domingo), Dominican Republic – Feria de la Paz y Confraternidad del Mundo Libre[85] - 1956 – Beit Dagan, Israel – Exhibition of citriculture[99]
- 1957 – Berlin, Germany[clarification needed][99] International Building Exposition
- 1958 – Brussels, Belgium[95] – Expo '58 (Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles) – Atomium
- 1959 –
New Delhi, India – World Agricultural Fair[citation needed] - 1959 –
Moscow, USSR – VDNKh[citation needed]
1960s[edit]
- 1960 – cancelled (planned site:
Caracas, Venezuela) - 1961 – Turin, Italy – Exposition International du Travail[99][110] Expo 61
- 1962 – Seattle, United States[95] – Century 21 Exposition – Space Needle
- 1964 – Lausanne, Switzerland – Expo 64 - Schweizerische Landesausstellung
- 1964–1965 – New York City, United States[95] – 1964/1965 New York World's Fair (note: not sanctioned by the Bureau International des Expositions) – Unisphere
- 1965 – Munich, West Germany – International Exhibition of Transport and Communication[111]
- 1967 –
Montreal, Quebec, Canada[95] – Expo 67, (Universal and International Exhibition of 1967) - 1968 – San Antonio, United States[95][99] – HemisFair '68 – Tower of the Americas
1970s[edit]
- 1970 – Osaka, Japan[95] – Expo '70 (Japan World Exposition)
- 1971 –
Budapest, Hungary[99][112] – Expo 71 (Exhibition World of Hunting) - 1974 – Spokane, United States[95][99] – Expo '74 (International Exposition on the Environment) – Riverfront Park
- 1975 – Okinawa, Japan[95][99] – Expo '75 (International Ocean Exposition)
1980s[edit]
- 1981 –
Plovdiv – Expo 81[citation needed] - 1982 – Knoxville, Tennessee, United States[99] – 1982 World's Fair (International Energy Exposition) – Sunsphere
- 1984 – New Orleans, United States[95][99] – 1984 Louisiana World Exposition [a.k.a., 1984 World's Fair] (Theme: "Fresh Water As A Source of Life")
- 1985 – Plovdiv – Expo 85[citation needed]
- 1985 – Tsukuba, Japan[95][99] – Expo 85
- 1986 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[95][99] – Expo 86 (1986 World Exposition)
- to date, the last World's Fair to be held in North America
- 1988 – Brisbane, Australia[95][99] – Expo '88 (World Expo '88) – Skyneedle
1990s[edit]
- 1991 –
Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Second World Exhibition of inventions of the young[99][113] - 1992 – three expositions (1 was cancelled) celebrating 500 years since Christopher Columbus reached the Americas
- 1993 –
Daejeon (Taejon), South Korea[95] – Expo '93 - 1995 – Vienna, Austria which was proposed to be a joint exhibition with Budapest. This was never held[114]
- 1996 – cancelled (planned site: Budapest, Hungary)[114]
- 1998 – Lisbon, Portugal[95] – Expo '98
- 1999 –
Kunming, People's Republic of China – World Horticultural Exposition[85]
2000s[edit]
- 2000 – Hanover, Germany[115] – Expo 2000
- 2000 – Greenwich, London, United Kingdom – Millennium Dome[85]
- 2002 – cancelled (planned site:
Metro Manila, Philippines)[116][117] - 2002 – cancelled (planned site: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia)[117]
- 2002 – Biel, Murten, Neuchâtel and Yverdon-les-Bains in Switzerland – Expo.02
- 2004 – cancelled (planned site: Seine-Saint-Denis, France)[118]
- 2004 –
Barcelona, Spain – Universal Forum of World Cultures[85] - 2005 – Aichi, Japan – Expo 2005[119]
- 2008 – Zaragoza, Spain – Expo 2008[120]
2010s[edit]
- 2010 – Shanghai,[115] China – Expo 2010
- 2012 – Yeosu,[121] South Korea – Expo 2012
- 2015 – Milan, Italy – Expo 2015
- 2017 –
Astana, Kazakhstan – Expo 2017 - 2019 – Beijing, China – Expo 2019
2020s[edit]
- 2021-2022[122] –
Dubai, United Arab Emirates — Expo 2020[123] - 2023 – Buenos Aires, Argentina — Expo 2023[124]
- 2025 – Osaka[125] — Expo 2025
Future bids and candidate cities[edit]
Expo 2027 or Expo 2028
Three cities have submitted bids to the BIE for a three-month specialized exposition take place in either 2027 or 2028.
- 2027 - The United States has submitted Minneapolis as the site for the specialized Expo 2027. It is a repeat of their 2023 bid with a theme of “Healthy People, Healthy Planet.”
- 2028 - Spain has submitted the Mediterranean coastal city of Malaga.
- 2028 - Thailand submitted Phuket.
Expo 2030
Three cities have submitted bids for the six-month world expo to be held in 2030.
- 2030 – Russia had submitted Moscow for the Expo 2030 event to be held between 27 April and 27 October 2030.[126]
- 2030 - Italy has submitted Rome.
- 2030 - South Korea has submitted Busan. The exposition would run from May 1 to October 31 with a theme of “Transforming Our World, Navigating Toward a Better Future.”
- 2030 - Saudi Arabia has submitted Riyadh for the Expo 2030
See also[edit]
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