It’s finally that time of year where we provide a comprehensive guide to the top trade shows and exhibitions in South Africa 2024. Trade shows and exhibitions have long been the lifeblood of industries, acting as vital platforms for businesses to showcase their products, network with industry professionals, and create lasting impressions on potential customers. This useful guide, highlights the must-attend trade shows across various sectors and key events that will shape the business landscape in South Africa this coming year.
List of Trade Shows and Exhibitions in South Africa 2024
| Exhibition | Start Date | End Date | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical | |||
| ESMO | 9 Feb 24 | 11 Feb 24 | CPT |
| SAPHEX | 13 Mar 24 | 15 Mar 24 | JHB |
| Board of Healthcare Funders Annual Conference | 4 May 24 | 8 May 24 | CPT |
| SASPINE CONGRESS | 16 May 24 | 18 May 24 | JHB |
| SAOA – Annual South African Orthopaedic Congress | 26 Aug 24 | 29 Aug 24 | JHB |
| FIP World Congress | 1 Sept 24 | 5 Sept 24 | CPT |
| SASOG | 28 Aug 24 | 1 Sept 24 | CPT |
| Pain SA | 17 May 24 | 19 May 24 | DBN |
| Critical Care Congress of South Africa | 22 Aug 24 | 25 Aug 24 | JHB |
| SATS | 22 Aug 24 | 25 Aug 24 | CPT |
| ICON | 10 May 24 | 12 May 24 | JHB |
| Hospital Show | 13 Mar 24 | 14 Mar 24 | JHB |
| Fertility Show Africa | 1 Jun 24 | 2 Jun 24 | CPT |
| Africa Health | 15 Oct 24 | 17 Oct 24 | JHB |
| Medlab | 15 Oct 24 | 17 Oct 24 | JHB |
| Sports | |||
| Cape Cycle Tour | 7 Mar 24 | 9 Mar 24 | CPT |
| Two Oceans Marathon | 10 Apr 24 | 13 Apr 24 | CPT |
| HUNTEX | 26 Apr 24 | 28 Apr 24 | JHB |
| Comrades Marathon | 6 Jun 24 | 9 Jun 24 | DBN |
| Cape Town Marathon | 19 Oct 24 | 20 Oct 24 | CPT |
| BOATICA | 25 Oct 24 | 27 Oct 24 | CPT |
| Information, Communications and Technology | |||
| ID4Africa | 21 May 24 | 24 May 24 | CPT |
| SECUREX | 28 May 24 | 30 May 24 | JHB |
| TheBig5 Construct South Africa | 4 Jun 24 | 6 Jun 24 | CPT |
| ITWeb Security Summit | 4 Jun 24 | 6 Jun 24 | JHB |
| Pan African Data Centres | 16 Jul 24 | 17 Jul 24 | JHB |
| TECHSPO | 17 Oct 24 | 18 Oct 24 | JHB |
| TECHSPO | 24 Oct 24 | 25 Oct 24 | CPT |
| Blockchain Africa | 31 Oct 24 | 1 Nov 24 | JHB |
| Africa Automation Fair | 6 May 24 | 8 May 24 | JHB |
| Information Security & Privacy Update Conference | 6 Mar 24 | 8 Mar 24 | JHB |
| Cyber Tech Africa | TBC | TBC | JHB |
| Cyber Tech Africa | TBC | TBC | CPT |
| AfricaCom | 11 Nov 24 | 14 Nov 24 | CPT |
| Rage Expo | 26 Apr 24 | 29 Apr 24 | CPT |
| Energy | |||
| Solar Power Africa | 7 Feb 24 | 9 Feb 24 | CPT |
| Africa Energy Indaba | 5 Mar 24 | 7 Mar 24 | CPT |
| The Solar Show Africa | 18 Mar 24 | 20 Mar 24 | JHB |
| The Future Energy Show | 18 Mar 24 | 20 Mar 24 | JHB |
| Enlit Afirca | 28 May 24 | 30 May 24 | CPT |
| Green Energy Africa Summit | 7 Oct 24 | 11 Oct 24 | CPT |
| Africa Oil Week | 7 Oct 24 | 11 Oct 24 | CPT |
| Windaba | 3 Oct 24 | 5 Oct 24 | CPT |
| EV International Conference & Expo | 7 Mar 24 | 9 Mar 24 | CPT |
| SBS, Renewable Energy & Exhibition (Clean Energy and gas gathering) | 18 Jul 24 | 19 Jul 24 | CPT |
| KragDag Expo | 8 Aug 24 | 10 Aug 24 | Cullinan |
| Africa Oil Week | 7 Oct 24 | 11 Oct 24 | CPT |
| Green Energy Africa Summit | 7 Oct 24 | 11 Oct 24 | CPT |
| LPG Week | 18 Nov 24 | 22 Nov 24 | CPT |
| Mining | |||
| Mining Indaba | 5 Feb 24 | 8 Feb 24 | CPT |
| DRC Mining Week | 12 Jun 24 | 14 Jun 24 | DRC |
| Electra Mining | 2 Sept 24 | 6 Sept 24 | JHB |
| Agriculture | |||
| Nampo Harvest day | 14 May 24 | 17 May 24 | BLOEM |
| Nampo Cape | 11 Sept 24 | 14 Sept 24 | CPT |
| Nampo Alfa | 17 Oct 24 | 19 Oct 24 | BVILLE |
| Africa Agri Tech | 25 Jun 24 | 27 Jun 24 | PTA |
| House and Garden Show | 29 Jun 24 | 7 Jul 24 | DBN |
| The Plant Powered Show | 31 May 24 | 2 Jun 24 | CPT |
| The Plant Powered Show | 26 Jul 24 | 28 Jul 24 | JHB |
| Life Style | |||
| Hostex | 3 May 24 | 5 May 24 | JHB |
| Hobbyex | 2 May 24 | 5 May 24 | JHB |
| Decorex | 6 Jun 24 | 9 Jun 24 | CPT |
| Africas Big 7 | 11 Jun 24 | 13 Jun 24 | JHB |
| Decorex | 1 Aug 24 | 4 Aug 24 | JHB |
| Fame Week Africa | 2 Sept 24 | 4 Sept 24 | CPT |
| The Cannabis Expo | 22 Mar 24 | 24 Mar 24 | CPT |
| Comic Con Africa | 27 Apr 24 | 1 May 24 | CPT |
| Cape Town Art Fair | 16 Feb 24 | 18 Feb 24 | CPT |
| Eid Shopping Festival | 29 Feb 24 | 3 Mar 24 | JHB |
| Homemakers Fair | 1 Mar 24 | 3 Mar 24 | JHB |
| SPAR Cape Town Ramadaan & Lifestyle Expo | 1 Mar 24 | 3 Mar 24 | CPT |
| SARCDA Africa | 6 Mar 24 | 8 Mar 24 | JHB |
| Knysna Oyster Festival | 21 Jun 24 | 30 Jun 24 | Knysna |
| The Sex Expo | 27 Jun 24 | 30 Jun 24 | CPT |
| The Cannabis Expo | TBC | TBC | JHB |
| Comic Con Africa | 26 Sept 24 | 29 Sept 24 | JHB |
| The Cannabis Expo | TBC | TBC | DBN |
| Mama Magic Baby Expo | TBC | TBC | JHB |
| Mama Magic Baby Expo | TBC | TBC | DBN |
| The South African Cheese Festival | TBC | TBC | Stellenbosch |
| 100% Design South Africa | 1 Aug 24 | 4 Aug 24 | JHB |
| Food Show South Africa | 5 Aug 24 | 7 Aug 24 | JHB |
| My Beauty Expo | 23 Aug 24 | 25 Aug 24 | DBN |
| Festival of Motoring | 30 Aug 24 | 1 Sept 24 | JHB |
| All Fashion Sourcing | 10 Sept 24 | 11 Sept | CPT |
| Winex | 30 Oct 24 | 1 Nov 24 | JHB |
| Ride Joburg Expo | 9 Nov 24 | 10 Nov 24 | JHB |
| Business and Leisure Tourism | |||
| Meetings Africa | 27 Feb 24 | 28 Feb 24 | JHB |
| Scale Africa | 12 Mar 24 | 13 Mar 24 | CPT |
| WTM Africa | 10 Apr 24 | 10 Apr 24 | CPT |
| We Are Africa Travel | 6 May 24 | 9 May 24 | CPT |
| The Hotel & Hospitality Show Africa | 11 Jun 24 | 13 Jun 24 | JHB |
| Tourism Indaba | 13 May 24 | 16 May 24 | DBN |
| FACIM – Mozambique | 26 Aug 24 | 1 Sept 24 | MOZ |
| Manufacturing and Construction | |||
| Local South African Manufacturing Expo | 2 Sept 24 | 6 Sept 24 | JHB |
| Mechanical and Intelligent Manufacturing Technologies | 7 Mar 24 | 9 Mar 24 | CPT |
| Big 5 Construction Expo | 4 June 24 | 6 June 24 | JHB |
| Infrastructure Africa Exhibition | 4 June 24 | 5 June 24 | CPT |
| WoodEx For Africa | 4 June 24 | 6 June 24 | JHB |
| Coatings for Africa | 19 Jun 24 | 21 Jun 24 | JHB |
| Global Lift & Escalator Expo (GLE Expo) | 20 Aug 24 | 22 Aug 24 | JHB |
| Manufacturing Indaba | 22 Oct 24 | 23 Oct 24 | JHB |
| Finances Businesses and Marketing | |||
| Converge Africa ( formerly ECOM AFRICA) | 22 Apr 24 | 24 Apr 24 | CPT |
| FINNTEC SUMMIT AFRICA | 26 Jun 24 | 27 Jun 24 | JHB |
| SEAMLESS AFRICA | 16 Oct 24 | 17 Oct | JHB |
| GTR Cape Town | 7 Mar 24 | 8 Mar 24 | CPT |
| International Franchise Expo | 20 Jul 24 | 21 Jul 24 | JHB |
| Township Economies Conference and Expo | 30 Jul 24 | 31 Jul 24 | JHB |
| Seamless Africa | 16 Oct 24 | 17 Oct 24 | JHB |
| Sales Summit | 25 Apr 24 | 25 Apr 24 | CPT |
| Sales Summit | 12 Jun 24 | 12 Jun 24 | JHB |
| Blockchain Africa | 31 Oct 24 | 31 Oct 24 | JHB |
| Aerospace | |||
| African Air Expo | 18 Feb 24 | 20 Feb 24 | CPT |
| International Astronomical Union GA 2024 | 6 Aug 24 | 15 Aug 24 | CPT |
| Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo | 18 Sept 24 | 20 Sept 24 | PTA |
| African Aviation Summit Air Finance Africa Conference & Exhibition | 21 May 24 | 23 May 24 | JHB |
| Aero South Africa | 3 July 24 | 5 July 24 | PTA |
| International Astronomical Union GA 2024 | 6 Aug 24 | 15 Aug 24 | CPT |
| Other | |||
| Occupation Health and Safety Expo | 28 May 24 | 30 May 24 | JHB |
| Facilities Management Expo | 29 May 24 | 31 May 24 | JHB |
| SAITEX | 11 Jun 24 | 13 Jun 24 | JHB |
| AutoMechanika 2023 | 19 Nov 24 | 21 Nov 24 | JHB |
| Border Security Week | 19 Jun 24 | 20 Jun 24 | DBN |
| Ports and customs week | 19 Jun 24 | 20 Jun 24 | DBN |
| Africa Rail | 25 Jun 24 | 26 Jun 24 | JHB |
| Cape Town International Animation Festival | 3 Sept 24 | 5 Sept 24 | CPT |
| Fame Week Africa | 3 Sept 24 | 5 Sept 24 | CPT |
| MIP Africa | 3 Sept 24 | 5 Sept 24 | CPT |
| Cleantex Africa | 16 Oct 24 | 18 Oct 24 | JHB |
| AI Expo Africa | 30 Oct 24 | 31 Oct 24 | JHB |
| Future Road | 19 Nov 24 | 11 Nov 24 | JHB |
| Ceramics Africa | 25 Sept 24 | 27 Sept 24 | JHB |
HOTT3D are industry leaders and have full confidence that Trade Shows and Exhibitions in South Africa 2024 are going to be bustling with success and will generate billions of Rands for the South African economy. We have a vision to make Trade Shows and Exhibitions in South Africa 2024 a showcase for what is possible from South African excellence and level of quality delivery of exhibition stands and event infrastructure.
Further, we are dedicated to skills and knowledge transfer of a world-class level of excellence with our African neighbors and counterparts and are thus able to deliver our products and services beyond South Africa as we work with local suppliers from other African countries to produce top-quality exhibitions and trade shows in Africa.
Choosing the right Trade Shows and Exhibitions in South Africa 2024 is just the starting point of your journey as an exhibitor, we have also prepared a guide that includes a a useful checklist to assist you with planning for Trade Shows and Exhibitions in South Africa 2024.
