didacta 2027

didacta – die Bildungsmesse is Europe's largest trade fair for education and the sector's biggest continuing-education event for teachers. The 2027 edition moves north to the Hannover Exhibition Grounds, organised by Deutsche Messe with the Didacta Association as ideal sponsor, under the theme 'Education at the Limit? Diversity. Quality. Innovation.' It spans everything from early childhood to vocational training and lifelong learning.

Exhibition areas

Exhibitors from all educational sectors show teaching materials, technology and services in Halls 2, 3 and 4 and the Convention Center.

• Early Education
• School and Extracurricular Education
• Training and Lifelong Learning
• Equipment for school authorities

Forums and stages

The Didacta Association curates a set of forums, with participation included in trade fair admission.

• Education Perspectives Forum (Hall 3)
• Forum didacta aktuell (Hall 2)
• Early Childhood Education Forum (Hall 4)
• School Practice Forum (Hall 3)
• Vocational Education and Training / Lifelong Learning Forum (Hall 2)
• Educational Media Stage (Hall 4, Association of Educational Media)
• Speakers Area (Hall 2, Deutsche Messe)

Who attends

Head teachers, teachers, kindergarten and nursery staff, vocational school teachers, company trainers, school authorities and decision-makers from education policy. Named exhibitors for 2027 include Cornelsen, Ernst Klett, Westermann, Bechtle, Festo, Faber-Castell and the Lower Saxony Ministry of Education.

Key figures

At didacta 2026, around 740 exhibitors presented their products and services and more than 1,600 seminars, panels and lectures took place across five forums.