As a centrally located metropolitan region in the heart of Europe and leading media hub, North Rhine-Westphalia provides the ideal environment for trade fairs, conferences and festivals. Leading international events for the industry and general public make NRW a year-round location for new market trends and topical debates as well as for networking and professionalisation. NRW is therefore able to provide the appropriate locations of every shape and size, professional service-providers and, not least of all, an inspiring cultural environment and the Rhenish lifestyle.
Facts and figures
- leading fairs, conferences and professional events with millions of visitors from all over the world
- gamescom, DMEXCO, ANGA COM, Grimme Award, Film Festival Cologne
- lit.Cologne – Europe’s largest reading festival with more than 111,000 visitors
- important awards ceremonies ranging from the German Television Award through the Grimme Online Award to the 1LIVE Krone
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