TFWA World Exhibition & Conference runs on 3-7 October 2027 at Palais des Festivals, Cannes. It covers perfumes and cosmetics, wine, spirits, beers and non-alcoholic drinks, and fashion, accessories, sunglasses and luggage.
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- Visitors (2026)
- 8,011
- Exhibitors (2026)
- 482
- How often
- Every year
- Dates
- 3–7 October 2027
The 2026 edition drew a record 8,011 visitors from 185 countries and 482 exhibiting companies on 26,266 m2 of the Palais des Festivals, and 65% of the visitors were duty free and travel retail operators, agents or distributors, according to the organiser. The 2027 show runs from 3 to 7 October.
Who you meet in Cannes
If you sell premium goods into airports, airlines, cruise ships or border shops, this is the week the buyers come to you. In 2025, 3,032 of the 7,999 visitors were retailers and landlords, with 2,559 distributors on top, and in 2024 the organiser counted 141 landlord companies including more than 80 international airports. Visitors in 2026 came mainly from Europe (56%), then Asia-Oceania (17%), the Middle East (12%), the Americas (11%) and Africa (4%). The ONE2ONE service set up nearly 2,000 pre-booked meetings between exhibitors and buyers in 2026.
What is on the floor
Exhibitors are brand owners and distributors across perfumes and cosmetics, wines and spirits, fashion and luggage, confectionery and fine food, jewellery and watches, tobacco, electronics and gifts. Stands fill the Palais and a village of pavilions on the harbour next door. Brands listed for 2026 included Campari, BVLGARI, Clarins Group, CHANEL, Ferrero and Longchamp, with 54 first-time exhibitors such as Crocs, LOEWE and Bioderma. Start-Up Day on the Thursday gave 10 young companies a slot in front of buyers in 2026, and 268 journalists and influencers covered the 2025 show.
A show run by its own exhibitors
The organiser is a non-profit association of brand owners whose motto is “by the trade, for the trade”, and its Management Committee and Board are elected from member companies every two years (40 companies were represented after the 2026 vote). Its first exhibition was held in Nice in 1985, and the Cannes event reached its 39th edition in 2024. Members get a 10% discount with the stand catering partner and can publish brand pages that visitors browse before the show.
Recent editions
| Year | Visitors | Exhibiting companies |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,456 | 462 |
| 2025 | 7,999 | 482 |
| 2026 (27 Sept to 1 Oct) | 8,011 | 482 |
| 2027 (3 to 7 Oct) | Not yet held | Not yet held |
How the week runs
- Sunday is for badge collection at the Gare Maritime beside the Palais and the opening cocktail at Carlton Beach.
- Monday opens with the TFWA World Conference in the Grand Auditorium (1,517 attendees in 2026); the floor opens at midday.
- Tuesday to Thursday are full exhibition days, with workshops in the Jean Mineur Auditorium and evening events at Carlton Beach.
- Visitors register online and pay a fee, cheapest before early bird pre-registration closes in September. Business attire is the norm.
- Free shuttles run from Nice Côte d’Azur Airport, 27 km away, and between the Palais and the main hotels; trains from Nice airport reach Cannes in about 22 minutes.
Related shows and planning
The show is held at the Palais des Festivals and run by the Tax Free World Association. Other trade weeks in the same building include MAPIC for retail property in November and MIPIM for real estate investors in March. Browse more retail and design, beauty and wine and spirits shows, or everything in Cannes and France. If you are exhibiting for the first time, planning an overseas exhibition budget covers the costs to expect.
Source: tfwa.com
Visiting the show
- Dates
- 3-7 October 2027
- Venue
- Palais des Festivals, Cannes
- Organiser
- Tax Free World Association (TFWA)
- Opening hours
- 2027 hours not yet published. In 2026 the exhibition opened 12:00 to 18:30 on Monday (after the morning conference), 09:00 to 18:30 Tuesday and Wednesday, and 09:00 to 17:00 on Thursday; Sunday was for registration and the opening cocktail.
- Admission and tickets
- Paid visitor registration online, with early bird prices until pre-registration closes in early September (3 September for 2026); badges collected at the Gare Maritime registration desk next to the Palais. Prices are shown in the registration portal, not on the public site.
- Audience
- Duty free and travel retail trade: retailers and landlords (airports, airlines, cruise and ferry operators, border stores), distributors and agents, and other trade visitors such as non-exhibiting brands, service concessionaires and marketing agencies
- Running alongside
- TFWA World Conference (opening morning, Grand Auditorium), workshop programme in the Jean Mineur Auditorium, Start-Up Day, ONE2ONE pre-booked meetings and the evening networking programme at Carlton Beach
- How often
- Every year
- Sectors
- Perfumes and cosmetics, Wine, spirits, beers and non-alcoholic drinks, Fashion, accessories, sunglasses and luggage, Confectionery and fine food, Jewellery, watches and writing instruments, Tobacco and smokers' accessories, Electronics and travel accessories, Gifts, toys, souvenirs and home
Details from the organiser (source: tfwa.com, checked 13 November 2026).
Edition history
| Edition | Dates | Venue | Visitors | Exhibitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 3-7 October 2027 | Palais des Festivals | ||
| 2026 | 27 September - 1 October 2026 | Palais des Festivals | 8,011 | 482 |
| 2025 | – | Palais des Festivals | 7,999 | 482 |
| 2024 | – | Palais des Festivals | 7,456 | 462 |
Where it takes place
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1 Boulevard de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes, France
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