eltefa runs on 2-4 March 2027 at Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre. It covers electrical installation and building systems, lighting technology, and industrial technology and automation.
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- Visitors (2025)
- 24,612
- Exhibitors (2025)
- 426
- How often
- Every two years
- Dates
- 2–4 March 2027
Official show website (opens in a new tab) messe-stuttgart.de
A day ticket for eltefa 2027 costs €34 online and includes public transport across the VVS network, and the same ticket also gets you into the Volta-X energy fair and the new hy-fcell hydrogen show running alongside it. The 2025 edition drew a record 24,612 visitors and 426 exhibitors to four halls, and by July 2026 more than 300 companies had already booked about 90% of the 2027 floor space.
Visiting eltefa
- Dates
- 2-4 March 2027
- Organiser
- Messe Stuttgart
- Opening hours
- Tuesday 2 to Thursday 4 March 2027, 09:00 to 17:00 daily
- Admission and tickets
- Paid tickets bought online in advance: day ticket €34.00 including VVS public transport, reduced day ticket €29.00 (pupils, students, volunteers, trainee teachers and disabled visitors with proof), group day ticket €25.00 per ticket when buying 10, all including VAT. The eltefa ticket also admits to Volta-X and hy-fcell. No box office sale; on-site machines charge a surcharge without discounts or transport. Children up to five free with an adult.
- Audience
- Trade visitors from the electrical trades and installation, industry, wholesale and retail, planning and services, local authorities and architecture; in 2025 55% came from the craft trades and installation and 25% from industry
- Running alongside
- Volta-X (international energy platform for intelligent energy systems, alongside eltefa since 2023) and hy-fcell (international hydrogen and fuel cell fair and conference, new to the line-up in 2027); one eltefa ticket admits to all three
- How often
- Every two years
- Sectors
- Electrical installation and building systems, Lighting technology, Industrial technology and automation, Energy technology and renewables, E-mobility and charging, Security systems, IT infrastructure
Details from the organiser (source: messe-stuttgart.de, checked 14 November 2026).
Edition history
| Edition | Dates | Venue | Visitors | Exhibitors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 2-4 March 2027 | Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre | ||
| 2025 | 25-27 March 2025 | Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre | 24,612 | 426 |
Sources: messe-stuttgart.de (at a glance, eltefa 25 veranstaltungsanalyse en).
Where eltefa takes place
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Messepiazza 1, 70629 Stuttgart, Germany
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