Brussels Expo is a venue in Brussels with about 111600 m² of exhibition space. We list 1 upcoming show there.
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- Largest room
- 1,850 (theatre style, Auditorium 2000)
- Exhibition space
- About 111600 m²
- Event spaces
- 16
- Upcoming shows
- 1
Visit website (opens in a new tab) brussels-expo.com
Brussels Expo has 12 exhibition palais and a patio hall on the Heysel plateau in Laeken, with ground floor areas from 2,370 to 13,040 m2 on the venue’s own site plan, about 111,600 m2 in total. Its operator, the Brussels Expo non-profit association set up after the 1935 Universal Exhibition, says it is Belgium’s largest venue by exhibition space.
What it offers exhibitors and organisers
You can book a single palais for a mid-sized trade fair or link several for a large one, and the halls differ enough to suit very different events. Palais 5, the Art Deco hall built under concrete arches, has a 33 metre clear height for tall stands and rigging. Palais 7 combines an exhibition floor with the Auditorium 500, and the Auditorium 2000 connects to the black box of Event Hall 10, so you can run a congress and an exhibition side by side. The venue publishes downloadable technical plans for every hall, including floor load maps that go up to 5,500 kg per m2 in places.
Halls and capacities
Areas and clear heights below come from the site plan in the venue’s technical downloads.
| Space | Area (m²) | Theatre |
|---|---|---|
| Palais 1 | 10,572 | – |
| Palais 2 | 4,500 | – |
| Palais 3 | 10,970 | – |
| Palais 4 | 10,230 | – |
| Palais 5 | 13,040 | – |
| Palais 6 | 10,270 | – |
| Palais 7 | 11,380 | – |
| Palais 8 | 7,840 | – |
| Palais 9 | 7,840 | – |
| Palais 10 (ground floor; gallery 1,350 m2) | 2,980 | – |
| Palais 11 | 10,935 | – |
| Palais 12 | 7,342 | – |
Show all 16 spaces
| Space | Area (m²) | Theatre |
|---|---|---|
| Patio | 2,370 | – |
| Auditorium 2000 | – | 1,850 |
| Auditorium 500 (Palais 7) | – | 400 |
| 7 breakout rooms (50 to 180 each) | – | 230 |
Capacities as published by the venue. Source: brussels-expo.com (page 1, lauditorium 2000, lauditorium 500).
For conferences, the Auditorium 2000 seats 500 to 1,850 people, with writing tablets on every seat, interpreter booths and a control room. The Auditorium 500 in the Palais 7 complex seats 400 and has six interpreter booths. Seven furnished breakout rooms for 50 to 180 people, about 230 in total, sit beside the auditoriums. The group also runs ING Arena and La Madeleine for concerts.
Getting there and parking
Metro line 6 runs from the city centre to Heysel or Roi Baudouin, depending on which palais you need, and the venue says the metro from Brussels-Midi, where Eurostar, TGV and ICE trains arrive, takes about 15 minutes. Trams 7, 9, 51 and 93 and several bus routes also stop nearby. By car, take exit 7A from the Ring and follow the Expo signs. More than 12,000 parking spaces surround the halls: Parking C holds 10,000 cars with a footbridge to the palais, Parking E holds 1,000, and the automated Parkings B, T and M are open around the clock.
Who runs it
The Brussels Expo group works across trade fairs, meetings and leisure, and has added entertainment since 2011. Its about page shows memberships of UFI, EMECA and Febelux. Sales enquiries go to [email protected] and general questions to [email protected].
Shows and local suppliers
TransformIT Europe, a GreenTech trade fair for AI, ESG and sustainability technology, is due in Hall 7 from 18 to 21 May 2027, and the Interclassics Brussels classic car show is on the venue calendar for 20 to 22 November 2026. Brussels-based Easyfairs runs events across Europe. For stands, com2com builds from Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Creaplan designs and transports stands from near Ghent, and beMatrix rents its frame system from 10 rental hubs. Compare RAI Amsterdam and Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, see listings in Belgium, and read our guide to planning an overseas exhibition budget.
Source: brussels-expo.com
Upcoming shows at Brussels Expo
| Show | Dates | Sectors |
|---|---|---|
| Machineering | 24-26 March 2027 | Handling and robotics, Machining and milling, Cutting and forming, Welding and surface technology, Additive manufacturing, Tooling and machine equipment, Machine maintenance and spare parts, Testing and measuring, Digital and data-driven manufacturing, Prototyping, engineering and material design |
Where to find Brussels Expo
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Place de Belgique 1, 1020 Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
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