India's longest-running glass technology fair returns to New Delhi, 10-12 December 2026, with 150+ brands across glass processing and the building envelope.
Dates
10–12 Dec 2026
City / country
New Delhi, India
Venue
Yashobhoomi (IICC)
Time
10:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Event overview
Zak Glass Technology Expo is India's longest-running trade fair for flat glass production, processing and finishing, and its 23rd edition takes three days at Yashobhoomi (IICC) in New Delhi. Around 150 exhibiting brands from more than ten countries show tempering and laminating lines, insulating-glass machinery, cutting, edging and polishing equipment, hardware, software and finished architectural glass.
The show shares one floor with Zak Doors & Windows Expo and Zak Aluminium Extrusions Expo, so a buyer can walk the whole building envelope in a single pass. Visitors are glass processors, fabricators, facade contractors, architects and developers from India and South Asia.
TL;DR
You can see tempering, laminating and insulating-glass lines running live, compare machinery from several countries in one hall, and meet the processors who already run them in India. Because the doors, windows and aluminium shows share the floor, one visit covers glass, facade and fenestration suppliers together, which is hard to do in a single trip otherwise.
India's architectural glass demand is growing faster than domestic capacity in the high-end segments, and this floor is where processors, fabricators and specifiers come specifically to buy machinery and finished product. A stand puts a brand in front of buyers from across India and South Asia, alongside the fenestration and aluminium audiences that share the same hall.
Attendees, exhibitors & solutions
Visitor profile
Typical attendee groups you can expect to meet.
Exhibitor profile
Main supplier and exhibitor segments present at the show.
Product categories
Key solution areas showcased across the event.
Location & Facilities
Yashobhoomi (IICC), Sector 25, Dwarka, New Delhi 110077, India
Entrances & gates
Main exhibition gate, Sector 25
Closest to the Airport Express metro exit; badge printing desks and self-service kiosks sit inside this gate.
Food options
Venue catering areas
On-site diningParking: Yashobhoomi has structured parking at the Dwarka Sector 25 complex; follow signage for the exhibition parking entry rather than the convention-centre drop-off.
Gate: Entry is through the main exhibition gate facing the Sector 25 metro station; keep the QR pass ready for scanning on entry and exit.
Attend
Event days & opening times
Advance online registration
Free for a pass covering any or all three days until 9 December 2026.
Visitor pass from 10 December 2026
₹200 per day including GST; 2-day pass ₹400, 3-day pass ₹600.
Ticket info
Badge collection
The pass is emailed as an A4 PDF with a QR code and also goes out by SMS and WhatsApp; print it or show the QR on a phone, and a badge is printed at the desk or a self-service kiosk. Lanyards and pouches are provided at the venue.
Ticket notes
One named pass admits one visitor and covers Zak Glass Technology Expo, Zak Doors & Windows Expo and Zak Aluminium Extrusions Expo. Paid passes are non-refundable. Entry is for trade visitors aged 18 and over; children are not admitted.
Registration deadline
2026-12-09
What's on
Zak Doors & Windows Expo 2026
Doors, windows and facade products, 22nd edition, around 250 exhibitors from 20 countries.
Same exhibition floor at Yashobhoomi; one pass covers both.
WebsiteZak Aluminium Extrusions Expo 2026
Aluminium extrusion technology and products, 17th edition, with 30+ brands.
Same exhibition floor at Yashobhoomi; one pass covers both.
WebsiteHow the last edition performed
Last edition
2025
Visitors: 30,000
Edition #: 22
This edition
2026
Visitors: 30,000
Exhibitors: 150
Next edition
Not announced yet
Impact
A visitor gets a concentrated look at the machinery that Indian glass processors are actually buying, with the doors, windows and aluminium shows on the same floor. The 30,000+ trade visitors reported for 2025 indicate a national buying audience rather than a local open day.
Audience quality
The floor is trade-only and admission is checked, so conversations start with people who process, specify or distribute glass. Expect plant owners and technical managers weighing capital equipment alongside architects and facade contractors looking at finished product.
Exhibitor outcomes
For a machinery or consumable supplier, the value comes from meeting processors who are already planning a line upgrade, plus the fenestration and aluminium buyers sharing the hall. ROI depends on booking early enough to get a hall position near the live-demo stands; the organiser quotes rates per square metre and allocates space on request.
Intelligence
Key market insights, trends, news and related events to help you understand the bigger picture.
Why it matters
India is adding commercial and residential floor space faster than its high-end glass processing capacity can keep up, and energy rules are pushing architects toward coated, laminated and insulating glass. That combination gives machinery and finished-product suppliers a growing replacement and upgrade market, and makes this December floor the point where Indian processors choose their next line.
Key trends shaping this market and its wider industry.
Energy performance moves from optional to specified
Building codes and green certification are pushing coated, low-e and insulating glass into mainstream commercial projects, which raises demand for IGU lines and coating capacity rather than plain annealed glass.
What it changes: Suppliers of IGU and coating equipment are selling into a compliance-driven replacement cycle, not just new construction.
Processing capacity consolidates into fewer, larger plants
Indian processors are investing in automated cutting, double edging and tempering lines to compete on yield and delivery time, which favours turnkey machinery packages over single machines.
What it changes: Machinery builders who can offer a full line plus service and spares win against component sellers.
Facade and fenestration buying converges
Glass, doors, windows and aluminium systems are increasingly specified together by facade contractors and developers, so co-located shows let one buying team cover the whole envelope.
What it changes: A single trip covers glass plus framing, which shortens specification cycles and widens the exhibitor audience.
Zak runs a three-show December floor in India, and the same buyer also plans around the global glass and fenestration calendars. These are the dates worth blocking alongside New Delhi.
glasstec 2026
Dusseldorf, Germany
Biennial world glass fair held shortly before the New Delhi edition; dates are the published cycle, confirm on the organiser site before booking.
websiteZak Doors & Windows Expo 2026
New Delhi, India
Co-located on the same floor and covered by one visitor pass.
websiteZak Aluminium Extrusions Expo 2026
New Delhi, India
Co-located; 30+ aluminium brands, same admission pass.
websiteBAU 2027
Munich, Germany
Architecture, materials and systems show; the following January window for facade and fenestration buyers.
websiteOctober 2026
Dusseldorf world glass fair.
December 2026
One floor, one pass, New Delhi.
January 2027
Munich architecture and materials show.
Co-located shows, their editions and dates are from the official event site; the two European dates follow the published biennial cycle and should be reconfirmed before travel booking.
Plan your trip
Choose from the following airports, with convenient access to the event and venue.
Indira Gandhi International Airport
The closest airport; Terminal 3 handles most international arrivals.
about 10 km
to venue
15-25 minutes
by car
Hindon Airport
Domestic regional airport east of the city; only worth it if a domestic connection lands there.
about 45 km
to venue
75-100 minutes
by car
A range of accommodation options near the venue and across key areas.
USD 50–80 / night
Ten to fifteen minutes from the venue, with the airport metro and taxi ranks on the doorstep.
USD 95–150 / night
Best balance of walkable restaurants and a short ride to the halls; book early because December is a busy convention month.
USD 180–320 / night
Used for buyer meetings and evening hosting; all are within a fifteen-minute drive of Yashobhoomi.
Get around the city with these convenient transport options.
Airport Express metro
About 7 minutes from the airport; the station sits at the venue complex.
App taxi / ride-hail
15-25 minutes off-peak; allow 45 minutes in the morning peak or on fog-delayed days.
Plan your trip
Check the latest visa requirements and entry guidelines before travelling.
| Type | Who needs it | Fee | Processing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| e-Visa (business) | Most foreign nationals travelling for business meetings or a trade fair | — | Apply at least 2-3 weeks ahead; typical decisions take a few working days |
A few nationalities and most Indian passport holders do not need a visa; confirm your own case on the official portal.
India accepts ATA carnets for exhibition goods; confirm the procedure with the freight forwarder and Indian customs before shipping.
Official visa pageWeather
December in Delhi is cool and mostly dry: roughly 8-22°C, cold mornings and evenings, with occasional morning fog that can delay flights. Carry a light jacket and keep a buffer on arrival day.
Plan for the climate
Check temperatures and pack accordingly
Venue connectivity
Indian prepaid eSIMs and tourist SIMs are available at the airport; mobile data is cheap and 5G covers Delhi. Venue wifi is usually exhibitor-only, so plan on mobile data.
Ride-hailing
Taxis
Public transit
Car rentals
Useful information to help you have a smooth and respectful visit.
Meetings start with a card
Business cards are still exchanged at the start of a meeting, and a few minutes of small talk before the agenda is normal.
Late starts, later dinners
Delhi runs on late mornings and later dinners; a 10:00 meeting is early by local standards, so confirm times in writing.
Practical guides
Everything needed to arrive prepared, navigate the event, and make the visit productive.
Destination: DEL - Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
Book early for the second week of December, which is peak convention season in Delhi; a Tuesday arrival gives a buffer before the Thursday opening.
Most business visitors need an e-Visa applied for online before travel; there is no visa on arrival for trade fair attendance.
Estimated cost: Varies by nationality; check the official portal for the current fee
Processing: Apply 2-3 weeks ahead
Carry a printed invitation or registration confirmation and a hotel booking; immigration may ask for both.
OfficialGet to the venue and around the city with these options.
Airport → venue: Airport Express metro to Yashobhoomi Sector 25 (about 7 minutes), or a 15-25 minute taxi.
Hotel → venue: Aerocity and Dwarka hotels are 10-20 minutes by taxi; allow 45 minutes in the morning peak.
Ride-hail: Uber and Ola both work in Delhi; use the app rather than street hailing and confirm the plate before getting in.
Public transit: The Airport Express and the Blue Line metro connect the airport corridor to Dwarka; the venue station is on the Airport Express.
Parking: Structured parking at the IICC complex; arrive before 09:30 on day one.
Plan and pack for the event climate.
Month: December
Temperature: 8-22°C
Seasonality: Mostly dry; morning fog is the main disruption risk, occasionally delaying flights.
Packing: Light layers, a jacket for evenings, and comfortable shoes for a hall with a lot of walking.
Plan your trip
Best day to visit: Thursday 10 December (day one)
Opening day has the full floor running from the first hour and the newest machinery launches, while Saturday closes at 18:00 and some exhibitors start packing down. If you need unhurried meetings with senior staff, Friday is the calmer alternative.
Register online for the free visitor pass — Registration is free until 9 December 2026; from 10 December it is INR 200 a day.
Book flights and an Aerocity or Dwarka hotel — December is peak convention season in Delhi; rates climb from late November.
Apply for or confirm the business e-Visa — Carry the registration confirmation and hotel booking for immigration.
Shortlist exhibitors and book stand meetings — Pick machinery builders you want to see run live and ask for a demo time.
Download the pass and check the metro route — Airport Express to Yashobhoomi Sector 25, then the main exhibition gate.
Metro from Aerocity to Yashobhoomi Sector 25 and badge print
Main exhibition gateLive machinery walk: tempering, cutting and edging lines
Glass processing hallLunch and supplier meetings booked in advance
Catering areaInsulating glass and coating exhibits, then the doors and windows floor
Shared exhibition floorFollow-up notes and pass scan of the day's leads
Business centre or hotelAgra and the Taj Mahal
Day Trip
3-4 hours each way by express train or car
The classic add-on for first-time visitors; a same-day return works if you leave early on 13 December.
Qutub Minar and Mehrauli
Half Day
45-60 minutes from Aerocity
Closest UNESCO site to the venue, easy to fit into an arrival afternoon.
Aerocity hotel lobbies and bars
hotel district
Where exhibitors and buyers stay; most informal evening meetings happen here rather than at the venue.
Venue business centre
on-site
Quiet tables for contract discussions away from the hall noise; ask at the information desk.
December is when Indian processors set next year's capital budget, so a follow-up that lands in the same month has a better chance of being in the plan than one that arrives in January.
Budget
Shell scheme
INR 16000 / m²
Raw space
INR 15250 / m²
Standard booth
9 m²
Rates read from the organiser's stand reservation page: Indian companies INR 16,000 per sqm built / INR 15,250 per sqm raw; foreign companies US$350 / US$325. Minimum stand 9 sqm, exclusive of taxes.
sourceAdjust the inputs below to create a directional event budget.
This is a directional estimate. Please verify live rates before booking.
Official cost items and estimated ranges for exhibitors.
shell_scheme
exhibitor · 9 sqm
USD 2925–3150 / per 9 sqm stand
raw_space
exhibitor · 36 sqm
USD 11700–12600 / per 36 sqm
hotel
both · mid
USD 95–150 / per night
flight
visitor · Gulf hub
USD 280–420 / return
per_diem
both · standard
USD 40–70 / per day
freight
exhibitor · machinery, sea
USD 2500–6000 / per shipment
| Item | For | Tier | Estimated range | Status | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| shell_scheme | exhibitor | 9 sqm | USD 2925–3150 / per 9 sqm stand | estimate | 2026-10-31 |
| raw_space | exhibitor | 36 sqm | USD 11700–12600 / per 36 sqm | estimate | 2026-10-31 |
| hotel | both | mid | USD 95–150 / per night | estimate | 2026-10-31 |
| flight | visitor | Gulf hub | USD 280–420 / return | estimate | 2026-10-31 |
| per_diem | both | standard | USD 40–70 / per day | estimate | 2026-10-31 |
| freight | exhibitor | machinery, sea | USD 2500–6000 / per shipment | estimate | 2026-10-31 |
Decision
Six questions on your role, budget and timing point to the right call on New Delhi in December.
QUESTION 1 OF 6
What is your main reason for attending?
Compare participation options side by side to choose the best fit for your objectives.
visit
You have a live upgrade, a specification to close, or want to meet several suppliers in one trip.
Best for
Processors, specifiers and buyers comparing machinery or finished glass
Min. budget
$400.00
Timeline
2-4 weeks for visa and hotel
Risks
December hotel rates in Aerocity
Morning fog delaying flights
exhibit
You have an India distributor or a product that needs to be seen running.
Best for
Machinery, consumable and finished-product suppliers targeting India
Min. budget
$4,000.00
Timeline
3-6 months to book space, freight and build
Risks
Machinery freight and customs clearance
Limited hall positions near live-demo stands
skip
No budget, no specification and no planned supplier change in the next twelve months.
Best for
Anyone without an India-facing plan this year
Timeline
Not applicable
Risks
Missing the December buying window if plans change late
Book with
Yashobhoomi (India International Convention & Expo Centre)
The Government of India convention and exhibition complex in Dwarka that hosts the 2026 edition.
Venue named by the organiser; the venue site is the reference for access and facilities.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
Union ministry responsible for trade promotion and exhibition policy relevant to inbound business visitors.
Useful public reference for trade and visa policy; not a named show partner.
Air India
National carrier with direct Delhi connections from Gulf, Southeast Asian and European hubs.
Travel resource for the Delhi route; no airline partnership was named by the organiser.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
Industry body active in construction, manufacturing and trade policy, useful for context and contacts.
Industry association reference; not confirmed as a show partner.
Recommended providers
Apply online 2-3 weeks before travel; print the approval and carry it with the hotel booking.
Novotel, Ibis and Pullman properties sit ten to fifteen minutes from the venue.
Direct Delhi flights from Gulf, Southeast Asian and European hubs; book early for the second week of December.
Organiser-nominated exhibition freight contractor
Ask the organiser for the current contractor and the build-up schedule when you book space.
ICICI Lombard travel insurance
Buy cover that includes trade fair attendance and machinery handling if you are exhibiting.
Gatimaan Express reaches Agra in about 100 minutes; book the same-day return in advance.
Visitor badges carry a QR code; scanning shares the visitor's contact details with the exhibitor.
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